The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-23

In the advertisement in this issue Of
the Gazette. Okanogan will be Mecca
Tor the people of the county through
out the Chautauqua week, as the pro-
gram Is varied and offers something
good for every taste.
i w. j. Hindley, representing the Lin
coin Trust Company Of Spokane, was
business visitor in Oroville Wednes-
day. Mr.. Hindley reports conditions
throughout eastern Washington very
good, and that the returning soldiers
are being employed as rapidly as they
come back without the governmental
assistance found necessary in other
countries. He says there is distinct
labor shortage in many of the farming
communities, in spite of the number
OF returning men.
| The feasibility of the Methow-Oka-
nogan-Chelan irrigation project is to
be investigated by the Federal Recla-
nation service. Director Davis of the
| service has detailed an engineer to
cooperate with Marvin Chase, state
hydraulic engineer, for this purpose.
The Interest of the Federal Reclama-
ton service in this big project was
enlisted through the action initiated
by the Associated Commercial Clubs
of North Central Washington while in
session in Wenatchee last week.
i Commander S. T. Stanton Is busily
engaged in distributing oil in contain
ers to the strategically vital points
from which he will launch his attack
against the mosquitoes as soon as the
waters of the Okanogan and Similka-
meen are at the proper stage. He is
preparing to wage a war Of extermina-
ton and when he gets through this
season mosquitoes will be as scarce
In this part Of the valley as reason in
Russia. That is, this will be the result
If funds are not lacking. The amount
necessary has been promised, but the
work cannot go on without cash and
that must be furnished.
If the sale of automobiles is any in
dication of the prosperity of COM
munity, this part of the county is far
from being In the financial doldrums.
and it is generally believed that the
sale of such luxury Is a pretty fair
barometer of conditions. The pur-
chase of cars is not confined to the
town residents by any means but
many farmers herabouts are investing
in pleasure craft. George Bartell re-
ports the sale of a Maxwell to Mr.
Hocket of Havillah last week, also
the sale of a Studebaker to George
Devon and another Maxwell to Joe
Ashby and Glenn carroll Of Oroville.
Revue Frank returned Saturday
evening from Spokane, driving over
via Mansfield and Brewster in a new
Buick. Mr.. Frank went out last week
to see about getting cars for delivery
for the Oroville Motor Company AMI
announces on his return that he can
make deliveries this month of both
Bucks and Chevrolets. He secured
the agency for the Chevrolet for his
company and will handle this low
priced popular car direct from the
factory He announces that the COM
pany now has a brand new 1919 five
passenger Buick and number of sec
ond hand cars in first class condition
vi lIclu cACCllcut puyo
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Sparks and
daughter Dorothy, of Reardan, attend
ed the funeral of J. C1aude Sexson
Tuesday. Mrs. Sparks Is sister of
Mrs. j. c. Season. The Sparks drove
up from Reardan in their car: The trip
brought them their first car trouble
they have experienced in 81 900 miles
of travel. They had driven east and to
southern California without getting
into difficulties on the road, but when
they reached Tonasket on their way
here, their car became stalled and
they had to be towed into Oroville.
State Highway Commissioner Allen
il expected here soon. He Is coming to
adjust the right of way for the state
road from Oroville to the international
line.
DR.. J. l.. Masters is responsible for
the report Chat is, he reports and in
matter of this kind we prefer to hold
some one responsibility that George
Bailey, caught by casting from the
shore of Spectacle lake last Sunday,
honest-to-goodness trout that weighed
one ounce less than four pounds
others say four pounds less than one
ounce-and measured from forefoot to
rudder few inches less than four
feet. Nobody will question the verac~
ity of DR.. Masters on this or any other
subject, least of all, the Gazette, and
We have no intention Of even insinuat-
ing doubt, but We must confess that
our confidence in his Judgment OF
weights and measurements Is sOrely
strained when he asks us to believe In
the first place that trout of such pro-
portions was caught in Spectacle lake
and in the second place that George
Bailey could catch anything as big and
fine as that.
For the purpose of constructing as
, extensive system of good roads as pos
sible good roads advocates OF Chelan
county are preparing to submit
proposition to the voters of that coun-
ty to issue bonds to the constitutional
limit of five per cent. of property val
nation. The actual value of property
. in Chelan county is placed at $32,ooo,-
600 but a law passed by the 1917 leg
islature provides that the total in
} debtedness cannot exceed five per
cent. of the assessed valuation, which
: for Chelan county is $16,OOO,OOO. The
) constitutionality of this law is ques-
: toned but it is likely that the bond
issue will be based on the assessed
rather than the actual valuation IN
g order to avoid difficulty In placing
the bonds. This would give fund OF
about $500, 900 for road improvements