The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-02-14

ing men and material from one point
TO another along the system mat
will make two in use By the district
REEVE Frank is sporti1g a new
Buick car, and il is one of the hand |
soonest gasoline vehicles that mas
been seen on our streets.
Bert Wentworth, years ago a well
known resident of Loomis. but for the
past several years living in Nevada.
is in town visiting with his brother
VIM. Wentworth. and from indications
he may decide to make lengthy stay
People who have received notice OF
their personal taxes are only slowly
recovering from the painful jolt. The
touch is something fearful. the rate
out of all proportion to the Dement'S
received. at least in this part Of the
county.
C. W. Smith was up from orovilleI
Tuesday between trains on mining
business. Mr.. Smith was interested
in the Poland China in the early days
bur is now closely related TO the min
ing game around Oroville Nelson
Leader
This has been a busy station for
the past week or more with ice trains
coming in full and going out empty
at all hours of the day and night in
addition to the several regular pas
senger and freight trains. The ice
oil .
through as rapidly as train crews can
handle the cut.
The thaw the first of the week did
some more damage to the roads, but
not to the extent that followed the
thaw some three weeks ago. Reevie
Frank reports the roads between here
and Tonasket to be in a shocking con-
dition This is going to De an annual
trouble until permanent roads are
constructed in the county AMI that
can only be done with STATE and
federal aid
Upon learning that the Oro5ille
power plant would probably be out Of
commission for a time. thus working
hardship on this Office. o. II. Woody
OF the OkanOgan Independent telH-
phoned up offering us the use OF his
plant should We get in the hole Such
Thoughtful kindness is worthy of pub
| lie Acknowledgement and is most sim
cerely appreciated. We trust that
the necessity may not arise to impose
upon the good nature of our neighbor.
Fred Clark cleaned mp his ice con-
tracts Tuesday, filling every ice house
n town For a time IL looked as
! fllough there would no. be zee enough
to go arcund, and Wien the chance
did core to make ice he los. no time
..utting lauling and storing One of
the largest contracts was filling the
creamery ice house wticc required
200 tons. Furthermore, notwithstand-
| ing the almost continuous thaws, the
| last ice put up was OF excellent
| quality.
| Judson Murray has been appointed
| police judge for the town and the
| council has recommended him to the
! county commissioners for appoint
/ !htHl as JUSTIFY VI pcdTc ic' the
! precinct. A better selection for the
office could not have been made. Mr.
Murray is not only man of intelli-
| gence but he is fair, reasonable and
| honest and will not only temper
justice with mercy but will treat all
men having cases before him on q
common level. never letting prejudice
| influence his decisions.
f. Truax received the sad news by
wire that his mother, Mrs. Belle
! Truax, better known as Grandma
! Truax, had died Sunday at the home
/ Of her daughter, Mrs. F. ". Schafer
at Eddyville, Iowa, after a lingering
| Illness. The deceased has made three
| visits to her son in Croville, and
! while here made many friends and
/ acquaintances who will read the news
Of her death with feelings of pro-
| found sorrow. Mrs. Truax was "A
/ years of age, and until the fatal Ill
ness had always been in remarkable
good health