The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-16
emergency and the ordeal It has so
recently passed through.

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recently passed through.
John Reed. an old-time stock man of
LOOMS who for many years ran cattle
with Dan Mulcahy, was in Oroyille
the first OF the week having his dental
arrangements reconstructed by DR..
Masters. Recently the Reed-Mulcahy
partnership was terminated by the sale
OF their cattle to the Evans Cattle
Company Of LOOMS and John is rest
lessly resting while endeavoring to
adjust himself to life of ease and
irresponsibility.
In spots through this part of the
valley orchards were touched by the
heavy frosts of the early part of last
week. In places the edge of the bios
SONS had turned brown as though sub
jected to fire. However it is the con-
census of opinion that the crop will
not be curtailed from this cause. The
trees were loaded with blossoms as
never before and killing some of the
fruit will really be beneficial and save
much of the labor of thinning out.
Geo. J. Hurley was in Oroville Mon
day on his way from Loomis to attend
meeting Of the county game commits
sion at Okanogan. Mr.. Hurley was
chairman of the LOOMS Victory Loan
committee and he announced with
merited satisfaction that LOOMS had
gone over the top with an over
subscription amounting to ITO per cent
of its quota. thereby emitting It to a
blue star In its flag and probably lead
| Ing all other communities in the
county.
II That first base ball of the season
was lulu. If the locals can put up
such showing the first time the nine
appears on the diamond what are they
going to do with a few weeks practice?
they will be in class with the profess
sionals. 1t "a no more than Just, to
worthy opponents to remark that the
Penticton team Is no SLOUGH when Ii
comes to air tight base ball, and when
these two organizations meet again
the prospect of another close contest
Will have the effect of drawing out a
tremendous crowd.
Harry Rowley, of Spokane, has been
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Kee-
Ter during the past week. Mr.. Rowley
has but recently returned from France
Where he served as a member of the
10th Engineers, seeing eighteen
months of active service on several
fronts. He wears an insignia which in
terpreted means Alsace-Lorrsine
Cross Advance Section. He was around
where the spiteful Hun scattered much
high explosives in rather promis.
cious manner, and has experienced the
unpleasant sensation of lodging bomb
Ing aeroplanes, but he managed to pull
i out of the mixup whole, and certainly
looks as though soldering had agreed
with him.
i The directors Of the West Okanogan
Valley Irrigation district have had ex-
tensive permanent repairs and i'm
provements made on the ditch and
flume system this spring, strengthen
ing the bitches in places that showed
weakness with concrete and as far as
possible guarding against any posi-
bility of any serious break in the sys-
tenn during the irrigating season.
From year to year these improvements
will continue until THO specification of
lditches and fumes will Be in almost
perfect condition. This work costs
Il money. but is necessary for an ounce
OF preventative in the way of minimiz-
ing danger of breakage is worth many
pounds Of cure should break occur.
The weather man being a strict con-
structionist in the Interpretation of the
letter and the spirit of the law, handed
this part OF the valley welcome rain
Sunday and Monday and an unwel-
come frost Sunday and Monday nights
thereby complying with the law of
compensation once so convincingly
and clearly expounded by Mr.. EN-
erson. However, it appears that the
rain did much more good than the
frost did harm, an assertion that can
be made without thought of casting
discredit upon the action of the law
referred to. Careful inquiry concerning
the effects Of the frost In the valley
developed that very little damage was
done to any growing thing and that
the fruit in particular escaped I'M
harmed. The rain, on the other hand
was a blessing to the high land far
mers.
J. A. McGinty received word this
week from his son, Charles, who is a
member of B Co., 10th Ammunition
Train, that he was to start for America
May LIST, sailing on the battleship
Louisiana. and arrive at Newport
News Va, May 14th. If the usual
} schedule holds good, young McGinty
should be home about the first of June
He is another of the Okanogan county
boys who enlisted early in the war in
the Washington National Guard, which
became the 161st regiment of the 41st
division. At Camp Mills l.. l., he was
transferred from the infantry to the
10th Ammunition Train and sent to
Newport News, crossing to France in
February. He has seen a great deal Of
J active service in the zone of the ad-
vance and has been in the army of
occupation since the signing of the
armistice.
Herbert r. Gregg returned to Oro-
! vile Friday last after residence OF
nearly year in Portland. Mr.. Gregg
was in bushes with his father in early
: days at LOOMS. When they left Loomis
, Mr.. and Mrs. Gregg visited various
. parts of Washington, Oregon and CAL
ifornia, finally locating in Oregon,
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