The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-30

Z. +. Scates. formerly editor of the
Argus at Riverside and for he past
two years engaged in the moving mic
tare business at Okanogan, was a W.
itor In town Tuesday. He was accom-
panied by Attorney w. C. Gresham
On Tuesday the water in the Sim
iikameen river was two feet higher
than n: any time last year, ard the
power from the electric plaut was so
low that 1t was not possible to oper-
ate the linotype In the Gazette office
rhis Will serve at once for an expla-
nation and apology for the deity in
publication.
The editor of the Gazette is indebt-
ed to Rev. Spencer for a couple of
boxes OF lucious Strawberries, the first
or the season grown here Rev. Spen-
Ger usually manages to grow the ear
lest and latest Strawberries and has
about succeeded in producing this
most delicious of fruits nearly the en-
tire year around.
Horticultural Inspector A. L. King
announces that the time to spray for
coddling moth in the valley orchards
Is between June 5th and 10th, by
no means later than the 18th of June.
Orchardists on high land should regu-
late their time of spraying according
ly. The next spraying will be due
about August LIST.
Hazel Swanker, eleven years old,
was brought dawn from Nelson Mon
day to the OrOville General hospitaL
suffering from gangreenous appcndi-
citus. She was operated on by DR..
d. II. Lewis assisted by DR.. E. e. Eff
ner. and at last report, though very
seriously ILL., was making a brave
fight for recovery.
M. M. Collins drove down to Oro-
Vile Sunday from his Palmer Noun
attn home accompanied by his sister.
Mrs. Josephine Adalr, who came to
have dental work done by DR.. ]. l..
Masters. Mr.. Collins has been farming
on Palmer mountain for many years
and he says that he has never seen a
more promising season for grain
crops on tnat elevation.
0. p. Rask, field agent and adjuster
for the Minneapolis Threshing Ma
chine company, spent the first of the
week looking over Oroville and the
surrounding country under the guild
ance of Attorney J. p. Adams. Mr..
Rask was strongly impressed by what
he saw of the resources of this COM
munity and he said that this place
has the best prospect for steady. sub
stantial growth and development of
any that he has seen in the west. :
c. C. Hedger, Revue Frank, Beverly
Powell. s. B. Gjerde, E. c.. Martin,
M. l.. Reed and M. L. Reed, Jr., drove
down to Wenatchee Saturday night |
and took part in the Wenatchee Gun
Clubs registered tournament Sunday. |
Owing to the fact that the shooters
from this place rode all night, and ar |
rived at the traps just in time the
following morning to take part in the
contest, they did not make a very
high score. However, G. C. Hedger
finished second among the amateurs
who finished out the entire $50 tar
gets, breaking 142, the winner, C. E.
Owens, of Wenatchee, beating him by
one bird.
Percy E. Lesher, WHO'S recently
returned from overseas service with
the 2Sth Division, stopped in Oroville
couple OF days last week on his way
to visit relatives in Britich Columbia.
Lester enlisted at Wenatchee and was
first assigned to the 40th Division,
which, like the 41st Division was
made replacement organization up
on arrival in France. Lesher was
transferred TO the 2Sth, a Pennsylva-
mia division which saw very hard
service and suffered heavy casualties
ranking fourth in that respect of all
the American divisions in the war
Lesher was in the infantry and was
numbered among the casualties for
which he now wears wound chevron
on his right sleeve.
Fire early Friday morning destroy
ed J. F. Samsons barn sand garage.
Fortunately neither of his automobiles
were in the garage at the time He
had his old car with him at the ranch