The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-07-04

Quite crowd left here Tuesday
morning for Penticton to take part in
the celebration on at that place Tues
day and Wednesday.
Among the marriage licenses issued
by the county auditor during the past
week was a joy document to Jacob
Kline and Elsie May Smith, of Oro-
Vile.
Mrs. Chas. Loudon, who is now
making her home at Northport. has
been in Oroville for some days a guest
of Mrs. AL. Fox. She is accompanied
by her two children.
DR.. Elmer reports the arrival We'd
nesday morning of boy to the house.
hold OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Weaver,
and the new responsibility is hailed
with great Joy by the family.
Matt Picken, of Tonasket the gen
tleman with the Dug Fairbanks smile,
whose frequent comings are al
ways welcomed by his friends up this
way, was visitor in town Saturday.
Oroville extends everybody a hearty
welcome to the celebration, and it
will be the aim and endeavor of the
committees in charge to make one
and all who come feel glad that they
did so.
1t has been rumored among Nelson
friends that Pete Stansbury and Mrs.
Anna Duchs, former Nelson people.
were married recently. Mr.. Stansbury
Is now farming south of Oroville.
Nelson Leader.
The Civic League gave one of their
regular fortnightly dances in the Civic
League building last Friday night that
was we'll attended and pronounced by
participants to have been a continual
round Of pleasure.
Both of the local moving picture
houses are going to have unusual fine
attractions in the way of screen feat
ures during the celebration. 1t will be
rCstful as well as enjoyable to drop
into these theaters for an hour or two
either In the afternoon or evening. 1t
will be time we'll spent.
The swimming pool, ON the Okanog-
an river, In the north part of town,
wherein sport the old and young ev-
cry summer. is now having its regular
hot weather run of popularity. 1t may
not be a Newport, a Bar Harbor, a
Santa Cruz, or other sea side beaches,
but it has anything in the way of an
open-to-nature bathing place in the
eastern part of the state beaten out
of sight.
Those who attended the Penticton
celebration report big crowd and a
great time for all participants. The
aeroplane stunt was the best that any
OF the visitors ever witnessed. The
flyer is an artist, and performs some
OF tie most daring stunts that aviators
attempt in the air. The same outfit
will exhibit in Oroville today and to-
morrow, and that feature will be the
big thing of the Oroville celebration.
Harry Peterson, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jno. e. Peterson, living in the valley
south of town, returned home from
military service Thursday last wear
ing the discharge insignia on his
arm. Young Peterson enlisted in the
service some two years ago and has
seen lots of it. He is in prime health
and the family is cne of the happiest
in the valley. Another son is still
wearing the uniform, but now that
the peace terms have been signed hs
will soon be hiking home. Congratula.
tiOns to the Petersons that their boys
escaped the ordeal safe and sound.
1t is extremely unfortunate that oul
farmers should for the third time suf
fer loss through untoward weather
conditions. During the past two year.
the price of grain has ruled higher
than ever before within the history o
farming in Okanogan county, and two
normal years would have placed ever.
farmer on an independent financia
footing. AS it is, many of them art
confronted with hard problem o
living through another winter. TIL.
pity of it is that in the late winte
much moisture fell and the prospects
for large crop could not have beer
brighter. Then came the protractet
drouth to shatter hopes. 1t would seen
that the only solution for the farme
is to secure land, If possible, unde
the irrigation systems of the county
where crop failures are impossible.