The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-08-15

at the old school building in the
south part of town. The trustees
are considering the ACCESSIBILITY of en-
gaging a teacher of music. but final
decision has not yet been arrived at. Ii
is expected that there will be a large
attendance at the school this year. and
it would be larger were there houses
in town to accommodate the families
that would come here to take advan-
tage of the excellent educational facil-
ities
{. T. Atkins, who has been engaged
in mining near Nighthawk during the
past year, returned to Oroville the lat
ter part of last week and is already
hard at work bringing his mine hold
ings up to a productive stage. He has
put in power drill and development
is to follow as fast as the steel can
send hole into the i,round. A high
grade quality of ore has recently been
cut in the mine in which he is work.
ing, which is being developed by a new
organization known as The Four Met
ais Mining company, and the outlook
Is so encouraging that Mr.. Atkins
feels satisfied that the property will
soon be on a paying basis. If he sue
ceeds in solving the problem of a pay
ing mine in northern Okanogan coun-
ty people will rise up and call him
blessed
10 g I,a
hospital wish to extend thanks to Mrs.
ID. j. Frederick for the admirable
work she did in selling tickets for the
recent benefit dance. Mrs. Broderick
entered upon selling campaign with
much enthusiasm. By her pleasant al-
dress and winning ways she did re-
markablly well in the disposition of
tickets. When she took up the work
the selling campaign was a miserable
drag. Selling dance tickets at five
bucks per is no soft job, as the ruling
price of dance tickets is only a dol
lar, but undaunted Mrs. Frederick
took on the work and within a days
campaign sold paste boards to the
amount of $105. That was the record
sale made by any single individual
and represented almost a fourth Of
the total sum received for admittance.
j. M. East spent Saturday in town
from his home near Tonasket The
friends of Mr.. and Mrs East, and their
name is legion, will learn with feel
ings of regret that they contemplate
leaving within afew weeks for Ogden,
Utah, where they probably will make
their future home. There are few more
popular and likeable couples in this
county than Mr. and Mrs James East.
Mr.. East has grown up since early
childhood in the county, and a dozen
years ago was pupil in the Orovilla
schools. AS a lad he won the conf
dence and good will of all with whom
he came in contact by his genial and
winning personality, and the promise
of youth has developed into a NEST
sterling character in more mature
manhood. Mrs. East is a Colorado lady
and worthy helpmate of worthy
mate. They will take with them the best
wishes of a wide circle of friends and
acquaintance. and if Mr. East's sue
cess is commensurate with the hopes
of those friends he will speedily win
a fortune in his new home.
This valley has undergone a great
transformation since the West Okla
hogan Valley Irrigation system was
installed but nowhersois this transfer
nation more conspicuously evident
than along the west side of Osoyoos
lake from Oroville to the boundary
line. Up to very recent date that
stretch of real estate presented a very
unattractive appearance to the eye.
Dry, dusty, barren, with only scat
tered growth of sage brush it did not
appear worth owning. 1t was repellant
to the observer and no man would
care to pay taxes on such land. Now,
it is altogether different. A little water
has worked the metamorphosis. The
road that formerly scooted around in
every direction is confined between
wire fences and in the Enclosures
formed by those fences is one contin
uous carpet of dark green alfalfa.
That forage plant grows luXuriously
in this soil and the yield is marvellous
in quantity. 1t is picture to delight
the eye and is further evidence of the
value of water where applied to Okla
hogan soil.