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

| tons to the railroad. He plainly in
formed the association that certain
hours of the day were applied to the
work of his office and he would not
shirk those duties to assume new
ones, but after hours he would do all
in his power to further the interests
of the association. Square as a die,
and interested in the welfare of the
farmers Mr. Reed will apply his best
ability to carry out the work of the
association that has been placed un-
der his direction.
One of the finest alfalfa fields under
the West Okanogan Valley Irrigation
system is that owned and worked by
Otis Teel. This tract is located on the
west side of Osoyoos lake, immedi-
ately along the international boun-
Diary. Mr.. Teel has only "a acres in
alfalfa. Two years ago it WAS as re-
pulsive a looking tract of land as
could be found. Today it is verdant
oasis that is bringing in a handsome
income to the owner. Mr.. Teel will cut
at least three crops of alfalfa, and
basing the total yield on the result of
the first cutting Mr.. Teel will have
between 125 and $50 tons. At the rul-
ing price for alfalfa hay that figures
up a pretty neat income for "a acres
OF course this result has been accom-
plished by hard work and intelligent
irrigation, but that is the way Mr..
Teel does things and he is properly
rewarded for doing things that way.
The soaking rain that fell here last
Monday extended all over the county
and from reports reaching this office
it has done a vast amount of good to
growing grain on the high lands. OF
course much of the growing grain, or
the grain that should be growing I'M
der ordinary conditions, is past re-
demption, but there are still many,
very many, acres of late sown grain
that will be greatly benefited. We are
informed that even on Ellemeham
to be in a deplorable condition, the
rain will make a difference of $4,000
bushels. 1t is only to be hoped that
this is not too sanguine estimate,
for an increase of even that many
bushels would be God send to the
farmers of that locality 1t is regret
table that the rain could not have
fallen in late June or early July, in
which >event this part Of the county
would have harvested more than
normal crop.
This office recently received letter
from our old friend Sam Nelson, of
Mansfield, protesting against the init
nation that his ball club had an i'm
ported pitcher. Samuel should bear in
mind that such a charge did not orig
mate with the Gazette, and was only
limited at that that might be the basis
of a willingness to play the Oroville
aggregation for a COB of money. We
would not do Samuel an injustice, for
he is a good old sport, and can take
defeat as philosophically as any man
who chances his money on game of
any kind, and hasten to correct any
impression that might get out that he
was figuring on raking in pot
through the means of a sure thing.
Mr. Nelson names over the personnel
of his club, and one and all of the
members are residents of Mansfield or
the immediate neighborhoOd, except
the pitcher, and he has been in Mans
field almost long enough to vote. For
one, we trust that a game may be
framed up between the two clubs, and
while we never bet in this instance we
are willing to take on wager to the
extent of a centime at least that the
best club wins.
The world does move and changes
in the old order of doing things are
constantly bobbing up to spring sur
prise on the public. Saturday colony
of gypsies passed through town. In
olden days the nomadic gypsy who
like the flying Dutchman seems never
at rest, moved from place to place in
wagons, vans, carryalls, carts gener
ally in the most dilapidated and dis
reputable condition. The outfit that
trailed through Oroville Saturday oc-
cupied automobiles two of the vehic-
les being high power high priced cars.
This was a decided change in the
mode of transportation, but no change
in the general appearance of the Occu-
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