The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-04-16

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10 reason that the company wouli
give up that stand.
The town council at their meeting
Monday night ordered the remnants
OF the New Oroville hotel, now black.
ened ruin. and anything but cheerful
sight to gaze upon, removed.
Saturday morning those who were
up at the time the sun lifted it's head
over the eastern hills were consider
ably surprised to see two distinct
suns, not sun dogs, but two separate
illuminaries, considerable distance
apart. The exhibition lasted only a
few moments, and why or how it
happened cannot be explained
M. LAUDER. whose name will be
handed down to posterity as attached
to the gulch that slashes across the
scenery "a few miles south of Oroville,
was in town from LOOMS Tuesday. 1t
was announced some weeks ago that
Mr. LAUDER was contemplating a trip
to the old country, but he does not ex-
pect to leave on the long journey for
several weeks.
Floyd S. Zimmerman. hoticul-
lural inspector of .0ug experience, has
Dt en- appointed to look after the orch
rds in the West Okanogan Valley
Irrigation district, and will make his
headquarters at tao ,;'.trict Office in
Cloville. Orchard growers in the va
ley wanting any information in his
ire are invited t. cali upon HIM at
the irrigation Off g.
A look in to the bank building will
give the observer some idea of what
the main banking room Is going to
look like when ready for occupancy.
Skilled wielders of the trowel are put
ting the garnishments and finishing
touches on the ceiling, and it is some
boast of heater interiors when the
furniture is all in place.
Last week DR.. Lewis operated on
Winnefred, the 15-year-old daughter
of Mrs. Ethel Harpham, for appcndi-
citis and hernia, and discovered that
the, young girl was suffering from
tubercular peritonitis. Her condition
was considered quite serious, but this
week the patient has greatly improved
and her complete recovery seems to
be but question of time.
Last week DR.. Lewis did the prelim-
mary work to be followed later by an
operation for goiter upon the neck of
Shorty McCabe, a young man who
works in the garages about town as
anto expert mechanic. Mr.. McCabe
states that already he feels better
than he has for months and looks for
ward to permanent relief when the
operation is finally completed.
The new garage of the Oroville Mo-
tor company is to front on First ave-
nue. with $50 foot brick wall along
Vancouver street The only excavation
to be done will be a sufficient base.
ment to accommodate furnace
Capt Bernard laid out the lines foi
the foundation Tuesday and wher
work starts it will be pushed as rap.
idly as the masons can lay the brick
Just at the present time 1t looks
very much as though OrQville woult
not have ball team this year. The
reason for this is that the town Is
short of material About all the mem
bers of the club that made such an ev
cellent record last year are scattered
| to the four winds. The only player!
available now of the old bunch il
Frank Bartell Charlie Powell and A
| Bumgartner.
| An effort is being made to have
First avenue from Main street to TIL
school house hill set off as an i'm
provement district for the purpose o
putting down cement sidewalks al
both sides of the street That would b.
providing long needed improvement
and a great convenience to the arm.
of youngsters that daily pass alon'
that street going to and from schoo
during the school term.
The new furniture for the new FRS
National bank arrived and was de
1.ivered Wednesday and Solomon in al