The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-07-23

J. E. Forde came in from Spokane
Monday on one Of his regular bust
ness visits.
W. L. Barnes returned home las
week from business trip to Seattl,
and Everett.
Mrs. r. w. Anderson has Joined he
husband from Seattle and the Ander
sons are now settled on a rancl
southeast of town.
Joe Fuller, who had his leg broker
some time ago at the Mcpherson fer
ry, is back from the Oroville hospital
brewster Herald.
Mrs. 8. c. Cloud went to Tonaske
Saturday to visit with her son, w. W
Cloud, we'll known and prosperous
merchant Of that place.
Guy Gilmour has just completed an,
moved into a new residence that h
erected on his tract on the west sid
of the Similkameen river.
The new concrete sidewalk alon,
Central avenue and Bridge street will
be completed the last of the week
and the residents of the east end o
town will have smooth walking in tn
future. And what an Improvement tn,
walk is to that part of town. 1t is al
expensive luxury, but worth the pric,
or the comfort it affords and tn,
vast improvement 1t is in the ap
pearance Of much travelled thor
oughfare.
| A party composed of F. w. Fraser
manager of the local cannery plant
Chas. Powell, s. B. Starrett, Jr. ant
Fred Clark, went up to Kelowna, b
c., Saturday for the purpose of in
specting the canning plants in opera
ton at that place, and securing point
ers as to the construction and equip
ment Of successful canning factories
or course they had a pleasant trip
were cOurteously treated by the can
ners of Kelowna and secured mucl
valuable information.
J. H.. Wagner, of Oroville. and thu
boss of that base ball team, has beer
in the city for the past few days. HI
took exceptions to an article in thu
Wenatchee World whereby the Cash
mere ball team claimed the belt b!
winning from Wenatchee recently. Mr.
Wagner thinks they are claiming con
siderable without having won a game
from any up-river team. Steps are
under Roadway to have the two teams
play the championship games off ir
this town.-Brewster Herald.
H. H. Plough passed through town
with an auto party from Wenatchee
Saturday headed for British Columbia
and few days outing over the line
Some thirty years ago Mr. Plough ar
rived in Dvenport and subsequently
engaged in the hardware business
making success of his venture. From
Davenpart he moved to Wenatchee
some years ago, and getting hold OF
orchard property Is now on Easy
street. Mr.. Plough has taken on con-
siderable flesh since the days when he
first came to the then territory nearly
third of a century ago.
Saturday Dell Hart sold the w. IL
Vincent one acre and three-fourths
tract, in East Oroville to AL. HELEN
burg, the consideration being $3,50O.O0
OF course the tract has a bearing or
chard, but the other improvements are
not of an expensive nature. The price
paid for this orchard shows that the
value of that class of lands Is rapidly
increasing around Oroville and it will
be but a short time until choice orch
ard tracts, such as the Vincent prop
erty will be commanding prices some
what near the enormous prices asked
for orchard acreage in the Wenatchee
valley.
The swimming hole in the Okanogan
river, at the municipal bath houses
was crowded to capacity Sunday from
rosy morn til dewey eve, and during
a considerable period before and after
both ends of the day. AS matter OF
curiosity we would have liked to have
known the exact number Of people
old and young, who enjoyed the cool
ing waters Oh tHe OhouO6oh' Ahoi
must have been hundreds Of them, for
there was hardly moment, day u
far into the night but one could hear
the merry haw haw, and other express
sions of joy, from the bathers VINO
patronized this popular resort
Gasoline and Pearl oil have taken a
healthy jump, owing to the prevailing
shortage, or at least that is probably
the excuse of the producers. In the To-
cal station gasoline increased
4 IL cents per gallon, and now
sells for "a 1-2 cents. Pearl oil has
gone up cents gallon, and now
brings "a cents. OF course the in
creased price of gasoline cuts no fig
ue with the auto owners, for those
who can afofrd to own and run autos
can afford to pay any old price for the
power that pushes along their cart
and hence there is no noticeable fall
ing off in auto travel since the new
prices went into effect.
Shorty Wagner is framing up
sport tournament to be held at Brews
ter some time in August, the program