The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-17


years working for the government in
shlpyards' was in town Sunday, having
recently returned west from Newport
news, Va. Mr.. PEBBLES is an expert ma
rlhe engineer and his services havs
Deen required by the government ever
since tne country started into war
Win Germany. and during that time
MI feebles has worked at many of
the sea ports of both the Atlantic AMI
Pacific coasts.
The Okanogan brass band made q
decent on the town last Friday evening
ana played a number of stirring Sc
lectlons on Main street in front of the
iotei de Grub, attracting a large
crowd, as band music has not shatter-
ed the atmosphere in and around Orc
Vlile Tor some years. The Okanogan
boys were out blowing their horns in
the interest of Eli Wilson's candidacy
Tor sheriff, for the boys at Okanogan.
like the boys around Oroville. have A
warm place in their hearts for Eli.
The new residence of l.. w. Barnes
IN the south part of town, is about
ay for occupancy and it is one of
the most complete homes in all its
appointments in town. 1t is not claim.
ed that is is one of the most expensive
residences in town, but it has been
carefully constructed under the imme
dlate personal supervision of Mr..
Barnes, and he has been careful in
using only the best of materials and
providing every modern convenience
in fitting up the building 1t has full
basement and will be furnace heated.
Before he had the house near complet-
ed Mr.. Barnes had a very flattering
offer for the premises.
Last week j. j. Mallory sold his
ranch consisting of 100 acres, situated
on the hill on the west side of the
Okanogan river, mile and a half
southwest Of town, to Harry Price, our
local fur and hide dealer. Mr.. Mallory
has lived in and above the valley for
the past dozen years. His selling out
does not mean that Mr.. Mallory is to
leave Okanogan county for good, but
after years of rustling he proposes to
take long vacation, making a trip to
the outside. j. j., has well earned
rest and it is only a question of time
until he is back in this part of Okano-
gan county.
The more one hears of the Labor
Day celebration at Osoyoos, which was
d celebration in name only and really
a colossal graft, the more one is con-
WINGED that old Bill was right sizing
up the human family in the lacOnic
statement what fools these mortals
be-" The Penticton Herald hands out
a warm roast and the motion is sec
onded by all who were present. The
man with an ungOvernable thirst was
the only one who found the affair
worth while, and from reports coming
in the fellow with the thirst was num-
erous and he fed that thirst not only
on beer but any quantity of much
SITTER decoction.
A Darty composed of w. B. Season
Jess Season, Geo. H. Jackson and A.
M. Hinkes spent two or three days dur
ing the past week fishing at Bull lake,
rather small body of water in British
Columbia, but so populated with trout
that the party caught all they could
eat and carry, and could have caught
as many more if they had been so dis
posed. The location of the lake was
bar against bringing many fish out. as
| it is necessary to climb mountain
some 5000 feet high in order to reach
the lake. The trout were gamy as well
as ravenous. Fishing had to be done
from a raft. The fish weighed in the
neighborhood of a pound or better,
and when thew would strike the hook
they would jump three or four feet out
of the water 1t was great sport not
withstanding the hard work necessary
to reach the fishing ground, or water.
A portion of the Fotoplayer that Mr..
and Mrs. Van Alta has ordered for
the Liberty has arrived and the bal
ance of this wonderful instrument is
expected any day. An expert will be
sent in to set up this marvellous music
box that is operated by power and
which is the very latest invention In
orchestration The Fotoplayer is being
introduced in all the first class moving
: picture houses of the coast. and the
Liberty has the distinction of being
one of the first small town houses to
be equipped with this. the latest and
best device for producing melody. The
Van Atlas have gone to very heavy
expense equipping their house with
this new instrument and we reel GER
| tain that their enterprise Will meet
with it's full reward by on increased
patronage. An expectant community
will be anxious to see and hear this
great instrument that is to create u
revolution in the orchestra features OF
moving picture theaters.
| Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d. Broderick left last
Friday for Seattle and Victoria to be
absent few days. Mr.. Broderick is
the engineer who has charge of the
construction of the dam for the Okla
hogan Valley Power company at the
| falls of the Similkameen, and is one
of the most competent constructing
engineers in the state. He has mad
charge of numerous large and costly
construction contracts in this and ad-
Joining states and has never failed to