The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-02-13

attention and relatives and friends
were Vastly relieved when he passed
the crisis Monday and at present writ
ing Is so much improved that the
chances of recovery are all in his IA
vor.
DR.. Webb reports that up to Tuesday
morning he had treated AZ cases of
Influenza Immediately in and around
town, and stated that he believed that
DR.. Elmer had twice as many cases,
which would indicate that there have
been over 100 cases of influenza in
this small community, fortunately the
vast majority of "a very mild type.
w. F. Ramsey, who has made such
a success of fruit and truck growing
at his place at the Ellis-Forde Orchard
Tracts, some miles south of town, con-
templates putting in hot house for
the growing of winter green's and es-
pecially flowers. Quite demand exists
in Oroville and towns in this vicinity
for cut flowers and the people have to
depend upon Wenatchee and Spokane
for their supply 1t is almost a GER
tainty If Mr.. Ramsey carries out his
plans that he will make a success of
the venture and build up flourish
ing business that will require material
increase in the producing capacity Of
his hot houses.
Mayor Beale has appointed DR.. Il. G..
Webb city health officer, who has al
ready entered upon his duties. The
doctor does not consider it necessary
to close the schools on account OF the
flu conditions, simply because the dis
ease or germs of the disease are IN
the air, and if the children were out
OF school they would be ON the street
and more exposed to danger of con-
tracing the disease than if in a warm
school house. The doctor will make
close examination into the sanitary
conditions at the school house and
confer with the principal relative to
the presence among scholars of the
itch with the aim of eradicating that
very unnce skin afflction.
A. Ray Towson, who has worked as
meat cutter in the Crescent Cafe for
the past eleven years, left Tuesday
morning for his old home at Laramie,
Wyoming. The young man was not
only steady worker but careful and
frugal, and saved considerable money
during his residence here. He still
holds property in Oroville and when
he left expected to return at some flu
ture day. He left Oroville with a great
deal of regret, but his motf2r is far
advanced in years and he was anxious
to see her again, and that accounts
for his departure at this time. He
made many friends during his resi-
dence in Oroville who trust that at
some future time he will be back on
his old job, or something equally as
remunerative.
No ban has been placed on public
gatherings in Oroville and the schools
have remained open. Pateros and 9TH
er towns in the county have been
closed, although it is doubtful if that
regulation had much influence in re-
ducing the number of cases in the
towns where closing was enforced.
OF course during epidemics Of this ma
ture it is the duty of authorities to
take every precaution to prevent a
spread of the disease, and if by clos
ing all places of public meeting a
single life is saved the community Is
well repaid for the inconvenience that
has been suffered. In the case of the
flu the germs seem to be in the air
and the enforcement of the closing law
does not seem to prevent the spread
of the ailment.
The Tonasket Times has come out i'll
a brOadsides against bootlegging in
that community. The Times intimates
that whisky is being made in that 10
cality and that much of it is consumed
especially at public dances. If the re-
ports that come to us are reliable, and
we have every reason to believe they
are, it is not impossible for one who
so desires to get snoot full of liquor
every time a public dance is held in
this place. This paper has rallied