The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-12-03

Mr. and Mrs. c, e. Wolfong, of Myers
creek are spending few days in OrO-
Vile this week-Molson Leader.
The roads in the valley are in better
condition than they have ever been be-
fore at this season of the year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Tufty returned
to Oroville Saturday evening after an
absence of ten days on the coast, most
of the time spent at the home of MIR.
Tufty's brother, in Tacoma.
DR.. Elmer reports the arrival of
new boy to gladden. the household of
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Louden at the Oro-
vile General hospital Thursday morn
ing. All the family doing well.
The clerk of the weather Is kind to
the residents of this part of the state,
and if the break does not come before
the holidays the winter will not seem
very long no matter how rough it may
become
The receipts of the football game on
Thanksgiving day between the high
school team and a picked eleven
amounted to something like $50, and
the money was turned over to Frank
Ford, member of the high school
team now on the sick list
While Mrs. Geo. H. Jackson contem-
plated visit to her parents in Seattle
during December, she was suddenly
called to that city this week by the
news that her mother, Mrs. Bert Mills,
was very seriously i'll. At last reports
Mrs. Mills was holding her own.
c. ]. Casad. who was operated on at
the Oorvlle General hospital some
two weeks ago for acute appendicitis.
is so far recovered that he is able to
leave the hospital. Mr.. Casad had a
very close call. 1t will be some time
before he regains his normal health.
After being confined to the house for
week or ten days from the effects of
a fall through the joists of his new
building F. V. Covert is again out and
around, but is not doing much pranc-
ing. His leg was very severely bruised
and he is getting over the effects slow
ly.
Houses are so scarce in OrOville
that if family wants a place to hole
up in, it is necessary to buy resi-
dence. In that case the renter occu-
pying the premises is thrown out into
the cold. cold world and has to hustle
for shelter with little chances of OBJ
tanning it.
Ensconced in it's new quarters the
Oroville Motor company has one of the
most attractive and modernly perfect
automobile garages in the state out
side of the largest cities, and the es-
tablishment will compare favorably
with some of the best garages even of
the big towns.
&. S. Adam will be in his new ma
chine shop, adjoining the town hall,
within the next ten days ready to do
business. Mr.. Adam has the reputation
of being one of the best all around
machinsts and workers in iron in the
| northwest, and he is certain to build
up large business
N. c. Faulkner, formerly a resident
of the valley, and now living at Wheat
land, Wyoming, remitting his subscrip-
ton says: 81 have just finished mark
citing 200 tons of sugar beets from 21
acres. We received $12 per ton for the
crop. think the irrigated part of Okla
hogan county would be well adapted
to beet growing"
G. T. Gregson. sales manager who
has had in charge the bargain sale
staged by the Oroville Commercial Co.
and his battalion of capable clerks,
gave social party at the Civic League
building last Friday evening in hon
or of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Powell. Only
the attaches of the store and a few
invited guests were present. Music
dancing and luncheon were features
of the event, and those who had the
good fortune to be present made q
very merry night of it.
Ford car occupied by Orovillt
nigh school fans was rammed by an
: other Ford driven by salesman a
: the north corner of Main street, Omak
, last week, Saturday. The Oroville ca
, was all closed with side curtains an,
was closely following a larger car
Ihe large car cut the corner, violatin,
the traffic ordinance, and the car be
mind tried the same path with the re
sulting collision. Both cars wer
Islightly damaged,-Omak Chonicle,