The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-06-11

Jas. e. Forde came in from Spokau.
Monday evening and continued on tt
Ionasket Tuesday morning on bust
ness connected with his several inter
ests in this part of the county.
Sheriff Stark. who does not get III
TINS way often, which would indicate
mat his services are not needed fire..
quently in this balliwick, was in towr
last Friday on official business.
w. ii. Pitman, who was a member OF
the school faculty for the past two
years, is now at Latah, Wash. Mr.
Pitman expects to go to college next
winter and hence will not teach.
The local ball club was up at Pen.
ticton yesterday trying out conclusions
with the team of that city. The game is
not likely to be the fiasco that marked
the last time these two teams met
The Similkameen river has been
coming up with rush this week, and
is now about as high as it was at high
water last year, or at least such is the
report that has reached this office.
During the past few days the valley
mas experienced the first real touch OF
summer, and a touch of summer mixed
UP with little rain, is what is need
ed to make vegetation whoop it up.
p. l.. Anderson, of Nelson, has Sc
cured the contract for the construc-
ton OF section of State Road No. 4
The bid he submitted was $32,38S. And
Mr.. Anderson will do the work right
Those who had alfalfa down when
the rain came were somewhat out oil
luck. but they had the satisfaction OF
knowing that that rain was a life
saver for the people of the hill coun.
| try.
The Wiltfong saw mill is running
full blast and Frank Schultz, of Oro-
vile, is here with a big Day Elder
truck hauling lumber to Myncaster for
shipm Sat.-Chesaw notes in Nelson
Leader.
G. M. Van Alta commenced cutting
alfalfa on his valley ranch a few
miles south of town the latter part of
last week. and that is the earlist cut
ing that has come to our attention this
season.
From every appearance the hill
country both to the east and the west
has been pretty well moistened during
the past few days. and there is no part
of the state that needed rain any worse
than this.
Get out next Monday and wear Bills
tiers on your hands in the service of
the community that you decorate with
your presence by helping to surface
the road to the Town Park, on Oso-
yoos lake.
Although the weather conditions
were not conducive to any great
amount of pleasure for autoists, yet
many residents owning cars were out
of town, and fishing parties were
numerous.
J. S. Gray left the first of the week
for his former home at Springdale,
Were he expects to make his perma-
nent residence. Mrs. Gray will follow
as soon as the home is in shape for
her reception.
A letter from Charlie McGinty
states that he is now working in a
saw mill at Seattle and has met Il
number of former residents of Oro-
Vile, which seemed good to him as a
stranger in big city.
During Mr. Jackson's temporary
absence in Spokane The Palm was
in the immediate charge of A. M.
Hinkes who fitted into the job as
though he had never been engaged in
any other line of business.
A new residence is under construc-
ton in the east part of town which will
be quite an addition to that locality.
The building habit should become
catching, as the town is short of ac
commodations for new arrivals.
Chas. Powell, ST. returned home
Thursday last from business trip to
Spokane. Mr.. Powell is still suffering
from the effects of the broken ribs sus-
tanned in an auto accident he met with
a fortnight ago in head on collision.
From every indication it is evident
that there will be no high water in the
Similkameen and Okanogan rivers
this year, and that may largely elimin-
ate the mosquito pest that annually
makes life so miserable for the resi-
dents of the valley.
Dennis Driscoll, who was operated
on by DR.. Lewis at the local hospital
last week, is steadily recovering. The
operations, as there were two of them,
were exceedingly painful, and it will
be some time before Mr.. Driscoll will
be fully recovered and back to work.
TIE town council has ordered Mr.
Devon to remove the fire ruined build
ing at the corner of Railroad avenue
and Main street, formerly the New
Oroville hotel, which has been an eye
sore ever since the firemen prevented
the structure from burning to the
ground.
Miss Lillian Krouse left for Tacoma
Saturday where she expects to spend
the next year with a married sister.
The way both are growing in year
tt n young lady will have grown out of
the recollection of the town and the
town out of the recollection of the
young lady.
The rain This week insures crops 70