The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-02-06

The vacant part of the building will
be furnished with shelving, counters
and all conveniences for the display Of
goods and the accommodation of Gus.
Etomers. When the contemplated i'm.
provements are completed Mr.. Bailey
will have one of the neatest stores in
the county, and a stock second to
mighty few. houses in the mercantile
line.
Owing to the prevalence of so much
sickness in the community the silver
tea announced to be given at the home
OF Mrs. Frank M. Dallam by Mrs. Dali
am and Mrs. j. V. Johnston, Wednes-
day afternoon. was postponed for the
present. This change was decided upon
by the ladies of the Guild as a precau-
tionary measure and also out of cour-
tesy to number of ladies' who are
now ill and who would attend the
social affair if they were in normal
health.
ID. l.. Evans, retired banker of
Delevin, Mimi, and careful conser-
vative and successful business man,
is guest of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Perrizo
of this place. Mr.. Evans is interested
In the Submarine mine, and after in
speeding the property he is more than
satisfied with his investment. And
well he may be, for If the Submarine
does not make producing and paying
| mine then it would seem that there is
| little hope of any of the many mining
| properties in this locality getting in
that class.
E. G.. Gerking, of Wauconda, was in
the city Wednesday. Mr.. Gerking was
wearing scar on his left cheek as the
result of being shot up" by blast a
few days ago while travelling on the
new road works near LAUDER gulch. A
blast had been set by the workmen
there and no one posted on the road
to warn travellers, and Mrs. Gerking
drove into the danger without warning.
The blast exploded when he was with
in eight feet of it. His car was badly
shattered, but fortunately he sustained
only few bruises and cuts himself
Okanogan Independent.
Two more cougars were killed in the
hills between Conconully and LOOMS
this week since the killing reported on
Monday. On that date Frank Gibson,
of Conconully, bagged one of these big
cats and in company with Rangers
Pierpoint and Albertson followed two
more throughout the day, but failed
to get them. The next day, however,
the hunt was taken up with an in
creased posse and another of the trio
killed, and Wednesday the third one
was secured. This trio fcougars has
been playing havoc with a band of
deer wintering in that region.-Oka-
hogan Independent.
The last of the ice trains pulled
through Oroville this week For
month large gang Of ice harvesters
have been cutting ice for the Great
Northern, at Ottar lake, near Prince
ton, and vast train loads of this con-
gealed summer necessity have passed
through town day and night to be dis
tributed to the various ice houses
along the Oroville- Wenatchee branch
and to points on the main lines. A fine
quality of ice and an enormous guam
tity has been gathered and housed this
winter, and there should be no short
age of the supply next summer as 1850
car loads passed through Oroville
200 of the car loads being delivered
at the ice houses at Wenatchee.
Real estate is in some demand
around here. Mention has been made
of the sale of the Bowerman place
The buyer had no edge in the way of
time to close the deal, for there were
others standing ready to make the
pointed that this prior deal knocked
them out Of the investment. A. s.
Buching, formerly of Oroville but now
living at Moodyville, Tenn, had a buy
err anxious to snap up the property.
We trust that Mr.. Buching's people
will have chance to secure another
piece of property in this locality, near
ly, if not quite as desirable DIS the
Bowerman ranch, although there are
not many such snaps floating around.
Mrs. N. e. Burkett has purchased
the McGill cottage in the east part of
town she has occupied for some time.
1t was wise and safe investment con-
sidering the outlook for the future
growth of the town, and shows what
the saving habit will do for a person.
During the war Mrs. Burkett was one
of the most loyal saving stamps and
bond buyers in the town, giving as
much for the cause of the country, in
proportion to her means, as any resi-
dent in the town. It was owing to her
| investment in war bonds and thrift
stamps that she was able to accumu-
| late sufficient to buy herself a good
home in part of the town where
property is sure to steadily advance in
value
Mr.. High Cost of Living even hits
taxes, for that annual contribution is
SITTER this year than las. Every prop
city owner received notice this week
that his personal property tax was
due and payable and the amount stat
ed is pretty severe jolt to a bank
account However, organized govern