The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-08-20

Registration books closes next
Tuesday. Have you registered?
Howard Pau has accepted a posi-
ton with the county engineer OF the
road work near Oroville.
Mrs. Scott Holt and daughter from
Auburn and Miss Edith Taylor from
Tacoma are visiting with their sister
Mrs. Frank W. Taylor.
According to the weather %forecas.
We are soon due for a change in the
monotony of this hot, dry thirsty
weather. Well. letter come. Anything
for a change.
Last Sunday the shores of lake Oso-
yoos was lined with bathers. AS far as
the eye could reach the beaches were
lined and swimmers disporting in The
refreshing waters were almost as thick
as mosquitoes in an alfalfa field.
The Ladies' Aid society of the M. e.
church will give a dollar social on the
church lawn August 9th at 1880
o'clock. Those not contributing to the
program will be served refreshments
at twenty-five cents each.
Rumor has it that the Princeton
train will have her schedule changed
shortly and instead of making a round
trip every other day, the train will be
run to Princeton one day and back
the next.
! A break in the water mains on the
corner Of Central avenue and Vancou-
yer street necessitated diging up and
making repairs last Monday. The
break was not a bad one and was soon
brought under control.
Mrs. G. W. Van Alta left for Seattle
and the seaside last week. Mrs. Van
Alta will combine pleasure with bust
ness and will visit at the beaches for
q few days in al effort to circumvent
some Of the hot days that are prevail
ing in this upper country just now.
Sunday was a REPETITION of almost
every Sunday in Oroville as far as
an exodust Of the population was con-
cerned. Everybody went some place
that could get out of town and those
who styed at home carried a chunk of
ice to the cellar and stayed there ali
day.
Work on the handsome new garage
OF the Oroville Motor company is
again under Roadway after an enforc-
ed delay on account of inability to Sc
cure some Of the matrials, and We r
informed that the big structure will
now be rushed to completion.
Guy Fruit who has been in Califor-
ma for the past several months re-
turned to OrOville last week. Mr..
Fruit is accompanied by his brother
Jef Fruit of MERGED, California, who
IS an extensive wheat grower of that
locality.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Hart will leave
Monday on an extended motor trip
70 the Walla Walla and Waitsburg
country. Dell will take along his fish
ing rod and gun and expects to extract
considerable pleasure from the out
ing. While in the Waitsburg country
tney will visit with friends and rela-
yves for a few days.
harvesting is now under Roadway
~ the hill country around Nelson and
ohesaw. Some of the wheat in this
neisnDorhood will go as high as 20
bushels to the acre. However, the yield
VIII be considerably decreased as the
lelds are spotted, local rains having
considerable affect on the crop.
The Omak Chronicle publishes a
picture of the proposed new $4,000
a'sn school building in that place, and
~ certainly Is a beauty. The architect
vas \. V. Cough, of Okanogan, and
rom the handsome design it is evil
vent tnat 1t is not necessary to send
-. OF this county for plans for new
suiuings when there Is such a COM
pe'ent architect within easy call.
frol. olds Informs us that the school
a'u is engaged in refitting and fur
"iShihg the old south side eighth
s'aue room which will be used this
'eal Tor the fifth and sixth grades. All
rsphs belonging to these two grades
~ nave to attend the south side
senool. This is made necessary on ac-
.ount OF the rapidly increasing at
s"uance which necessitates more
'Oo" IN the high school building.
"rs' Geo. Bailey accompanied by
ner laughter Marjorie returned from
nOvnester, Minnesota, last week. Mrs.
Aaiiey n her daughter have been at
: mayo Brothers for several weeks
s..ihg aid for Miss Marjorie who
l,ered a serious breakage Of an arm
~ thls spring. After exhaustive
ination and preliminary treat
ny" .ne Mayo's decided the case was
'e'ond medical or surgical skill.