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

Both of the local movie houses had big
film attractions Saturday and Sunday
nights, and both houses entertained large
audiences which would 60 to show that
the movie habit Is well established In
Oroville.
Just bear in mind that the Commercial
Club holds its regular fortnightly meeting
next Thursday evening. Let every men,
ber be present and bring along new
member. Keep plugging for material until
ever resident Is on the rolls.
A number of Tonasket Odd Fellows at
tended the meeting of the Centennial En-
canpment. I. o. o. F., No. 100, at ono
vile. last Thursday. Among them were
s. J. Sincock, Claude Whited, Dave May
berry and James Biles.-Tonasket Times.
John Bardash, who is to open meat
market in the Bartell store building. on
the south side of the track, is having the
interior of the building fitted up espec-
tally for his business. Installing large
cold storage box, meat blocks, heat hooks
and counter
l. w. Barnes as noted last week, is
laid up at his home with complications
following a touch of flu. and pretty
tough touch 1t was. The muscles of his
lower limbs stiffened and he has suf-
fered much pain. He Is still confined to
his bed, but is slowly recovering.
Shorty Wagner has opened tailoring
shop in the building adjoining the office
of the directors of the West Okanogan
Valley Irrigation district on the west on
Central avenue. For the present Mr.
Wagner confines himself to pressing,
cleaning and repairing, but expects to
employ a first class suit builder later in
the season.
Sunday Bishop Herman Page. of the
nArfn vh.a Lac
of confirmation upon a large class at The
local Episcopal church and also deliver
the morning sermon. The bishop is an
eloquent and scholarly divine and a
christian gentleman and those present at
the services will be treated to an inter-
esting discourse
The West Okenogan Irrigat ton district
directors have a large force of men rush
ing work getting the bitches AMI flumes
in order preparatory to turning on the
water at the earliest date water may be
required by consumers. Many improve
ments have been made in the system
DUNG the winter, and every step taken
in that DIRECTION has been with the single
aim of permanency AS these improve
ments are made from year to year In
the course of time the system will be as
near perfect as a system of the KIND can
be made.
At the last meeting of the Commercial
Club movement was set on foot to enter
into correspondence with the ra'uoad
companv with the object of inducing the
powers that be to attach a buffet car to
the regular, pasengerf train on tho oro-
vile -Wenatchee line. Such an accommo-
dation is sorely needed and consider :
ing the amount of travel on the llne
would be better than self-sustalning. Ire
train leaves here so early in ,he morn
ing that the traveller must either get up
at an unearthly hour in order TO secure
a meal before departing, or snatch a
hasty cup of coffee and sandwich shoulo
be a trifle late in responding to the sum
mons at the hotel or the alarm clock
and then goes until after noon without
ANYTHING to eat The conditions are even
worse on the return trip. as the tram
does not reach Oroville (providing 1t is on
time), until 9:45, which makes 1t long
time between eats both coming and 60
ing