The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-04-09

allowed to be blocked for too long
time with the debris of the New Oro-
vile hotel fire. The walk was impas-
sable for days, and was still blocked
up to the TIME of writing this item.
The litter does not leave a very pleas
ant impression with strangers passing
through town.
Geo. Devon knows that Oroville is
going to be city some day as he has
put value of $4,000 on the lot upon
which the New Oroville hotel stood.
which would figure up to about $500
per front foet We believe that George
is correct in his assumption that Oro-
vile is going to make city, but fear
that few of us will live long enough
to see Main street real estate selling
for that large amount a front foot.
Frank Ford, one time a resident of
Oroville and a graduate of the local
high school, was visitor in town over
Monday. Young Ford was among the
many Oroville school boys who entered
the service during the late war. He is
now residing at Spokane, but just at
present is working on a section of
State Road No. 10. His old friends here
were pleased to meet the lad again
and note that he Is looking we'll and
physically fit.
Mrs. Frank Calvert and children re-
thrned to Oroville from Seattle
last Saturday after an absence
of several months. The Calvert family
went to Seattle to consult a specialist
as Frank Calvert, Jr, had the loss Of
his sight threatened by a growth back
of one of his eyes. 1t was long time
before the singular ,ailment responded
to treatment, but at last the disease
gradually disappeared and the lad is
now entirely recovered.
Frank Buckingham, who purchased
the old Signs residence at the east end
OF Central avenue some weeks ago, is
making extensive improvements on
the property The weather beaten
building that formerly occupied the lot
has been dismantled, cellar dug, con-
crete foundations put in and soon the
carpenters will be at work on a neat
modern home. The new building when
finished will be a very attractive adj
dition to that part of the town.
The ball team of the 9Th and 9th
grades at the high school building met
the ball team of the 9Th and 9th grades
of the south side school in battle array
Tuesday afternoon, and after one OF
the most exciting contests that kids
were ever engaged in the north siders
won by a score of II to 16 The win
ners were very naturally elated over
the result for the south side did the
growing fortnight before when they
took the north siders into camp
Last week was designated as clean
up week by the authorities, and for
once, at least, the order was pretty |
observed. Back yards were |
and the air was pungent
for days with the odor of burning
There certainly were lot
Of plague spots that could stand reno
waiting, and there are still others,
where lot owners were slow following
out cleanup orders, that could be inn
proved in appearance by the exercise
Of little muscular exertion.
At a meeting Of the town council
held Wednesday evening of last week
the bid of o. NJ Chaplin for the con-
struction of a cement sidewalk from
Main street east on Central avenue
and north on Bridge street to the
Okanogan river was accepted. The
contract price for the work complete
is $4,3l5.7S. Mr.. Chaplin is cement
wOker of years of experience and now
a permanent resident of Oroville. We
feel safe in saying that when the work
is finished the property owners who
will pay for it will be well satisfied
with the job.
The problem of housing those look
ing for shelter is getting to be some
thing fierce, indeed it has been a hard
nut to crack for months. Hardly day
passes but inquiries are made at this
office for houses to rent, and the ap-
plicants must be turned away disap-
pointed. In this day of bitterly high
cost of construction there seems to
be no one willing to invest in build
ings, and the man who wants a home
must build, buy or do without The
same shortage of houses exists in |
about all the towns and cities of the |
state. and the outlook for meeting the |
demand is not bright.