The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-06-25

ME- VIII
motor back to Oroville.
The Similkameen river raised sew
eral feet during the first of the week
out is again shrinking. There will no
De the usual high water this year.
The elements kicked up a very dis.
agreeable exhibition Monday. A high
vino Kept all the surface realestate IL
circulation, much to the disgust of the
housewife and the misery of those who
were compelled to be out of doors.
So many feet daily tread the lobby
OF the Hotel de Grub that the Bar.
tell Bros, have been. compelled this
week to apply another heavy Goa Of
floor paint. 1t is the aim of the prop.
rietor to keep up the high standing
that that hotel has won with the pub.
lie.
encouraging reports continue tt
come in as to the condition of most Of
the grain on the high lands. OF courst
II Is yet early to make a prediction az
to yield. More rain is needed and II
soaking showers should fall durins
the next two weeks a good crop is as
sured.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas
Stack died at the family home on EVE
meham mountain Tuesday morning
h little one was a sufferer fror
whooping cough, and was only two
months old. Neighbors and friends 0
the family extend sympathy in thi,
hour of their bereavement.
Canadian mounted police are patrol
ing the border. and one or more ar,
stationed at Osoyoos. The murder o
an officer at Grand Forks by a boot
logger has aroused the authorities OF
the other side of the line and it il
going to hard Shedding for gentlemen
of that kidney in the future.
A couple of auto loads of people
with camp %equippage. hailing from
Twisp, passed through town Tuesday
headed northward. Auto excursions
are rather p%recarious nowadays with
the difficulty of securing gas, and il
is a bold traveller who starts out on a
long trip in n of these boats.
Hay on the bottom lands is not 60
ing to be as heavy this year as usual
owing to the fact that the rivers have
not risen as they generally do every
spring, and very little of the low lands
along the streams has overlooked, and
it is the overflow that always insures
hay crops on that character of land.
Residents of the town did not turn
out and give the home team the sup
port that the boys are entitled to Sun
day. If the team is to be kept up the
residens of the town must show the
players encouragement. With the pres
ent organization the public can always
be certain to see a game worth the
price.
AS many residents of the town as
can commander the requisite gas
should accompany the ball team to
Omak Sunday and cheer them on.
Possibly they may need all the moral
support that can be scraped together,
boys do not fall down Omak will not
walk away with the game by a M
sided score.
Harry Armstrong, captain of the
Keremeos team, never lost heart dur
ing the game Sunday when the tide
was setting against his mates. He was
on his toes all the time and worked
the side lines in his efforts to put
pepper in his a and pull over at
least one run. The fates were against
the young man, but he took the inevi-
table with the best of good humor.
In compliance with the orders of
the town council Geo. Devon is engag-
ed in dismantling the old fire ruins
of the Oroville hotel, at the corner of
Main street and railroad avenue, that
has been an eye sore for weeks. That
is one of the best in town, and
it is hoped that Mr.. Devon can see
his way clear to put up a brick block
on the sight of the building destroy
ed.
The ball boys have done a very
handsome thing in the disposal of the
old suits. or will do the handsome
when the suits are disposed of. All the
old uniforms are to be collected and
handed over to the high school. They
have seer considerable service, but
when once laundried they will be in
a very ~presentable condition and ans
wer the purpose of uniforms for the
high school ball players.
1t is now expected that the new
bank building will be opened about
the 10th of July. On the occasion Col.
Forbes, the contractor, Congressman
Webster, and a number of other WIS.,
itors from the outside will be present.
1t will be an important event in the
history of the town, as it will mark
the dedication of one of the neatest
bank buildings outside of the largest
cities in eastern Washington.
According to statistics gathered by
the government the apple crop of the
state promises to fall short Is per
cent of the normal annual yield this
year. With a shortage of this staple
fruit prices should be remunerative
next fall to growers, and this section
of the state should profit for the out
look is now favorable for a pretty full
crop in this district. At least that is
the way it looks at the present time.
Amel Schultz has a contract with
his trucks to deliver material and sup
plies at the camp at OsoyOOs Of the
road gang that is to construct a Wagon
road up over the hill to Bridesville
This work is to either improve the oil
road or put in a new one with less
grade. 1t goes without saying that the
road vhen finished will he as neal