The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-04-02

Dell Hart reports the sale of 1874
acres of land belonging to G. 0. p.
kimball and 81 acres OF the Riste
brothers ranch to Percy Walker, Of
Wenatchee. Seventy-nine acres of this
purchase is under the West Okanogan
Valley irrigation system. The land is
situated few miles south of Oroville
and is very choice lot of property
Born, March 4 in Seattle, Wash,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Will Zosel, son, the
second. VIII ie a son of Chas. Zosel,
of Canton, and Mrs. Zosel was for
merly Katie Zobel. of Warsaw, Ills,
and is a niece of Wagner, ST., of Can
ton. They expect soon to move to
Chesaw, Wash, where Will is to run
saw mill and work for contractor
on small scale-Canton. Mo-, Press
Up to last Friday the county audi
tor had sold 1859 automobile licenses
for this county, and calls for licenses
were still coming in at the rate Of
fifteen day. At conservative esti-
mate this means an investment of
81 100000, most of this vast sum being
for pleasure vehicles. And yet people
are bowling about the II. C. l.. Amt
the American people considerable Of a
Joke?
Word reaches this office that Dan
England, who has had charge of the
Ellis-Forde orchard tracts for a num-
Der of years, is to put up and operate
feed mill of large capacity in Oro-
vile this year. 1t is certain that an in
dustry of that kind would pay well at
this place, and if there is any one in
this upper country who can run such
an establishment right and make 1t
pay it is this man England.
Chairman Stewart of the republican
county central committee, notifies us
that he has appointed Vert W. Pen
dergast secretary of the central COM
mittee. A better selection could not
have been made. Young Pendergast, a
son of Judge Pendergast. saw active
service over seas. and he is one of the
most active Of the young republicans
of the county. Moreover, he is live
business man and will make an eff
cient secretary of the organization.
S. A. DeMerchant was brought down
to the Oroville General hospital the
latter part of last week so low with
pneumonia that there seemed at the
time to be little hope of his recovery.
The more serious illness developed
from an attack of the flu. and he
days before he did 20 there. 1t is a
great pleasure to be able to announce
that Mr.. DeMerchant was very much
improved at the time of going to press
although still a very sick nan.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Kerns, of Geary.
Indiana, arrived in Oroville last Fri
day evening. Mr. Kearns owns an or
chard tract on the Ellis-FOrde Orchard
Tracts, south of town, which is now in
bearing and is very valuable piece OF
property. Mr.. Kearns reported that his
furniture was on the way out here and
it was their intention to locate in Oro-
vile. 1t is with great pleasure that we
welcome Mr.. and Mrs. Kearns to Oro-
Vile, as they are charming people and
a valuable addition to the community.
According to the Wenatchee World
DOC" Robert e. Forbes, who had such
sensational career in this county,
Gaping his criminal record by through
some wizardry slipping out of the
county Jail at Okanogan. has been
captured at Hite, Utah, and will be
brought back to Okanogan to answer
the charges standing against him
From here he drifted up into Alaska
following his crooked methods and
leaving a trail of victims behind. Com
ing back to the states United States
detectives got on his track and finally
landed him in Utah.
a. vi. Hinkes who has had charge
of the salts deposits near Clinton. +
c., owned by the Stewart-Ca'ver;
company, came in from the north las,
Thursday afternoon, having driven
down in his auto Mr. Hinkes reports
that the going generally was good ex-
cept for a rough stretch of road over
the mountains between Kamloop3 and
Vernon. Mr. Hinkes will probably re.
main here several weeks assisting in
installing some improvements that the
company is to make by which the pro-
cess of making the product of the
local salts lake more profitable will be
assured.
The many friends of the gentleman
were exceedingly pleased to meet ant
greet P. M. Snider Wednesday, Mr.
Snider was formerly cashier of thu
Bank of Oroville. and is now holdins
a similar position in a bank at Puy
allup. He was called to Okanogan a:
witness in a case before the court
and took advantage of the chance tt
run up to Oroville and shake th'
hands of his old friends and acquaint
dHCeS. bOlD MT. oUlu6T anu HIS
are charmed with their new location
and it certainly agrees with him judg
ing from his appearance. as he neve
looked better physically during hi
long residence in this north country
Last week a messenger boy some L
years of age looted a package of mai
received at the Fidelity bank of Spo
kane. taking the cash and destroyin,
the checks that were passing through
that bank for collection large mum
Der of checks from banks in this coun
ty We're amoung those destroyed. Fou
checks from the First National bank o
this place were among the number
and one for 50, issued bv w. M. Ramb