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

Several members of Okanogan lodge
Knights of Pythias, were in town last
Tuesday evening and attended the
meeting of the local lodge of X. of P.
Gold Shield coffee. for which Geo.
Bailey Is the local distributor, is CIV
en- publicity this week in the shape of
an attractive advertisement which is
no more attractive than the coffee that
| Is advertised.
Some of those who assisted in fight
ing fire Friday last and wore fire de-
partment rubber coats and hats must
have walked home with them, as eight
out of the dozen belonging to the de-
partment are missing. Those who have
these coats and hats in their posses
sion are requested by the fire depart
ment chief to return them at once.
The slight snow storm that this val
developed into regular blizzard in
Douglas and Chelan counties. There
was heavy fall of snow to the south
and the heaviest fall of the winter in
the mountains. There was hardly
enough to make up for the winters
shortage of moisture, but it helps
some.
immigration Inspector Maske is
back on his job after repeated periods
of absence on the coast, where he was
called to act as interpreter in cases
where l. w. VS., were on trial. Inter-
prefers are required when this class
of men are on trial as vast majority
of the enemies of this country are for
eigners, and being such should be de-
ported.
Some one is yet going to be crippled
or killed by autos backing out across
the sidewalk at the garages in town.
Fools cannot be prevented from driv-
ing cars, and as such people care moth
ing for the safety of the public it is
not rare case where cars shoot out
of garages without warning and
across sidewalks. Better check this
before damage is done.
Lon Gadbury came over from Loo
mis- Monday to go to work on the
power line that is to be erected be-
tween Oroville and Tonasket. Poles
are already distributed along the
route and force of men will speedily
erect the poles and string the wire.
The purpose is to supply the lower
country with electric power as soon
as the big dam is completed.
Word has been received that Archie
Ash, who owns the south and newer
part of the old Peerless hotel building
| at the southeast corner of Main street
and Central avenue is to renovate the
same and open it as hotel. Several
families are occupying rooms in the
building and they have been notified
| to vacate on or before the LIST of May.
Mr.. Ash is now in San Francisco.
Messrs Waterstrat and DOlan OF
OkanOgan, sole owners of the Hubbard
Abstract company, ask the public to
suggest a new corporation name, and
to the person who first suggests the
name which shall be adopted will be
paid $500 cash. All suggestions should
be mailed to The Hubbard Abstract
Company, Okanogan, Wash, and
should reach that company by April
Goth
Alaska Jack, claiming to be a fa-
nous hunter and government guide
of the Yukon, with medley of Arctic
raiment and pictures of the frozen
north, also giving a rendition OF one OF
Services Alaska poems, both tough
and romantic, divided the honors OF the
stage Saturday and Sunday evenings
with the regular moving picture pro-
gram at the Liberty. The additional
attraction drew large houses.
Guy Fruit came in last week from
Texas, where he has secured bond
on a tract of land in the midst of the
oil fields, and went from here to Loo
mis-. We have not seen the gentleman
but understand that Mr.. Fruit is con-
lfident that he has broken into the
best game that he ever sat in, with
millions in sight, and those who know
the old pioneer trusts that he will re-
lalize every dollar of the million.