The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-30

Wednesday DR.. Lewis operated on
Mrs. E. r. Hoose, at the Oroville Gen
eral hospital for enlarged tonsils, and
at last accounts the patient was max
ing rapid progress toward recovery.
Poi. Odds was at Okanogan last
week marking eighth grade examina-
ton papers in conjunction with Mis-:
Donald and Prof. Crozier, of Okla
hogan, the three constituting the ex-
animation board
At a meeting of the Ladies of the
Civic League Friday last furnace
S. H. Sanderson, and will be immedi.
ately installed at the library building
This will add to the comfort of that
structure and will save fuel, which
nowadays is quite large item Of en-
pense.
DR.. d. H. Lewis left Thursday morn
ing for Rochester, Mimi, where he will
spend several weeks in the celebra.s FL
Mayo Brothers hospitals, brushing up
on the latest methods in surgery and
from there expects to go to Chicago &c
continue his studies and observations
city, for short time.
Ed Orth who has been an efficient
2ttachee of the Okanogan Valley Pow
er company's office at this place for a
long time, has resigned his position
upon the eve of his departure for Cali
fornia, and Ray Rayburn, who has had
considerable experience in handling
that mystery, electricity, will probably
accept the vacated position.
With the flu reappearing in the
county wonder if the population must
return to the disfiguring gas masks
that for a time were so common OH
the streets of this place last winter. If
the half yelled face is going to protect
people from the disease and thus save
lives there should be no protest
against the face decoration.
Fred Thompson of Waterville, spent
Saturday and Sunday in Oroville. He
was in the county with the object OF
installing the farm Eyko Lite, an cleo
trio Illuminating light that has given
universal satisfaction wherever used.
A live business man is Mr.. ThOmp-
son and likeable gentleman to meet.
He gave us much information of old
Waterville friends and acquaintance
and it was a real pleasure to learn
that all of them have prospered dur
ing the past score Of years.
If the Gazette is more interesting
this week than usual charge it I'D to
the temporary illness of ye editor
Getting hit in the neck by a cold that
has been so fashionable in this CON-
n unity of late, we scribe had to taka
to cover for some three days and he
has been somewhat groggy since re-
turning to his job. Not being able to
get around and get next to what il
going ON he has had to depend upon
contributions and the handy she
all of which may be considered fortu-
nate by the reader.
A persistent rumor is in circulation
to the effect that there is to be q
change of schedule in the running OF
trains on the Spokane Oroville line
next month. According to the repor,
trains from Spokane and Northport
meet at Marcus, as they meet now, and
train is made up to run through
Oroville, putting Oroville on a through
route from Spokane to the coast. What
foundation there is for this rumol
cannot be ascertained, and as the same
report is in circulation every few
months not great deal of confidence
is placed in it's authenticity.
The county auditor gives notice o
the opening of the registration books
throughout the county, and names tn;
various registration officers. The reg
istration officers for the precincts il
this vicinity are: Catherine Horning
Chesaw; Med Hershberger, Elleme
ham; ]. j. Bennett, Golden. (And /
may be noted that Mr.. Bennett is IL
the east and not liable to return 70
some months) Loomis, Nellie Rich
ardson; Nelson, ". Cove Nighthawk
w. C. Jones; Ooville No. 1, E.
Hose; Oroville No. 2, e. R. Hoose
Oroville No 3, Mrs. s. B. Gjerde.
The census enumerators in this 10
cality will finish their work this weel
They have covered their districts care
fully and thoroughly, but no matte
how carefully and thoroughly tina
class of work is done there is Away
chance of missing some. If any res
dent of the town or vicinity has bee
h. .L a