The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-24
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SH~OAiuhi' Auu tnlS attitude was
not assumed through any cocksured.
ness as to the results of the voting
Tor ne did not under estimate the abil.
ity OF his opponent as campaigner, or
his popularity where best known. for
there was time that the Judge !
friends did not think he had a walk
away In the race, and the Judge was
not ignorant of that apprehension.
Along side of Dell Harris realesta.e
office, on Main street, stands a sun
flower stalk, topped with sunflower,
that measures Is feet in height. This
abnormal specimen of sunflower
growth came from Joe ROBINSON
place, in East Oroville, where every
thing coming up out of the ground
grows large. Like everything else the
soil produces, the sunflower flourishes
In the valley, and when it comes to
the size of the flower and the altitude
OF the stock Kansas is not in it with
Okanogan county, even il it is known
as the Sunflower State. Why, Jack,
the giant killer" must have grown his
bean stalk in or around the present
site of Oroville.
In an account of a series of games
played at Kelowna recently published
in the Penticton Herald it is noticed
that one of the teams was entered un.
der the name of Oroville In one game,
and the Oroville-Keremeos in another,
and this will be news to the fans and
players in this place The only players
from Oroville who figured in the game
were Moe, Bumgartner and StapletOn.
While there ia no desire to borrow
glory from club that could hardly
claim to hail from Oroville there is u
satisfaction in noting that the SO call
ed Oroville contingent won in both
contests by scores of to and 4 to 3.
1t was good ball, anyway, no matter
who took part Or under what name
the winners played.
Robert Robey, late Of Chicago, is
some nifty juggler of the paint brush.
Mr.. Roby has been engaged lettering
for a number of business houses about
town during the past fortnight. That
Mr.. Robey knows his business is quite
evident from a glance at the work he
has done. In days of yore and days be-
fore various paint spreaders have APP
peared in and disappeared from Oro-
Vile. Every visitor has had an oppor-
tunity to give the public an idea OF
his handiwork by filling contracts OBJ
tanned, yet it is no exaggeration TO
state that in the matter Of plain and
fancy lettering Mr.. ROby has most OF
those artists skinned league. Mr..
Robey may make Oroville his head
quarters plying his dexterous hand
on Jobs in the neighboring towns, re-
turning here to recuperate and pick
I'D an honest dollar here and there
when his services are needed.
Charles B. Powell, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles A. Powell, left for Seattle
Saturday where he expects to secure
a position and remain permanently
Mrs. Powell will remain in Oroville
until her husband is located before
Joining him. Mr.. Powell has resided IN
Oroville and held a position with the
Oroville Commercial company's store
for the past twelve years and prior to
that lived for some years at LOOMS.
growing up to mans estate from child
hood in the two communities. He is
quiet Industrious young man with a
large circle of friends and acquaint-
ances in the north part of the county.
Knowing him as we have since his
childhood we feel deep interest In
the welfare and success OF Charlie
Powell and most sincerely trust that
he may meet with greater success ~
larger field of endeavor than ne
could ever hope for in smaller town
He takes with him the best wishes OF
host of friends to any location nc
may decide upon.