The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-08

Mrs. ]. G. Hangenbush. of Spokane,
formerly Miss Ethel Gormerly, re-
turned home Friday last after having
spent week in Oroville visiting with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Cor
merly.
Dell Hart has invested in a new Bu-
lex. beauty of workmanship and one
OF the most durable cars that Is con-
structed. Mr. Hart disposed of his old
car, which was pipin in itself. at a
good figure.
The registration books of Oroville
precinct No. are at the store of s. A.
Pratt, those of Precinct No. 2 at Sex
sons drug store, and No. 8 at the hons
Of Joe Robinson. in East Oroville.
These books are to be closed next
Tuesday, October IL. II you have not
already registered you have just four
days In which to perform that duty.
Do it today.
The Spokane Spokesman-Review re.
ports that j. E. Francon committed
suicide In that city Saturday. by shoot
ing. We are informed that Francon
worked in several of the mines in this
locality during the past year or two.
He was working at the Four Metals
some six weeks ago. and when work
temporarily suspended on that prop
erty be went to Spokane.
During the past week Geo. Bartell
drove over from Seattle in a new 1921
Studehaker model car that is one of
the prettiest and most attractive me-
dunn priced cars on the market, and
found no difficulty in negotiating the
heaviest grades Notwithstanding the
unfavorable wet weather. This neat,
new model is what the big new Stude-
baker plant is turning out.
Mrs. c. Schassberger is at Spokane
this week inspecting the large laun-
dries Of that city and making arrange
ments for the purchase and installation
OF new machinery for the Oroville
Steam Laundry, laundry already ex-
cellenty equipped with modern ma
chinery. The Schassbergers are going
TO make their Oroville plant equal in
every respect to the best in the coun-
try.
During the four days of open season
lor Chinese pheasants and Hungarian
pheasants that the game commission
allowed for this year. beginning on
Inc first and ending the 4th of October
here was great slaughter among
those birds. These birds have been
multiplying under protection for some
years and had not only increased in
great numbers but have become very
much of nuisance. The Chinese
pneasants have wrought much des-
truction to gardens and fruit in the
valley, while the Hungarian brand IS
as pugnacious as the proverbial Irish
man and have driven other game
birds off the hills where the Hungar-
ians have preempted quarters.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Matterson are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. CRUDE.
mr. Matterson is connected with the
customs branch of the revenue service
and at one time was stationed at Oro-
vile. At present he is the U. s. GUS
TOMS officer stationed at Victoria, b.
=. The Mattersons are here on their
vacation and expect to remain for
some two weeks. Mr.. Matterson is not
iuiing away his vacation as immedi-
ately upon his arrival he began help
ing harvest the apple crop among the
tract owners in East Oroville. The
hattersons made a large number OF
trends in this community during their
residence here all of whom were pleas
% to welcome the visitors on their re-
turn.
some of the neatest road signs that
nave been turned out in town are those
mat that paint singer, Roby, has just
finished for the Oroville Motor COM
pany. There is nothing gaudy nor elab-
orate about these signs. Their beauty
ana effectiveness rests in their modest
piainness. A few white letters Of am
PIE size on black background with
orange border make a sign that the
traveller can read at glance as ne
wnizzes by. Too many road signs lose
'neir value by being so constructed
and lettered that it is difficult to take
- the lettering with the eye while
travelling in car, but that drawback
. eliminated in these new Orovilie
notor company publicity wayside ad-
'ertisements.
MIR. and Mrs. John e. Gibner, OF Sc
attie, spent two or three days In Oro-
me during the past week, guests OF
mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bailey. Mr.. Gibner
: not stranger In northern Okano-