The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-30


the M. E. Church last Sunday. He Will
return about the middle of August Tor
the last local conference business
session
Miss Catherine Prentice, daughter
of Mrs. Lew Prentice, formerly resi-
dent of .Oroville and now living at Sc
attic, came in Monday evening and is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Hare.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Forde and son
Boyd, Mrs J. M. Richmond and Miss
Clara Melcher, of Loomis, drove over
to Orovile Monday evening and re-
manned two or three hours visiting
with friends.
There was touch of the good OLD
summer time in the atmosphere this
week, and if heat is to be increased as
the summer advances, as is to be ex-
pected July and August promises to
be pretty torrid months.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. B. Starrett, Jr., re-
turned home from Spokane Sunday,
ers convention The money jugglers
from the country towns were given
royal good time by the city bankers.
Mrs. A. H. Peterson returned to her
home at Seattle Saturday after visiting
for a week at the home of O. f. Peter
lson, Her two young daughters, who
has been visiting here for two months,
returned to Seattle with their mother.
Miss Clara Melcher, who taught last
year in the Green lake district of Sc
attic, is spending the summer with
] her mother at LOOMS. Miss Melcher
has been retained at the school at
| which she has been teaching for an
other year
| Mace Reed secured contract to
convey by auto Chautauqua entertain
ers from Curlew to Riverside this week
ing the transfer Mr. Reed used two
large cars, Miss Adela Hart driving
one of the vehicles.
| Dr.. Burge our local eye specialist
returned to Oroville Saturday after an
absence of several weeks visiting at
Seattle, Portland and Spokane, and
will be here until the 10th He then
goes to Tonasket for a few days, re-
turning to Oroville on the 18th.
| MIR. and Mrs. d. E. Jones stopped
over in Oroville Tuesday night on
their way to their home at Nighthawk
after an absence of some three weeks
spent on the west side of the noun.
tains, during which they travelled ex.
tensively through the Olympic noun
tain country. greatly enjoying theil
vacation.
d. j Frederick is excavating a base
ment for the Bank of Oroville which i.
to be used especially for heatins
plant. The dirt taken from the base
ment is being used to fill in the de
pressions on Fourth street, that ar,
usually ponds after rains-that il
when this country experiences tn,
novelty of rain.
The committee having in charge tn
Legion banquet that is to be given Oh
the evening of July 4th in the Haskell
packing building has made arrange
ments for speaking and instrumental
music during the evening. The Schass
berger sisters will furnish the music
Miss Pauline at the piano and Mis-
Edna on the violin.
The local postmaster last wee
pointed out how saving on the car
rying OF produce could be made b
shipments through the parcels pos
system instead of by express. AS mos
of the products of this locality ar
sold f. o. b. the shipper has little choic
as to the avenue through which tn
goods reach the purchaser.
| There were 81 children present at tn
nutrition class at the Civic Leagu
building Tuesday afternoon, shown
that there is a growing interest bein
taken by parents and children in thi
effort to build up the physical condi
ton Of the children. Next week tn
class will be held on Monday after
noon instead of Tuesday, on accoun
of the latter being holiday.
A grass fire at Riverside, Monda
afternoon burned down two of tn
Okanogan Valley Power company
poles. shutting off service in Orovill
for couple of hours until the lines t
the south could be cut out New pole
were put in at Riverside by Monda
night so that the lower valley coul
be supplied with lights and powe
from the Similkameen power plant tn
same evening
The public does not want to over
look the fact that the ladies of tn
Catholic church will hold food sal
in Seasons drug store Monday. TIL
housewife can escape the labor @
preparing dinner for the 4th durin
he hot weather by stocking up at thi
sale. Ice cream and cake will be serv
ed during the sale and that is anothe
feature that should prove no
weather attraction.
According to the Okanogan indie
pendent the Commercial bank at Con
conully, that has been doing bushes
lat the former county seat for years
has been discontinued and most of tn
fixtures have been moved to Molsol
10 be used in the Commercial banl
at that place, the Commercial bank o
lChesaw having been moved from tina
place to Nelson, thus giving the hill
town two banking institutions.
Quite large delegation of rooter
accompanied the Summerland bal
team to 0roville Sunday, and bein,
dead game sports they were ready t
back their team for money, marbles O
chalk. AS ready cash is not violentl,
conspicuous around here, and ais
some lack of confidence in the abilit,
Of the local team exists among fans
there was no wild rush to cover thu
A-Aa. L..