The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-24

| DR.. ID. Y. Grove of Nelson was WIS.,
itor in Oroville Friday.
| S. B. Starrett was business visitor
at the county seat Saturday.
DR.. j. T. Wilson was an overnight
visitor from Okanogan Monday.
| Mr.. and Mrs Walter Turner of Mol
son were registered at the DeGrubb
rIday.
! Andy Johnson lost five head Of cat
tie last week when they broke through
ice on the Okanogan river.
Jos. w. Gresham. attorney and real
estate dealer Of Tonasket, spent Fri
day in Oroville on business.
Morris Daily and bride arrived from
Keremeos Friday and departed Satur-
day for Penticton on their honeymoon.
G. NJ. Van Alta left Monday for We
natchee on business trip and ex-
pected to be away most of the week
Carl Hamilton is a visitor in Oro-
vile this week from his Palmer lake
home, coming down from Nighthawk
Monday.
Z. P. Burns and II. B. Payne drove
down from Nighthawk Monday after
noon. coming over the Similkameen
road. and returning Tuesday.
d. Il. Jones arrived Thursday even
ing on the Oroville- Wenatchee train
from trip to the outside and depart
ed Friday morning for his home at
Nlghthawk.
s.Floyd Loomis returned to her
home at Nelson Friday after spend
ing several days visiting with Mrs..
Dempster at Nighthawk and Mrs. ".
\. CRUDE here. F&a
VIM. O'Connor. attorney of Okla
hogan, spent Sunday evening in Oro-
Vile, coming up the valley by auto
and returning Monday morning on
the Oroville- Wenatchee train.
+. r. Hose, town clerk and water
superintendent left Monday morning
for Springdale where he was sum-
moned by word that his father il
dangerously i'll and not expected to
live.
C. C. Hedger. who has been work.
ing in Oroville and other points in the
valley in the interest Of his life in
surance business for two or three
weeks, was called home to WenatcIee
by word that Mrs. Hedger was Ill.
Word received from Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank NJ. Dallam, ST.. now at Port
land, announces that baby girl
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Greg
DRY Saturday. Mrs. Gregory is
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Dallam.
Judge C. II. Neal stopped in Oroville
Friday night on his return to Okla
hogan from holding session of court
at Republic. Judge Neal reports that
the thaw of last week was making
itself felt in the Republic country.
Virgil Dickson. organizer and man.
Chas. Fite of Mullan, Idaho, spent
several days here the latter part of
last week and the first Of this week
looking for land with a view to locat-
n4 IN the valley. Mr.. Ffte is one OF
the advance guard OF many who will
come mere on a similar mission this
spring, il inquiries that are being re-
ceived may be depended upon as an
indication.
Louis Stoffern Of Anglin, spent sew
eral days in Oroville during the pas.
week looking after his property in
terests here. Mr.. StOffern reports that
conditions in the Anglin country PROM
Use excellent crops this year. but that
the farmers are hard pressed due to
the drought that prevailed for several
years past and the low prices they
received for what they did produce
last season.
back into the yards Monday morning
after getting within about 300 feet Of
the tunnel beyond the high bridge
| near Blacklers place, because Of dam
age to the front OF the engine caused
by collision with a push car, such rs
used by section gangs. How the push
car came to be on the track is a mys-
fiery. The section foreman reports
that the car was left beside the track
some distance below the bridge. Who
| ever put it back on also pushed 1t
across the bridge and up the grade
to the tunnel, all of which hard work
appears to have been done without
! motive.
S. p. Scott, horticultural inspector,
spent Sunday in Oroville. While here
he announced that he is anxious to ar
range an early meeting with the fruit
growers of this section to discuss the
grave menace caused by the general
appearance throughout the Okanogan
valley OF blistermite. Mr.. Scott says
that practically every orchard in this
part of the valley is more or less at
fected. He declares that the pest is
easily controlled if dealt with at the
right time and in the right manner.
but ii not controlled it will prove alb
solutely fatal to all the fruit game.
Blstermite is combatted with the dor
mant lime-salphur spray, and the time
is approaching for applying that
spray.
Mike Sullivan. conductor on the Oro-
v;llo. w ouatrhaa limo, loft last WQd-