The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-12-29

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ing. DR.. Bevis attending.
Miss Lola Mahood, formerly a resi-
dent Of Oroville. but now living in
Wenatchee, came up last week and
visited friends for a few days.
Fruit Inspector F. e. De Sellem,
who is assigned to this district, spent
the holidays with his family at We
natchee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurlow Adair have
moved on to the place formerly occu-
pied by r. Bernard in the Similka-
meen valley near Chopaka.
Mrs. R. A. Jackson left Tuesday
morning for Spokane to visit with
aer parents and brother She will re-
turn next week.
Harry Hastings and Mathew Bill
have moved their cattle from in the
neighborhood Of Monse to Ellisforde
for winter feeding. They have quite a
large herd.
Thelma Piper of Oroville and Zelma
Golden of Brewster were among the
IS students enrolled at the Cheney
normal at the opening of the winter
quarter last week.
Sunday was very quiet day in Oro-
vile as usual. but nothing compared to
Christmas day, Monday In fact, Mon
day was blank as far as business or
activities Of any kind were concerned.
Among the teachers of the Oroville
schools VINO left to spend the holidays
with friends and relatives were Miss
Chamberlain who went to Seattle and
Miss Yule who went to Bellingham.
/ Miss Helen Peck, who is attending
school in Oroville, is spending the
holiday season with her father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Price Fruit, at
LOOMS.
c. H. Baldwin, Mrs. H. o. Mcdaniel,
and Mss Grace Mcdaniel all of Loomis
were in town Wednesday. Dental work
under tae care Of DR.. Masters was the
attraction.
Miss Marjorie Bailey, daughter Of
our former fellow townsmen George
Bailey, was visiting friends in town
OVST 0uuudy. MI. DdAiCy . Ldmhy 10
now living at Tonasket.
Miss Marjorie Bailey, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Bailey, formerly Of
Oroville, but now living in Tonasket,
spent couple Of days visiting friends
in town last week. Miss Bailey is at
tending school in Seattle and will re-
turn there after the holidays.
The merchants of Oroville report
having had an exceptionally fine bust
ness during the holidays. The stores
last Saturday night every store in the
town was practically thronged with
people purchasing Christmas cheer.
Automobile licenses for this year
expire January 1, 1923, and drivers are
subject to arrest on or after that date
il caught driving without 1928 IL
cense. Owners of motor vehicles are
advised to make their applications
as soon as possible.
The election Of two directors on
the board of the whitestone Irrigation
district resulted in the selection of
R. A. Nixon for three year term and
w. F. Swisher ~Afur-une year term.
Quite lively interest was manifested
in the contest
Irrigation district assessments, due
and payable November LIST, will be-
come delinquent at 5 o'clock in the
afternoon of December 31st If 60 per
cent, of the assessment be paid by
that date, however, the remaining
per cent may be deferred until April
3Oth.
The new automobile license plates
for 1923 have commenced arriving in
Okanogan, according to the Okanogan
Independent. They are attractive look
ing with the blue numbers on white
background. The general opinion is
that they are better looking than the
1922 plates.
Velna Stockton was granted an in
terlocutory decree of divorce from
Edgar Stockton, in the superior court
last week. She was given the custody
Of the two minor children. She charg-
ed that her husband had beaten, kick
ed and choked her. Later he refused
to support her-Okanogan Independ-
ent
Norris Gjerde, son of Mr. and Mrs.
S. B. Gjerde Of East Oroville, while
playing basket ball few days ago.
fell, striking his head on the floor,
resulting in a slight abrasion. Moth
ing was thought of the slight injury
at the time, but since the slight wound
has become infected and the young
man has had to have the attention of
a physician.
Attention is called to the dance to
kbe given at the Liberty on Monday
night under the auspices Of the Amer
lean Legion. That there will be rec
lord breaking crowd goes without say
ing, as the Joy Walkers orchestra is
Ito furnish the music, and that and the
fact that the Legion boys are behind
It will be sufficient to draw the crowd.
Quite number of young people who
are attending college at Pullman, ar
rived home for the holidays last
Thursday. Among the number were
Miss Jean Adams, daughter Of Attor-
ney and Mrs. j. M. Adams; Miss
Teresa Masters, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. DR.. Masters; Miss Mary Macy
and Theodore Johnston Of Oroville
and w. Cloud, Of Tonasket.
Well, the question is now, has Oro-
Vile had her winter? Less than two
weeks ago mercury stood away below
zero. Sunday 1t stood 4S above and
Monday, the same. According to the
almanacs and other would be weather
prophets, this section has had its