The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-07-21

when the glory of the old mining
camp departed, Mr.. Graham moved
10 Conconully, at that time the county
seat and entered the merchandising
business, in which he is still engaged.
Mrs. S. H. Sanderson accompanied
by her daughters, Ethel Gene and
Louise, left Saturday for Owen Sound,
Ontario, to visit with relatives, ex-
pecting TO be absent until September.
Mr.. Sanderson drove his family to
Penticton by auto, where they will
take boat for Okanogan Landing. and
from there go east over the Canadian
Pacific.
There has been no discount on the
summer weather that has been blister
ing the population Turing the past
week. Extreme hot weather has been
the rule, especially during the after
noon, although the nights, or at least
the latter part of the nights, have
been cool. 1t looks as though the sum-
mer of 1922 was going to set the rec
ord for both heat and aridity
Those who are operating the old
Ruby mine, now known as the Pyrar-
gyrite, are not saying anything about
what they are doing in the matter OF
getting out mineral, but from the
amount of electric power being used
at the mine it is evident that the op-
orators are extracting ore and that
I, the mill is running at full blast 1t
1 oh, III ,na Az
producer
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Talbot, of the
Sinlahekin valley, accompanied by the
| mother of Mrs. Talbot, spent several
hours in Oroville Tuesday. Mr.. Talbot
| owns a large tract of land in the Sin
! lahekin valley. near Blue Lake, few
miles south of Loomis, and has en-
| barked in the stock business. Being a
young man of both intelligence and
| energy Mr. Talbot is certain to make
a success of his venture
J. T. McAllister is out $3.50 worth
of carpenter tools by the-fire Saturday
morning. Mr.. McAllister had been at
work Friday assisting in rehabilitating
the old blacksmith shop adjoining the
burned building to the west, and when
he knocked off that evening, instead
of taking his tools home with him he
stored them in Mr.. Bragg's office.
Saturday morning he had to hustle
around and invest in a new kit
| On July 10 Miss Hermina Grieger,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. Grieger.
formerly of Oroville and now living in
San Francisco, was married to ]. p
Gardener of San Francisco. The
bride grew up to young womanhood
in Oroville and will be remembered
as bright, vivacious and attractive
girl and a vocalist of more than or
, binary ability. Friends here will join
| the Gazette in extending congratula-
tions. 81
| Wednesday of last week the bridge
across the Okanogan river at Ton
asket came very near being destroyed
| by fire 1t required several hours
steady work by the local fire depart
ment to eXtinguish the fire. which
would persist in breaking out in the
| flooring on the under side, which was
1
that cigarette butt, responsible for
more fires than any other cause.
started the blaze.
| Otis Hershberger rode up TO the
snow line on Tiffney mountain, west
| of Conconully, recently, and reports
that the country is so dry in the noun
| tains that the path was dusty clear
/ ~ hn l.
other odd circumstance was that he
was almost devoursed by mosquitoes
on the top of that high peak. Ii would
appear that all the mosquitoes from
the valley had gone up to the snow
J banks to cool Off
/ There are rather conflicting reports
as to the success or failure that at
, tends fishing in Toats coulee creek,
coming to this office. c. G. Pursley
| states that in company with John
Whidden he spent Saturday and Sun
| day on Toats coulee creek and their
combined catch numbered over 200,
I which would indicate that there are
still trout in that stream, so fire.
quently visited and so consistently
whipped Dy 1lSnermen.
In conjunction with Charlie Lewis.
Steve Macy and c. B. Moves, residents
of Ellemeham mountain, shipped out
number of hogs Monday to the We
natchee market The Gazette has been
informed that this shipment of hogs
| is the first that has come off the
mountain for several years. and is
| by product of the farms that could be
made the source of considerable reve-
nue. if the farmers would turn their
attention 10 raising porkers
Ii was large and merry crowd that
assembled at the Town Pork, on the
shore of Osoyoos lake, Sunday, upon
the occasion of the picnic given under
the auspices of the local lodge Knights
of Pythias. The attendance was not
confined wholly to members of the
order, as there were numerous visitors
and hearty welcome was extended
to all who came. A sumptuous dinner
was served supplemented by supper
of which quite a number partook.
There was ice cream in abundance for
| all. and at all times the water of the
lake was dotted with bathers. 1t was
pleasant outing and everybody seem
ed to enjoy themselves.