The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-09-14

frellMlnary WOrk Degun on the
ditch Monday. A crew Is putting In
culverts near the Blackler place. pre-
pairing for the fill later.
I D. J. Wood. d. E. Wood and Ted
Buckley Of Chesaw, and Howard
Mooney, Jr., Of opportunity, we're
visitors in Oroviile Monday.
| A squad of husky youngsters were
busy Wednesday and Thursday even
ings clearing Of the thistles on the
high school football field.
Customs Officer W. A. CRUDE and
Jess SexsOn were in Okanogan Tues
/ day boosting for Oroville's Fall Fes-
tival and Mardi Gras.
Fred Clark Is putting in some ex-
tensive improvements at his apple
sheds this week, in preparation for
the coming run of apples.
Andy Johnson and Ernest Truax
left the latter part of the week for
Salmon Meadows to round up their
beef cattle, on the reserve.
Mrs. Naomi Cooper, formerly Of
Nelson, now residing at Mt. Vernon,
was a guest at the home Of Mrs. ].
G. Hare Wednesday night.
s. II Sanderson, the Oroville plum
Der, made trip to Nelson Friday
where he did some repair work on the
Nelson State Bank building.
Phil Schleif is reported to have
threshed $500 bushels Of oats on his
ranch south Of town. which would
make the yield around 40 bushels to
the acre.
Chas Amos and family left for Dry
den Thursday, where Mr. Amos has a
contract to pack apples. He will re-
turn to his ranch north Of town In the
spring.
The new Wagner & Co., warehouse
is rapidly taking shape. The work is
being rushed In order to have the
building ready for the coming apple
harvest.
G. M. Scott went to Seattle the lat
ter part Of last week and arrived
back In Oroville Sunday with u new
Ford roadster for the Standard on
company.
Howell Wheeler arrived in town
Sunday and is visiting with old
friends for a few days, before he goes
to Monse, where he has taken a con-
tract loading apples.
G. r. SlOanacre, the popular chef
at the Hotel de Grub, Is the owner
of. new Essex coach, which he pur-
chased from the g. w. Bartell Motor
Co., wednesday.
Miss Jessie Mitchell arrived in town
Thursday from Wilbur, where she has
been visiting her sister. Miss Mitchell
is helping VIM. Mlshler. our local Jew
eler, Tor rev days.
Sidney Jackson has taken a POSI-
ton as reporter with The Or0vilIe
Gazette. Mr.. Jackson was q member
Of the 1922 graduating class of tho
Oroville high school.
| Mrs. G. M. Burnham and WaIlie
| R,rr hap al
Monday after fruit. While here they
visited at the home Of Mrs. Burnham's
mother, Mrs. Jennie Vincent.
Mrs. w. 4. CRUDE, Mrs. G. l..
Armstrong, Mrs. j. L. Masters and
f. v. Covert attended bridge party
and luncheon at the home of Mrs.
Geo. Bailey in Tonasket Wednesday,
Word has been received from Fred
LudOlph, field manager Of the Gro
Vile Okanogan Oil company, that the
well has reached depth Of 800 feet
and drilling is progressing favorably.
Mrs. r. A. Jackson and little daugh-
ter, Bonnie, returned Friday from
Spokane where the little girl had her
adenolds and tonsils removed. Mrs.
Jacksons mother, Mrs. Getsey, accom-
panied them home.
Many OrOville people were surpris-
ed by the partial solar eclipse which
took place at noon Monday. The suns
rays were partially obscured and the
shadow upon the sun could be seen
through a smoked GLASS.
TED Buckley of Chesaw was in
town Monday. While operating gas
engine with Mr.. Wood, Mr.. Buckley
had the misfortune of getting his in
dex finger caught in the machinery
resulting in the loss of that member.
Mr.. Taylor, accompanied by his two
sons, Harry and Airline, motored over
from Everett this week to work dur
Ing the apple harvest. There is plenty
of work In Everett, he declares, as the
city Is In the midst Of substantial
building boom.
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