The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-06-11

w. o. Steele, one of the old settlers
of Ellemeham mountain, was in town
Thursday.
The Ladies' Aid Of the M. E. church
will meet Tuesday, June Is, in the
church parlor.
Bathing in the Okanogan is now the
popular pastime.
The creamery is turning out first
class article Of butter.
Stanley Evans, Of LOOMS, was WIS.,
itor in town Thursday.
D. M. Burge, of Havillah, proved up
on his homestead Tuesday.
Dan Moffett was in from his ranch
near Tonasket Wednesday.
There will be a total eclipse of the
sun next Thursday At 3 p. m.
The essays for the McMahn-Sexon
medals take place this evening.
Chas. Shull, Of LOOMS, was . visitor
in Oroville over Monday night.
County Surveyor Woodland is survey
ing out new road up Tonasket creek.
Miss Bernice Williams, who has been
teaching at Pateros, joined her mother
in Oroville Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. T. Peterson, of
Nighthawk, we're visitors in Oroville
over Wednesday night.
The contest of Marie Bennett vs.
Frank Kelsey was heard before the U.
S. Commissioner Monday.
G. L. Methven, of the Anglin coun-
try, made final proof before the U. S.
Commissioner Wednesday.
The family Of ye editor arrived from
LOOMS Wednesday and will make Oro-
Vile their permanent home.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Hixon, who are
ranching on Palmer mountain, were
shopping in Oroville Monday.
Cecil Hutchins and Dan Reilly, two
Ellemeham mountain ranchers, were
in town Thursday for lumber.
Sam Rider was in town from his
ranch near Angin Monday, exchanging
greetings with his old friends.
F. H. Humphreys, of Spokane, who
legs for the Fairbanks-Morse gasoline
pump, was in Oroville Sunday.
Earl E. Crist, of Antoine valley,
proved up on his homestead before the
U. s. Commissioner Wednesday.
Jimmie True is having carpenters
figuring on a residence he expects to
build in the south part of town.
A change in the weather this week
sent the murcury sailing upward, CIV
ing the public decided taste of sum-
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Van Alta were
over from their Palmer mountain farm
transacting business in Oroville Mon
day.
w. B. Sexon left Tuesday morning
on visit of week at Spokane and
Reardon, his parents living at the lat
ter place.
A Salvation Army lass held services
on Main street Saturday evening all
by herself, to an audience about limit
ed to herself.
Martin Suppen, who owns valuable
ranch near Whitestone mountain, re-
turned Monday from visit to Colora-
do and Kansas.
Mrs. E. Truax and infant child left
Friday last for Santa CRUZ, Cal, where
she expects to spend the summer visit
ing with relatives.
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. H. Ellis returned
from visit to LOOMS Monday even
ing, and left Friday morning for their
home at Wenatchee.
Arthur Lund, thevery popular and
successful Riverside banker, stopped
over Wednesday night in Oroville on
his way home from LOOMS.
Owing to the absence of some of the
players the local ball club. was unable
to fill the date with tho, Conconully
club, at LOOMS, last Sunday.
Mrs. F. A. Link, teacher of the pri-
mary department of the public school,
left this week for Spokane, whore she
will spend the summer vacation.
Clay Hersberger and Clarence B.
Moves, of the Golden neighborhood,
proved up on their homesteads before
the q. S. Commissioner Thursday.
John E. Reese and r. r. Younge
traded ranches Monday. The Reese
ranch is high up on Boneparte and
the Younge ranch is low down on the
Okanogan river.
Clement c. Reid, who is connected
with the forestry service in the capac-
ity of ranger, doing his ranging prin.
cipally east of the Okanogan river, was
in town Monday.
Judge w. A. Barry, of Riverside
the Nestor of the Oka,aogan bar. &
learned attorney and very pleasant
gentleman, spent Tuesday, in Oroville