The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-03-19

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are scarce article in this town.
Jas. Hopper, an old time resident O.
Loomis and Riverside, came up to Orc
vile Saturday with the Riverside con
tingent. He is a hot rotter at any
game, and pulled hard for his home
team.
Fred Teel, who has been in the EN-
ploy Of Nj. H. Mahoney for almost 8
year, left Monday for Seattle, and will
go from that city to San Francisco
In all probability he will not return te
Oroville.
F. A. De Vos field on desert claim
containing 22O acres, Monday, before
q. S. Commissioner Fine. He got as
far north as possible and remain in the
United States, as the land hugs the
international border.
+. p. Farnsworth, who is extensive.
ly interested in the mutton industry,
was in town from his ranch near Ton.
asket Friday last, making his friends
feel that his visits are altogether too
few and far between.
Joe Hunter, who prospected the sur
rounding mountains with stone ham,
mer as far back as the dark ages, dur
ing which time he made and spent
several modest fortunes, came down
from Nighthawk Monday.
Chas. Kohrdt, who is handling farm
implements at Nelson, was down to
the metropolis Friday last. His mis-
sion was to see farmers and supply
tools where necessary to help make the
valley blossom as the rose.
Ed. Klingman, bookkeeper for the
Washington Commercial company,
made his regular fortnightly trip to
Spokane Saturday. There is an attrac-
ton over there that the young man
cannot resist for any longer period.
From the number of people that col
lect at the depot at the arrival of the
trains a stranger would imagine that
half the population either expected
friends, or have not got used to the
novelty of a railroad in Okanogan
county.
During his visit here last week A. j.
Gadberry, of LOOMS, bought team
of draught horses for Jas. E. Forde,
and fine team of mules for his own
use. Mr.. Gadberry states that the de-
mand for the better class of horses is
exceeding the supply.
A. Remie, representing the whole
sale dry goods house of Fleischmer,
Mayors g. Co., Portland, was unload
ing miscellaneous line of nice things
in the dry goods and haberdashery
linss upon our merchants several days
during the past week.
There is nothing that will cause men
to do stranger things, OF voluteer so
much advice, as fire in a small town
where there is no recognized authori
ty, or systemized method of fire fight
ing. This town experienced some of
that kind of thing Saturday evening.
The people of the Chewhillikan val
ley have petitioned for new postof
fee, with mail service from Wau-
conda. The office will be known as
Huntley. That the service was sorely
needed is shown in the fact that there
were over 200 signatures to the petit
tion.
Sam Rider, former Oroville resi-
dent, who has turned his attention to
farming and owns valuable farm in
the Chewillikan valley, was in town
Saturday greeting his old friends. He
is just recovering from a long and pun
ishing seige of rheumatism, and shows
the effects of it's ravages.
All the chemical charges on hand for
the chemical engine were used up at
the fire Saturday night. A large sup
ply should be kept on hand, as an emer-
gency might arise at any moment, and
it would be case of hard luck if the
only piece of fire apparatus should be
out of commission when needed.
Clay Fruit, who is living on his ranch
near Tonasket, was quite i'll last week
with some complication of the heart
and sent in Saturday for his brother
Price, and doctor. After examina
tion DR.. Webb reports that Mr.. Fruit
is in no serious danger, and will prob
ably be himself again in few days.
There is a diversity of climates ant
conditions within radius of a few
miles in Okanogan county. In Orc
vile the streets are dusty and at Che
saw people are still travelling aroun'