The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-04-09

was in town Saturday.
w. A. Richmond, the genial knight
of the grip representing the Inland
Cracker company, was logging for his
house in Oroyille Wednesday.
DR.. House is meditating on the con-
struction of concrete residence. Such
a building would set off to advantage
the doctors charming river plot.
The household goods of Guy Fruit
arrived Friday last, and Mrs. Fruit
joined her husband Saturday. They
are now permanent residents of Orc
vile.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gormley, of Night
hawk, spent Friday night in town,
coming down to hear Father O'Reilly,
and going home feeling well repaid for
the trip.
j. G. Martin, once prominent resi-
dent of Rossland, and now prosper
Gus real estate dealer of Vancouver,
B. c., was visitor in Oroville over
Sunday.
There was heavy passenger list on
the incoming train Monday evening,
and this, together with the crowd of
town people at the depot, made very
animated scene.
The heavy blow of Monday evening
knocked the long distance telephone off
the earth, much to the annoyance of
the public, that has suffered long from
such annoyances.
Walter J. Frank, of Wallace, Idaho,
locomotive engineer, was in town
Saturday and filed on 40 acre desert
tract situated few miles down the
river from Oroville.
The new M. E. church will be dedi-
Gated with appropriate exercises Sun
day. No doubt the edifice will be
taxed to its utmost capacity to accom-
modate those who will attend.
Mrs. A. II. Hutchings and Mrs. J.
l.. Longacre, of Loomis, came in on the
Monday evening train from Night
hawk, returning home Thursday morn
ing. They came down to interview
Dr. Webb
VIM. c. Almquist, of Nelson, An
drew J. johnson, of Havillae, w. J.
Thrower and Andrew w. Johnston, of
Oroville, made final proofs before the
U. S. Commissioner of this place last
Saturday.
A large consignment of fruit trees
for parties at this place and down the
Okanogan valley, arrived this week.
They were overhauled by Deputy In
spector Geo. Whistler, who pronounced
them good.
The season for the great national
game, base ball, will open Sunday af-
ternoon at the race track, when and
where two picked mines will try con-
illusions. The band will be out to en-
liven the occasion.
r. J. Hall, of Republic, Indian Farm
er on the north half of the reservation,
and one of the most popular govern
ment officials in the service, spent
Tuesday in Oroville, on business con-
nected with his office.
1t is reported that a great deal of
alfalfa was frozen out in the valley last
winter. This is the first time alfalfa
has ever been damaged by cold in this
county, which would indicate that last
winter was exceptionally severe.
Monday was the most disagreeable
day experienced this spring. The wind
fairly howled, and binding clouds of
dust drifted through the town. If the
population was long on profanity the
conditions fully warranted explosive
language.
Manager Johnson of the Similka-
meen Falls Power company, wired both
the Methodist and Catholic churches
this week for system of lighting,
which will be great improvement as
we'll as convenience to the interior of
those editices.
Geo. Fl. Tamblin, from over the Kip
ling way, spent last Thursday in Oro-
vile. Mr. Tamblin is one of the active
political leaders of the half, and while
there is no campaign on he rarely
overlooks making point even during
! tho close season
The private ca of Division Superin-
tendent r. c. Morgan came trailing in
behind the passenger Monday evening.
General Superintendent E. l.. Brown,
of Spokane, accompanied Mr. Morgan
on the trip. Nothing doing in the way
of railroad news.
Monroe Harmon, manager of the
Ruby mine, has been down with a
severe attack of grip for the past week.
At one time he was very sick man,
but at last accounts he was getting the
better of his ailment, and will soon be
on his feet again.
r. M. Atwater, jr., of Duluth, Mimi.
was among the strangers registered in
town Friday last. Mr.. Atwater is q