The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-08-27

Charlie Powell, jr., was a visitor in
LOOMS Sunday.
f. =. Cadillac was in town from Che
saw over Sunday.
The September term of court will
convene of the It'll.
Mrs. l.. f. Hendrix was a visitor at
Nighthawk Thursday.
Chas. a. Andrus was in town from
Nighthawk Wednesday.
Loitz johnson was in from his ranch
on Antoine creek Saturday.
Jack Evans offered yearly proof on
his desert claim Wednesday.
Jas. f. Forde was called over to
LOOMS Wednesday on business.
s. A. DeMerchant was in town Fri
day last from his ranch near Golden.
There is twinge in the atmosphere
OF early morning that is premonition
of frost.
Frank Grogan, a pioneer of the Sim
ilkameen valley, was in town on bust
ness Thursday.
Rev. II. NJ Course will hold services
at Wehesville Sunday morning, and
at Ellemeham in the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL. Sailing, who have
been in Grand Forks during the sum-
mer, returned to Oroville Tuesday.
Mrs. John p. Forde and Miss Hilda
White returned from visit to Seattle
Wednesday evening and left for Loom
is Thursday.
John Schaffer, of Nelson, one of the
charter members of the GAZETTE'S
list of subscribers, was visitor in
town Saturday.
Miss Mary W. Divine, who has been
a guest of Mrs. w. A. McCray, of
Nighthawk, left ON the east bound pas
senger Monday.
Miss Mile Richards, who spent some
three weeks at Seattle, arrived in OrO-
Vile Tuesday evening on her way to
her home at Loomis.
Mrs. Marie Howell, who has been
visiting her brother, Jas. Holmes, of
this place, left for her home at Spo-
kane Monday morning.
Rev. II. NJ Course returned Friday
last from Wilson Creek, where he was
called several weeks ago by the illness
OF a sister, the malady proving fatal.
Robt. Thompson held his last ser.
vices before conference in the M. +.
church Sunday evening. Mention OF
the services was inadvertently omitted
in the last issue.
The finest lot of vegetables that has
been on display during the season was
brought in this week by Dan Ireland,
who is proving conclusively that he
has orchard culture and gardening
down to science.
Last Thursday the government ther-
mometer in town registered loz, the
top notcher of the season, and it was
some warm if any confidence could be
placed in the casual remarks of the
perspirng inhabitano.
Geo. Girty, an old time and we'll
known miner who has been engaged al
placer mining on the Similkameen for
long time, deid yesterday forenoon
at his cabin on the claim short dis
lance west of Oroville.
One of the neatest pieces OF Jolners
work in town is that counter in +. "A.
McMahan's jewelry joint. That man
Sims. who seems to be handy at any
thing where the use of tools is neces-
sary, did it with his little Ratchet
Mrs. w. O. Hamis CHI and her son
Harry and daughter Ellen returned
from Seattle Wednesday evening. me
lad has been away year attending
school, and his visit home will be short
as he will enter Gonzaga college next
week
Connty Surveyor c. c. Woodward
,vas a Messenger on the west bound Tor
ConronulIv Monday morning. he was
ono of the lucky gamblers in the draw
ino for the Flathead Indian lands, but
!. not swelled up much over his good
fortune.
w. f.. Gamble, of Conconully, coun-
:, c}ork whom the people have so
,nuch confidence in that has been re-
tanned in office for years, was Visi'or
in town Thursday last. He had every
,nuearance of basking on the pieasanC
side of life.
MIR. and Mrs. Ira w. Follis ana Mr.
.,,d Mrs. Robert Thompson returned
friday last from camping trip In the
,.ioiritv of LOOMS. Mr.. Follis, VINO
has not been in the best OF health for
month or more, returned from the
outing very much improved.
Monday while out on horseback L.
\, siorist was taken violently Ill. he
ATTEMPTED to reach town, but was COM
Lied 70 dismount and lie down by the