The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-09-17

side Saturday.
James E. Forde spent Saturday and
Sunday in Loomis
"A. E. Schultz, of Nighthawk, was a
visitor in town Tuesday.
W. w. Parry passed through town
Tuesday on his way to Nelson.
}. d. Woodwork, the Chesaw nur-
seryman, was in town Thursday.
Doc. A. NJ. V. Kass, of LOOMS. was a
visitor in town over Wednesday night.
There is as general feeling that
railroad building is now thing of the
near future.
Ben. f. Peterson filed on an SO-acre
desert land tract, located near Tomas
ket, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Mcdonnell were
passengers bound for Spokane Thurs
day morning.
Superintendent Morgan passed thro'
town in his special car headed for the
front Monday.
DR.. Schwabland was called to Loom
is Saturday to minister unto sick peo-
pie in that camp.
w. F. Goodrow has been appointed
section boss at this place and assumed
his duties Thursday.
Mrs. Guy Fruit accompanied her hus-
band to Conconully this week, where
he was called as witness.
Chas. Powell moved upon his home
stead east of town this week, and is
now full-hedged horny handed son
of toll.
Jas. Sharp, one of the successful
ranchers of the Horse Spring coulee
country, was doing business in town
Monday.
The Interstate fair opens at Spokane
Monday. and number of people from
this vicinity will no doubt take in the
big show.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Green, of Fair
Oaks, Cal, are visiting with their SON
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. w. Bartell.
Clay Fruit passed through town
Thursday with some 1000 head of fat
sheep, on his way to Greenwood, for
delivery to =. Burns & Co.
Geo Beall returned Monday from a
trip to Spokane, where he went, so he
states, to pay taxes on lots he has
owned for a number of years.
Chas. Powell had the hard luck to
step on a nail Wednesday, that pene-
trated his foot to considerable depth
and is temporarily lame as a result.
the Okanogan river, coming here in
anticipation of the fall run of salmon
during which they lay in a winter sup
ply of meat.
1t is reported that the ranches around
Nelson and Chesaw are yielding so
bushels of oats to the acre. Whether
upland or lowland there is no country
that can surpass Okanogan county.
Quite a number of parties were out
boating on the lake Sunday. The
boating season is gradually nearing the
end, and people are making the best
of it while the weather is pleasant.
Rev. II. NJ. Course will hold services
at Wehesville Sunday morning, Ellie
meham in the afternoon and Orovllle
in the evening. There will be Sun
day school rally at Wehesville with
basket dinner.
f. p. Wheeler, the Conconully min
ING man and one of the oldest residents
of the county seat, was an out gong
passenger Thursday morning bound for
the Seattle exposition and Spokane
Interstate fair.
Chas. Powell, senior, and son Charlie
returned from their trip to Seattle
Friday last. Mrs. Powell and her son
Beverley remained over at Grand Forks,
visiting with friends few days, arriv-
ing home Monday.
Jake Kast has secured the contract
for building Louis Stofforan's new and
elegant residence on north Main street.
MIR. Kast is first class builder and
will demonstrate his right to he 50 des-
iynated when this job is finished
N. McCumber, who has held the po-
sition of section boss at Oroville since
the completion of the railroad, has been
transferred to Rossland, B. c. He left
for his new post Thursday, taking with
him the best wishes OF large circle
of friends.
J. NJ. Sharp raised good crop OF
wheat on his Cayuse mountain ranch
this wear, and reports that he found
one stool of wheat that contained u
stems and every stem was topped with
full, fat heads. Great is the fertility
of the soil of this county.
Geo. Devon is having repairs made
on the large building at the southwest