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

Carl Hamilton was a visitor in town
from Loomis Saturday.
Wood will be the next article of con-
sumption upon which there will be
run.
Henry Bahrs and A. Creelman were
in town Friday last, driving over from
Loomis.
There are indications thgt there will
yet be considerable building in town
before the year ends.
Barney Thompson, who was burned
out in the recent fire, will not engage
in business here again.
There seems to be considerable trav-
ell on the railroad, and the wonder is
where all the people go to.
According to the Hedley Gazette
Geo. Bowerman and family, of this
city, spent Labor Day in that place.
The Seattle exposition closes the
middle of next month, and those who
still contemplate taking it in will have
to hustle.
Mrs. Fred Schramm, of Loonis, was
an outgoing passenger last Friday, on
her way to her old home at Michigan
City, Ind
Deputy Sheriff Mills was kept pretty
busy last week rounding up witesses
and jurors wanted at this term of the
superior court.
Guy Fruit, S. I. Stanton and Andy
Southworth were compelled to go to
Conconully this week as witnesses in
the Phillips cases.
Phillips, the half breed is on trial for
murder this week. There is. an army
of witnesses, and the case is going to
cost the county heavy sum.
Capt Duttield. local immigrant in
spector, was called to Marcus, Friday
last. on business connected with his
Office returning the same day.
If there is any one Job the ordinary
citizen dislikes more than another it is
jury duty, and he is always ripe with
excuses to escape that ordeal.
The large building near the old
Riverside hotel, that was originally
built for stable and has been roohess
since construction, was shingled this
week.
II. w. Champneys, a pioneer resi-
dent of the Similkameen valley, and
who owns beautifully located ranch on
Palmer lake, was visitor in Orovile
Friday last.
The finest potatoes that have come
into market so far this year were from
VIM. keeler's ranch, south Of town.
They would attract attention at the
exposition if put on display.
Geo W. Loudon came in Saturday
evening and left for his home at Loom
is Sunday, after several weeks at Spo-
kane, and during his absance he had
an operation performed for hernia,
The crspness of the air would indi-
cate that summer is a season of the
PdSt, anu " ihpVt 10 PlC w S"oop
down and make the shivering mortal
wonder what had become of his sum
mer wages.
w. II. Alexander, of Spokane, who
is interested in the Horn Silver mine,
located on Ellemeham mountain near
Golden, was an outgoing passenger
Mnn6ay pnnrpir,r alton ,.i- nf fpW W
days to the mine.
S. Rayburn, the carpenter who was
injured by falling from the roof of the
building occupied by Jay Newell, is
out and around, although not as yet an
entirely sound man. His injuries were
not as serious as was at first feared.
VIM. Yolen Williams. one of the
most widely known mining experts in
the northwest, came in one the special
freight from Keremeos Sunday, and
left for Spokane Monday morning. He
had been up to Princeton examining
mining properties in that neighbor-
hood.
Leo DeMerchant. who spent the sum
mer vacation with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. S. a. DeMerchant. at Golden. left
Friday morning last to resume his
studies at the Normal school at Bel
lingham. He has another year at the.
Normal, after which he expects to put
! in three years at the State University,
finishing with one year at Harvard,