The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-05-07

SuOP. ne threatens 10 start In DuSl-
ness here.
County Surveyor Woodland is engaged
in laying out county road down off
Mount Boneparte, which promises to
IT, be of great benefit to large and
we'll settled territory.
The score of the game Sunday re-
mined older men of the games thirty
and forty years ago, when the lively
ball was used, and home runs were SO
common as not to cause comment.
Numerous fishermen are now seen
strolling toward the lake and rivers
with complete outfits, but few of them
are seen strolling back with fish. But
they enjoy the sport of trying, anyhow.
A large number of railroad work.
men have been going out to the west
end OF the road during the past week.
This looks as though there was to be
some construction work westward after
the long delay.
Jas. E. Forde returned to Oroville
Monday evening from his trip to Min
neapolis. 1t was surely flying excur
sion, as he only spent 4S hours in Min
neapolis and ST. Paul, business in the
west compelling him to cut his visit
short.
The vocal conclusions of band of
rooters adds gayety to ball game, land
the player who resents guying is roast
ed mercilessly. 1t is better to look
pleasant and take the medicine than
to show resentment and invite more
attention.
A wee mite of a 10y was struck in
the de with batted ball Saturday
afternoon, and for Il time it was feared
that ne was severely hurt. After
time he was able to walk home. The
firing line is a dangerous position for
youngsters.
There were about dozen former,
and old time, residents at the depot
Saturday morning, and all but two or
three of them now claim Oroville as
their home. Which would make it ap-
pear that Oroville is growing some at
the expense of a neighbor.
Upon the arrival of the keremeos
ball team Saturday evening seven
inning game was played, resulting in
score of I to = in favor of Oroville. 1t
was pretty scaley exhibition of ball
playing, but was classy in comparison
with what was doing the following day.
''Rainbows Of Virtue and Vice"
Two Sunday evening subjects in the
Peerless hall, May 9 and Is, s p. m.
"Seven Fundamental Virtues Wisdom
Courage, Temperance, Justice. Faith,
Hope, Love" These seven have for
ages been regarded as the basic vir-
tues. Come and let us study them
together.
VIM. Keeler ordered the lumb this
week and will start in at once build
ing large and attractive residence on
his valuable fruit ranch short dis
lance south of town. He laid the foun-
dation for the proposed mansion last
year, and will now proceed to put
roof on it.
Judge and Mrs. F.. W. Taylor ar
rived from Republic, where the Judge
had been holding court, and left Sat-
urday morning for Conconully. where
court opened Monday. The Judge was
bright and cheerful, and stands the
strain of office far better than many
men of robust health.
j. C. Wild. recently from Pierre,
South Dakota, has located in Oroville,
and will make this place his future
home. Mr.. Wild will look after the
personal interests that l.. l.. Work
holds in Oroville and vicinity, and as
they are numerous he will find enough
to do to keep him pretty busy.
John P. Forde, of LOOMS, who was
for many years connected with the
Washington Commercial company, and
who is now cultivating homestead on
the outskirts of Loomis, came in from
the west Monday evening. From here
he made business trip to Spokane,
expecting to be absent only few days.
The keremeos visitors were clever
bunch Of young men, and made a good
impression and plenty of friends here
by their gentlemanly conduct on, as
we'll as off, the ball grounds. They
have a crackajack pitcher, but need
considerable strengthening up before
they can hope to win any ball games
Contractor Signs is driving nails into
the new addition to the GAZETTE office,
which helps some tokeep up the march
of public improvements. When the
lean-to is finished, the big press in and
electric power turned on the GAZETTE
will be one of the best equipped print
shops out side the large cities in east
ern Washington.
Mrs. Fred C. Refer came in from
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