The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-06-18
LOOMS ITEMS.

tu hllllSnlan, OF ofONllle, was NlS-
itor in town Sunday.
w. f. Grant was called to Chesaw
on legal business this week, and was
accompanied by his family.
w. FL. Mcdaniel has taken his fami-
ly over to his Okanogan hay ranch
while he harveSts his hay crop.
| Mrs. Fred Schramm is making prep
erations to make an extended visit to
her old home at Michigan City, Ind.
Fred Till has purchased the home of
Fred Schramm, in the south part of
town, and will occupy the premises
next week. The consideration was
$3.50.
Miss Helen Stoddard has returned
from Spokane, where she has been at
tending the Academy of the Holy
Names, and will make her home with
Mrs. E. c. Willard.
made vacant by the departure of Geo.
Moore, that of tending the flume that
supplies the water for operating the
Palmer Mountain Tunnel and Power
company's electric plant.
The impression prevails here that
the projected movement to put the
land on Whitestone Flat under water
is certain to materalizc, and in that
event the large tract will in Il few
years provide homes for many fami-
lies, as with water it is one of the best
fruit tracts in the county.
The Loomis ball club played return
game with the Nighthawk team, at
Nighthawk, Sunday, and it was one of
the best exhibitions of the national
sport ever witnessed in the county.
| Nighthawk won by a score of > to 0.
E. McHamels and Hart w-te the bat
terry for Nighthawk, and Sain and tIur-
ley for Loonis.
| F. G. Burnham has purchased the
Fred Till ranch, only a short distance
from Loomis on the road to Horse
Spring coalee, and has placed Marshall
Jones in charge. This is one of the
best improved farms in the neighbor-
hood, as Mr.. Till was hard worker
and took pride in keeping up the
place. Besides being adapted to the
growing of grain, there is Il large and
thrifty orchard in bearing. The buy
was an excellent investment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Q. Moore and son
Ralph left Loomis Monday for Seattle
They go for good, expecting to locate
permanently on the west side. The
Moores have been residents of Loomis
for a number of years, and the number
of their friends here is only limited to
the size of the population. The camp
can i'll afford to lose such citizens.
| While regretting their departure one
and all join i'll hoping that they may
find prosperity and contcntment await
ing to welcome to their new home.
Dan Welch has sold his Chopaca
mountain ranch to Messrs. Mulchaey
and Reed. The place is one of the
best high land ranches in this locality.
Mr.. Welch still owns a large herd OF
cattle on the range, which, it is re-
ported, he will dispose of at the first
favorable opportunity. 1t is not known
what Mr. Welchs intentions are when
he closes out all of his interests. He
has been a fixture on Mount Chopaca,
engaged in the cattle business, for
wears, and those who know him will
regret his decision if he decides to
seek other pastures.
Henry Bahrs has fitted up his former
residence and is occupying it as an of
fee. Mr.. Bahrs is connected with Chas.
II. Brooks, of New York. who recent
ly purchased the Gerhard mining prop
critics, on Palmer mountain, and Is
here in advance of that gentleman,
who is expected the latter part of this
month. Mr. Brooks has shown his
good intentions by living up so far
to every promise made, and it is
felt here that he will make mine il
a mine can he made in the country by
anybody. The public is looking for.
ward with keen expectations of a live.
ly revival in mining with the advent
of Mr.. Brooks. as he will undoubtedly
carry out plan of development along
lines that have made mining success,
in other portions of the west.