The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-03-19

L. A. Sanborn, of Tonasket, was ir
town Saturday.
Geo. Loudon, of Keremeos, spent
Monday night in Oroville.
What about a water system ? Don't
YOU think it is a necessity ?
What is needed here is some men Of
capital to put up residences for rent.
j. B. Sheridan, Waterman at the
Nighthawk mine, was in Oroville
Tuesday.
G. H. Wheeler, of Conconully, the
well-known civil engineer, spent Sun
day in Oroville.
Solan Sain, of Loomis, is in Oroville
in charge of the business established
by H. p. Decent.
Attorney Hoskyn was a passenger
for Nelson Monday, called there on
professional business.
Henry Didra, the Pine creek stock
man, was in town Monday getting
pointers on the market.
w. f. Revely, who is engaged in the
livery stable business at Hedley, B. c.,
spent Tuesday in Oroville.
d. Hastings, progressive farmer
living near Kipling, was transacting
business in town Friday last.
Had the customary north wind been
blowing Saturday where would the
south part of town be today?
Mrs. I. w. Follis returned home last
week after an absence of month Wis
iting with relatives at Spokane.
U. S. Commissioner G. J. Tompkins,
of Republic, was in Oroville Friday
last enjoying brief sojourn in live
city.
Sunday was delightful spring day
and the people hocked out in the open.
1t was red letter day for the livery
stables.
With good stream of water the fire
Saturday evening would not have lasted
Is minutes, Nloral-Get complete
water system.
Henry Pagels filed upon homestead
before U. S. Commissioner Fine, Mon
day. The land is located on the sky
line east of town.
VoI Il dol tto 10
man, was among the crowd that came
up from that place Saturday with the
basket ball team.
Monroe Hartman was down to OrO-
vile IRON the Ruby mine Friday last
on business connected with the proper
ty he is interested IN.
A. Signs returned to Oroville Satur-
day, having completed the buildings
he had contracted to construct for w.
w. Parry, at TOnasket.
The new Office building of DR.. J. l.,
Masters is getting into shape. 1t IS
not a striking editice, but it represents
the march of improvements.
A. NORM, of Loomis, was in town
Monday. From the frequency of his
visits it would seem that he has an eye
on Oroville as place for location.
Fay Harris, who has followed pros
pecting and mining on both sides of the
line for many years, was an incoming
passenger on Monday evenings train.
Chas. A. Andrus was in from the
Number One mine, near Nighthawk,
Friday last. He is in hopes of being
able to commence taking out ore this
summer.
1t is spring down in the valley, at
least around Oroville, while snow and
frost linger on the upper benches.
Winter is doing the lingering act sure
this season.
Clyde Andrews, one of the early res
idents of Loomis, who is holding down
a homestead over on Douglas noun
tain, was among the visitors in town
Friday last.
DR.. c. P. House, one of the early
pioneers of Oroville, who was called
east some time ago by the serious i'll.
ness of a brother, returned home Thurs.
day of last week.
Mrs. B. E. Wheeler and John Wheel
err, mother and brother of J. S. Wheel
er, arrived in Okanogan from Okla
homa Monday, and will make theil
home in this county.
The boys have commenced passing
around the horse hide, and in shor
time the popular game of base bal
will be attracting crowds and supply
ing JOY for the rooters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loritz johnson wer'
in Oroville Monday from their rancl
east of Tonasket. Mr.. johnson own
one of the best improved and most val
liable places on Antoine creek.
Tom. Stanton is opening up the orr
body on the Forty-ninth Parallel b.
means of an encline shaft, and is in
stalling a gasoline hoist to expedite