The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-03-05

speHu udy VI Two IN Town tne latte
part of last week. Mr., NORM con
ducts a thoroughly equipped steam
laundry at LOOMS, and while his sue
cess at the present time is not com
mensurate with his deserts, he is no
. losing money on the investment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Richter arrive,
Monday evening from trip on thu
outside, and left Tuesday morning fo
their home at Keremeos, B. C. Mr.
Richter is one Of, if not the, oldes
pioneers of the Similkameen valley
and man of keen business ability ha
accumulated very large fortune.
From the quantity of rails being
rushed to the front it looks as though
the company was accumlating enough
material at Keremeos to iron the right
of-way to the coast. This shuntins
around of cars is not without its use
fulness, as it prevents the train crews
from growing rusty for want Of ex.
ercise.
Judson Stever, a new arrival in the
country, gathered to himself a chunk
OF the public domain under the pro.
visions of the homestead law the latter
part of last week. The land secured is
in the vicinity of Anglin, and adjoins
tract owned by the young mans
brother, j. E. Stever, one of the pio-
neers of that section.
Those who have had occasion to use
the roads radiating from Oroville re-
port them to be in a rough condition
owing to wash outs. AS there is yet
much snow on the hills the highways
will probably be worse before they are
better, which means season of activ-
ity for the road supervisors, providing
they do their duty.
The first of March opened up with a
skiff of snow and bullying wind that
threatened a dose of disagreeable
weather. 1t was only cold, cherries
bluff, as conditions atmospherically
improved before the expiration of day
light. However there was enough Of
leonine exhibit to arouse the hope of
lamb like going out of the month.
Mrs. Anna Mitchell, the milllner,
moved this week from her former To-
cation, in the customs Office building,
to the structure recently erected by
Bartell & Co., on the lot adjoining
their store. The new store gives Mrs
Mitchell greal deal more room, and
makes possible the display of a big
stock of new spring goods just received.
Geo. Ross, late of LOOMS, arrived in
Oroville Saturday, and will take a po-
sition at the Crescent wet goods en-
porium. Mr.. Ross is just out of DR..
Flyers hospital, at Riverside, where
he was confined for two months with a
serious attack of illness. From his
physical appearance one would be led
to believe that he left the hospital
about a month too soon
H. P. Decent, of LOOMS, spent Tues
day in town, looking over the field
with view of moving his undertaking
establishment to this place. This may
be lugubrious and grewsome subject,
yet an undertaken is necessary ad-
junct to civilized community, and as
there must be one, it is just as we'll
that he should thoroughly understand
the requirements Of the business.
Chas. A. Powell of the Washington
Commercial company, filed on desert
land claim before L. S. Commissioner
Fine, Saturday. The land is within
a few miles of Oroville, and consider
ing the rapid increase in land values
about here Mr. Powell is justified in
anticipating handsome reward in a
very few years for his sagacity in gett-
ing hold of a chunk of Uncle Sans
domain.
In resurrecting the water pipes ex-
tending from the mains to the Peerless
hotel it was demonstrated that frost
penetrated the ground to an unusual
depth during the winter. A muscular
ly welded pick was necessary to get
through the frost zone, which, last
Saturday, was from two to three feet
deep, and much has been drawn out OF
the ground since winter commenced
softening up.
Ed Mills, of Havillah, spent Sunday
in Oroville, guest OF the home of his
father, Deputy Sheriff S. E. Mills. On
his way to the metropolis Mr.. Mills
was forced to leave his sled, the usual
mode of conveyance in his part of the
country at this time of year, at the
top of the hill and proceed to the city
on horseback. Monday Mr.. Mills, ST.,
took his son back as far as the snow
line in buggy.
Robt. Evans, who does much of the
buying for the Pioneer Meat Market
and who is not averse to a speculative
venture in live stock now and then
returned Saturday from hike through
the Boneparte and Pine creek sections
In the former locality he purchased {