The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-11-12

II. L. Lewis was over from LOOMS
saturday with n load of fruit.
Chas. Powell is building residence
on his homestand east of town.
Geo. Devon:is preparing for winter
oy putting in cellar under his lodg-
ing house. '07
MRS. A. Gray, who was a guest of
Mrs. Frank M. Dallam for a week, re-
turned to her home in LOOMS Monday.
"A saspe nsion bridge at some of the
street crossings would be a great con-
venlence to pedestrians after heavy
falls of rain.
Mr.. Burch, of Spokane. is in town to
talk a local telephone system to the
denizens of the place. Talk good to
him and nail the system.
Federated Sunday school Sunday 2:3O
D; m: Church service 1870 p. m. Rev.
ii: M. Cource will preach. Mrs. Signs
VIII sing special selection.
James Jackson has moved his family
and household goods back to Oroville
from Nelson, and is permant fixture.
All of which is pleasant notation to
make.
Every one should remember the date
OF the Forthcoming bazaar and "Lulla-
Dys OF the Nations" Dec. 3, by the
Ladies' Aid. Lunch will be served af-
ternoon and evening.
Commissioner Wright was in town
from Omak Friday, called here to adj
just some road dispute that has gotten
nelghbors by ears up in the Ellemeham
| mountain settlement.
Services Sunday in the Nj. E. church
at 1870 p. III. Subject-'The Market
Value of Man." Prov. - %. Speaker,
Mrs: Robert Thompson. Sunday school
at ii a m. Everybody invited.
w. H. Mcdaniel, one of the most
successful fruit growers in the county,
living near LOOMS, has our thanks for
a supply of magnificent apples. More
anon, as the correspondent would say.
Jake Kast has the contract to erect
the new business house on Main street
and commenced on the foundation Mon
day. The structure will be pushed as
| rapidly as the condition of the weather
will permit.
Word has been received here that
| the wife of the school teacher at Omak
| committed suicide Saturday by taking
dCll. lie ueCtuScu leave )
several children. No particulars could
| be obtained.
1t is reported that Ii. w. Bragg is to
| embark in the wheat buying business
| with agricultural implements as side
line. Considering the central location
| of Oroville Mr.. Bragg ought to Liake
| a ten strike.
If you have not registered call at the
clerks office and do SO, otherwise you
will be DISTINGUISHED and unable to
vote at the town election in December.
Only a few more days left to get your
name on the list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. r. Forde retured
to Oroville Monday from Minneapolis,
| where Mrs. Forde spent the summer
and where Mr.. FOrde has been visiting
for couple of months. They con-
tinued on to Loomis Wednesday.
Ed. Benson was tried before a ury
| in Judge Fraser's court Wednesday on
charge of selling liquor without a
license, and the six good men and true
brought in a verdict of not guilty, which
was nuts to Edward and cold douche
to the town authorities.
| DR.. f. S. Beale has gone into the
wholesale and retail Hour and feed
| business, and has an office in the 81
| grst building. Those who are short
on that line will find the doctor an ac-
commodating individual to deal with
and he handles prime stuff.
The Women of Woodcraft will put a
large class of novitiates through the
PAGES Saturday night. y team from
| the LOOMS Circle will be over to help
out in the work. Mrs. Hollywood, the
organizer, will also be present. a
banquet will add to the gayety of the
occasion.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. II. Ellis, jr., OF
Wenatchee, arrived Wednesday and
will spend a few days in Oroville. Mr..
| Ellis has seen the rapid increase in the
land values around Wenatchee, and
considering the land of Okanogan coun-
ty to be Just as well adapted to fruit
as any in the state is securing posses
sion of many acres of Okanogan real
estate.
Harry Williams was arrested and
tried Tuesday before Judge Fine on
charge of making rough house OF
Frank Ramson's wigwam, near Gold
en-. and using Mr.. Ramson'S face as a
punching bag. 1t was an aggravated
case of squaring up an account and
| Williams was touched for a tenner and
hounces, the trimmings swelling the
total to. better than S27. Expensive
entertainment.
AT a special invitation from Mrs. D.
!. Spencer the Ladies' Aid of the Nj.
r. church wet at her home last Thurs
day. After a splendid dinner and a
general good time the business part OF
the meeting was taken up, and plans
adopted for giving an entertainment
and bazaar on December ). The en-
tertainment is to be one of the best
g yer given in Oroville, entitled, 1.-The
Lullabys of the Nations"
DIR. Kenneth Turner, of Omak, who
has the contract for looking after the
health of the employees on the grade
work of the Oroville-Brewster branch,
was in town Wednesday. He was ac-
companied by G. a. Mitchell, who Is
following the fruit growing TAD al
Omak. DR.. Turner also has the bug,
and is putting in an orchard Both
gentlemen are the kind of citizens
That will aid to make Okanogan Ia
nous for fruit.
Judson Murray, of Okanogan, was IN
town Saturday arranging to have done
mon a desert land claim he recently