The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-12-17

Attorney Hoskyn- was a visitor in
Conconully last week.
Archie Ash, of Spokane, was a Wis
ltor in town this week.
EMrs. b. F. Peterson, of Tonasket
was IN town Monday doing Christmas
shopping.
Miss Mary Ryan, who taught in the
public school last year, is visiting with
friends in town.
Attorney Peck left for Spokane
Monday on legal business, to be alb
sent only few days.
Christmas week from Saturday. Do
your shopping at once and avoid the
rush at the last hour.
Farmers on the hills have discared
wheels for runners. The sliding is
none too good on the fiat.
f. +. Parsons is now EMPLOYED as
helper at the Great Northern station.
vice Mr.. Colberg, resigned.
Mrs. Chas. Lewis left for Spokane
"Wednesday to spend the holidays. Mr..
Lewis will join her Christmas.
Jas Irving, Reevey Frank and two
Swedes contributed. to the town en-
chequer this week for playing tag.
Quite a heavy snow fell in the val
ley the latter part of last week, and
| soft run of weather has since followed.
The cheering and cheerful music of
the hammer and saw is echoing about
town, and the refrain is sweet to har-
| ken unto.
Mrs. Gene Judd, of Loomis, was WIS.,
| iting several days during the past
| week with her sister, Mrs. AL Smith,
of this place.
The new NJ. L. parsonage is making
| rapid strides toward completion. and
will he neat addition to the south
| part of town.
Frank Lintz the Loomis brewer of
beer with a body and boquet, was in
town Monday with wagon load of
extract of hop.
The members of North Star Circle
are requested to bear in mind that the
| order meets the first and third Tues
| days in the month.
Get in your orders for extra copies
of the Christmas edition before the
supply is exhausted. and mail them to
| friends at a distance.
Mrs. J. f. Samson left "Wednesday
| for Armstrong. His, to visit her moth
er. and was accompanied as far as Spo-
kane by Mr. Spokane.
The Peerless has put a new covered
| bus on the route to convey passengers
| to and from the trains and hotel with
some degree of comfort.
f. S. Bliss. an old man who has been
| living about town for some time. was
aided to Join his son on the coast this
week by the town people.
Deputy Sheriff Mclean, of Concon-
ullv. was in town this week summon
inc Jurors. Several citizens caught
Christmas gift they are not proud of.
Thos. NJ. Desmond, late of Bonner's
Ferry. Idaho, spent several days in
Oroville. during the past week visiting
his brother. II. J. Desmond. He may
return in the spring and locate here.
II. f. Windsor, of Loomis. was in
Oroville Friday last with load OF APP
ples. Mr.. Windsor has one of the most
valuable homesteads in the Slnlahekln
valley, and his orchard is source of
steady income.
Robt. Evans was an east bound pas
senUer Friday morning. Rumor has
il that his trip will extend as far as
Chicago. and upon his return he will
have a new responsibility in the ma
ture of better half.
Every freight train that has come IN
for a week has brought in from ten to
dozen car loads of grading para
phernalia belonging Guthrie brothers,
and if has been distributed to the con-
tractors along the new road.
A. NORM, the merry laundry man OF
LOOMS. was passenger bound Tor
Spokane last Friday morning. tie was
living light as to baggage. as he eX-
pected to return in a couple OF days,
but he had that ripping laugh Win
him that makes good humor contagious
Chas. Sigrist was a visitor at Che
saw Sunday. returning Monday. lie
travelled the horseback route, and re-
norts it having been one of hardest
iaunts he ever took, owing to the soft
snow that continually balled up on the
horses feet, preventing travel out OF
a walk.
Hon. Geo. j. Hurley, of LOOMS, re-
NAMED over in Oroville last Friday
NIGHT on his way to spokane: HIS
mission was relative to the Indian
lands in the Sinlahekin valley, soon to
he disposed of at private sa e. he Is
acting as guardian for the minor heirs
Inv appointment from the government
The frame of the new Presbyterian
church is going up into the air rapidly,
much more rapidly than could be eX-
nected considering the unfavorable
weather since work commenced. The
sunerstructure is far enough along TO
give some idea of what neat appear
ance the church will make when com
pleted,
George and Harry Bowerman com
menced doing the annual assessment
work on the Golden Chariot mine, on
Krnoer mountain, Monday. This is
one of the best among many exception
ally good properties on that celebrated
mineral bearing elevation, and during
the coming year II should be maze
steady outputter.
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