The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-06-18
DOINGS IN AND ABOUT TOWN
Few Things Seen and Heard by the Gazette Reporter

his court, at least by all whom we have
express themselves on the subject.
He is proving to the satisfaction of the
public that he is fully capable, both
mentally and physically, of perform
ing the duties of the office.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Z. Grant drove
over from Loomis Monday morning.
Mrs. Grant remained here with the
children to visit with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs Guy Fruit, while Mr. Grant
drove on to Chesaw. where he had bus
mess demanding his attention.
Chas. Herman, the Conconully mer-
chant, was visitor in Oroville Satur-
day. 1t is hardly safe to say how long
Mr.. Herman has been in business at
the county seat, as people would take
him for c9ntinarian, but he has been
there since about the discovery of the
county.
So far the new and stringent cigar
cite law is ''more honored in the
breach than the observance" around
this neck o the woods. Old stagers.
who have burned the sticks for years.
find 1t a hard proposition to drop the
habit instantly upon the mandate of
Legislative body.
Some of the saloons about town have
conformed to the new requirement or
dering all screens removed from win
dows. The law did not effect this place
anyhow, as the wet goods emporiums
have always been run wide open dur
ing wide open weather, with full
view OF the interior exposed to the
street.
Sunday Manager Johnson of the.Sim-
ilkameen Falls Power plant and crew
of men stretched another transmission
wire through the full length of the
town. The new line will carry Juice
to operate large electric motors, to be
used for pumping purposes at the brew
cry to the north and the Stanton place
to the south.
Monday was the warmest day of the
season, and savored much of summer.
Providence was kind to the population
and sent along shower Tuesday to
temper the atmosphere. If the clerk
of the weather continues to be so con-
siderate during the balance Of the heat
ed term humanity will have occasion
to offer up thanksgiving
The Record states that the Concon-
ully ball club is anxious to get the
scalps of the Oroville team. When it
comes to scalping the Orovlle boys
are some expert with the knife, and
county seat bunch will have to get up
on their toes and stay there in order
to save their own topknots if the two
teams ever get together
NJ. b. Clifford, Il subscriber living in
New Mexico, in remitting writes as
follows. 81 notice you have few En-
glish sparrows for the first time. My
advice to you is to kill them on the
spot. | remember some two years ago
we had pair or SO in the fall feeding
with the Mexican sparrows, and now
they are plentiful and great NUS
ance."
Dell Hart was in town Saturday for
the first time in sevaral weeks. He
reported that he had been busily en-
,ra il, al, 4 "a.
part of which is SO situated ON the
mountain side that he puts in the grain
with shot gun. In the exercise Mr..
Hart has accumulated a rich ma
hogany fresco that is quite becoming
as well as IA sign of robust health, the
reward outdoor life and honest labor.
a. H. McMahan returned Saturday
evening from his trip to Bellingham,
where he went as a delegate to the
Grand Lodge of odd Fellows. The
session was largely attended, and was
both interesting and instructive to
those present. Mr.. McNahan spent
several days at the Seattle fair, and
reports the big exposition to he a grand
success in the way of beauty of build
ings and grounds, and for the variety
and attractiveness OF the exhibits.
At the regular gospel service in NJ.
f. church Sunday evening, June 20.
Mrs. Follis and Mrs Mitchell will sing
a Duet, Come Ic Unto Me"
a special temperance programme is
being prepared for Sunday evening,
June %, in the NJ. f.. church.