The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-12-31

Attend the masquerade dance. in
olgrlst hail. tonight.
| Prof. and Mrs. Studebaker retu.nod
from their trip to Spokane Wednesday
Oroville is to have a town hall. The
council advertises for bids TO do tho
work in this issue.
f. j. Strelan. of Seattle. a nartno,
OF Fritz Grathwohl in the OrovilIa
brewery, is in town on visit of sew
eral days.
Inc public school at Kipling had
christmas tree Saturday night, in the
school house, which drew the LARGEST
crowd that has ever collected together
in that district.
Inc Miners Union ball at LOOMS
christmas eve was one of the most
largely attended dances given in the
camp for years. Those who were there
report very enjoyable time.
The Circle City Sunday school had
christmas tree Friday afternoon. which
was largely attended. It was held in
the day time on account of the distance
that many of the patrons had to travel
w. H. Palmer passed through Oro-
vile Tuesday night on his way to hi,
home at Chicago after visit with hi,
brother, Allan Palmer, ON Palmcrl lake.
and one of the oldest residents of the
| north part of the county.
Maj. a. Nj. Anderson took the train
at this point last Friday morning 10
spend Christmas with his family. He
drove up from Bre., ster, and strange
to say the team did not run away. He
| will he back on his Job next week.
The local creamery is paying the
highest price for butter fat ever paid
| in the county. In consequence of the
elevation of the principal ingredient
butter has become luxury that only
the most eXtravagant can indulge in.
Frank Hanna, a former resident of
the Boneparte county, but who has
been connected with an American col
onizing company, in Mexico, for sew
eral years, with headquarters at FL
Passo Del Norte, is back visiting his
old stamping ground.
The largest and most beautiful cal
endar that has been received at this
Office is one sent OUT by the First Ma
tional bank of Okanogan. Not only is
the scenic design work of art, ouuI
the size can be classed as mammoth. 1t
is a striking wall decoration and a
credit to the live institution issuing it.
Many Bob White quail are reported
in the valley, and parties are said to
be shooting them. There is strict
protective law for these Birds and any
one caught killing them will be shown
no mercy. In fact it is the closed sea
son for all game birds, and the man
carrying gun is to be looked upon
with suspicion.
There was gathering of the clan
of Rash Thursday, when ten grand
children collected at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. w. r. Rash. The object of
the coming together was to get group
picture of the youngsters. Rev. II.
NJ. Course, who is a crack amateur
photographer among his other accom-
plishments, caught the shadows.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al. Hill spent Christ
mas in Oroville a guest of Mrs. HIS
mother. Mrs. Belle Shatfer. Mr.. Hill |
is attached to the engineer corps OF the
Great Northern railroad, and was sta
toned at this point during the con
struction of the main line. lie made
many friends in Oroville at that time
who were pleased to meet and greet
him again.
+. +. Minden, who has been con-
nected with the Similkameen power |
nlant as chief electrician for the past
wear. has resigned his position and
Tuesday morning left with his family
for Idaho. Mr.. Minden made host OF
friends in Oroville, who regretted to
see him take his departure, and trust
he may meet with good fortune wher-
ever he may locate
A. A. Patterson, who published
naper number of years ago at Loom
is. which afterwards became the Con-
conully Record passed through Gro
Vile Tuesday on his way to LOOMS
and Conconully. Mr.. Patterson mas
been a resident of Seattle ever since
leaving this county. The gentleman
is looking well and enjoying far
share of worldly prosperity.
People cannot be too careful skating
an the river and lake. Several nave
broken through the ice during the
weel< and while there were no seri-
ons consequences, fatality may occur
ot any time. Plunging under the ice
= not n pleasent method of curtailing
an existence, and while we are always
keen for items no such item as drown
inc is wanted by this paper.
In the haste of going to press last