The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-10-22

Thursday on legal business.
Chas. Kline was in town Monday
from his ranch near Golden.
Chas. Powell is having Il residence
built on his homestead short distance
east of town
If you want to have good time get
in at the Odd Fellows dance next We'd
nesday evening.
Bacon has become so hiph that it is
listed among the Injuries only within
reach of those with heavy bank ac-
count.
q. l.. Armstrong returned from his
trip to Twisp Saturday, and has re-
sumed his position in the First Ma
tional bank.
IL. w. Champneys, cashier of the
Okanogan State bank, of LOOMS, was
a passenger to Nelson Friday last. on
business connected with the bank.
The section gang has been engaged
recently cleaning Russian thistle off
the railroad rioht-of-way within the
corporate limits. and burning the weed.
The damage sustained by the Peer
less hotel from the fire some weeks ago
has been at last adjusted, and the in
surance companies coughed up $500 to
make good the loss.
No one has jumped into the gap to
fill the long felt want of a steam laun-
dry at this place. The man with the
savvy to run Il dump of that kind right
would find this to be the right place to
run it.
John Whidden was in town from his
Palmer mountain ranch Saturday. He
received by freight from Spokane one
of the neatest and most serviceable
two seated hacks that has ever been
seen on the road in this county.
Jack Evans, the nurseryman. is hay
ing a residence built on his desert land
claim, situated on the east side of
Osoioos lake, short distance north Of
Oroville. a. Z. Greene is the archi-
tect of Mr.. Evans new home,
Garner u Mcdonald have put in n
coy fire place in their JOY juice joint
on the south side of the track. All
are welcome to absorb some of the
comforts of the inviting warmth but
visitors are requested not to fall in and
muss up the premises.
f. a. McMahan has something un-
iQue in the way of decorated china that
comes all the way from Germany The
various pieces bear scenic views about
Oroville in colors. Nc sent the pie
ture to Germany and the ceramic art
lists of that country did the rest.
Some huge salmon have been har-
pooned in the Okanogan river during
the past week. Harry Stanton spiked
the largest one taken, so far as heard
from. plying the spear from the upper
bridge. 1t was pretty and accur te
cast from long distance, and the big
fish was nailed through the head. 1t
was ! pOuutlet'
Jerry Phelan, the old time Concon-
ully blacksmith. returned Tuesday
from an extended trip through Cali
fornia and down into Mexico. He found
it quiet everywhere, and few places he
visited were more inviting than Okla
hogan. However he may sell out his
business at COnconully, and if he does
he will return to California to locate.
DR.. f. S. Beale has had more than
his share of trouble of late. Two OF
his children have been sick almost
unto death, and one of them is not as
vet entirely out of danger. His wife
is now down with typhoid fever, and
that is the ailment from which the
eldest child suffered. The family GER
tainlv has the sympathy OF the commit
nifty in their affection.
Tom Burke left for his home at Con-
conully Monday morning. Some weeks
AFRO Mr.. Burke went out to Soap lake
TO try the virtues of the water Of that
medicated pool for rheumatism. He
did not experience the relief he eX'
pected. Returning to Oroville he spent
\ week with Dr. c. =. House under
treatment. and stated that he was feel
inc considerably better. The old gen
tleman was in good spirits if not alto
gether physically sound.
Med. and Clay Hershberger, pros
porous Ellemeham mountain ranchers
left Monday morning for their old home
in Virginia, and will probably spent
the winter among old scenes and ole
associations. 1t is the first trip fol
pleasure that the former gentleman
has made east in 33 years. He wa,
called home by the illness of his moth
er some four years ago, but only re
manned few days. He now propose,
to make a long stay and enjoy himself
while away.
The team used by Mitchell, the lum-
Der and building supply man, created
n sensation over at the lumber yard.
Saturday afternoon, by entering a race
against time, and the only reason they
did not beat the record was because
the front wheels of the wagon came IN
contact with an elevated section OF
the sidewalk The impact was terrific