The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-05-28
TOPICS OF THE TOWN
Picked Up by the Pencil Push
er in His Regular
Daily Rounds.
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE
A Resume in Brief of Things that
Happened and People Nov
ing During the Week.

Geo. H. Ellis, Jr., left Friday morn
ing of last week for his home in Wen
atchee, after having started up one of
the largest mercantile closing out sales
that has ever taken place in the county
to the advantage of the consumer. Mr..
Ellis expects to return to remain few
days about the first of June.
Joe Mills, an old time Loomisite,
packer and mountaineer, who has spent
the past Is months in Portland, ar
rived in Oroville Monday evening, and
left for Loomis Tuesday morning, where
he will spend the summer. Mr.. Mills
is looking better than he has for years,
evidence that city life agreed with him.
The county school meet takes place
at Riverside next Saturday, June s.
and most interesting event it will be.
A large crowd will undoubtedly attend
from all parts of the county. To
add to the attraction of the occasion
the citizens of the place have arranged
to hold race meeting Friday and Sat-
urday of next week at the fair grounds
Children, and even grown people,
who have occasion to cross the fiat in
the neighborhood of the coal chutes
would do well to keep an eye open for
rattlers. Monday morning while Dun
can McCammon was crossing the fiat
on his way to school, one of these ven-
omous snakes struck at him. The rep
tile was killed and had only button,
hence gave no warning before striking
Mr.. and Mrs. John THEM, of Loomis,
took the east bound train Tuesday
morning for Minnesota and Indiana.
They expect to be absent most of the
summer visiting with relatives. Mr..
THEM is one of the old time residents
of the Loomis section, and being both
industrious and frugal has prospered
as the years slipped by. This is the
first vacation he has taken for ages, and
he will certainly enjoy the outing.
Henry d. James and J. F. Baldridge
returned Wednesday evening from the
gold mine they are interested in near
Elk City, Idaho. While they were at
the mine five tons OF ore were run
through the mill, and the amalgam
was taken to Spokane for retortion and
reduction. The result was gold to the
arnoi,pt pf Gonna onl both ,.o-t1o
men have a beautiful gold bar as a
souvenir of the test. This is sure a
mine worth having.
Our old friend Geo. Cooper, of Riv-
erside, sent in twig containing 20
small apricots, intended, no doubt, to
convince us that the fruit trees around
Riverside were not winter killed. Evi-
IDENTIFY Mr.. Cooper labors under the
delusion that the GAZETTE had stated
that fruit trees had been injured in
that vicinity, taking his cue from the
unscrupulous statement of his local pa
per. AS the GAZETTE made no such
statement as alleged Mr.. Cooper's evil
uence was not necessary.
The band has a new uniform. 1t is
so pronounced in color that you can
hear the boys coming even when the
instruments are not in use. 1t is a
dark red with black trimmings, and
jaunty caps to match. 1t is a snowy
equipment, and gives the aggregation
a natty and fetching appearance. 1t
is the proper shade for this part of the
country, as it fits in across the line as
neatly as it dovetails into the scenery
on this side. The band is now fully
equipped and the town has every rea-
son to feel proud of the organization.
E. F. Gaillac, of Chesaw. was Wis
itor in town Monday, making flying
visit to Loomis Tuesday. Mr.. Gaillac
is one of the early arrivals in Okanog-
an county, as he dates his residence
back II years. The many, many friends
he has made throughout the county
will regret to learn that he is soon to
leave and take up his residence in Spo-
kane, or Pullman. He makes this
move because his children has reached
an age when the.I can start in to gain
"A higher education, and the object is
to give them the advantages of the
best schools he can afford.
The pestferous fly, the product of
dirt and refuse, the conveyor of dis