The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-11-19
LOOMS ITEMS.

OutotOCs
Herbert Curtis drove Henry Bahrs
over to Oroville Monday, from which
point Mr.. Bahrs expected to make a
trip to the outside.
The Miners Union Christmas dance
Will be the chief event of the holidays
in this camp, and the boys propose to
make it social event long to be re-
member,d by all who take part.
The weather turned off very cold
during the week, the freeze being suf-
ficient to compel the shutting down OF
the power plant temporarily, suspend
ing work with the diamond drill at the
tunnel and cutting off the electric
lights.
Loitz johnson, at one time resident
OF LOOMS, was in town last week from
his ranch east Of the Okanogan river.
lie came over to do the annual assess
ment work on a group of claims he
owns situated on the west side of Pal
mer lake. He had pleasant visit the
short time he was here with his old
friends and neighbors.
Philip Leisher drove over to Oroville
Tuesday with load of that easy to
take beer that the local brewer, Frank
Lintz, has habit of making. The
brewer can look calmly on at the clash
between the vets and the drys. AS a
local manufacturer he is not dubbed
out OF his property by the desire to
force people to be good, and hence
Lintz, OF the LOOMS brewery, is not
worrying over the prospect of drouth
In this county.
Mrs. H. T. Epler left for her home
at Spokane Saturday after having spent
ten days or two weeks in town arrang-
Ing for the annual assessment work on
group of claims in which she is in
terested in conjunction with John
wentworth, located on the west slope
OF Palmer mountain, and seeing that
said work was properly carried out.
The claims have an excellent surface
showing, and presented better APP
pearance after the work was done than
ever before.
1t goes without the saying that the
Odd Fellows dance next Thursday
evening, Thanksgiving day., will be
the most largely attended social affair
OF this kind that has taken place in the
camp for many a day. Not only will
the residents of Loomis turn out en-
masse, but large delegations from the
surrounding country will be present
1t is the purpose of those having the
arrangements in hand to make the
event so attractive that no one can af-
ford to miss it. 1t is not often that the
order appears before the public in the
role of entertainers, hence their efforts
DO not cloy by frequent repetition.
Those who attend from a distance will
find most cordial welcome awaiting
them. No chances are taken in prom
Using one and all if not the best, at least
one OF the next best, times of the lives
1t is the general hope that much
benefit will accrue to both the town
and valley from the sale of the Indian
allotments south Of hoomis, which takes
place next month. These allotments
embrace some of the richest lands in
the northwest, that are especially
adapted to the growth of fruit. This
long stretch of choice real estate, ex-
tending south from Loomis to Blue
lake, has been unoccupied, undeyelop-
ed, uncultivated since the days of the
organization of the county, or there
abouts, when it was set aside for GER
tain Indian claimants who made no use
OF 1t. Original owners have died leav-
ing issue, and the equities are so di-
vided up thst it is almost impossible to
figure out how they come in for shares.
or now much OF share they come in
for when they once get in. That is not
problem for the public to solve, and,
anyway, one in which the public has
very little interest Just so that the
long neglected lands are once placed
upon the market, purchased, divided
up into small tracts and put under cul-
uvation. A fine creek traverses the
entire string of allotments, providing
ample water for irrigation purposes.
Once settled up and improved this ex-
tensive territory would be directly
tributary to LOOMS, and give the place
stable and permanent support. The
sale, occupancy and reclaim alton of this
land is about the only chance left of
arousing the camp from the unfortun.
ate lethergy it has drifted into.
Geo. H. Ellis, jr., of Wenatchee.
spent the past week in LOOMS, meet
ing old friends and acquaintances while
looking after business matters. Mr.
Ellis started upon that mercantile ca.
reer, that has been so successful, in this
camp some Is years ago. TCommencino
with small bankrupt stock that he
was sent in from Spokane to clean up
he has built up business. and a bnsi-
ness reputation, that is enioyed bv few
men of his years. Starting in a small
way he not only grew up with country
but forged far ahead of it. From the
modest BEGINNING knou, nc .Lr