The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-12-23

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and half residence on the tracts Just
across the river that he recently pur
chased from the East Oroville Orchard
company.
1t is stated that Robert Evans, who
left for Minneapolis early in the month
with car load of apples, had the bad
luck to lose considerable quantity
from freezing. He may be able to re.
cover some damages from the railroad
company, so it is intimated, but that
will be slow process. expensive and
uncertain.
Messrs. Green and Kelley, living on
Palmer lake, has the thanks of We edi.
tor for timely and toothsome Chris
mas present in the shape of four big,
fat geese. When we bury our incisors
in the flesh of the fowl Sunday bene-
diction will be pronounced on the
thoughtful friends who supplied the
provender.
L. L. Work returned Wednesday
evening from a trip to Chicago and
other eastern cities after an absence of
several weeks His mission was to
talk Okanogan lands, and there is not
man in the county better fitted to
present the subject to investors than
Mr.. Work, as he has lived in the coun-
ty for years, is familiar with every
foot of it and posted on it's capabilities
and values.
Harry Cowling was laid up last week
by flock of eruptions coming known
rs "Job's comforters." Mr.. Cowling
has been sitting up, since he could as
sumo that attitude, at night trying to
figure out how old man Job hanged to
extract any comfort from such an af-
fication, as they hardly struck him as
being conducive to great joy,
Flowing was in progress on the
orchard tract on the east side of the
Ohanogan river Monday, December 10.
1t was different at this date last year,
for at that time the man compelled to
be out doors was blowing through a
nasty and nipping north wind that al
most scraped the skin off any part of
the anatomy exposed to its touch.
Holiday trade grew brisk at the low
er end of the week. AS has been GUS
tomary as far. back as the memory of
man runneth majority of people put
off holiday shopping until the eleventh
hour, and there was jamming, ram
ming, and examining, and occasional
damning around the premises where
things of Christmas cheer were on ex-
hibition and for sale.
Saturday evening Mr.. and Mrs. John
f. Reese entertained at their home
the teachers of the public school and
the pupils of Miss Donald's and Miss
Sigrist's departments. What was the
occasion of the social function is not
stated, but it is certain from reports
that the young people, who accepted
the invitation en- masse, highly en-
joyed the hospitality of the Reese roo
tree.
1t seems that the athletic club that
blossomed forth with so much eclal
died a bornin'. What blighted its in
fantile promise has not been whispered
to We reporter. The swan song was
sung so soon after the announcement,
of organization that there was very
brief interval between birth and death
The untimely collapse of what was q
mighty good intention is to be de-
plored
The Sunday schools are playing fail
this year, as the Presbyterian schoo
does the festivity act, in which Santa
Claus takes a conspicuous hand, this
Friday evening, and the Methodist pick
Christmas fruit, from the tree of veri
gated products, Saturday. And that i.
the way it should always be among
church people, who are all heading fol-
the same destination, even if they de
hold tickets over competing routes.
Jas. Fl. Steele has leased the Griffin
lodging house, at the corner of FRS
avenue and Spokane street, has had i
entirely overhauled and refitted, ant
opened it as the Home hotel. which hi
will so conduct as to win a fair share
of the public patronage. The place
will be just what its name implies, /
comfortable, clean and wholesome
hosiery where the traveller is Away
assured of pleasant accommodations ant
cooking like you get at home.
Probably reporter has no bushes
to call attention to the raiment a fel
low-citizen may elect to don, unless n
might appear on the street in pape
collar and a pair of sox, but it is dit
ficult to pass over the sensation ere
ated the other evening when Da'
Smith doomed up sporting high sill
tile, a plug hat. He had nerve, and
may be added that both the man AM
hat escaped mutilation. There was
time in the county when the man VIII
was brave enough to appear in publ