The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-04-08

were held. A choice musical program
has been arranged for the evening.
Willard Young and Miss Louise En-
glehart were married at Loomis Thurs
day last, Rev. 7. j. Straw bridge Off
ciating. Mr.. and Mrs. Young passed
through Oroville Saturday on their way
to Tonasket, where Mr.. Young con-
ducts drug store and where they will
make their future home.
| w. b. SeXon is having the interior
of his medicine shop remodelled and
enlarged to meet the growing business
of the establishment When the con-
templated improvements are completed
Mr.. Sexon will have one of the neatest
and most complete drug stores in any
of the smaller towns of the state.
| Otto Schwarz, formerly residing on
| Whitestone lake but now resident of
Los Angles, arrived Monday to look
| after interests he still retains in the
county Mr.. Schwartz is well pleased
with his new home and reports that
| himself and family have enjoyed better
health than ever before in the warmer
climate of the south.
Engineer w. j. Hoskyn has been en-
| gagged this week running over the old
| lines of the townsite on the north side
of the track, and the acreage property
| included in the deal for the townsite
| recently closed with the railroad by
j. A. Blackler. The new owner is do
| ing this to familiarize himself with the
| lay of the land and the lots he still has
to dispose of.
Cleaning up day, last Friday, was
more generally observed than was eX-
| pected. People seemed to realize the
| importance of thorough renovation
| at this season, and all over town prem
Uses were brushed up, so much so that
the team has been busy all week re
moving the humps of debris that rep
resented the muscular eXertions of the
lot owners, either in person of by proxy.
| T. V. Covert, late of Davenport, has
arranged to open general merchan-
disc stock in one of the vacant store
rooms in the Peerless hotel building
MIR, Covert is a gentleman of large eX-
| perience in the mercantile business.
| and will handle a superior line of goods.
| The gentleman feels confident of the
future of the place, and will keel
abreast of any advancement the town
may make.
| All FOOLS day passed off without an!
marked attempt to rig the unsuspect-
ing. Like many another /old custom
the April LIST joke is going out of use
and there is no old custom that could
be so easily dispensed with. In former
years the man who escaped having the
laugh put on him on that date was
playing in big ruck, nor age, nor rank,
nor wealth was any protection against
the irrepressible josher.
A gentle zephyr of the March vim
tage swept the valley from south to
north Monday. 1t was fresh, play
full, CHEEKY, jolly blast of protracted
variety, heartily enjoyed by those who
did not have to be out in it. While ii
is not feature of the climate that
people are in the habit of Boosting of
eflusively, yet it has its advantages, as
a scavanger in removing light litter,
and as blessing hailed with thanks
giving in mosquito season.
Public land seekers are looking over
the country pretty closely in search of
vacant slices of the public domain
Desirable vacant land is scarce, and
hence the contest has become more
common of late than in former days.
The man who is holding down piece
of land of any value under the land
laws who does not comply strictly with
the requirements is framing up misery
for himself, for contest will surely be
initiated.
Chas. Sheldon of Greybull, Wyom-
ing, stopped over in Oroville Monday
night on his way to his home. He had
been visiting for a week with his sis
ter, Mrs. Judd, of Loomis, whom he
had not seen for nearly a quarter of a
century. The meeting was a happy
one, and Mr., Sheldon greatly enjoyed
his visit to this county, not only be-
cause of the pleasure of again meeting
his sister, but on account of the hospit-
able treatment he received among the
people whom he met in Loomis.
Some years ago Jas. Sawdon filed
upon and eventually proved up, about
a year ago, on desert land claim, To-
Gated on Nine-mile creek. After max
ing proof Mr.. Sawdon sold the prop
erty, on the strength of the receivers
receipt, to f. J. Cummings for some
$4,000. Last week word was noised
about that the proof of Mr.. Sawdon
had deem rejected by the land Office,
and there was grand rush to contest
the land, Two parties from Oroville
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