The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-11-04

maze the voyage down the Okanogar
river as far as Tonasket and return
last week. 1t was JOY ride gliding
down with the current, but it required
eight hours of muscle expansion pad
ding the % miles back home against
the stream.
L. j. Flanagan, one of the early
homesteaders of Horse Spring coulee
was visitor in town Monday. Some
time ago Mr.. Flanagan carelessly ran
into knife held in the hand of party
he was conversing with, but only u
slight scar remains as reminder OF
the accident.
j. w. Frank has purchased the build
ing on Main street opposite the Wash
ington Commercial company's store.
tends doing with the purchase. one
thing is sure it was a mighty good in
vestment, as the lot is very desirable
piece of property
At the last meeting of the CONNER
cial Club Dell Hart and j. II. Eaton
were appointed to take charge of the
Oroville exhibit at the National APP
pie show that opens ut Spokane on the
llth. a wise choice as these gentle
men did yoeman service for the town
at the Interstate fair.
Mrs. p. d. Wood, mother of George
and Dell Wood, stockmen and ranch
ers of many years residence in the
northern part of Okanogan county,
proved up on a homestead, situated in
Horse Spring coulee, Thursday last
Mrs. Wood will spend the winter at
her old home at Sprague.
The merchants of Spokane are deco
rating their windows with apples from
various fruit districts preparatory to
the opening of the National Apple
show. Oroville was asked to contrib
ute, and the club has sent out six
boxes from the old Okanogan Smith
ranch that are pefect picture of per-
feet fruit.
Geo. Wood was in town Friday last.
His present habitaton is not definitely
located. He lived so long on Palmer
mountain that it is hard for him to get
beyond sight of that elevation. Re
Gently he sold his old homestead and
other property holdings at good round
figure, and so far has not decided where
he will camp permanently.
The town council again has a full
membership, John f. Reese having
been appointed to fill the vacancy made
by the resignation of Guy Fruit. The
couaci is to be commended upon its
choice. Mr.. Reese is progressive
citizen, active in advancing the inter-
ests of the place, and will be a valu-
able addition to the governing body.
1t i, not often that doctor is COM
PEELED to take his own medicine, but
Police Judge Fraser marched up to
Judge Fines court Thursday, plead
guilty of pushing in the face of Louis
Benson, and paid the penalty. The
Judge was sorely tried when aroused
to such petulancy As caused him to in
Hct the punishment for which hepaid.
Frank Griffin returned Tuesday from
Il trip to Seattle Tacoma, Walla Walla
and Spokane He went out for the
purpose of stirring up interest in Okla
hogan real estate, and induced IA num-
Der of parties with means to come out
and look over the country. Mr.. Griffin
was pleasantly surprised to find that
there was much talk of Okanogan on
the outside
The Halloween social given by the
LOOMS Vocal Club. Saturday night, in
the congregational church of that
place, turned out to be jolly affair,
as promised, with large number of
residents Of the camp in attendance.
1t is habit the people Of Loomis have
Oi StlllDS u ttll Illul tlltNl tllllIllCll :
when they start in to do so, and every
social gathering provides full meas
urc of pleasure to those who are so for
tunate as to participate.
The Ladies Aid Of the NJ, f. church
i, preparing provender to supply the
inner wants Of the voter on election
day. They designate the spread as an
rejection feed" and no elector should
overlook it, for the viands will be both
tooth,ome and filling. The dinner will
be served in the building adjoining
Baltcll a. CO.'S store. All who come
empty will be turned away satiateG
and satisfied. Drop around Tuesday
after 1870 and have some.
Hon. Hans Lund left for his home If
Kansas City, Mo-, last week, after
spending a couple of months in the
county. Mr.. Lund makes annual pill
grimages to the west, and always Seems
to enjoy the visits as keenly as hi
friends enjoy meeting him. He re
turns home feeling much better thar
when he arrived in the country. Mr.
Lund was accompanied by his son
| Arthur, head of the Riverside bank
who expects to he absent six weeks