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

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Mrs. $ A. DeMerchant, of Golden,
filed on timber Claim Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Armstrong were
in town from Chopaca Saturday.
1t is rumored that Masonic lodge is
to be organized in town.
Dell Hart left this week for Repub-
lie and Spokane on mining business.
Many were in from the country dur
ing the week doing their holiday
shopping.
Jas. +. Forde left Saturday last for
Spokane to spend the holidays with
his family.
Mrs. F. NJ. Dallam was on the sick
list several days this week, but is now
improving.
Help the Circle start the new year
right by attending the dance that takes
place on the 2nd.
If the clerk has not switched the sys-
tenn look out for cold wave about the
first of the year.
The schools close today for the holt
day vacation with an interesting pro-
gramme of exercises.
A letter from Harry Harris, form
erly Of LoOmis, indicates that he is To-
Gated at Elk City, Idaho.
Ticket No. 1913 drew the dough at
the Newell weekly lottery, and was
held by Mrs Jas jackson.
Al. Fox has been engaged for fort
night making extensive improvements
on the Geo. Whistler residence.
Otto Rhemke is building large and
modern residence on his desert land
claim couple of miles south of town.
Mrs. Spencer, who conducts lady's
furnishing store on the south side of
the track, is reported to be quite seri-
ously i'll.
Time slipped past the shortest days
of the year this week, and as the days
lengthen Il change in the weather may
be expected.
If the gardian of the snow supply
does not shake loose during the next
few days it looks like a black Christ
mas for the valley.
Judge f. X. Pendergast stopped over
in Oroviile Monday night on his way
to his home at Conconully after hold
ing court at Republic.
Don't he tight wad. Let 90 Sun
day and contribute as much as within
your means towards bringing pleasure
ard happiness to some one.
The right spirit was on top Thu
week, and solicitors for Christina,
trees met with cheerful and gener-
Gus response from any one approached.
A merry Christmas an,l happy new
year. The reader is to understand
that this is ment literally and sincere
ly. May every one get some of both.
Jas. Il. Kennedy, the veteran rail-
road engineer connected with the
Great Northern, spent Tuesday night
in Orovile, on his way eastward from
a trip of inspection to the front
There is a solid uninimity of feeling
in this community on the question of
county division. The people realize
that it would mean Il saving of money
to every taxpayer in the north end.
If Dame Rumor is not bearing false
witness there is a prospect that cupid
is going to be a very busy individual
during the holiday season and clean. up
about all the avilable timber in town.
If reports that that are drifting up
and down the Rialto are to be de-
pended on there will be considerable
building going on in town next sum
mer, both in the way Of residences and
business blocks.
One of the crack Walker Canadian
companies will give an entertainment
in Oroville on the 9th of riext month.
Like everything that Walker sends
out on the road this troupe will be
worth seeing.
A 'young mans fancy" may eighty
turn to thoughts of love" in the genial
spring time, but it is in the chill De-
cember, when he is looking for some
one to build the fires, that he thinks
seriously of mating.
The public school will have but one
week vacation during the holidays this
year much to the disappointment Of
many of the young ideas. But wecE
lay off fits in admirably, seeing that
Christmas and new years drop in on
Sunday.
Prof. and Mrs f. Is. Grinnell were
over from Conconully for two or three
days during the past week visiting
with Mrs. Grinnel's mother, Mrs. f. |
G. Williams, who has taken up her
residence ut the old home in the east
part of town for the present at least.
a dance was given at the home Of