The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-01-28
LOCAL NOTES.

in town from LOOMS Friday last.
Webb Hurley(an Chas. Powell, jr.,
were visitors in LOOMS Sunday.
Attorney Fitzgerald returned the
latter part of last week from attending
court.
G. A. Potter, the Nelson merchant,
was in Oroville Monday night Oh bus
mess bent.
Mrs. G. NJ. Van Alta was in toMn
Saturday from the family homestead
Oh Palmer mountain.
Clyde Andrews finished making some
much needed repairs on the Similka-
meen bridge this week
Fred. J. Fine was laid up several
days this week, narrowly escaping a
proiracted seige Of illness.
Blessings on the heads Of the city
council for the new sidewalks that
were built during the late fall.
Nine-Mile creek was on cold water
tear Monday, and the roaring. and
rumbling, and tunbling could be heard
in town.
The painters put the finishing touches
on the new frame block on Main street
this week. Ready for occupancy it is
a neat looking structure.
Fay Harris, who has been holed up
al his homestead on the mountain
above Wehesville during the winter,
was visitor in town Monday.
S. J. Sincock, one Of the early set
tiers Of Horse Spring eoulee, spent
several days in town this week, Wit
ness in the Wehe-La Velle contest.
Monday was as bright and balmy as
day in May. A delightful improve
ment on the weather the clerk had
been turning out for couple of months
Among the diversifcstions in the
way of weather during the week was
slather Of rain Sunday, and the day
was gloomy enough to make a chris
tian churlish.
Ed Coyle, the plasterer, assisted by
w. c. Hancock and man 10 mix the
mud, covered the walls OF the new
Presbyterian church in less than a full
day, which was going some.
A couple of strangers, guaged to hold
gallon and loaded with barrel, took
up lodgings in themud back of the
Main street blocks Monday. 1t was a
moist bed, but had the advantage Of
being soft.
VIM. Leightner, one Of the Oldest
and most popular resident miners Of
LOOMS, spent Tuesday in Oroville, a
witness in the contest case then in pro-
gress. He got out of town safely We'd
nesday morning.
The half dozen citizens who guaran-
teed the Musical Highlanders GER
tain sum for a performance escaped
without being stung, but Oh very
narrow margin. The show was worth
the chances taken.
If the town is not able TO grade the
streets it would pay the property hold
ers fronting on some Of the nasty mud
holes in the most public thoroughfares
TO chip in and cover the unsightly spots
with few loads Of gravel.
There will be basket ball game in
Sigrist hall Friday evening between
the high school boys and town team.
A short program will precede the
game. AS it will be the first game Of
the season large attendance may be
expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Evans arrived
from Chicago last week, where the
event that made it possible TO announce
the arrival Of Mr.. and Mrs. Evans took
place in December. The young peo-
pie may decide to go to housekeeping
in Oroville.
The Ladies Aid Of the Presbyterian
church will give valentine social in
the new church building Oh the even
ing Of February IA. The ladies ARE
preparing delightful entertainment
for those who attend, and that should
include the bulk Of the population.
Walter Thrower has secured the
contract TO put in hume Oh the old
Haynes ranch, just across the line in
British Columbia, and fronting on
Osoyoos lake, TO be used for irrigating
purposes. This is the most favorably
located tract Of land on the lake front,
and once in fruit will be very valu-
able property.
A. c. Andrus, Of Nighthawk, who,
by-the-way, is travelling. in disguise as
he has recently sacrificed his mustache.
was visitor in town Wednesday. Mr..
Andrus has been interested in mining
in this upper country for number of
years. In the Number One mine he
has one Of the largest ore bodies ex-
posed to be found in the northwest. He
expects TO do extensive work on the
property this summer.
Commissioner Britain was visitor
in town Tuesday insDecting the bridge