The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-09-09


Keep in mind the dates of Riverside
lair and make arrangements to be
there
ben Anderson, the Similkameen
sheep man, was in town Tuesday on
business.
Nj. F. Peterson, the enterprising
Ionasket merchant, was in town
Tuesday.
Monday evening Director Rash COM
pleted repairing contract at the
school house.
w. b. Reilly, one of the two demo-
cratic candidates for county treasurer,
was in town Sunday
M. H. Mahoney is having new coat
of paint put on his Lacrosse saloon
building on Main street.
Reports are to the effect that there
will be fair yield of grain on White
stone flat and Cayuse mountain.
f. }. Cummings and wife, of River
side. came up Monday on business con-
nected with Mr.. Cummings interests
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The indications at the present time
point strongly to a fine fruit display
from the Oroville district at the Spo-
kane fair.
A. w. Richmond, representing the
Spokane Cracker company, was doing
the town Friday last
The county has been swarming with
candidates during the past week. 1t
is big territory to get over, and cleo
pioneering costs time and money.
News advices from other parts of
the district convey the information
that everything looks rosy for the can
didacy of f. Fitzgerald for the Judge
ship.
Jeweler McMahan has added several
new lines to his stock of souvenir
china. Among the pictures are some
of the town and other scenes in the
valley.
Messrs. Writ Frank Bartell, Frank
McDaniels, of this place, and Van
Cleve, of Loomis, remained over in
Hedley Tuesday night to supply music
for second dance.
Miss Cora Metcalf, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. E. Metcalf, was married to
Winfred Ninson, at Spokane, en-
August 30 The young couple will
make that city their home.
The public schools opened Tuesday
morning with good attendance. Most
of the youngsters gave up their holi
days with good deal of reluctance
They will soon be back in school har
ness and the various departments run
ming smoothly.
Wilson c. Gresham, of Conconully,
who is out for the Office of prosecuting
attorney, was a visitor in Oroville
Friday last, interviewing the voters
and getting in a word for himself,
which is both proper and necessary
when a man is after an Office and really
wants it.
At the Methodist conference recently
held in Spokane the following assign
ments were made for this part OF
Okanogan county: Conconully, j. j.
Percy: LOOMS, Robert Thompson;
Oroville, Albert Bauman Riverside,
7. w. Rust: Tonasket, Fl. w. Dobbins:
Chesaw and Nelson to be supplied.
Hon. Geo. j. Hurley arrived from
trip on the outside Saturday. Mrs.
Hurley drove over from Loomis Sunday
to meet her husband, and they left for
home Monday. After many years Mr..
Hurley has become interested in
projects that promise to make him big
money, and his friends are glad of it,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Follis, of Gar
field. are visiting with their son, Ira
w. Follis, cashier of the Bank of Orc
vile. Mr.. Follis senior is one of those
fortunate Palouse farmers who have
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of that section and retired from active
labor, enjoying the fruits of industry.
Beale g. Payne have begun the
erection of large warehouse building
lust south of the depot. The building
when completed will be covered with
corrugated iron and will be large
roomy affair. The new building will
contain their big electric power feed
mill as well as the storage and sales
rooms of the firm. Joe Kobel has the
building contract
The high peaks to the west were
covered with snow Wednesday. pre-
monition of the approach of winter.
Those who claim to be posted upon the
mysteries of weather signs already
predict a long hard winter. This
forecast is encouraging, as prophets