The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-11-25

The people could stand a further
postponement of winter for several
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Fruit of Ton
asket, returned from their trip to Spo-
kane Monday.
The Ladies' Aid of the M. T.. church
are arranging to hold bazaar some
time in December
Fred Hart is back to town after hav-
ing spent several weeks in the hills
doing mining assessment.
S. H. Sanderson is having his resi-
dence on the hill painted, much to the
improvement of the premises.
Miss Dewey held the lucky number,
l25, that captured the IS gold piece in
the Jay Newell's weekly drawing.
Mrs. Richards returned to her home
at LOOMS Saturday after an absence of
several months visiting in North Da-
kota.
AL. Fox is making an ice boat for
Robt. Evans, who will use it Swimming
the icy surface of Osoyoos lake this
winter.
Another soaking rain fell Tuesday
afternoon and night, which will make
the earth with bountiful harvest
next fall
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the Ruby mine Tuesday, reporting that
work is going on in steady and salts
factory manner.
VIM. B. Sexson returned home from
his trip to Lincoln county and Clark's
Fork, Idaho, Saturday, having had a
very pleasant outing.
Miss Emma Grathwohl, the popular
deputy in the postoffice, spent several
days in Spokane during the past week
on well earned vacation
Mrs. John Melcher accompanied by
her son John, of LOOMS, stopped over
in Oroville Monday night on their way
to Port Orchard, where they will spend
the winter.
Geo. Wilson, of the Nelson neigh
borhood, was in town Saturday, and
while here ordered bill for an auction
sale of his stock, which takes place at
Nelson on December 3.
Guy Gilmour has become very dex-
ferrous skinning turkeys, and it is a
sight to behold to shee him enyeloped
in cloud of feathers and working
both hands to beat the band.
The Pioneer Meat company shipped
lout several hundred turkeys during
the past week to the Spokane market.
These shipments were much lighter
this year than they were last.
A flock of English sparrows, the first
ever seen in this part of the county,
have taken up their quarters on Main
street. In same places these sparrows
great nuisance.
A. P. Murray is having the old Alex
McAuley residence in the south part
of town overhalued, enlarged and ma
terially improved, and will occupy the
premises when the carpenters have
finished their work.
Mrs. A. S. Long and daughters,
Misses Belle and Leila stopped over
in Oroville last Friday night on the
way to their home at Loomis from a
trip to Spokane. They were delighted
with the big apple show, and enjoyed
their fortnight outing.
The school board has in contemp la-
ton the purshase of a three or four
acre tract in the south part of town,
and at the figures asked the buy would
be fortunate investment. But it re-
mains for the voters to endorse the
proposal, and if there is not change
of sentiment it is doubtful if such pre-
mission is granted
The many friends of A. M. Wehe in
this county will be pleased to learn
that the injury to his eye was not SO
serious as reported. His eye sight
will be restored. He writes the good
news from Milwaukee in the most
cheerful vein, and closes by saying: 81
am in hopes of being at my old camp
in due time and commence shipping
out ore"
King Kennedy, the veteran enter
tainer who has delighted audiences II
the northern part Of the state for
wears, is now on his annual tour o.
Okanogan county, and writes that he
will be in Oroville early in December
although the exact date has not beer
announced. King Kennedy does the
slight-of hand turn, and is very expert
in his mystifying tricks. Everybod,
likes the man personally, and in years
past he has always met with liberia
; patronage upon the occasion OF his re
gular visits.
Peter Becker, who if he does no
save souls at least repairs soles, and il