The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-11-18

NJ IruaX has moved his ia mily from
the ranch into town for the winter.
D. u. Irving. the hustling livery man.
uroVe party up to Fairview. b. c..
Tuesday.
~. Ii. Tillman, an old time Loomis
saw mill man, spent several DAYS in
town this week.
Inc turkey shoot that takes place in
town on the afternoon of next Wednes-
day will supply sport for those handy
| with a rifle
1t Is crowding down on the HOLIDAYS.
and about time the young man was
figuring on what he is going to give
| her for Christmas
The National Apple Show has been
in progress at Spokane this week, but
very few from this part of the county
were in attendance.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gordon from Orc
vile spent last Sunday with Mrs. Cor
dons sister, Mrs. Frank Putnam, of
Johnson creek Riverside Argus.
a new butcher shop has been opened
on the south side of the track, which
is in charge of S. Whitelield.
Dave Smith. who has demonstrated
that fruit can be raised on Whitestone
| Hat successfully, was in town Tuesday.
In order to get fair crack at bill
ot-fare of liver, pork and beans and
other unusual Injuries this high moral
journal will 60 to press one day earlier
| next week.
Frank and William Beeman, of Pine
creek, delivered Ia head of cattle to
JAS. Jackson Sunday. Joe Lenton of
the Nighthawk section, turned in 10
head the same day.
Loritz johnson drove up from his
ranch neal" Tonasket Monday accom-
panied by his daughter Elizabeth
The young lady left Tuesday morning
| for Seattle, where she will attend
business college during the winter.
Herbert Curtis. of Loomis, was
caller at this Office Tuesday. He re-
ports things in a business way quiet at
his home town, but the people are
hopeful that the spring will bring
about marked change for the better.
G. f. Johnston is limping around
with the aid of a cane. case of lum-
bago or rheumatism. Either one is
enough to weaken a mans props and
clamor for an aid to locOmotion Mr..
Johnston is not overly cheerful under
aillction.
1t is reported that the hotel and sew
eral buildings at Sedley, b. c.. were
destroyed by fire early Monday morn
ing. The fire could be seen by resi-
dents on the mountain side west of Orc
Vile. and they were under the impress
sion that Nelson had caught roast.
Mrs. Fl. p. Decent of LOOMS, came
over to Oroville Tuesday in advance of
the delegation of Women of Woodcrait
to aid in preparing for the Thursday
evening limitations. Mrs. Decent has
been one of the most active and faith
full members of LOOMS Circle since the
organization of the lodge.
There is no reason to expect that the
approaching winter will be an unusual
ly severe one, yet 1T would be Just as
well for orchardists to take all neces-
sary precautions to protect fruit trees
In case there should be a second en-
voice of last winters brew of weather
such thoughtfulness would be worth
while.
Owing to the failure of the members
of the LOOMS Circle degree team to
show up Saturday, a failure that was
unavoidable, the initiation of the lar &c
class of candidates for the local lodge
Women of Woodcraft had to be post
poned until Thursday of this week.
The festivities were in progress when
the paper went to press.
The extremely frosty weather of the
past week is not unprecedented, al
though unusual for November. In the
years that have disappeared in the
heretofore there have been some cold
snaps in November. The writer re-
calls one of decade ago when the cold
cot far below zero, and much damage
was done. However, after the brief
freeze the balance of the winter was
delightful.
The Raymond Bell dramatic com
pany gave two performances, Monday
and Tuesday evenings, in Sigrist hall,
and notwithstanding the short notice
of the coming of the troupe the house
was comfortably filled both evenings.
Moreover the performers were OF a
higher order than usually strike town
of this size, and the bills presented
were excellently rendered. If the COM
pany ever returns to Oroville it is as
sured of a liberal support.
The town council has let the con-
tract for building many hundred feet
of sidewalk, A. Signs securing the con-
tract on the north side of the railroad