The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-11-04

Snow reached low down on the east
hills Thursday morning.
Election takes place next Tuesday.
but so little interest is manifested that
it is hard to realize.
Do not overlook the fact that the
ladies of the Catholic church will give
dance Thanksgiving night.
j. w. kinsey, of Nighthawk, was in
town Thursday last, rs witness on
the final proof of VIM. A. McCray.
Mrs Fred Bccmen. of Pine creek,
returned from Spokane. where she had
been stopping several weeks. Monday
evening.
w. f. Moultray returned to Orovile
Wednesday after an absence of nearly
three months visiting with his par
cnts ut Bellingham.
II. b. Shafer, son of Mrs. Jas. A.
Stack, of Wehesville, has arrived from
Arizona and located on homestead
near Wannicut lake.
Geo. Dill, who has rustled Il living
out of the soil for some years over in
the Whitestone fiat region, was Wis
itor in Orovlle Thursday last,
Except in the Okanogan valley the
hay crop was very short in this county,
and as Il consequence the price of that
commodity is reaching upward.
Vic Champneys, the pioneer stock
man of the Simlkameen valley, weighed
in 81 head of choice steers at this place
Friday last for shipment to Spokane.
j. NJ. Walker, who has resided under
the shadow of Whitestone mountain
for dozen years or more, was in town
on one of his occasional visits Thurs
day last
Robt. Evans has arranged to ship two
car loads of Okanogan apples to Min
neapolis to place on the market. This
will be the largest shipment of apples
ever made from this part of the county.
Miss Donald, principal of the public
school, gave a Halloween party to the
pupils of the high school, at her home,
Saturday evening, and rollicking fine
time the youngster had at the gath
ering.
Col. A. NJ. Dewey, of Spokane came
in Wednesday night on his way to the
Q. S. mine. The colonel is out for the
purpose of pushing the big irrigation
scheme he has had in contemplation
for some time.
\ large gang of Indians that have
been horpooning salmon on the Okla
hogan river for month passed through
town Friday last, with big string of
pack horses loaded with a winter sup
ply Of cured fish.
Thursday Me. Hershberger drove in
across the line from British Columbia
having in his possession a five months
old Galloway bull calf \ fine animal
he is and the purchase means improved
stock ON the IIer>hborger estate,
Mrs. Fred. J. Fine and her son Law
renee Cambell returned home Satur-
day after an absence of three months
visiting with relatives in Elgin, Ills
1t was a vacation they keenly enjoyed,
and return home in excellent health
and spirits
The Rally Day exercises at the Nj.
+. church Sunday school, Sunday morn
ing, was very interesting affair, and
largely attended a exceedingly pleas
ing programme of songs and readings
entertained the audience made up of
both Old and young.
The sight of drunken Indians about
town is something that strengthens
the growing enmity to saloons. 1t
would be better and safer policy on
the part Of dealers if they would bow
to public sentiment a trile at least and
thus mitigate opposition.
During the past fortnight large gangs
of laborers have been shipped eastward
from this station, the last of the con
struction crews that have been at work
on the branch, They were all forei3 n
ers, and of class that are not of any
advantage to the country.
Mrs. T.. G. Williams, writing from
southern California, expresses herself
delighted with the country. What
especially attracts her admiration is
, the orange grove in full fruitage The
lady is improving in health under the
salubrious climate of the south.
a. NJ Wehe met with IA very pain
full accident Saturday that may result
in the loss of an eye. While chopping
wood u small splinter flew up and pen
etrated the pupil of the eye. He left
for Spokane Monday accompanied by
his son, a. Geo. Wehe, to consult {
specialist.
The dignined and decent campaign
that Fred Neal has conducted for thu
office of prosecuting attorney has mad
him a host of friends, and even thos
who NAV differ with him POLITICAL