The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-05-06
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Fred j. Fine returned home Monday
from a trip to Seattle.
Del Hart went up to Nighthawk
Monday on mining business.
Gordon Erwin, of Loomis, was pas
senger headed for Spokane Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs Chas T. Peterson, of
Nighthawk, were visitors in Oroville
Saturday.
Miss Edwynne Tilley is just able to
be up and around after an illness of
three weeks.
Frank Dallam, jr., private secretary
of Gov. Hay, arrived in Oroville Mon
day to spend a week visiting with his
parents.
One day last week snow fell in the
neighborhood of Chesaw which goes
to show the uncertainty of the weather
this spring.
Rev. Robert Thompson leaves Mon
day for Moscow, Idaho, to attend the
Sunday school convention of the In
land Empire.
Wilbur Starr, young man who is
diligently holding down a homestead
in Horse Spring coulee, was in town
trading Saturday.
AS the council failed to make any
appointment Monday evening Consta-
BILE Meyers is still guardian of the
peace of the town.
Walter Powers left for his home at
Missoula, Montana, Monday, after
visit of month with his uncle, w. H.
Mcdaniel, at Loomis.
So far no selection has been made to
fill the vacancy in the town council
created by the resignation and depar-
ture of Chas. Schalm.
Harry Brown, of LOOMS, was a
visitor in Oroville Wednesday. Mr..
Brown has leaning toward orchard
lands, and may decide to invest in the
neighbOrhood of this place.
Mrs. John Whidden, the expert
stenographer whose services are in
constant demand, was engaged We'd
nesday taking down the evidence in
the contest case of Schwabland VS..
Beal
The chilly change in the weather
reduced the unreasonable swelling in
the Similkameen river, and that stream,
so sensitive to every variation of tenn
perature at this season of the year, is
getting back to its normal volume.
Ball clubs have been slow of organ
ization in neighboring towns this year,
and so far the local club has been con-
fined to practice games, which are in
teresting to participants, but are not
sufficiently exciting to draw out large
crowds.
The sawbones were at it Wednesday
tangled up in contest case before the
L. 5. commissioner, DIR. Schwabland
contesting the desert land entry of Dr.
Beal. The land is located on the east
side of the Okanogan river, short
distance from town.
Capt. Kelsey informs this office that
work at the Oroville-Detroit mine is
progressing very satisfactory with the
diamond drill. He says No. | is now
down 1854 feet, and working smoothly.
The water system is perfect, and the
outlook is as good as expected.
Deputy Fruit Inspector Geo. Whist
Ter reports that 10000 fruit trees have
been shipped in from the outside and
inspected at this station, for distribu-
ton throughout the surrounding
country This does not include the
number of tress sold and delivered by
the local nurseryman, Jack Evans
The Circle is arranging to present
the comedy ga Scrap of Paper" in
Sigrist hall on May II. Those who
are in the cast are working hard TO
perfect themselves, and it can be pre-
dicted at this time that the perform
ance will be one of the best amateur
efforts ever put on the boards by Orc
vile talent.
At the meeting of the odd Fellows
Wednesday night the following cleo
tive officers to serve through the en-
suing term were placed in nomination.:
f. r. Hoose, Noble Grand; l.. E.
Hendrix, Vice Grand j. W. Carroll,
trustee for IS months. Jay c. Newell
was installed as treasurer to fill the
uneXpired term of A. NJ. Dutfield, re-
signed.
Geo. Adair, of Loomis, spent We'd
nesday in Oroville. Mr.. Adair is a
contractor and builder, and a first
class workman. He has put up some
of the best homes in the Sinlahekin
and Similkameen valleys. At present
he is building roomy and very at
tractive home for Al. Riste, near the
Golden Zone mine, which he expects