The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-23
NEWS FROM THE
OkAhOGAh

the east. The return home will be
made in the machine via Wilbur ana
other Big Bend points, where Mr. and
Mrs. Moore will visit few days with
friends.
w. H. Noble, young civil engin-
eer who arrived here last week from
the east to engage in the engineering
business in Okanogan, was stricken
with appendicitis shortly after arriv-
ing and on Monday was operated on
in the Moore hospital, and is doing
nicely Mr.. Noble is graduate of
the engineering department of the
Washington State Collegebut recent
ly has been employed in the east. He
expects to open an Office here as soon
as he is able to go to work again.
F. w. Ostermeyer has plated his
% acres of land joining the townsite
on the west 1t is divided into five
tracts which are being handled by
the Western Union Abstract and Real
ty company. The land lies under the
ditch and a portion of it has been
planted to trees.
The Pioneer Realty Company re-
ports the sale of the Hamilton house
and lot on First avenue to H. F. Bar
ton of Wenatchee for $500.
Leigh Richmond Freeman, pioneer
newspaper man of the state and can
didate for United States senator,
visited Okanogan last Friday and
Saturday. He is making a canvass
of the state in the interest of his can
didacy for the senate. The Indepen-
dent acknowledges a pleasant call.
Frank H. Rice, superintendent of
the railway mail service, of Wash
ington, D. c., visited the local post
Office Friday last. He had been at
Oroville Strengthening out some diff
culties in the postoffice there and
also had some business to attend to
at the Hudson office on Johnson
creek.
L. H. Reid, crack shot represent
ing the company which sells Peters
cartridges, visited Okanogan early
in the week and gave an exhibition
of his craftsmanship at the trap
grounds in the south part of town.
T. J. McHugh purchased from F.
H. Towne this week the lot at the
corner of Maple street and Fifth ave-
nue., and will at once commence the
erection of spacious residence there
on. Mr.. McHugh came here a few
weeks ago from Missoula, Mont, to
visit his brother, Paul, and Is so we'll
pleased with the place that he has
decided to make it his home. His
family will arrive as soon as the
house Is completed. He has also in
vested in fruit land and will engage
in the fruit industry.
w. H. Durham, proprietor Of the
Okanogan Planning Mill and Box Fac
tory, reports big demand for flume
lumber this spring. Many large or
ders have been sold to the fruit
growers under the government pro-
ject. Mr.. Durham is now engaged
in turning out material for berry
crates, as the indications are that
there will be a heavy demand for
them this summer.
Deputy Sheriff Mclean and the in
FAINT child of Mr.. and Mrs. David
Townsend underwent operations at
DR.. Moore's hospital last Saturday.
Ed Barker, one of the leading
spirits of the Pleasant Valley Irriga-
ton & Power Company, was in town
Tuesday and reports the company has
a crew of IA men and eight teams at
work on its new ditch which will
convey the waters of the Big Loop
Loop to the ditch which has been in
use this year. Work would have
been in progress some time ago but
for the fact that the right-of-way Of
a portion of the ditch lies in the for
est reserve and it took just a year
to go through the red tape necessary
to secure permission to build the
ditch there.
Pratt, Forsyth & Lee and Judge
Brown have snapped" Offices and
the real estate firm is now on the
shady side of the street in the after
noon, alongside Lindsay's barber
shop, while the attorney may be
found in the former real estate Office
next to the Commercial Club hall.
Charley Blackwell came down
from Riverside Sunday in his new
automobile to meet Mrs. Blackwell,
who was returning from a visit at
Tacoma and other coast cities. Mr..
Blackwell has recently purchased a
2O-horsepower National machine.
The band boys dance last Friday
night was we'll attended and proved
pleasant social affair as we'll as
adding few plunks to the exchequer
of the organization.
Fred Payne of this city has been
reappointed water commissioner for
Salmon Creek.