The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-07-22


day.
The republican county convention
meets at Omak Tuesday.
Monroe Harmon was in town from
the Ruby mine Wednesday.
c. A. Andrus, of Nighthawk, spent a
couple of days in Oroville this week.
Jas. E. Forde and Geo. J. Hurley left
for LOOMS Tuesday in Mr.. Forbes
automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Thompson have
arranged to make their headquarters
at Tonasket.
Every base ball fan in the county
should arrange to be in Oroville Aug.
ust 7. and 8.
ii. f. Windsor, prosperous rancher
and stock man living near LOOMS, was
in town Saturday.
A photographer has put up tent on
Main street and is doing a good work
and good business.
Roy Dorothy, cashier of the First
National bank, at Brewster, is visiting
his sister, Mrs. J. c. Wild.
Loitz johnson was in town from his
Antwyne valley ranch Friday last act
ing as witness in homestead proof.
w. r. Rasch returned from trip
to Omak Tuesday, and reports that a
very heavy fire had broken out on the
reservation.
A bluff at rain Thursday afternoon
as the paper was going to press may
have the effect of chasing the mercury
below the 9Os.
Henry Bahrs came in Thursday last
from Spokane, and went on to Hedley
Friday. 1t was mining business that
kept him on the move.
The heavy pail of smoke indicates
much timber fire. A big blaze is re-
ported as sweeping the timber between
Loomis and Conconully.
The game of ball Sunday was poor
exhibition, as all the players seemed
to have an off day. The score stood
All Stars I; Regulars q.
Some of the enthusiastic anglers
about town have been making good
catches of black bass in the sloughs
along the Okanogan river
1t has been hard to keep the council
intact this year, with first one member
resigning then another. The last to
throw up the job was Guy Fruit.
General Superintendent J. M. CRUDE
and Division Superintendent r. G.
Morgan stopped over in Oroville Mon
day night on their way to the front.
Solan Sain, a well-known young man
living at Loomis. is seriously i'll with
typhoid fever. Mrs Sain, mother of
the sick, is also down with the fever.
Gospel services will be conducted by
Robert and Mrs. Thompson July "a as
| follows Tonasket 1890 a. m. Muller's
school house 2:3O p. M; LOOMS p. m.
Henry Connell, who has been con-
nected with the railroad force at this
motion last week, and is now located
at Marcus.
S. H. Sanderson is having his resi-
dence on the hill in the west part Of
town enlarged by the addition of a
wing, very much to the improvement
of the premises.
FOREST fires are raging all over the
northwest, destroying thousands of dol
lars worth of timber, towns and farm
houses. The most deplorable feature
is that number of lives have been lost.
Archibald Gray, of Seattle, head of
the traffic department of the Great
Northern road, made trip over this
part of the line Saturday, in his private
car, and was accompanied by number
of guests.
VIM. Briley, who was severely hurt
several weeks ago by horse falling
on him, is still so crippled that he gets
around with considerable difficulty. He
| lefl here Tuesday on visit to Green
wood, B. c.
Louis Kirchan, whom the writer
knew years ago as prosperous butch
er in Davenport, was in town Wednes-
day for the purpose of buying cattle
Mr.. Kirchan is now in business at
Northport, Wash.
From the present outlook the base
ball tournament to be held been Aug
ust 7, 8 and 8, promising to be the best
ever held in north central Washington.
Clubs will be present from a number
of towns, and some fine games may be
expected