The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-02-18

The county commissioners are in SEES
sion this week.
That hard times social is billed for
this Friday evening.
Another band benefit dance Monday
evening, February 2l,
Next Tuesday, Washington's birth
day, is a legal holiday.
Mrs. Bertha Christensen. of Night
| hawk, was n visitor in town Monday.
Remember the Farmers Institute.
at Sigrist hall, Oroville, on the 22nd.
Under ukase of the town council.
the curtains have been eliminated
| from saloon windows.
After nearly two weeks taking testi-
mony the Gordon VS. Raney contest cas- e
was ended Wednesday.
Those who fish and can catch fish
are meeting with considerable luck
catching white fish in the Okanogan.
Eggs are getting down to figure
where Il man can eat one without feel
ing that he is indulging in wild eX-
travagance.
Miss Gussie McQuirk. who is teach.
ing in the Chesaw country, was a visit
or in town Friday last, and attended
the band dance.
People are making out to enjoy them
selves in a social way, and numerous
private home parties have been held
during the past few weeks.
j. +. Stoolire, of Conconully, inter-
ested in mining properties near the
old town of Ruby, was among the out
siders in Oroville Monday.
Farmers are urged to turn out to the
series of lectures by men who know,
to be given at the Farmers Institute
held in this place next Tuesday.
AS Lincoln's birthday Saturday was
a legal holiday, the banks were closed
and they were the only line of business
that observed the anniversary.
The Riverside Argus states that a
son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Clay
Fruit January 81. Mrs. Fruit is in
Maine visiting with relatives.
The contest case of f. Fitzgerald VS.
VIM. McComb for land adjoining the
Newman ranch occupied the attention
of the L. S. Commissioner couple of
days this week.
The Lenten season is on, but that
fact does not seem to have any depes-
sive effect upon pleasure seekers, as
dances and other social functions are
as popular as ever.
A cold wave broke into the valley
Tuesday, admonishing the natives that
winter has not wholly given up its
grip, and cheering up the fuel dealers
inclined to become respondent.
Rev. and Mrs. r. j. Strawbrdge, of
LOOMS, were in town Monday, and pro-
ceeded to Nelson and Chesaw in COM
pany with Rev. Robert Thompson,
Tuesday, to hold series of services.
An old man named McDonough COM
mitted suicide at Nelson Thursday last
by hanging himself The deceased re-
sided across the line in British Col
umbia. particulars could be learned.
The council is studying up ways and
means of supplying the town with
water, and there is no civic improve
ment more greatly needed both for
domestic purposes and fire protection.
AT contractors headquarters, at the
depot, an immense quantity of supplies
is being stacked up. One large tent is
erammed to the top with baled hay.
Much of this hay comes all the way
from Montana.
Frank Schulz, who recently returned
from a trip into old Mexico, was in
to return to the southern republic,
where opportunity seems to be within
the grasp of those willing to reach out
for it.
Orley johnson and Lucy A. Hotch-
kiss, both of the Ellemeham mountain
neighborhood, were united in marriage
Mo1Gay, Rev. Robert Thompson Off
ciating. 1t was the first wedding that
has taken place in the new Methodist
parsonage.
| Chas. Powell, jr., and Webb Hurley
drove to Loomis Monday evening to at
tend 4 masquerade ball, returning by
o'clock Tuesday morning. That was
paying stiff price for a few hours fun,
but who that was ever young hesitated
at paying the shot ?
A masquerade dance was given in
Eagle hall, Loomis, Monday night, by
the Riverside orchestra, that drew out
large attendance. Miss Edna Hixon
took the prize for the best dressed
lady, and Dell Million that for the best
dressed gentleman.
j. w. Graham, the well-known Riv-
erside attorney, who is now holding
down a homestead near Mallott, was
in town Monday He drove up with
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