The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-03-25

southern gentleman, one of the old
guard in journalism, and talks enter
tainingly of men and times of the past.
A. II. Tillman, the LOOMS saw mill
man, was in town Monday on his way
to Riverside. AS there has been little
or no demand for building material
about his home the buzz of his saws
have not awakened the echoes of the
hills in that vicinity for 10 these many
days. Mr.. Tillman is in hopes of get
ting into active business at some point
where the call for lumber indicates
progress and promises of recompenc-
Ing the producer, And whatever local
ity gets him that locality will be secur-
ing good citizen.
At meeting of the directors of the
First National bank Tuesday f. Parker
Murray, who has long been connected
with that institution in subordinate
position, was elected cashier. The
honor and responsibility could not have
fallen upon more worthy young gen
tleman. by his uniform urbanity and
geniality Mr.. Murray has made large
number of friends in Oroville. He is
here to stay and the bank will lose no
prestige with him in the higher posi-
lion. AS to his qualifications they
have been tested and need no sponsor
The railroad was shot ali to pieces
for two or three days this week owing
20 slides caused 10y the heavy rain fall
From Instructions ON the track n
freight train was dcraled near Bride.
lille and the passenger train due
tuesday night slipped out on the pral-
tie in the dark, and through the com
bination of hard luck did not arrive
until late Wednesday morning. For
tunately no one was hurt, and no great
damage done. The Princeton run was
abandoned Wednesday. by Thursday
trains were running pretty well up to
schedule time.
In speaking of the departure of \.
f. Wehe last week this paper had him
tabled from Milwaukee, This was Il
mistake as A. f. is from Kansas City,
and he returned Saturday to that great
Missouri river metropolis, Tho mis-
take, however, was natural, for the
name of Wehe has made Milwaukee
almost as famous in this neck o. the
woods as the beverage manufactured in
that city has made it famous elsewhere.
SO many Wehes have come here from
Milwaukee that it was thought i'm
possible for any other city to lay claim
to one of that name.
j. N. Piercey, who has filled the po
sition of fruit tree inspector for this
county so creditably during the past
two or three years, has had large
territory added to his field of opera
ton, which speaks stronger than words
as to his ability in that position, and
goes to show that his work is appre-
ciated by his official superiors as .,ell
as the general public. p. O. Darling
ton, state fruit inspector, has appointed
Mr.. Piercey inspector of Douglas
county. Seeing that there is a con-
slant and prodigeous increase in the
number of trees planted every year, it
will be seen that it will keep the gen
tleman pretty busy distributing him
self over two of the largest counties in
the state and keeping a close tab on
| the trees shipped into that territory.
j. B. Silk, one of that almost extinct
species, the peripatetic print, put in
last week at this printery, and Mon
day moved on his way. In his wander
| ings he has held cases in almost every
state from Maine to California. After
ample experience he has beaten the
game that so many of the old time
| knights of the stick and rule have gone
up against and lost. He is a steady
and reliable postmaster in the art pre-.
sentative, and has graduated from
every position from devil to the impos
ing stone. One who has juggled anti
mony off and on for so years has feel
ing for the ancient of the craft, an(
here's hoping Silk may justify with 8
steady sit, and when his feet commence
itching he will remember the hard
ships of the road, and stick to the Job
| j. 7. Dexter and Bob Garrett, who
located on land nearly 20 years ago
near Loomis, which was at the time
unknown by the settlers, it is claimed
Indian allotments, have lately received
notice to vacate. The order works {
severe hardship on two old settlers
but at no time have those conversant
with the facts doubted for minute
that eventually they would be com
PEELED to vacate. Experience ha:
proved that between an Indian and 6
white claimant the latter has no show
whatever, and both men would have
been far ahead had they taken upo other
land as soon as they had any suspicion
that the land they occupied was claimed
by natives. 1t is sad case this being
compelled to abandon a home where
the occupant has lived for years and