The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-11-11

Two elections in one week is putting
strain on the voter.
Jack Myers and w. II. Weisgerber
drew prizes as constables in the cleo
tion Tueseay.
D. f. Samson went out to Spokane
Saturday to get glimpse of that new
granddaughter.
Joe Lenton was in town Wednesday
from his place near Nighthawk, wit
ness in a final proof case.
Many took the edge of of appetite
Tuesday at the dinner given 10y the
Ladies Aid of the NJ. f. church.
Quite number of people from this
part of the county will attend the big
apple show at Spokane next week.
Z. S. Taylor is filing Mr.. Follis' po-
sition in the Bank of Orovile during
that gentleman's absence in Spokane.
The East Oroville Orchard company
is doing something nifty IN the electric
sign line in front of the Main street
office.
Some citizens discovered Tuesday
that in order to vote in Oroville it is
necessary to have ones name on the
registration book.
Hamilton tombstone, who was the
republican candidate for representa-
tive, was in town Sunday giving his
last spiel prior to the final verdict at
the polls,
Rory Cameron, of Loomis, went out
to Spokane Tuesday. Spruced up and
sporting Van Dyke beard the sturdy
old time miner was almost travelling
incognito.
Only two straight tickets were cast
in this precinct Tuesday, both republi-
can. The writer can guess who cast
one, but who was the other hide bound
stand patter?
Only about 80 per cent of the voters
expressed themselves upon the conSt-
tutional amendments, which goes to
show that the people as a whole take
little interest in law making.
Judge Hoskyn's new cottage in the
west part of town is nearing compile
ton and a neat, coy home it is, an at
tractive addition to numerous new res
licences going up about town.
Mai. f. p. Wehe left Thursday for
Cashmere. where he goes to spend the
winter with his son Eugene f. Wehe.
The major is not in robust health, and
the change may do him world of good.
Ed. Yarwood, of Davenport, mem
Der of prominent pioneer family of
Lincoln county, a bright, genial, pros
: porous young gentleman, was in town
this week visiting with his friend Fred
T. Neal.
There was more interest taken Tues
day in the election of justices OF the
peace and constables than over the en-
tire balance of the ticket. Logging
was spirited, and the votes consider
ably split up.
A few flakes of snow fell in the val
ley Wednesday, but 'for moment
seen, then gone forever" If it did
not whiten things up in the valley, it
certainly put a night cap on the sur
rounding hills.
Capt N. B. Kelsey, guessing well as
to the weakness of the GAZETTE force,
supplied the Office with bunch OF
very toothsome chickens recently. For
all of which the said force is duly
thankful to the said Capt. Kelsey.
The patriotic elector rather held
back Tuesday from performing his du-
ty in this precinct, as out Of total
registration of 235 only III votes were
cast showing a shirkage of 81, pretty
heavy per centage of stay at homes.
J. A. Blackler was at the school land
sale Saturday, at Conconully, and
gathered in 80 acres located a short
distance south of Oroville. Others
wanted the same land, bidding was
lively, and Mr. Blackler bad to pay tc
get it.
The mere prospect of irrigation on
! Whitestone fat has started vegetation
where vegetation has failed hereto
fore. Green Paker was in town We'd
nesday sporting luXurant crop o.
bunch grass of the tone that has made
IT. Ham Lewis famous.
Geo. H. Ellis returned to his home
at Wenatchee Wednesday. While VI
here he attended the school land sale
at Conconully, and himself and Jas. f.
Forde added a couple of hundred acre
to their already large Okanogan coun
ty real estate holdings.
The next public social event to sup
plv pleasure to the people OF Orovlll'
is the dance to be given by the ladle
of the Catholic church. The even
should draw out all the dance lovers II
the community on the date, Thanks
= giving night, November a.