The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-10-21

\ from his ranch on Whitestone Hat.
Mrs. Chas. Powell visited for several
days this week with LOOMS friends.
So far this has been the mildest cam
paign within the memory of the oldest
! inhabitant.
F. V. Covert has invested in lot on
Knob Hill, and in time will put up a
modern home.
Stanley Evans was over from his Sin
lahekin valley ranch Sunday, with his
big cattle drive.
Robt. Gallup, of Loomis arrived
from Spokane Tuesday evening on the
way to his home.
There has been noticeable increase
in the number of people looking for
land since the Spokane fair.
VIM. Beeman was in town Monday
from his ranch on Pine creek, with a
load of dressed meat for Evans & Co.
Charlie Shull was over from LOOMS
Monday, and reports that the old camp
is showing decided symptoms Of re-
vival.,
Deputy Sheriff Chas. Mclean came
in from Nelson Monday night having
in charge Chas. Burden who is accused
of horse stealing.
e. W. Pember, of LOOMS, was Wis
itor in town Friday last. He came over
to meet his wife, who had been out for
medical treatment.
Bartell * Co. have erected a large
shed adjoining Beale & Payne's big
warehouse for the storage of wagons
and heavy farm machinery.
People will become tired of eXer-
cising the elective franchise when they
get through with the three elections
due to come OIL in November and De
cember.
Monick, an aged Indian woman,
holding an allotment on Antoine creek,
died at the home of an Indian on the
east side of the Okanogan river Sun
day night
r. p. Hoskyn has secured a lot in
the west part of town, on the north
side of the track, and will at once com
mence the construction of a neat and
coy home.
The old Okanogan Smith orchard
is the Mecca that every stranger com
;.,. o., +o,vp ,ou- LooJ, fCr nj II -
a source of much surprise and grati-
cation to every visitor.
Jas, Cameron is able to be out again
moving about in mild and hesitating
manner, although shadow Of his form
err self He has been an accute sufferer
from rheumatism for several weeks,
Walter Thrower received word this
week that Geo. Brakey, at one time a
miner working in this vicinity, was ac
cidently killed at Portland on Sep
TENDER 20, while assisting at installing
machinery.
Geo. Bowerman has the thanks of
this Office for liberal supply of cider.
1t was delicious dope, and so mild that
the strictest prohibitionist could have
surrounded a liberal sample with a
clear conscience.
Vincent Doody, who has been resi-
dent of LOOMS for several years. was
visitor in town Wednesday. For the
past several months Mr.. Doody has
been in poor health, but is now well
on toward permanent recovery.
Jas. Holmes playfuliy kicked in the
door of Mrs. Lizzie McDonald's place
of abode Sunday morning, during the
prevalence of conjugal misunder
standing, and for eXuberaney was find
$40 and costs by Judge Fraser Monday.
f. c. Harper, collector of customs Of
the state, with headquarters at Port
Townsend, was in Oroville last Friday
night, leaving for home Saturday The
official generally makes one tour Of in
specton throughout his jurisdiction
every year.
The old CraddocI ranc h, just east of
LOOMS, has recently been sold as re-
suit of the prospective Whitestone fiat
irrigation enterprise, and the Willard
ranch at the west end of Spectacle lake,
is about to change hands. This activity
is cheering.
J. J. Cash was in Oroville Monday.
He has sold his ranch in Horse Spring
coulee, to a gentleman from Spokane
county. The sale grew out of the pros
pective big irrigation project. Jake
has SO much ready money that he hard
ly knows what to do with it,
The ladies' Of the Altar society of the
Catholic church serve notice that they
will give a social dance in Sigrist hall
Thanksgiving night. Which means
that the hall will be crowded on the
occasion, as the society is always lib
orally patronized by the residents of
this place.
w. H. Mcdaniel was over from
Loomis Monday, and stated thai parties
were sparring with him for the pur-