The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-04-15

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Rev. H. Nj. Course is attending the
Presbytery, in session at Wilson creek +,
this week.
A young son of Mrs. Jas. John
son has been i'll during the past week
with measles.
j. H. Ethel, the well-known reserva
ton saw mill man, made this Office a
pleasant call Monday.
1t can threaten harder and more fire.
quently and rain less in this valley
than any point in the state.
r. A. McNown, editor of the Con-
conully Record, has been visitor in
town several days this week.
Geo. }. Gardiner went up to Night
hawk Monday with Il crew of men to
survey some mining claims for G. a.
Andrus.
Ex-Marshal Dick Case got away for
his new field of service, at Phoenix, b.
c.. Saturday morning taking with him
the best wishes of all who know him.
While in Looms Friday DR.. Schwab-
land was called in to atted Ray Kin
chelo. who was suffering from a severe
attack of tonsilitis, though the illness
was not serious.
II. II. McKibbon. of Loomis, was
visitor in town Tuesday, returning
home from trip through the hill
country in British Columbia between
the Similkameen river and Okanogan
lake.
Deputy Assessor Hamilton, who is to
spy out the taxable property of this
place, has started in on his rounds.
Treat him gently and do not over
look any of your possessions when
handing in "A list of your wealth.
Geo. Bowerman has secured five
year lease on the old Okanogan Smith
ranch and orchard, through the In
dian department.. Mr.. .Bowerman be-
ing worker and a hustler he is GER
tain of making good money out of the
venture.
insurgency seems to be in the air.
1t has broken out in the Water Users
association, down at Omak, and two
sets of officers have been elected. In
every small community there must be
some petty discord to add to the gayety
of existence.
Mrs. A. Gray, of Loomis, stopped
over in Oroville last Friday night on
her way to MERGED, Cal, where she
goes to visit with her daughter, Mrs
Chas. Graham. The lady expects to
be away year at least. and may re-
main in California permanently.
Tom Jones, of Riverside who has
resided so many years in the county
that he is entitled to be classed among
the sure enough pioneers, was in town
this week. He is acting as deputy as
SCISSOR and was here working in con-
junction with Assessor Kloppenberg.
Henry Bahrs left Monday morning
on business trip to Seattle, expecting
to be absent only few days. He is
still driving tunnel on the Paskell-
Finan claims, is in 400 feet and the in
dications of mineral are such as to en-
courage hope of soon reaching the
ledge.
c. p. Skates, who is soon to begin
the publication of a paper at Omak,
came up Monday to receive his plant,
shipped in from Spokane, and remove
press and paper cutter that he pur-
chased from the GAZETTE office. The
new paper starts out with a first-cass
equipment.
If there is stock ordinance in this
place it should be strictly enforced.
Many head of loose stock are loafng
around the streets daily. People who
desire to set out trees should be pro-
tected in the pralseworthy efforts to
beautify the town, and stock is men,
ace to any such Improvement
Mrs. |. A. Waldron, who is interest
ed in, and has resided for six years at,
the Prize mine, near Nighthawk, left
Tuesday morning for Saginaw, Mich,
making the trip by the way of San
Francisco and Los Angeles. The lady
will not return to the Prize mine. as
she expects to locate and make her
| home at Seattle.
a change that has been under con-
sideration for some time has taken
place in the Pioneer Meat company.
Jas. jackson, who has been member
of the company since its organization,
has transferred his interest to j. r.
Eaton, late of Spokane. While the
withdraw of Mr.. Jackson from active
business in Oroville is not pleasant to
note, it is satifaction to know that
his place is to be taken by Mr.. Eaton,
a young gentleman who has already
during his brief residence in the place,
and connection with the company, made
himself popular among the patrons of
the shop by his amiability. Mr.. Jack
son will remain in Oroville some weeks,
but probably will eventually locate on
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