The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-02-17

openiag up, creating fog on frosty
nights.
Mrs. NJ. f. Scholzko, who has been
spending short time in Oroville, re-
turned to Princeton this morning.
Sid Brown has been in town some
| days visiting among friends. He is
now employed on the HERMAN sys-
TEN, down in Oregon, and will return
in few days.
Mrs j. G. Cunningham returned to
her nome at Republic Monday after
having spent several weeks visiting
with Der parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
McCammon. Miss Lena McCammon
accompanied her sister to Republic,
expecting to be gone until spring.
The authorities are experiencing
good deal of trouble thawing out
water pipes about town. The mains
did not freeze this winter, but the
smaller connecting pipes of consumers
| did, and that is the cause of the trials
and tribulations of the street commits
! sioner
Miss Donalds class in the Presby-
terian Sunday school gave a Valentine
social in the church Tuesday evening,
which was largely attended by Young
and old. The teacher and the mem
bers of the class spent much time pre-
pairing for the event. and an enjoyable
entertainment was the result.
Dick Case. who left here some time
ago to accept position on the Cana
dian police force at Phoenix resigning
the city marshalship at the time, came
in Tuesday evening to spend few
days among old friends and acquaint-
ances. He has the appearance of be-
ing well treated on the other side of
the line.
A bunch of citizens assembled at the
town hall Saturday evening to take
action in the county division campaign,
and proved themselves game sport. In
contingent expenses, and that on top
of the several hundred already con-
tributed. The Oroville people are not
cutters.
The stork passed over the home of
Mr.. and Mrs, w. l.. Hoskyn last Thurs
day night gladdening the home by leav-
ing charming baby girl. 1t is the
first in the family, and the novelty
adds piquancy to the happiness. The
mother and cherub are doing nicely
and the father is wearing a perpetual
smile over the new responsibility.
Things in the line of nature were
somewhat incongruous Tuesday. The
sun was shining brightly in the valley,
birds were warbling among the bare
| branches in the trees, foot, or
| eighteen inches of snow covered the
| face of the earth, and a mist of falling
snow obscured the surrounding noun
tain peaks. 1t was variety good and
| plenty.
Fred. j. Fine, of the Gazette force,
left for Olympia Monday to renew ac-
quaintanceship with old friends in pub
lie office, and draw inspiration at the
feet of the Solons who are engaged in
framing laws to regulate the conduct
of their fellowmen, He thoughta week
or ten days would be sufficient to make
the rounds and absorb all the enlight-
eminent he could store away.
The man who nurses a thirst that
reaches over into Sunday will have to
supply himself with the ingredients to
meet the yearning Saturday night, for
after the arrests of this week one
could not get toothful of stimulant
in this town on the Sabbath to save
his life. There will be nothing per-
functory in the observance of the law
henceforth, and the sneak in for mir
entirely cut out.
Employment agencies at Portland
have been telegraphing in to contract.
ors supposed to he at this point with
offers of crews of men to 90 to work
! of railroad construction. While the
contractors are not here the offer O
men would indicate that there had beer
inquiry for that class of labor, and is
an indication that work will commence
on the southern branch so soon as the
disappearance of snow permits work.
Chas. Hudson came in from Spokane
Wednesday evening on his way to hi
home near Riverside! While on tn,
outside Mr.. Hudson took unto himsel
wife. The bride did not return with
her husband, as she was detained il
Spokane by unavoidable circumstances
She will join Mr.. Hudson about tn
first of April Mr.. Hudson's friend
in this county extend congratulation
to himself and bride, and wish Their
great JOY in matrimonial harness,
Med. Hershberger has received
letter from Senator G. w. Watson, re
Gently chosen to that Office 10y the leg
islature of West Virginia, in acknow