The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-04-28

ing out and fruit buds are bursting
| forth. A warm rain followed with
sunshine would work Il speedy trans
formation in the valley, and make the
scenery beautiful To look upon.
We had call Wednesday from Earl
Crane, OF Spokane. 1t was great
pleasure to find in the boy he was when
we last saw him handsome. bright.
clean cut man of six feet.
Prosecuting Attorney Fred Neal was
called to Orovile Wednesday on bust
ness connected with his Office In some
quarters Mr.. Neal was taken 10 task
for alleged activity in the county di-
vision fight, a> An anti-diviSioniSt.
This fault-iinding is misplaced energy.
While MIR. Neal was opposed to divis-
ion, and no one can deny him the ight
OF personal opinion, he took no active
part in the row, wrote no letters, nor
signed no kilograms.
Tuesday Geo. Matson passed away.
after an illness Of only couple of
days. from an attack of accute pneu-
mona. The deceased has been a resi-
dent OF this place and vicinity for =
number of years. and was familiar
figure on the streets. He was about
80 years of age. Nothing could he
learned OF his antecedentN 1t is said
he has Two daughters in Seattle. He
WAS well known about town, Il steady,
industrious citizen, and pleasant and
kindly in his relations with his fellow
men.
The band boys are arranging to give
Il dance in SigriSt hall Friday. May T..
The extraordinary success, in point of
attendance and amount Of pleasure in
circulation, that marked the last ball
given under the auspices of the band
is still fresh in the memory Of the pub
lie. and the announcement of another
function of that description to he given
by the same organization will have the
effect of awakening general desire
among patrons of the dance to he on
hand upon this occasion.
Louis +. Hart, grand secretary of
the Odd Fellows for the jurisdiction of
Washington. with headquarters at Ia
conS. spent Sunday in Oroville. He
had been in Riverside to attend a
meeting of the district OF Okanogan.
held in that place SATURDAY. evening.
MIR. Hart has filled the Office he is
holding for years. and is one of the
best known and most popular residents
of the state. He certainly made many
friends anon. the membership of the
order during his visit to this county.
Sunday party of nine started up
the lake and river in Al. FoX> ga>o-
line launch. When within mile or
two of fairview the machinery broke
down and the excursioni>t, had no 9TH
sr recourse than to hoof it home. 1t
was hot weather & long. long hike,
and it is doubtful it the crowd could
the person of Charlie Johnston. He
had received word Of the perdicament
the crowd was in. drove ont in Il large
rig and received the blessings of the
fOotsore tramp,.
II. y. Martin. 4 pioneer lawyer of
Lincoln county and Il resident of Dav-
export. wa, swapping handshakes with
his acquaintance in Orovllc last Fri
day evening, having stopped over here
on his way from Conconully. where he
had been called on legal business, MIR,
Martin has practiced before the courts
of this county of and on for year, and
has Il large acuuaintance>hip in this
north country. TO meet and greet an
old timer is always a pleasure. and
was especially 80 in this case. rs Mr..
Martins visits up this way in late
years have been few and far between.
Mrs. Frank Shellhurg stopped over
in town last Friday night on her way
to Spokane. For number of wears
Mr.. and Mrs. Shelburg were residents
OF the Lime Belt. up in the hills west
of Riverside, where MIR. Shcllburg
was engaged in the sawmill business
\ year ago last fall Mr.. Shellburg
went to Spokane and after IA number
of vicissitudes he became connected
with company that is financing
new typesetting machine, where he
has made good, and won Il permanent
position that promises him great tinan-
cial gain in the course of time. The
family now resides in Spokane.
As means commemorative of the
anniversary of the order. it il custom
AIRY for the members of the odd te-
low lodges to attend divine services
on the Sunda! prece ding. or following.
April III. Hence last SUNDAY evening
a largs representation Of the local
lodge Was present AT the NJ. +. church
when Grand Secretary Louis +. Hart,