The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-04-07


! are pretty interesting readin to the
Oroville residents. considerable
amount of news matter is crowded
out this week.
John M. Pitman, who is now estab-
lished at Spokane, stopped over Sun
day in town on his way to his old
stamping ground on Palmer lake. Mr.
Pitman is looking better than he has
for years, which would indicate that
city life is having a re1uvenating in
iuence upon him.
Cleaning up day was not so gener-
ally observed as was expected in re-
Spouse % the proclamation of his
honor, the mayor. number of prem
ises were renovated. but the weather
was not conducive to out door exer-
else, which may account for the lin
tied amount of raking and scraping.
Theodore Reid, of Spokane, who is
representing the East Oroville Or
chard company in that city, was Wis
itor in town Sunday and Monday He
was here on double mission, bring
ing in a prospective land buyer, and
to arrange for the Improvement of
tracts held by himself and son, Ly-
man.
Mrs. e. b. Grinnell returned from
Spokane Saturday, and was met at
this place by her husband She brought
word that her brother, Rowland Will
liams, who is in a hospital at Spokane,
had made some Improvement. 1t will
be long time before he can be up
and about and the doctors give little
hope of permanent recovery.
w. A. McCray, who looks after the
interests of the Great Northern rail-
road at Nighthawk. in the capacity of
station agent, was in town Saturday.
Nc was in very amiable frame of
mind, as he might well be. as a son
and heir was born to him recently
back in Wisconsin. where his wife has
been visiting with her parents for sew
eral weeks
Judge f. X. Pendergast stopped over
in Oroville Friday night on his way
to Republic to hold court. He has
been called to Ritzville to occupy the
bench at the next session of the super
ior court of Adams county, where
there is heavy criminal docket to be
cleaned up. The term at Republic will
be brief, as only civil cases are to be
adjudicated.
A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. r. J.
Hummel of Nighthawk, died Saturday
morning of consumption. Mr. Hummel
was formerly a resident of Conconully,
and more recently of Nighthawk. The
deceased is said to have been
very bright and promising young lady,
and her untimely death is sad blow
to the parents, who have the sincere
sympathy of a wide circle of friends in
the county.
E. r. Hoose must have it in for the
thumb of his left hand. About a year
ago he got it between chunk of wood
and an AK, much to the Disagreement
Of that useful member, and Saturday
the same thumb suffered the same eX-
perience under precisely the same cir
cumstances, only this time the end was
sliced off. In the course of time Mr..
HOose will learn that his digits are
not warranted to turn the edge of an
ak.
T. S. Lee, an OkanOgan real estate
hustler, representing the Okanogan
Valley Publicity League, spent several
hours in Oroville Tuesday, interesting
our citizens in scheme that appealed
to the support of every one from it's
exceptional merit. The way to draw
more people to the Okanogan valley is
to let them know what the resources
and attractions of the country are, and
Mr.. Lee and his associates have hit
upon most excellent plan, and one
that should receive the endoremsent of
the local Commercial Club.
Mrs. Daisy Urban, representing the
H. l.. Britt Lyceum agency of Lincoln,
Neb., spent several days in Oroville
during the past week. comforting with
residents in an effort to secure encour-
agement in booking for this place, to
appear next winter, attractions that
are placed on the road by the Nebras-
ka lyceum. She was successful in so
far as booking two performances. the
Carter Jubilee Singers" and the Ed
wn r. Weeks company couple of
the best drawing cards on her list A
guarantee was assumed by some 80
of our residents.
C. A. Valentine was in town Satur-
day from Palmer lake. Mr. Valentine
is to have charge of the Pitman ranch,
fronting on that beautiful sheet of wa
ter, recently purchased by J. ~ Nor
ris. Here is where two men were for
tunate, Mr.. Valentine in securing
lease upon one of the finest farms in
the county, and Mr. Norris in secur-
ing as lessee one of the most indus
trous and reliable men in this part