The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-09-01
LOCAL NEWS

E-COEN--
Miss Beatrice WestwoUu, Of Alberta,
was a guest of Miss Edwynne Tilley
Monday.
Prosecuting Attorney Fred Neal
was over from Conconully Monday,
mixing pleasure with official business.
Miss Bernice Wright, of Omak, left
Monday for Minneapolis, where she
will attend school during the coming
winter.
julius Brechlin, of Loomis, is visit
ing with his daughters, Miss Emma
Brechlin and Mrs. T. E. Collier, of
this place.
Rev. and Mrs. Robert Thompson, of
Loomis, left Tuesday for Spokane to
attend the annual conference of the
M. e. church.
E. E. Parsons has been acting as
baggage smasher at the depot during
the absence of AL Harding, the regular
juggler of trunks.
J. M. Jones, mine host of the Occi-
dental hotel at Riverside, left here
Tuesday for Spokane. He was accom-
panied by his daughter.
Miss Marguerite Allen accompan-
led her sister, Mrs. Jas. Porter, to
Spokane Monday, where she expects
to remain for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Harding and Mr..
and Mrs. Getsel have been camping on
Ashnola creek for week, out on
fishing excursion and summer vaca-
ton.
Mr.. and Mr.. Burt Schribner who
have been visiting Mrs. Schribner's
mother, Mrs, w. s. Keller, for several
weeks, returned to their home at Spo-
kane Monday.
E. P. Gaillac, formerly of Chesaw,
now resident of Spokane passed
through town Tuesday on his way to
Princeton, near which place he Is in
terested in some valuable coal mines.
Miss Jessie Mae Sigrist returned to
Oroville Saturday from her old home
at Wellington, Ohio, where she spent
the summer. She will teach in one
of the departments of the public school
this winter.
Miss Emma Brechlin has been SER
iously ill for some days from what
was feared would develop into ap-
pendicitis. DR.. Schwabland perform
ed an operation Tuesday and speedy
recovery is now hoped for.
The Okanogan Independent states
that Miss Grace OKeefe left Satur-
day for Oroville, where she will teach
school during the coming year." Some
mistake, neighbor. Miss O'Keefe is
not to teach in the local school. But
possibly in some nearby district.
r. j. Armstrong was in town Tues
day from his place near ChOpaca. He
manages to move around with the as
sistance of crutches, but is far from
recovering from the injury received
two or three months ago, when his
left leg was put out of commission.
Mrs. r. P. Hoskyn, of Oroville Wash.
now visiting her mother in Keokuk,
was a Warsaw visitor Monday, &C
companied by little Misses Katharine
Tucker and Edith Fyffe. She brought
pleasant word from Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank M. Dallam, of Oroville, formerly
of Warsaw.-Warsaw Qll.,) Bulletin.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Burdette, of Ma
lott, were in town Saturday. Years
ago Jim Burdette was attached to the
sheriff's Office as deputy. He made an
efficient officer and was popular among
all classes. He is now in cOmforta-
BILE circumstances, having sold his land
holdings of several hundred acres at
Malott for large sum.
Jas. East, of the Tonasket neighbor-
hood, was visitor in OrOville Satur-
day. Mr.. East has large acquaint-
ance here, as he attended the local
public school for several terms. In
company with his brother Henry, he
will spend the winter IN Colorado, and
while there will attend college and
his brother will take course in the
school of mines.
John H. Killian has opened his ci-
gar factory, and he has many visitors
to watch his nimble fingers roll into
consumable shape punches of ragged
tobacco. He is turning out an excel
lent cigar, and If smokers will make
it a point to call for the home made
article the factory will rapidly grow
in capacity of output, giving employ
ment to number of operators.
Fay Evans and Art Potter were ar
rested Monday on charge Of disor-
derby conduct, which consisted of an
early morning horseback ride, an I'M
seemly exhibition accompanied with
boisterOusness that combined to shock
that portion of the Inhabitants resid
ing along the route of travel. The fair
Fay was assessed $40 and costs by
Judge Gardiner, and her companion
was touched for SIS and trimmings.
According to the court records A.
M. Dewey has commenced an action
against ]. w. Graham for libel, dam
ages being placed at 100000. Action
has also been brought against the
Whitestone Irrigation and Power Com
pany by the Okanogan Irrigation and
Development company for libel in the
same amount. 1t will strain the re-
sources of both defendants to pay the
bill should judgment for the sum
asked for be secured.
MIR. and Mrs J. H. Porter and young
daughter left for their home at Spo-
kane Monday, after spending several
weeks visiting at the home of Mrs.
Porter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Allen, near Wehesville. Mr.. and Mr..
Porter we're married at LOOMS some
nine or ten years ago, and moved to
Spokane, where they have since resid-
ed, and where Mr.. Porter, who is an
electrician, is employed with the Wash
ington Water Power Company.
This Office is in receipt of the pre-
MUM list OF the sixth annual Okano-
gon county fair. 1t is well gotten
up publication and most literally pat