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

The bowling craze seems to be on.
How long will it last 4?
Remember that the band gives
dance on the 18th of Ireland.
Next Wednesday, Washington
birthday, will be legal holiday.
Albert Smith was in town from his
Horse Spring coulee ranch Thursday.
Rowland Williams was on the sick
list several days during the past week.
John E. Reese left Thursday morn
ing to take part in the county division
fight.
Mrs. J. N. Gilmore was on the sick
list Thursday, threateded with an at
tack of grip.
Gus Peterson is back at his old place
in the butter foundry after spending
some time in Seattle.
Rev. H. M. Course has been holding
a series Of evening services at Chesaw
during the past fortnight.
AS Monday was observed as holt
day, commemorative of Lincoln's BIRTH
day, the banks in town were closed
AL Fox received an order Thursday
from the county commissioners to make
needed repairs on the Smilkameen
bridge.
Ed. Klingman, of the Oroville Com
mercial company, has gone east on
well earned vacation of few weeks to
visit his old home.
c. G. Tilley returned from a business
trip to Spokane Friday, and reports
that business is quieter in that city
than it has been for years.
The town authorities are providing
fire protection with the establishment
of water works, as a contract has been
made for supply of fire hose.
Hay is hay just now, and in the bale
commands 1926 ton. If spring holds
off long feed will be heavy bill of
expense to those who have to buy.
Rev. A. Bauman is assisting in re-
vival services at Loomis this week.
Mrs. Robert Thompson will occupy the
pulpit of the Methodist church in Orc
wills Sunday.
Messrs. Buzzard, Holmes and Potter
returned from Conconully Wednesday
evening, having contributed S5S each,
fine and cost, to the county exchequer
for selling liquor on Sunday.
On Sunday, February 10, there will
be preaching services in the M. E.
church, LOOMS, 1t II a. m, which
will be followed by the sacrament of
baptism and the Lords supper.
Solen Sain, who was the crack pitch
err of the LOOMS base ball team when
LOOMS could boast of a crack ball club,
was a stop over in Uroville Monday
night on his way to the outside.
Costumes for the forthcoming mask
ball to be given under the auspices of
the band, can be procured either at
McMahan's jewelry store, or Bartell &
Co.'s store, where there will be sup
ply TO SeleCt from.
The Odd Fellows who visited Prince
ton last week returned home much
pleased with the trip and the cordial
reception they met with through the
hands of the members of the three
links on the Canadian side of the
border.
That ancient citizen of Okanogan
county, Geo. E. Blackwell, Of River
side, was visitor in town for a day or
two the latter part of last week. He
is holding his own against the encroach-
ment of time, and is as genial as
youth in his twenties.
Ed. Buzzard, James Holmes and Art.
Potter were passengers to Conconully
Tuesday morning, to face the charge
of supplying liquid refreshments OF
spirituous nature to Sunday applicants,
and they did not look forward to a
hilariously happy trip.
Its dark house at the Lyric theatre
this week, and will continue to be for
two or three weeks to come. Farquhar,
the moving picture man, struck out
with his rigging Monday for Okanogan
where he will give exhibits until such
time as that class of entertainment
pals upon the natives. His machine
is one of the best in use, and he puts
up show equal to anything of the
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