The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-02-24

of eggs on the market.
+. c. Limbach, of LOOMS, STOPPED
over in Oroville Monday night on hi
way to Spokane.
II, w. Bragg, the live local nipple
ment dealer, went to Spokane Monda!
on business trip.
Chas. F. Sigrist, who has been cas-
on business for some time, returned
home Wednesday.
John Maquoy, who has been herbin
ating on his hill ranch, near Golden
all winter, showed up in town Monday
The distribution of water mains or
Main street has the appearance OF
something doing in the way of a water
system before long.
Willard Young, the LOOMS drug
gist, had the pleasure of contributing
800 and tlounces for relieving the thirst
of suffering friends.
Mrs. S. r. Stanton was taken dowr
with pneumonia while at Nelson last
week, but is so far recovered as to be
back at her home in this place
So far there is no perceptable de
crease in the snow supply, or marked
moderation in the atmosphere. Spring
seems as far away as month ago
Prospects are good for very active
movement in real estate this spring
1t is the kind of real estate those peo
pie want who are looking for the best
Children who have not entered
school, and who are six, or will be six
before June, should enter school at
once, as beginning class is being
formed.
The family of h. h. Lindstrom joined
him from Spokane during the week,
and have taken up their residence in
the Williams home, in the east part
of town.
On account of so much unavoidable
loss Of time during the school year
school was held Wednesday, although
it was a legal holiday, with very full
attendance.
Frank Bartell, jr., was over toLoomis
Wednesday, to lend his aid in the Or
chestra to make the musical feature of
dance given in that camp success.
And it was.
Who could have ever thought it
DR.. Polk, who conducts drug store in
Conconully, was fined 800 and costs
for Bookkeeping, that is selling whisky
; in dry territory.
Sam Ryder was in town Tuesday
from his ranch down about the Syna.
rep country, just as good natured as in
the days when he was an active resi-
dent of Oroville.
A school election takes place Satur-
day, March 4, at which time director
is to be elected for three years. A
note should be made of this and the
election should not be permitted to 90
by default, as is usually the case.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis, jr., of Wen
atchee, arrived in Oroville Saturday
on visit of few days with the par
ents of Mrs. Ellis, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Nj. Dallam. From here they went di.
rectly on to Newton Centre, Mass, to
spend a month at the home of Mr..
Ellis parents.
w. II. Xix was down off the sky line
west of town Wednesday, He has dis.
carded gunny sacks as foot wear since
the mercury bid goodbye to zero, and
is skating around on sole leather. He
reports some snow up around the Horn
Silver mine, which is only added testi-
mony to the reports already in.
j. p. Rankin, who has been holding
q job as mixologist with Mike Mahoney
for some time, was so seriously i'll with
pneumonia during the past week that
for time it looked like a trip to the
cemetery. AT last reports the case
had taken a turn for the better, ant
the young man is now considered ou
of danger.
Floyd Van Dyke was down from hi,
Ellemeham mountain ranch Frida,
last, for the first time for weeks, an(
worked his passage, as he had to dig
out the road for long stretches. He
reports the snow five feet deep at hi
place. He lives so high up on tn,
mountain that he can almost reach an,
touch the stars, and the altitude ac
counts for the presence of the grea
snow.
Vic Champneys, the old time Simil
kameen valley rancher, was in tow
Tuesday. Mr. Champneys, and other
engaged in the stock business, believe
that a law should be enacted compel
ling stock owners to take up thei
stock at fixed date in the fall, an
prohibiting them from turning GU
stock earlier than March |. He re
ports that Inpian Edwards turned GU