The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-07-07
LOOMS sent over a larss dslega-
fi0p m the celebration

during the day.
Mr. and Mrs. F. j. Cummings came
in from Riverside Thursday last for
a visit of a few days.
A. T. Banett and Chas Shuttleworth
drove down to Oroville from Okano-
gan Falls, B. c., Sunady.
Lon Gadbury, of Loomis, is now a
resident of Oroville, and is holding
position with Mike Mahoney.
The business men along Main street
spread themselves this week and the
whole street was temporarily turned
into a forest.
Jas f. Forde came in from Spo-
kane Thursday last. and vii. Oe in
Oroville for some days looking after
his property interests hereabouts.
Mrs. J. F. Samson and Mrs. Jean
Chapman have gone TO Okanogan TO
spend a fortnight visiting with Mrs.
Samson's daughter. Mrs. A D. Bal
derSton.
Do you notice what convenience
the local telephone system is? Pat
rons are already beginning to wonder
how they got along so many years
without a hello box.
There were three divorce cases from
the vicinity of Oroville on the superior
court DOCKET last week, which can
be taken as evidence that marriage is
a failure-in some cases.
Judge C. H. Neal stopped over in
Oroville last Friday night on his way
TO Conconully from a trip 10 Olym-
pia. where he had case before the
supreme court to look after.
Jimmie Mckinley. the old time stage
driver. who is still putting the buck
skin into stage team between Con-
conully and Nighthawk got dow OF
the high seat this week and spent the
4th in Orovile.
When one looks over the daily reg
istrations at the hotels about town
he is struck by the fact that large
percentage of the patrons of the To-
cal hostleries are from some point
on the other side of the line.
An unfortunate accident marrei
much of the pleasure of the celebra
ton at Rock Greek, Saturday. One OF
the Greenwood ball players named
Russell had two ribs broken and his
hip dislocated in collision at second
base.
Mr.. and Mrs l. \. Helm and young
son were in OroNille FridGy last on
shopping visit. MIR. Helm has a home
sted in Horse Spring coulee. short
distance east Of LOOMS, and Is one
of the energetic and successful farm
ers of northern Okanogan county
R. Merritt supplied the opportunity
to those who enjoy the exercise 10
join in the merry dance. He had
canvas covered pavilion erected near
the depot, 40xS0 feet, provided cheer
ing brand of music, started the ball
rolling Monday evening, and kept
the dance going for three nights
The divorce case of Steele vs.. Steel
was threshed out in the superior court
at Conconully last week and judging
from reports the proceedings could
hardly be classed under the head OF
nice. Mrs. Steele was granted di-
vorce and awarded $1,000. and Mr..
Steele was given two years in which
to liquidate.
The Oroville Creamery is shipping
the surplus butter turned out by the
plant to Spokane and placing it in
cold storage until such time as prices
improve. While the establishment
furnishes tons of butter to consumers
in this vicinity, the market is not
large enough to consume all that the
creamery can produce.
The ball game at Rock Greek Sat
urday between Chesaw and Green
wood was very much in the nature OF
diamond cut diamond. Greenwood had
several imported players, and Chesaw
was strengthened with a professional
catcher and pitcher. Chesaw won
both games of the day defeating PhOe-
nix to 3. and Greenwood to :.
MIR and Mrs. Ed 8ohn. OF Concon-
ully, spent several days in Oroville
the latter part OF last week They
cane over TO Participate in the Fourth
of July festivities, but Mi. Bohn de
velDped a touch of fever mixed up
with severe headaches, and decided to
return home Monday; for if he was
in for a sick spell, he thought home
was the proper place for him.
Among the visitors in town the ith
was Jas. Black, a pioneer resident of
LOOMS, and he comes in for special
mention as his ride from Nighthawk
to Oroville was the first time he had
been on railroad train since 1886 !
What do you think of that In this !
age of progress to find a man who mas |
not been on railroad for % years |
is something out of the ordinary
Otto Schwartz and Harry Prince !
had falling out a long time ago !
over the disposal OF certain bunch /
of sheep, and fought it out in the |
courts last week, giving entertain !
ment TO all present from the judge to /
the lockers on about the court room
Possibly some principle may be vim .
dictated by the decision, but it will be |
yindication 10 the litigants |
Scion Sain, resident Of LOOMS for /
a number Of years, now living IN Re
public, came In last Thursday even
ing on his way to visit relatives at |
his old home. Much to the surprise
OF his acquaintances in Oroyille VINO
mad hea q nothing 0f his taking a
plunge into matrimony Mr.. Sain was .
b. wife, RESPONSIBLE
ity he has accumulated since locating
at Republic.
Conductor J. F. Getsey is preparing
to give up the punch for the pillow, and .
follow the idealstic existence of a