The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-02-09

in town Monday.
r. Butler returned home from a visit
to Vancouver last week.
Mrs. John Z. Reese was visiting with
friends in Nelson this week.
Geo. w. Loudon was in town from
his Similkameen valley home Tuesday.
Harold McCammon has been visit
inc with relatives in Republic during
the week past.
Mrs g. McCammon spent several
days during. the past week at Nelson
visiting with friends.
The scholars of the public school
are rehersing for a play that is to be
given early in March.
There was no meeting of the town
council Monday night owing to the
absence of counCilmen.
Mrs H. II. Proctor, OF Riverside,
was an outgoing passenger bound for
Spokane Tuesday morning
l.. L. Work has been on the outside
for some weeks, and extended his trip
as far south as San Francisco
G. C.. Tilley was at home over Sun
day. He is now putting in his time at
J. f. Mcfarland. of Republic, who is
connected with the North Washington
Power company, arrived in Oroville
Tuesday.
Miss Ivy Irby and her brother vii
liam left for Spokane Monday, where
they will spend several weeks visit
ing friends.
The Edwin r. Weeks company, in
Sigrist hall. next Thursday evening
1t will be so good that no one should
fail to take it in.
The Rev. A. Bauman spent last week
at LOOMS. where he had charge of a
series of religious services in the M. Il.
Church at that place.
The Re-. Geo. w. Hurlbut held Epis-
copal services in Oroville Sunday, and
continued on his missionary voyage
down the line Wednesday
Geo. Bartell is materially improving
his residence in the south part OF
town by adding a roomy porch along
the entire front OF the building.
Mrs. Robert Thompson, of LOOMS,
occupied the pulpit of the M. f.. church
of this place Sunday last, and her old
friends in Oroville were pleased to
meet and greet her.
A new girl arrived Sunday morning
TO brighten the household of Mr. and
Mrs Chas. Is. Lewis. AS the arrivals
heretofore have been boys the addition
of a girl nicely rounds out the family.
The Alpha society, the ladies liter
AIRY club of this place, neld a very in
in the Presbyterian church Wednesday
evening, at which some highly inter.
csting papers were read by members
previously selected for that duty.
Judge Sam Sincock, OF Tonasket
vas in town Thursday meeting up with
his numerous friends. Among his 9TH
er possessions Mr. Sincock has what
will one day be 1 very valuable orch
ard tract on the fiat east of town.
A contractor on the Kettle river line.
that is building from Midway across
country 20 Penticton. unloaded a guam
tity OF grading tools and horses at
this station Wednesday. The outfit
will be taken overland to PentictOn.
Jas. e. Forda has been busy several
days during the past week securing
teams to use on the Ellis-Forde Or
chi,rd tracts as early in the spring as
work can commence. 1t is the in
tention 70 set out 10000 trees, which
will cover quite an extensive tract of
real estate.
Word has been received that Joe
| Armstrong, who Is in a hospital at
| spokane, is mending as rapidly as
could be expected considering the con
ditiOn that his leg was in when he
physicians believe that he will recover
nil
be the same safe prop it was prior to
the accident
Next Tuesday evening, February Is
is the date set for the whist party to
| be given by the ladies of Trinity Guild
of the Episcopal church. The party
takes place in Cummings hall, and all
are invited to attend and participate
in the pleasures of the evening, for
pleasure there will be and to spare for
all who come.
r. l.. Powell and Miss Bertha Erwin
were married by the Rev. Redfern, of
the M. e. church at Republic on Tues
day, of last week. Both the bride and
groom are well known residents of
the Circle City neighborhood, east of
town, and their friends, who are many
extend the warmest congratulations
and good wishes to the young people.
Both athletic clubs gave smokers
last week, which We're largely attend
ed and were eminently successful in
The way of supplying amusement to
those present. The boxing, in some
instances, was somewhat weird, ac-
cording to reports but as men cannot
afford to kill themselves for small
stipend too much was not to be eX-
pected.
The Junior Epworth League of the
LOOMS Nj. f.. church met last week for
installation of the following officers:
Superintendent Mrs. Robert Thomp-
son; president, Alice Swanson; secre-
tary. Mamie Swanson; treasurer, Ross
Woodward; first vice-president, Wave
Woodward; second yice-president Err
nest Burndley; third vice-president,
Myrtle Owens; fourth vice-president,
Eva Adair; organist, Grace Mcdaniel.
Young Arthur Brooks was examined
before Judge Pendergast last week,
and as Chas. f. Sigrist put up such a
strong plea to give the boy chance
and not send him to the reformatory
| the judge discharged the lad, putting
| him in charge of Mr.. Sigrist Young
| Brooks should take a lesson from his
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