The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-05-03

was finished up by night session
last Friday evening. The prolonged
hearing was held for the accOmmOda'
ton of the attorneys who desired to
leave Saturday. Had the case con-
tinued until Saturday all the parties
interested living out Of town would
have had to remain in OrOville over
Sunday. The evidence goes up to the
lanI Office at Waterville. where 1t is
passed upon.
When they clean up their appoint
ments the ball boys will have had
busy week of 1t. Thursday the club
left for Summerland, B. c. in auto
mobiles, where the return game was
played with the college team that OPP
ened the season in Oroville. Sunday
it Is in for a run down to Omak to
cross bats with the strong team of
that place. May victory perch on
the nitts OF the local aggregation Is
the hope of their admirers.
The following item from our Ton
askct correspondent reached this Of
flee st week just after the paper had
gone to press. "A. Rudolph the con-
tractor, met with a nasty accident this
morning. While laying the roofing on
the r.ickle building the ladder slipped
throwing him to the ground. distance
of about 80 feet. One Of the bones in
the light wrist was broken, and he is
very badly shaken up. He was at
tended by DR.. Beale, of Oroville."
Archie E Mapes, of Spokane. filed
upon a homestead north of Oroville
Thursday last before U. s. Commits
cir 10 IL
that Rev. Geo. W. Hurlbut filed ON a
few months ago, and an adjoining 80.
Mr.. Mapes will return before the ex-
piratiOn of the six months lea way a
honlesteader has to perfect q resi-
dencc upon land applied for. and pro-
poses to work all the cultivable land
within the boundaries of the 100 acres
he has acquired.
H. H. Granger and J. A. Blackler
went to Spokane Monday, representing
the East and West Okanogan Valley
irrigation districts, to confer with en-
gineers and complete arrangements
for entering into contract with q
reliable and competent man to take
| charge Of construction. The direct
| 0rs OF these great reclamation pro-
pjects are not letting the grass grow
under their feet. They are in earn
est in their efforts to make the sys.
TEN go, and they will 20 II It is
within the power of the directors to
make them go.
Tom Walsh. who Col. LOwery. of
the Greenwood Ledge, has made fam
Gus along the border. was in town
over Tuesday night on a business Wis.
it. Mr.. Walsh is the Jolly landlord
OF the leading hash house of Brides
vile, where travellers find wholesome
hospitality and always the glad hand
and che of the objects of his visit was
to secure the Oroville ball team for a
game at Bridesville on May "a, and
he xot the promise. A breezy lad of
the cid sod is Thomas and the bows
have iun with him, and he with them
Wherever ne slips up or down the line
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Thornton. OF
Spokane. arrived in Oroville Monday
evening, and temporarily are guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ira w. Follis. MIR
Thornton and Mr.. Follis being broth.
ers-in-law. Mr.. Thornton has been
long holding a position with Kemp q
Hebert, the large dry goods house of
Spokane. The close confinement has
run him down. and he comes to Oro-
vile in search of air and exercise He
Will ind both, as he Is to assist Doolev
l.. Wheeler in the work of setting ont
and caring for orchard tracts. and Mr.
wheeler has number OF them IN look
after this season.
A fortnight ago Geo. Riste and Sam
McG0odwin became involved in n
w0rdy war on Main street that do
veloped into mix up. REEVE Franz
attempted to act as peace maker. Nc
Goodwin objected with a short arm
Jab, and Mr.. Frank put Nc down and
OUT with a swing on the Jaw. Mr..
FRANK was the goat. He was arrest.
ca on charge OF assault and battery.
HIS examination was held before
Judge W. p. Hoskyn last Friday even
ing, a late session being necessary n
accommodate out of town witnesses
ana after hearing the evidence his
honor dismissed the case.
&. n Grub will start next wael nv
cavdting in earnest for the foundation
OF the big brick hotel and the sunar-
structure will go up as soon as the
foundation is completed. Mr. Crnhh
offered to use the dirt taken from the
excavation for grading such streets az
heed Filing in, and some of them need
slch top dressing badly, without
cost to the town. There has been a
hltc1 with some of the authorities hnt
mic a