The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-06-07

story modern residence on his prop
erty. 1t is given out that Mr.. Martin
is going to give up law, at least as
steady means of livelihood, move hi
family to Okanogan county and spent
the balance of his days under the shad
ow OF his own vine and apple tree. i
is long cry from court to country
life, but Mr. Martin will no doubt fine
the change more congenial, and in the
end more profitable.
Brewster is going to do the cele.
Drafting turn in style this year, devot.
ing three days to the festivities. That
is spreading patriotism on thick. The
Brewsterites will put on attractions
that will hold crowd throughout the
prolonged hurrah.
The town council has threatened to
paint the town hall on two or three
occasions. If there is any one i'm
provement in the town that is needed
worse than another it is some kind OF
coloring for the exterior of that
weather beaten building.
Ira w. Follis and Del Hart returned
home last Thursday from San Jose
where they had been called in the
Parkhurst case. 1t is stated that there
is to be further hearing in the same
case to be held in Oroville at some
future and not distant date.
The firm of Wild & Gadbury, in the
livery business, has been dissolved,
Fred Gadbury having purchased his
partners interest, and will continue
to conduct the Farmers feed and liv-
cry barn. Mr.. Wild has gone to Brit
ish Columbia where he has secured
employment.
Marshal McCammon surrendered his
star to the mayor Tuesday, ending a
very stormy administration of the Of
fee. He sure made a Jealous and &C
tive officer, and he caused much misery
for the offender against the law. Nc
Is still deputy sheriff, and will exer-
else the power vested in that office
whenever the occasion requires.
DR.. c. F. Webb arrived from Repub-
lie Saturday, and went on to LOOMS
He Is over to his old stamping ground
on a pleasure and business trip. A
pioneer of the county the doctor knows
all the old timers, and his friends were
pleased to see and greet him again
The doctor, to all appearances, has not
been in more robust health for twenty
years.
The following is the weather report
for the month of May as furnished
this office by M. c. Jackman: Tenn
perature-Mean maximum II, mean
minimum 45.S; mean GA; maximum
80, on the 14th; minimum 66. on the
21st. Precipitation-Total .65; great
est in "a hours a. date 21st. Number
Of days clear 80; partly cloudy IA;
cloudy 4.
A squad OF Italians, working on the
tie train in the neighbOrhood of Mt.
Hull, Monday, struck The walk out
was on account OF friction with the
time keeper Section Boss Ross NAL
com, who treats men under him right.
and knows how to handle them, got
the boys busy again. There will have
to be REIMBURSEMENT before things are
working smoothly.
Jimmie Hays, the old Sport" Hays
of early Loomis days, came down from
Princeton and spent a few days in
town last week. He is enthusiastic
over the prospects of the Princeton
district, and from the very nature of
its rich resources in coal and mineral
it cen hardly fail to be scene OF
great activity and wealth producing
in the years to come.
To Maj. F.. P. Wehe and his son,
John Wehe, much credit is due for
carrying out the plan of the Memorial
Day exercises in Oroville. The major
has attempted to awaken interest here
in decoration day for number OF
years, and it gave him great pleasure
to at last see his efforts crowned with
success, and note the great interest
taken in the proceedings by the citi-
zens of Oroville.
A bond election has been called, as
will be seen by advertisement in an
other column to vote on bonds to car
ry out the proposed East and West
Okanogan Valley Irrigation projects
AS all land owners under the system
realize how important the project Is
to them the vote will be favorable to
the bonding. If there is no hitch work
will commence on the great enterprise
before the summer is over.
A representative of railroad con-
tracing firm building the Kettle Val
ley road out of Penticton, was in Orc
Vile during the week buying up horses
He secured at least 20 head Among
the residents of the Loomis neighbor-
hood who supplied some of the live
stock We're w. II. Mcdaniel. Fl. G
Champnys, John Woodland. Jas. OHer-
in, Clarence Haeder Mr.. Colbert and
Cecil Hutchings. The animals COM
manded a good price.
J. A. Spencer. of the Cozy Corner
ranch, one of the East Oroville Or
chard tracts, left a specimen of mar
velous growth at this office Tuesday
that illustrates what the soil of this
valley, and especially the fiat east OF
town, will do in the way of stimulat-
ing vegetation. The specimen is a
l7-inch branch from gooseberry
bush planted last year, which con.
tanned So big, juicy, well developed
berries. That is growth that verges
upon tho hojSterOuS