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

masonic lodge in this place.
Mrs. Robert Evans was a passenger
going out to Spokane Monday.
A soaking and crop making rain
fell Sunday night and then some.
Scholars and teachers have only
two more weeks in the school room.
j. f. Samson was a passenger fol
Spokane Monday to be gone a week
r. Butler left for Spokane Monday
morning and may extend his trip tC
the coast.
Dr.. w. T. Schwabland has put up a
garage ut his residence to house his
new motor.
A lew girl was added to the house
hold OF Mr.. and Mrs. Dooley u. Wheel
err Monday night.
Jack Gormley, the well known
Nighthawk miner. was in Orovilie ov-
er Monday night.
Herb Silvernail went to Marcus
Monday, where he will remain for two
weeks railroading.
Sunday excursions on OsoyOOs lake
have become popular and all launches
are in commission.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Anderson We're in
town Monday from their home in the
Similkameen valley.
The Phoenix ball team failed to put
in an appearance Sunday, as the play
ers to work that day.
Attendance at the moving picture
show is steadily increasing. and the
show is worth attending
DR.. c. p. House was off to Spokane
Monday to attend a session Of the
shriners of which he Is one.
l.. l.. Work is figuring on building
two modern cottages on his land on
the west shore OF OsoyoOs lake.
If there are no bitches in present
arrangements the local ball club will
go down to Omak next Sunday, May 3.
The bank statements as published
this week show those financial inst-
tutivns to be in fourishing condi-
ton.
j. r. Eaton returned Saturday from
Spokane, where he put in three weeks.
He reports the big city to be very
quiet.
Mrs Frank Bartell, ST., returned
home Friday last from visit with "A
married daughter living in the MethOw
valley.
The first load of dirt has been TAX
en- out of the excavation for the base
ment of f.. n. Grubb's $4,000 hotel
building.
Several parties were out on the lake
Sunday in launches. 1t can be said
that navigation has fully opened for
the season
Miss G. NJ. Donald and Miss Grace
Young drove to Tonasket Saturday
and We're the guests of Prof. and Mrs.
&c. b. Grinnell.
Sheriff Fred ThOrp was an outgoing
passenger Tuesday morning. He was
wanted at Spokane as a witness in
the Cotay case.
j. A. Gordon is making extensive
improvements on his residence locat-
ed IN Tract 90, in the East OrOville
Orchard Tracts.
Hon Geo j. Hurley drove over from
Loomis in his new car Sunday ac-
companied by Mrs. Hurley, Miss Leila
Long and his son Webb.
With all the fruit trees loaded with
blossoms as they have not been for
years, the old Okanogan Smith or
chard looks like flower garden.
Harry Williams returned from Brit
ish Columbia this week. He was up
there working on one or the railroads,
and the strike threw him out OF job.
The stork left new daughter at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. John
son friday last and it being the first
ho, hnncnhnl1 iG n Inhn-
sons.
The residents of Oroville are lucky
in one respect, not man from this
place appears on the list of jurors
drawn for the May term of the super
iOr &C TT.
w. II. Reed left for Spokane Mon
day morning to participate in the fes-
tivities that mark the gathering of the
shriners, he being member of that
mysterious band
]. W. Newell was called to Spokane
Tuesday as witness in the case of
Joe Cotay, who was tried Wednesday
in the United States court on charge
of selling liquor to Indians.
Jack Myers secured the job of tear
ing out, the partitions in the post
OlCc W I'LL Wv thC
floor into one room. He metamor-
phOscd the interior this week.
Orovlle is gradually taking on met
ropolitan airs A boOtblack stand has
been installed in Mate Twins barber
shop. Get Il shine, and encourage
the lad with his city innovation.
Wilbur FinSen took a load of pas
scn2ers to Penticton in one Of the
Washington Motor Car cOmpanys au-
tos Monday night, and another load
was run up Wednesday morning
Bob Gallup took IA spin from LOOMS
to Oroville Sunday afternoon in his
new motor, returning home towards
evening. He had with him in the car
A. r. Tillman. Lon Gadbnry and Chas.
Shull
L. S. Commissioner Fine has his
Office in the room on the east side of
the Gazette Office, where he can be
found when in own by those desiring
to Tile on land. or seek information
relative to the public land.
A great caravan of wagons and men
pulled out from this place for Pen
ticton " Wednesday morning. Monday
and Tuesday evenings upward of 100
labOrers arrived at this point to go
on az to Pcnticton, where they are to
work on the Kettle Valley railroad.
It was almost impossible to find sleep
ing quarters for the mob, and numbers
Sl.rJ in hoy cars IN, anywhere they