The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-03-15

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bers of the Episcopal church will be
compelled to make some provision fol
quarters in which to hold services.
E. W. Henderson, who was severely
injured last week by being thrown
from speeder. Is rapidly recovering
In a Spokane hospital. Nelson, the
road master, dumped out at the same
time. Is attending to his duties and
feels none the worse for his experience
Ed. Cox was in Oroville Tuesday
from his orchard tract after lumber.
Mr. Cox has ten acres three miles be-
low TOnasket, on the east side OF the
Okanogan river, and Is building him
self residence. Eventually he will
put the land out to fruit, and ten acres
In fruit are all that he, or any man,
can conveniently handle
The annual election for directors OF
the East OkanOgan Valley Irrigation
district will be held Tuesday April 2.
The original board, with the single
change of II. r. Edgerton for VIM. A.
Nicely, will no doubt be chosen, and
that Is as good choice as could be
made. The directors nave their Of
flee in J. A. Blacklers Office building.
Jas. Irving has got back to railroad
ing after taking whirl at the livery
| stable business and ranching. He has
been working for some time at the
front, and went out to Marcus Friday
last where he will make his headquar-
tiers for the present
Messers. Ellis and FOrde will install
an irrigating pump at the old McDoug-
al allotment. situated a short distance
south of OrOville, on the east side OF
| the OkanOgan river, which they pur-
| chased last fall. The pump is now in
the warehouse at this place and will
be put in place at once.
John P. Forde, of LOOMS, was q
-]BS auBEodS IoJ pa@aNo!1 IsSuassBd
urday morning, on his way to join his
wife and young son who have been in
that city several weeks. Mr. Forde is
closing out his interests in LOOMS,
and 1t is just possible that he may de-
eide to locate in Oroville.
The sessions of the investigation for
Indian heirs, held In the town hall
under the direction of the government
| officials several days this week were
largel attended by Indians and quite
| a number Of white men watched the
proceedings with interest. Many wit
nesses were examined and mnch tes-
timOny taken.
At a conservative estimate the Ellis
FOrde Orchard Tracts will ship 80 car
loads Of apples two years hence, and
that quantity will steadily increase I'M
til the orchards reach the limits Of
their productiveness. When in bear
Ing these tracts will furnish for two
months at least In the year employ
ment for 100 men, besides those &C.
lively engaged in fruit raising.
J. F. Samson returned Monday even
Ing from trip to Republic and Ket-
tie Falls. He Is In some on the failure
of the Wallace private banks, and was
over to the towns In which the banks
were in order to try and pry few
dollars out OF the wreck. He only
secured o promise which could hardly
be cashed In at It's face value
Steve Knochy, one of the early COM
ers to this northern country, was In
town Tuesday, helping out neighbor
in completing his homestead proof.
In old days when mining was In its
flower Mr.. Knochy was counted as one
of the best men under ground in the
county. Since mining has gone to
the bad Steve has turned his attention
to farming. and has a good ranch on
Ellemeham mountain
During the winter the railroad COM
pany built an ice house OF 900 tons
capacity at this place, and now Ice Ia
being hauled in from Montana by the
car loads to fill that building. Seeing
that Osoyoos lake and two rivers,
from which the purest kind Of ice Is
cut every winter, are within few
hundred yards OF this big ice house,
1t seems like carrying Goals to New
castle to bring in ice from a distance
OF hundreds OF miles.
That ST. Patrick's day dance canes
of this Friday evening. The band Is
sponsor for the dance, and the princi-
pal thing that is promised for those
who attend Is the best time ever. While
so late an announcement may not
help much in spreading information
as to what the band is going to do If
supplying good time to those who
want some. 1t will do no harm, and
may jog the memory of those who
might otherwies overlook the date.
Take bunch and attend.
LOOMS has contributed quite a
sprinkling Of people to swell this COM
munity, and that of the hill country
close to the west In half an hour
Tuesday We editor met dozen or more
acQuaintances who were formerly re-
siding at or near the old mining camp.
They were Chas. Powell, Ed. Killing
man, Geo. H. Ellis, Jas. E. Forde Il.
NJ. Van Alta, Chas. Lewis, Loitz John
| son. Jake kast, Albert Smith Vim
cent DOOdy, Steve KnOchy and Steve
Macy And In hastily making up the
list some names may have been over
| looked
r. L. Johnson was taken to the in
sane asylum at Medical Lake Monday
morning in charge OF Travelling Guard
| w. p Railey. Johnson was resident
of the Methow valley, and developed
insanity during the winter. He was
found one day wading around in the
icy waters Of the MethOw river In
consequence of the exposure his feet
were frozen. requiring partial ampu.
tation Last week he was committed
to the asylum, and was brought over
from Conconully Saturday. johnson
Is a man we'll advanced in years. He
was taken in the express car on cot
not having as yet recovered from the
effects Of the operation.