The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-03-29

m, Sunday for ball practice, and try
out for the team. BY order of
Frank Bartell. Jr.. Captain.
Ferris Ford. of Loomis, was vs.
itor in Oroville Monday.
Jas. Jackson took car load Of cat
tie to Spokane last week, returning
home Monday.
Both the incoming and outgoing
travel on the railroad has been heavy
during the week.
Judge Gardiner now has his Office
in the room adjoining Bartell 4 Co. 8
store to the north.
w. G. Beeman, the prosperous Pine
creek stOckman was doing business
in town Wednesday.
w. " Champneys. the pioneer Simil-
kameen valley stOckman, was doing
business in Oroville Wednesday.
Two large autos loaded with jolly
cxcursionists bOwled in from Pentic-
ton Tuesday, returning Wednesday.
Amel Mcdaniel went to Omal;
Wednesday. where he expects to join
the ball team at that place as pitcher.
Clair Hunt, the Indian allotment
agent. came in from Colville Monday
and continued on to the south half
Tuesday.
Mike MahOney has had q new foun.
dalton placed under the front OF his
Main street building. and new side
walk laid.
r. Greiger is putting in lumber
yard on Spokane street, east of his
Office, and expects to carry a full line
Of building material
J. V. Johnston is back home after
spending the winter employed on the
construction of irrigation canals in
the Wenatchee valley.
Commissioner Picken was In town
from his place near Tonasket Satur-
day exchanging views on county bust
ness with his friends.
Val Haynes, one OF the early arri-
vals In his upper country. was in
town from Fairview, B. c., several
days during the past week.
Jas. E. Forde returned from Spokane
Monday. Mr.. F0rde will no doubt
spend most Of the summer here look
ing after his landed interests.
Leon DeMerchant, who is teaching
school at Nelson. spent the week end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. 8. A..
DeMerchant, on the ranch at Wanlcut
lake.
Frank Bartell, ST., has contributed
toward the improvements OF the new
year by adding an addition to his resi-
dence In the shape of cOmmodious
sitchen.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. w. LoudOn and
their youngest daughter, Miss Ruth,
were visitors in Oroville Tuesday from
their ranch in the Similkameen valley,
near Chopaka.
A touch OF summer this week started
things going In full blast over on the
East Oroville Orchard Tracts and
that section will be a verdant oasis in
few more weeks.
The council has taken into consid-
Grafton the proposition to install two
electric fire gongs, and as the members
look upon the proposal with favor the
Harry Allen returned home last
week from Spokane where he had been
under medical treatment for some time
He is gaining steadily and will soon
be back to his normal physical con-
dition.
Miss Jean Sherer, of Siwash creek
who has been taking a business course
at Spokane. came in Monday evening
| on her way to Conconully, where she
will act as stenographer for Judge c.
II. Neal.
Summer may not be here, but the
outer edge swung around this way
| during the week. The conditions are
bearing out the old adage that when
March comes in like lion it goes Out
like a lamb.
c. f. Johnston has sold the strins
of thoroughbred stations that hi
brought into Oroville during the win
ter. Which would indicate that MIR
Johnston is entitled to a place at The
head as a rustler.
DR.. w. T. Schwabland is bowlin,
around the country in his new car. HI
fits behind the wheel as though an oil
hand at the steering gear, although
he never had any experience handlin,
machine until last week.
Mrs. Fred. ]. Fine, who has beef
under treatment at Spokane for thre,
weeks, is much improved, and is nov
at the home of her parents In tina
city. 1t will be some weeks, however
before she entirely RECEIVERS.
The athletic association is fully or
ganized and on a solid basis. TIL,
membership Is growing and shout,
continue to grow until every availabl,
male resident in the community is OF
the roster 1t Is an institution tina
should be encouraged and perpetuated
J. p. Forde arrived from SPOKANE
last Thursday, and left for Loomis tn
next morning. Mrs. Forde left Spo
kane for Tampa, Florida, where sh
will spend two or three months, ant
from there go to Boston and Nov;
Scotia.
A large, handsome motor, of the Cal
ifOrnia vintage, was unloaded at thi
station Saturday. to add to the fiocl
OF gasoline carts already In commits
! sion in Oroville. The new car is tn