The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-11-22
LOCAL NOTES.

The moving picture show gave two
exhibitions at Nelson this week to
good houses.
Al. G. Fox is rapidly getting Elton
G.. Rice's new suburban residence in
shape for occupancy.
Sheriff Thorp was over from Con-
conully Tuesday night on business
connected with his Office
Steve Knochey, who is doing the
ranch act on Ellemeham mountain,
was trading in town Friday last.
L. L. Work left Wednesday morning
for Spokane and Seattle on a business
trip and will be absent fortnight.
Now Is the time to prepare your
holiday advertising. Get in your copy
and contract for your space at once.
That old timer who lives just across
the line In British Columbia, Val
Haynes, was In town Monday on bust
ness.
Steve and Joe Macy were in town
from their ranches on Ellemeham
mountain Friday last transacting
business.
There was no meeting of the town
council Monday night, a shortage of
members to answer the roll call being
the cause.
Remember the bazaar to be held in
the Lyric theatre December 5 under
the auspices of the Ladies Aid of the
M. q. church.
8. E. Minnick left Wednesday for
Penticton, and may extend his trip
through the neighboring British Co.
lumbia towns.
J. w. Jordan, who is wintering at
keremeos, spent several days in Oro-
vile and made trip to Spokane dur
ing the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Steele returned
from Spokane Thursday last and are
now at home at the Steele homestead
ON Ellemeham mountain.
Miss Mildred Mitchell, a most CAP
able young lady of this place, has &C
cepted a position as teacher in the
public school at Okanogan
Mrs. r. p. Hoskyn returned home
Tuesday from her trip to Spokane, and
states that the apple show was a won
derful success In point Of exhibits.
e, McCammon Is working the trans
formation on the interior of Sigrist
hall, which will be used as q Masonic
temple when the changes underway
are completed.
A. w. Siegel, the Spokane cigar
dealer. was doing the cigar dealers
about town Monday, and they were
doing him whenever they could get the
best Of the foxy old stager.
Joe Mcdonnell came down from
pnnttNtnn DURING to nfrih
ute his share towards the assessment
work on the 49th Parallel mine, in
which he is largely interested.
Christmas only four weeks from
next Wednesday. Time to commence
thinking about Christmas presents,
and 1t is the wise buyer that takes time
by the forelock and avoids the rush.
The auction sale of DR.. Schwab-
lands household goods drew a large
attendance Wednesday, but the bid
ding was not spirited, although about
everything offered for sale was sold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scion Sain stopped
over in Oroville Monday night on their
way to their home at Republic from a
trip to LOOMS, where Mr.. Sain was
called by the recent death of his moth
er.
Thos. w. Mock, who is no knocker
by q long shot it may be paranthetical-
ly added, was down from the hills
Monday making application before U.
8. Commissioner Gardiner to prove up
on his homestead.
Up to the time Of going to press the
winter so far has been mild even II
an unsual amount of rain has fallen.
II the cold weather will only hold off
a few more weeks the winter will not
be q long one after ALL
All the sympathy expressed for w.
E. Gamble In his race for school su-
perintendent was wasted. Reports
must have got their wires crossed on
the size of his majority in the county.
1t ran up to nearly 100.
John Woodland. the LOOMS cattle
man and fruit grower. was visitor
in town Wednesday. Mr.. Woodland is
one of the oldest residents of the
LOOMS neighborhood and one of the
most substantial In financial way.
A collection of postal cards from
Hon. Hans Lund, including beautiful
views from Amsterdam. Metz, Brux-
Giles, Rotterdam, Paris, Luxembourg,
Mennheim and other places, would in
dictate that Mr.. Lund is fitting from
place to place sightseeing in Europe.
Joe Ley, one of the oldest residents
of Loomis and that neighbOrhoOd, &C
companied by his son. H. D. Ley, who
spent the last few months with his
father, left Wednesday for Yakima,
where Mr.. Ley will spend the winter,
expecting to return to his old stamp
ing ground in the spring.
An item in the Northwest Mining
News reads as follows: Dividend
This mine, of which J. C. Fisher is
managing director, has begun ship
ment to the smelter. The ore is an
auriferous iron sulphide, which Is
mined and delivered by auto truck to
the railroad at Oroville, six miles dis
tant, for about 81 per ton"
E. N. Grub purchased Jay C. New
ellis residence In Grand View addition
Monday. Two of the most slightly lots
ON the hill In the west part of town
are included in the transfer. Some