The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-01-26

Mr.. and Mrs. E. p. Rounds, old and well
known residents of the Nelson neighbor-
hood, We're visitors in Oroville Tuesday.
The. cases against Druggists Young of
LOOMS. and McFall, of Riverside. tor sell
ing liquor in dry territory were dismissed.
There will be services IN the Presby
terrain church at the usual hours, morning
and evening, Sunday, Rev. III. NJ. Course
offit iating
j. NJ. Norris. who now owns and is inn
proving the old Frank Thompson ranch
south of town, is at Pullman college talk
ing horticultural course.
"A new modern building is to be erected
during the next few weeks on the lot be-
tween Jay c. Newell's store and the Nor
den building When completed the struc-
ture will be occupied by the postofiice.
Mark Hanna. one of the Old reliable
conductors who has long had a run on
the eastern end of the road is in charge
of the Princeton train during the absence
of Conductor Getsey, who was compelled
to take a lay off on account of the illness
of his wife.
Arthur Il. Wheeler and Mrs. Z. h. Vail,
of Loomis and Miss Maude l.. Wheeler,
of Desmet. Idaho. were in oroviIle over
Tuesday night. The two former We're on
their way to Nottingham, VT, in charge
of the remains of their mother. Mrs. Il. +.
Wheeler. while Miss Wheeler was return
ing to her home at DeSmet. Idaho.
Word was received Tuesday that the
case against L. Chrssman. u farmer liV-
ing near Chesaw. in which Chrissman was
charged with assaulting his wife. had been
dismissed. The unpleasant notoriety grew
out of divorce proceedings Il family trag
edy usually rich in charges and counter
charges divorce has been granted Mrs.
Chrissman, and peace again reiGns in the
divided family.
Geo. j. Hurley returned Tues lay from
his trip to Spokane, and left for his home
at Lo6mis Wednesday morning. He is
arranging to put more Of his Snlaheliin
valley land i'll fruit next spring, and in
the course of Il few years tnat property will
be classed as among the most valuable
fruit lands in eastern Washington Rails
ing fruit in the Sinlahellin valley is no eX-
pertinent, TO: old orchards have long been
in bearing in that locality.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Nelson bank was held January Is.
and the reports submitted showed that
institution to be in very tlourshing con-
dition. \ sem-annual dividend of 3 per
cent on the present capitalization, which
voted. The following named gentlemen
We're selected as a board of directors. the
first two named being new officials. John
Ragen. c. 3 Sanger, c. 5. Barns, l.. L..
Work and f. j. May.
Jas. Brooks. l5-year-old lad. was
found on the street Sunday in state of
intoxication, and was taken TO Con"onuly
Monday morning by Marshal McCammon.
He will be examined in Oroviie next week
by Judge 'Pendergast and POSSIBLY he
sent to the reform school. u is to be
noIeu tIlat tne DON Will pc given Il cnance,
and that he may mend his ways and grow
up to be respected citizen. ,lere is IL
case where the person who furnished
liquor to the lad should he srverly pun
ished
The west side irrigation committee met
Wednesday and appointed Il committee
composed of IL. IL. Granger and Ernest
Riste to meet with the county commission
ers on the 30th to take up the matter of
the formation of irrigation districts in this
locality. II. Butler will probably accom-
pany the committee, as he is much in
terested in carrying out the proposed pro-
jects. Land owners along the west side
of the Okanogan river. far south as
TOnasket, are anxious to come into the
district. and will be represented at the
meeting CT the commissioners