The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-09-13

j. A GauOuTy was III toWH lToh
Loomis Monday.
T. P. Mcneil and Paul Schultz, ex-
pert builders of LOOMS, were visitors
in town Wednesday.
Lew Drew, one of the early settlers
of the LOOMS neighbOrhOOd, now To-
Gated at TOnasket.' was in town Tues
day.
Rev. A. Bauman left Monday morn
ing for Chicago A number of his
church members were at the train to
see him off.
Miss G. M. Donald came up from
Tonasket and spent Saturday night in
Oroville. the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
f. A. De VOs.
Winter wheat on the high lands to
the west of town Is already further
advanced than ever before this early
in the season.
Services will be held in the EpiscO-
pal church at the usual hours Sunday,
morning and evening, Rev. Baxter Of
ficiating. All are invited.
Mrs. l.. M. Pourtales. of Northfield,
Mimi, arrived in OrOville Saturday to
spend some time with her son and
daughter-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. L. F.
POurtales.
The Ladies Aid of the NJ E. church
will give watermelon feed in the
Lyric theatre Monday evening. There
will be big, fat, juicy melons of sew
eral varieties on tap. The public is
invited to attend and sample the fruit.
Frank Bartell, ST., and the boys,
have purchased an E. M. F. automo-
bile, the Studebaker make, and are
| getting a great deal of pleasure out Of
it. 1t Is five passenger car and a
dandy This adds another make of
motor car to the several already in
use in Oroville.
C. Schassberger has moved his tail
or shop into the building on the west
side of Main street, formerly occupied
| by Mrs. Anna Mitchell as a millinery
shop. Mr.. Shassberger recently pur-
chased the property from Sherman
O'Bryant, and is one of the most de-
sirable inside lots on that chief bust
ness thOroughfare.
C. r. Gawthrop, who purchased
REIMBURSEMENT from c. c. Tilley last
fall and filed a homestead on the place,
arrived from Spokane last week and
| will take up his permanent residence
on the ranch. Mr.. GawthrOp's wife
and family have lived on the claim all
summer, but he was detained in Spo-
kane settling up his business.
Mrs. F. V. Covert was called to Wal
la Walla Saturday by the sad an
nOuncement of the death in that city
of her brother, Arthur Roberts. The
deceased was member of the First
Washington regiment during the
Spanish war, and contracted disease
in the Philippine that shattered his
health, and eventually resulted in his
death The friends of the bereaved
lady in this community extend to her
their sincere sympathy.
The sad news was received here
Monday of the death at Spokane of
Mrs. Helen Frost Hurlbut, wife of Geo.
w. Hurlbut, who had charge of the
Episcopal missions in OkanOgan cOun-
ty for a year, endearing himself to all
of his parishiOners. The unfortunate
lady was a victim of cancer. The be-
reaved husband has the sincere SYM
pathy of many friends in this COM
munity outside of as we'll as within
the circles of his church membership.
Maj. A. Megraw, editor and publish
er OF the Hedley Gazette, was visitor
in OrOville last Friday. Some of the
| AhoJoA . tCCth WCht Oh a StIIhc anu ne
came down to have the trouble ad-
justed, DR.. Masters performing the
job. We have met several members
of the fourth estate who mould public
opinion across the border, and have
found them the salt of the earth, and
Maj. Megraw assays up to the highest
grade His visits to this Office afford
ed We editor much pleasure. and the
only thing to be regretted Is that work
was so rushing that we could not
spare time to devote more attention to
him.
Sunday morning a customer in Jaw
c. Newell's news stand called the pro-
prietOr's attention to strange insect
OF BrObdignag dimension spraddling
along the floor. Mr.. Newell captured
the strange intruder and it proved to
be healthy, active trantula, one of
those venOmOus insects common to a
southern cline. Mr.. Newell had re-
ceived large bunch of bananas the
night before. and the ugly beast was a
part OF the consignment, part that
was not bargained for and did not ap-
pear in the bill. The tarantula is on
exhibition at the store. Hell of that
gender, is of lively disposition, and
as the species is endowed with a pep-
perry temper the captive will broke
no familiarity. He does not size up
| much for beauty, but as a drawing
card cuts considerable ice.