The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-10-25

favorably impressed with the outlook.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay c. Newell left Sat-
urday for kamloops, B. c., to visit with
Mrs. Newell's parents. They made the
trip by the way of Penticton. Mr..
Newell expected to return in a few
days, but Mrs. Newell may be away for
a month or more.
Messrs Potter, Blatt, and Williams
OF Nelson, made an excursion to CO..
conully this week, going over in Doc
Mastres car. The old townsite trouble
that has kept the Nelson community
at loggerheads for ages was respon-
sible for the trip.
Our brick makers have another kiln
OF brick all ready to fire. Now that
there are brick without end. as good
IN quality as any manufactured, it is
to be hoped that they will be used in
the erection of new and substantial
blocks about town.
1t appears that this paper was mis-
| informed as to Jas. Blair being SEN
fenced to ten yQears in the peniten-
| tiary. over In British Columbia. for
highway robbery. He was tried on the
charge. found guilty, and escaped with
only light sentence.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. s. Taylor were in
town Sunday from Riverside visiting
Mrs. TaylOr's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Ed. Davis. Mr.. Taylor has charge of
the books for the Glenwood Mercantile
company, at Riverside, and is very
much with his new home.
]. F. Samson took party consisting
of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. A. Powell and
Mrs. TheO. Herkimer up to Penticton
Sunday. While at that place Mr.. Pow
ell visited with gentleman with
whom he went to school in old Eng
land when they both were lads.
A. NORM has added to the appear
ance and comfort of his laundry build
ing In the south part of town by ex-
tensive improvements. Mr.. Norm is
doing a large business with his steam
laundry, q business that Is certain to
increase very materially in the next
few years.
Noel B. Kelsey, jr., was in town
Wednesday gathering up a load of
fruit and vegetables that he intended
taking across the line into British Co.
lumbia. He reported that when he
came through Bridesville Monday the
snow was five inches deep, and more
has fallen since that date.
Bartell & Co. have sold the E. M. F.
auto they have been using lately to
2. T. East, the we'll known and pros
porous rancher living west of Tomas
ket. Bartell & Co. are agents for the
E. M. F. and will no doubt be able to
place number of orders in the spring,
as the E. M. F. is a crackajack car
Several inches of snow fell on the
hills to the east during the past week,
and as there is still considerable grain
uncut and unharvested there Is sure
to be considerable loss. This failure
to save the crop seems like unneces-
sary waste, but it is stated that help
has been so scarce this year that it
was impossible to secure men to do the
work.
The average citizen hardly realizes
there is campaign on. Usually the
candidate is in evidence almost daily
just about election, but this year he is
conspicuous by his absence. The pri-
mary election generally exhausts his
enthusiasm. as all the fight nowadays
is for nomination. After that the sue
cessful nominee lies down and takes
his chances.
II the belt this vicinity received
from the clerk of the weather this
week Is an indication Of the approach
Of winter the season promises to be
unusually prolonged. However, win
ter Is not in the habit of starting bust
ness so early in the fall, and the chanc-
es are favorable for much pleasant
weather before the snow and ice king
starts his reign.
Most of the freight that is being
handled over this branch just now,
and which Is giving an extra train
crew a job, is coal from the Princeton
mines. Most Of it Is consigned to the
coast. The coal industry at Princeton
will grow steadily as the coal bodies
are opened up. and it will be a big
factor in building Princeton up to the
magnitude Of city.
The report published week before
last that Tom Hansen, of Rock Creek,
had met with an accident while rum
ming his automobile turns out to be
unfounded According to the story
floating around here Mr.. Hansan's car
struck head on with another car while
running at a high rate of speed and
both machines almost completely
wrecked. No such accident occurred.
MIR. and Mrs. John Whidden were
over from their Palmer. mountain
ranch Tuesday evening, reaching here
In time to attend the political meeting.
Mr.. Whidden was here for the purpose
of employing help on his farm, and
found great difficulty in locating a
man willing to work. The farmers of
this neighborhood have had great
deal of trouble this season securing
help at the time 1t was sorely needed.
Freighting business on the railroad
has increased to marked degree this
fall. and freight trains are now ar
irving and departing every day. In
some cases it Is necessary to take a
freight train up the hill in two sec
tons. When this line gets through to
the coast, and this country becomes
thoroughly reclaimed this branch of
the Great Northern system will be a
very important feeder to the main line.
Hon. VIM. L. La Toilette was taken
from this place to Riverside and Con-
conully in an auto Wednesday morn
ing. He talked to the people of Riv-
! er side In the afternoon and spoke at
Conconully in the evening. Thursday
was a strenuous day for him, as he
expected to meet the people of Omak
| In tho MORNING shOw I'M at OkanOPan