The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-12-13

Gene Judd, of LOOMS. was in town
on business Monday.
County engineer McGuin was Wis
itor in town Tuesday
Lew Drew, an early day LOomisite,
now living at Tonasket, was in town
Monday.
Webb Hurley drove over from
naming over night.
DR.. Elmer entered upon his duties
as health officer with praiseworthy
zeal as soon as he was appointed to
the position.
There is a general air of new life
about town, and prevailing impress
sion that Oroville is on the eve of a
reawakening.
p. j. Flanagan, one of the best and
most reliable miners in this upper
country, now handling a drill at the
Golden Zone mine, spent Sunday in
OrOville.
County Clerk VIM. S. Mcclure was
over from Conconully this week bring
ing the records in the Parkhurst case
for the court that was in session here
for several days.
Mrs. E. N. Grub is again able to be
at her post in the culinary depart
ment of the Peerless hotel after being
on the retired list for week through
an attack of illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. d. Smith came over
from Conconully Sunday in Mr..
Smiths auto, accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Myers. Mr.. Smith was called
here on legal business.
Big Bill Lightner, of Loomis, one of
the best known old time miners in the
north part of the county, was in town
Monday, looking as sleek and comfort
able as bond coupon clipper.
Del Wood, the Tonasket rustler, was
in town Monday. Del, who confined
his means of locomotion to the ridge
pole of a cayuse for many years in
this county, now drives his own auto.
The world do move.
Christmas only week from next
Wednesday. If you have not already
done your Christmas shopping do it
now and avoid the rush at the eleventh
hour. Our merchants are prepared to
meet the holiday trade with large and
fresh stocks of holiday goods.
During the absence of J. Friis on his
trip to Denmark the local creamery is
in charge of Ivan Jacobson, young
gentleman who thoroughly under
stands the business, and who has won
the confidence and esteem of those do
ing business with the establishment
by his uniform courtesy and geniality.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. s. Taylor came up
from Riverside Monday. Mr.. Taylor
was called to Oroville as witness in
the Parkhurst case, and Mrs, Taylor
took advantage of the opportunity to
pay a visit to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Davis. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Taylor are in excellent health and well
contented with their new home.
r. l.. Picken, who is now entitled to
have the word Honorable" affixed to
his name, was in town Sunday on
business connected with the East Ok
anOgan Valley Irrigation district. Mr.
Picken will represent the county in
the lower house of the legislature
this winter, and 1t is here predicted
that he will make creditable record
According to the weather report for
the month of November, as furnished
by NJ c. Jackman, the mean maximum
temperature was 49.4; mean minimum
81; mean 4O55; maximum SIS, on the
23d; minimum 81 on the 9th; great
est daily range 26. Precipitation 80
inches; snow 2 inches. Number of
days clear IL; partly cloudy 5; cloudy
10.
The members of the Civic League
are requested to meet in Cummings
hall Friday afternoon, December 10,
at o'clock, at which a regular bust
ness session will be held. At the time
arrangements will be perfected for a
card party that is to be given by the
League in the hall on the same even
ing A full attendance is re quested
by the president.
For several years the Gazette has
issued a special Christmas edition.
| Owing to shortage of help in the
Office this custom must be neglected
this year but it is the intention to
print a comprehensive edition in the
| spring for distribution in the east
covering the town and valley. The
aim will be to make it one of the best
that the Gazette has gotten out.
| p J. Anderson, manager of the local
telephone company, commenced work
this week on telephone line from the
depot to S. c. Mitchell's new lumber
yard in the east part of town, where
S. c. is soon to make his regular head
quarters. Some objections were made
to the line, but upon what grounds
could not be learned from. those d.
rectly interested in it's construction
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Armstrong were
down from their Similkameen valley
ranch, situated across the line above
Chopaka, and spent week visiting