The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-03-01

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very pleasantly at Spokane.
| c. T. Gawthorp, of Spokane, wht
owns a piece of land in this neighbor
hood, was in town Tuesday.
A. w. Seigel, the pioneer Spokane
cigar dealer, was in town Tuesday OF
one of his occasional business visits
Chas A. Andrus was called to Seat
tie Tuesday on private business. HI
expected to be absent about fort
night
| Henry Houitten, one of the reliable
and Industrious homesteaders of Horse
Spring coulee, was visitor in Orovillt
Friday last
Chas. C. Welter, postoflice inspector
was in town Tuesday night. He wa:
sent here to look into the robbery Of
the postoffice.
! Geo. r. Wood, who has lived on Pal
mer mountain ever since that emf
nence was discovered, was trading In
| Oroville Friday last
w. II. Calquhoun, Gutherie & Co.'S
confidential manager. stopped over In
town Tuesday night. He left here
Wednesday for Spokane.
Jas. Finter has sold his ranch, con.
sisting of 24O acres, located near Kip
ling. to Arthur Sanger. the consider
alton being 1913 per acre.
A. j. Long and John Woodland pros
porous cattle men of LOOmis, and
among the Oldest of the old timers
were in town Wednesday.
A light fall of snow Monday morn
ing early covered the valley with a thin
blanket of Wilderness. 1t faded away
with the appearance of the sun.
One of the largest attended dances
given in LoOmis this past winter was
the masquerade that drew a vast crowd
to Eagle hall last Thursday night.
Judd Stever went up to Phoenix
Saturday after the team the alleged
postoffice robbers got away with, ar
irving home Monday. The horses were
pretty well knocked up by their wild
journey.
The public schools switched the hOl-
iday last week. Instead of closing
Washingtons birthday. as is custo-
mary, the school took Friday off, Civ
ing the pupils and teachers a rest of
three days.
Dave Ionic was passenger head
ed for Republic Monday, where he will
size up the mining situation. Being
an old experienced miner and mill
man he will come pretty near forming
an idea of the outlook for that camp
The band is now equipped with neat
oil lamps that fit to the front of the
cap. and supply sufficient light to
read music at night. The boys pre-
sent gay appearance on the street
after nightfall with their Illuminated
front.
Phil Schlief. who had a leg shock
ingly crushed in hay bailer last fall,
was taken to Spokane last week, where
his injured leg was examined under
the X rays. He is now in St. Luke's
hospital, and is reported to be i'm
proving rapidly.
The leap year dance given under the
management of the band last Thursday
night, was very largely attended, and
the amount of pleasure in circulation
correspondent with the size of the
crowd. The band cleaned up a neat
sum from the proceeds.
Marshal McCammon is to be COM
mended for the zeal and activity he
displayed in running down the alleged
pOstOaice robbers. He was not able
to take the trail himself, but he sup
piled the information to the Canadian
officers that resulted in the arrest.
The combination of the two athletic
clubs has struck popular chord, and
the action of the members of the two
organizations in getting together meets
the approval of the entire community.
Oroville now has strong athletic as
sociation that will be heard from in
the future.
From the number of people who are
taken from this place and vicinity to
Spokane for medical and surgical
treatment. it would seem that this is
mighty good point for the estab-
lishment of mOdernly equipped and
up-to-date hospital for the treatment
of all kinds of cases.
r. WenZel, of North Yakima, arrived
in town Saturday. Mr.. WenZel has
been engaged to manage j. c. Wilds
ranch this year. He is an experienced
gardener and farmer, and will no
doubt put the place in the highest
state of prOductiveness. He was ac-
companied by his wife and young SON.
The postoffice thieves did not con-
fine their investigations to the reg
istered mail pouch found looted. They
carried off number Of letters from
the Canadian mail sack which con-
tanned drafts. In the race up the hill
in their Effort to get across the line,
no mon pyamina6 fhe lnftnrS and find