The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-08-09

Ed. Cox was up from his valley
ranch below TOnasket several days
during the week
Rev. and Mrs Robert Thompson and
Miss c. C. Mcintyre were visitors in
Oroville Tuesday.
+. l.. Jones. connected with the
United States geological survey, was
registered In town Monday
Rev. II. o. Nash will hold Episcopal
services at LOOMS next Tuesday even
ing. to which all are invited.
j. II. Edwards has been appointed to
NIL the vacancy in the council made
by the resignation of W. ii. Crandall
Mrs. w. o. Hamisch and daughter
Ellen returned home last week Satur-
day from their vacation trip to coast
points.
On Friday, August l6. the ladies of
Trinity Guild will give tea in the
church building between the hours of
and 5 O'clock
Freddie Baines, of COnconully. was
visiting Kenneth Work the latter part
OF last week. He came over to Oro-
Vile with Rev. and Mrs. Nash
Miss Martha Payne and Miss Maud
Keller have gone to Keremeos where
they are at work picking peaches in
one of the large orchards at that
place.
There will be services in the Episco-
pal church next Sunday at the usual
hours both morning and evening, Rev.
II. 0. Nash officiating. The public is
cordially invited to attend these SER
vices.
Miss Isadia Mitchell returned home
this week from the Cheney Normal,
where she attended SIMMER school.
She will make visit of few weeks
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. w.
Mitchell. who live on the East Oroville
Orchard Tracts.
A reception will be rendered to Rev.
and Mrs. H. O. Nash at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. X. p. HOskyn this Friday
evening. between the hours of { and
10 o'clock. A general invitation is eX-
tended to the residents of OrOville and
vicinity to attend.
Jas. G. Irving, once a well known
citizen of this place. but who has re-
Gently been running on the railroad
and making his home at Grand Forks,
il about to again take up his residence
in OrOville. He expects to return to
the livery business.
T.. Is. Newland, who is making a hot
campaign for the legislature and re-
ceiving much encouragement. is COM
PEELED to care for his crops for a few
days before he can get out on the road
again. He expects to be able to an
nOunce his platform in the county
papers next week.
Col. Robt. Stevenson stopped over
Monday night in OrOville on his way
to the Summit camp near Princeton.
Mr.. Stevenson has made a deal on his
Summit properties and expects to go
up the Frazier river this fall where he
Is interested In gold dredging enter
prise on that stream.
NJ. G. Jackman, who regulates the
weather for the valley, as government
weather observer, supplies the follow
Ing report for the month of July:
Mean maximum 85.S; mean minimum
58.4; mean 72.1; maximum 9S. date
29th: minimum so, date 14th; greatest
daily range Al. date l4th. Precipita-
ton l.37 inches. Number of days
clear II; partly clear 6; cloudy a.
That garden party. with "A Trip
Around the World" to be given by the
! Ladies Aid of the LOOMS NJ. T.. church,
: is to take place on Thursday, August
! %. There has been some confusion in
| the published dates, but the 22nd is
| the time set, and 1t will be worth the
while OF all the residents of Loomis
| and the neighbOring country to be
| there and harvest some of the enjoy
ment that will be floating around.
T.. b. Newland passed through Orc
| Vile Tuesday on his way to his home
near Nelson after tour of the county,
during which he made point to come
in direct touch with the bone and
sinew of the population, the farmers.
Everywhere he met with encourage
ment in his candidacy for the legisla-
ture, and furthermore found very
strong and wide spread sentiment ia
voring county division. even in those
communities where the howl against
division Is the lOudest.
Geo. W. Flucky and w. G. Winker.
of Toledo, Ohio, who are interested in
the Rich Bar mine, located just above
the falls of the Similkameen, have
been spending the week in Oroville and
at the mine. These gentlemen have
been connected with the mining in
terests OF OkanOgan county for a
| number OF years, ana IN the Hicn bar
have certainly a very encouraging
holding. Personally they are pleasant
and affable gentlemen whom 1t is
Measure to meet on their occasional
visits to the west.
When the room is all completed
Barnes, the picture man, will have one
of the most mOdernly complete and
best appointed galleries that can be
found in any of the smaller towns OF
the state. Mr.. Stofferan has the sky
lights in, and they are of heavy ground
and barred plate glass. That expert
paper hanger, Jim Fraser. is decorat-
, ing the rooms in manner that will
make them cheerfully attractive. Be-
sides the gallery proper there is neat
reception room and we'll furnished
dark developing room: Mr.. Barnes eX-
meets to be located and ready to dc
business within few days.
Fred. Pflaging, formerly of Concon-
ully wehre ne was an attachee of the
court house in one capacity and an
Their for a long period. was in town
last Thursday night. The gentleman
with the name that looks like the dia-
gram OF the fiuctuation of the prices OF
some staple product over series Of
wears IL now holding a position Will