The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-07-26
Frank Bartell, IT,, was an outgoing

VIII be guests of Rev. and Mrs.
thompson for few days.
Frank l.. Raw son, s. A. De Merchant
ana VIM. j. Shelton proved up on
homesteads before U. s. Commission
er Fred. J. Fine Wednesday,
The dance in the big pavilion Sat-
nrday night was we'll attended. the
music was fine and consequently all
in attendance had good time.
The town council failed to hold the
| regular weekly meeting Monday night
owing to the failure of q sufficient
number OF members showing up
The base ball players got away for
fenticton Thursday morning, where
they entered the lists for purse of
$lOO. May they drag down the dough.
VIM. s. Mcclure. our efficient county
clerk, was registered in OrOville Tues
day night. He was passing through
Town, and lack of time prevented him
from remaining over a day.
B. G. Thomas. connected with the
field division of the United States land
department, spent last week in the
county examining into land cases as
signed to him to report upon.
Al. Sailing came down from Pentic-
ton last Friday. leaving Saturday for
Montana. where he has property in
terests requiring his attention. He ex-
pected to be absent two or three
weeks.
-, The unusual amount of moisture
this week will no doubt do some dam
age to the hay crop, as considerable
or 1t was down when the rain started
In. This summer Is making a new
record as to rainfall.
Wm J. SHELTON reports that upward
OF SIX inches OF rain fell on Elleme-
ham mountain Tuesday. Six inches
or water is some moisture, but while
1t was dropping down it was coming
fast and furious on the mountain top.
G. A. Potter, the Nelson merchant,
was In town Monday. and was present
at the mass meeting He had been
down the river in company with At
tOrney Williams, showing that tender
foot the beauties of the OkanOgan val
ley.
1t is reported that during the rain
storm, or storms, Sunday, there was
small cloud burst on the mountain
back of Geo. Whistler's home south
OF town. and the mad rush of water
did considerable damage to Nv
Whistler's orchard.
G. Umscheid reports that there was
quite a heavy fall of hail in Horse
Spring cOulee Sunday, doing no little
damage to growing grain. Lloyd
Beall was the greatest sufferer, as he
had large field of ripe oats that was
almost entirely destroyed.
The Ladies Aid Of the LOOMS M. e.
church IL preparing to give a garden
party on the 22nd OF August. the draw
ing feature being "A Trip Around the
World" The entertainment will be of
such a character to draw q large at
tendance from all the surrounding
country.
Prof. Il. b. Grinnell was in town
from his home at TOnaskct Monday
and an interested participant in the
county division meeting. MIR. Grin
nell was once a resident of OrOville
In charge OF the schools, and he has
many warm friends here who were
pleased to meet him.
Chas. l.. Sheely, representing the
wOrkingman's compensation board,
returned to OrOville Wednesday after
having made the rounds OF the north
part of the county He Is one of the
, travelling agents who keeps his eyes
on employers. and sees that they do
| not escape the pro rata touch under
the employers liability law.
Jas f. Forde and J. T.. Silkwood
arrived in OrOville Saturday accom-
panied by Dr. and Mrs. w. II. FauIds
| and j. Graham, of Gary, Ind and
Miss j. f. Clio, of Cincinnati. Ohio. Sew
eral residents of Gary have secured
acreage in the Ellis-FOrde tracts. and
the visitors were out here for the pur-
pose of looking over the valley and
investing in fruit lands If favorably
impressed with the indications.
w. ]. DeMerchant was in town from
| his place near Wanicut lake Saturday,
and left at this Office samples of grow
ing corn and beets grown on his
ranch that can hardly be eXcelled in
size and vigorous growth anywhere
in this county His vegetables are
raised without irrigation, and demon
strates that the mountain soil and eli
mate are just about as we'll adapted to
the raising of garden truck as the soil
| and climate down In the valley.
W. J. Frank Is figuring on building
a large and handsome residence on the
hill in the west side of town, the most
slightly residence portion of the valley.
He already has selected the plans,
and If they are followed out to the let
ter when finished the home will be
one of the best in Oroville, and will
be a very attractive addition to the
resident section. II he can complete
his arrangements in time the building
will be erected this summer and fall.
T.. A. Williams. the new attorney re-
Gently located at Nelson. was visi-
tor in town Monday, and attended the
mass meeting in the evening. HE was
called upon by the chairman for an
) expression OF his views upon county
division. and replied in few we'll
chosen words. excusing himself on the
ground of being a new conner IN the
county. Mr.. Williams is pleasant
gentleman to meet. and made raw
Orable impression with the audience
nv his few remarks.
G. w. Bentley, from the Nelson
neiphborhOod, was an interested par
ticipant in the meeting Monday night
MIR. Bentley was recently visiting over
In the MethOw valley, and when asked
as to the prevailing sentiment IN that
section regarding division said that
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