The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-09-06

Sunday. i' t"'''o''
Mrs. J. f. Samson returned boma
'o"i her trip to Spokane Monday.
l. l.. Work was visitor at Concon.
uiiy tuesday, called to that place on
business. peo va
Judge j. r. Fraser has moved his
iaIhily into town from the ranch for
the winter. 'o'
new paper is to be established at
Molson, and the first issue ia due to
appear today.
Mr' and Mrs. John Whidden were in
toWh tuesday from their ranch on
Falmer mountain.
II. X. Green. a progressive yonnp
rancher of milestone fiat, was in
town Wednesday trading.
Miss Minerva Stever left for Sno.
Kane tuesday morning where she ex-
pects TO attend business college.
Ed. krause has purchased the Stew
o.. !anch, on Ellemeham, and Is now
turning his attention to farming.
Emil Mcdaniel, who is track watch
ing on the hill east of town, was down
from MS perch over Monday night
Peter E. Friske has been acting as
ueputy marshal this week while Mar
snai Meyers was engaged in other
dutles connected in the official line
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Bartell were pas
sengers for Spokane Monday, going
out on pleasure and business trip.
Miss Alice Horrigan has gone to
iwisp where she has secured a posi-
lon as teacher in the public school.
| The Hedley Gazette says that Miss
RUIN Bowerman has been engaged to
teach a new school at Five-mile, near
| Princeton.
| Jess Davis, the expert pitcher with
the Oroville team part of the season.
mas gone to Riverside where he has Sc
cured employment
| W. r. Jervais. who has been with w.
f.. Buzzard for a long time, has gone
| to Brewster to accept a position in the
| hotel at that place.
Mrs. G. d. Thomas, of Spokane, a
| cousin OF l.. L. Work. returned to her
| nome Monday after having spent a
few days visiting at the Work home.
Jerry Wainwright and w. b. Riley,
| two residents of the Ellemeham dis
trict, made final proof before U. s.
commissioner Fred. J. Fine, Tuesday
Three or four inches of snow fell on
the high lands in the Nelson neigh
| borhOod Monday night. which is by no
means favorable to the grain still
| standing.
Grand Master Johnson, of the juris-
diction of British Columbia. spent
| Wednesday night in Oroville and at
tended meeting of the local lodge of
Odd Fellows.
Harry BOwerman has a contract for
leveling sixteen acres of orchard land
for E. G. Rice, on tract near the
school house. This piece of land will
be set out to orchard in the spring.
| Walter Mills has a position with the
Washington Power and Development
company. and has taken up his resi-
dence with his family at the power
plant at the falls of the Similkameen.
The firm of Cutler & Jordan has
been changed to the Oroville Construc-
ton company, and as the name implies
the new company is in the contracting
and building line just the same as the
old firm.
E. McCammon went to Spokane
| gNOAudy W appear DcIOIt lut OulJcu
States court as a witness, and was &C
cOmpanied by Andrew Chesaw and
Arthur Haywood who are to serve in
the same capacity.
A. ClaughtOn has purchased lot
east of the Red Front store from w.
T.. Payne and moved the rear part of
his saloon building thereon. With a
few additions he can make the prem
Uses comfortable for the winter, and
will build a modern residence in the
spring
Attorney E. A. Williams, of Nelson,
was in town Monday. Mr.. Williams
reports that so far the grain in his
part of the county has not been in
| jured to any great extent by the wet
weather, and with a short period of
sunshine the greater portion of the
crop would be saved.
Miss Anna Maley, the socialist can
didate for governor, spoke to a good
sized crowd in the Lyric theatre Mon
day evening. AS no notice of the In
tended speaking was handed In at this
Office last week the meeting was MOI
well advertised, or perhaps there wOud
have been a larger attendance.
DR.. and Mrs. J. L. Masters returned
to Oroville this week from their sum-
mer outing. During the month Of Au-
gust they motored to the coast and
down into Oregon, travelling 1900
miles. They not only had most de-
lightful trip, but in the long run the
doctor had no trouble whatever with
his car.
J. F. Moore, of Conconully, was in
town Wednesday distributing election
supplies to the various precincts in
the north end of the county These
supplies cover variety OF items, and
gives some idea what an expense 1t Is
to the county to hold general cleo
ton, and yet the trend OF public SEN
timent Is for more elections.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Purdee, OF Brainard,
MINI. spent the past week in Oroville
visiting with the family of Mr.. and MRS.
Chas. A. Powell. Mrs. Purdee is
sister of Mrs. Powell, and this was
their first meeting in sixteen years.
From here Mr.. and Mrs. Purdee went
70 Seattle Wednesday, intending to Wis
II the coast cities before returning to
| their home.