The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-09-20

MRS. w. F. Calvert arrived from Riy.
erside Saturday and left Monday
morning to join her husband at Sand.
point, Idaho.
A vast quantity of fruit has passed
through town on the railroad during
tne past two weeks, billed for various
points In British Columbia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Armstrong, of
the Chopaka neighborhood, stopped
on In Oroville over Sunday on their
way home from Greenwood.
| The members of the Ladies Aid of
the M. E. church wish to express their
| thanks to Mr.. Geo. StOltz for the use
OF the Lyric theatre on several occa-
IONS.
5. b. Starrett, of the Bank of Oro-
Vile, mas been in charge of the Com
mercial bank at Nelson for a couple
OF weeks while Cashier Barns was
| away on vacation.
Mrs Ed. Klingman returned home
Friday evening from Spokane after an
absence OF fortnight. The lady was
quite Ill during her absence, and is
still far from strong.
Tn ladies of Oroville and vicinity
should make an effort to win the pre-
MUM offered at the forthcoming fair
for the best bread on exhibition. The
prize Is worth trying for.
The Fair. which bids fair to be one
OF the most ambitious efforts ever
undertaken by a church organization
in this place to raise funds, will be
open to the public next Friday.
| j. E. Mcfarland, of Republic, con-
nected with the North Washington
Power and Development company, was
in Oroville over Friday night, called
here on business connected with the
affairs of the company.
Photographer Barnes has secured a
number of choice views of fruit and
vegetable products in this neighbor-
hood which he is reproducing on pos
tai cards. They make fetching ad-
vertisement for the valley.
Frank Samson spent several days
during the past week on a hunting trip
in the mountains, where he could COM
mune with nature, while chasing the
rugged bear, and forget for the time
being that there was such a thing as
an election.
Rev. r. T. Holland, the new pastor
of the Nj. E. church, arrived in Oroville
last week, and held his first service
Sunday. Rev. Holland comes to this
charge highly recommended as an able
! preacher, and most excellent gentle
| man personally.
| Some unknown person threw scald-
ing water on Jas. Holmes fine hunt
ing dog, Sunday, burning the animal
| in a shocking manner. Dogs may at
times be nuisance, but it would be
more humane to kill them outright
than to inflict such terrible suffering.
The Osoyoos District Sunday School
| Convention to be held at TOnasket on
the afternoon and evening of the COM
ing Monday will be live one as will
also the rallies at Chesaw and Nelson
on the coming Saturday and Sunday.
A delegation from OrOvillle will go to
| TOnasket.
| Riley Collie, our expert plasterer
and brick mason, whose work IN this
place is a recommendation as to his
ability in that line, has gone to Ton
asket where he will plaster the new
postoffice building under way. 1t will
be done right with Mr.. Collie handling
the trOwel
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Wenzell, who
have been residing on the East Orc
| Vile Orchard Tracts this summer. left
for Yakima Tuesday. Mr.. Wenzell Is
very we'll pleased with Oroville, and
If he succeeds in disposing of his prop
erty in Yakima will return to Oro-
| willie and invest in an orchard tract.
Mrs. Frank M. Dallam departed Fri
day last for Seattle, where she Will
ioin her son and daughter, the latter
attending the State University and the
former a high school in Seattle, and
will be absent until spring. This tenn
porary change of residence was made
necessary on account of her health.
The improved condition of the
weather is ripening grain in the hill
country east of town, and from many
! fields that were thought to be lost be-
vond redemption a good yield Will o.
realized. II the weather Will holt
warm and clear for fortnight tht
loss will be comparatively ngnt, al
of which is peasant news to repeat.
Mrs. Minnie Stever met with pain
fuj accident Monday evening She hat
started to her room from the crescent
restaurant. where she is employed
when in the dark she tripped on
stick that some careless person hat
left sticking in the sidewalk, falling
Violently to the walk. The thumb o
her left hand was dislocated, and i
will be some time before she can have
any use of the member.
The time is drawing near for tn
county fair, which is to be held a
riverside on October 8, 10 and IL
There should not only be a large at
tendance from this locality. but
comprehensive exhibit of the products
Of the north end of the valley, wher'
thev raise things worthy of exhibition
The Oroville district gathered IN
nrettv bunch of premiums at the coun
~ fair last year, and should make al
effort to increase the number at I'M
forthcoming fair. The people OF XIV