The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-12-20

The wife of Rev. r. T. Holland has
been severity ill during the past week
At last reports she was very much
improved.
The public school will have a two
weeks vacation beginning Monday
and it will prove timely rest for both
teachers and pupils.
Mrs. l.. StOfferan and her daughter
Miss Mary, left Monday to visit rela-
tives at Kankakee, Ills. where ttey
will spend the winter.
Get the Christmas spirit by coming
to the Christmas service at the Pres
byterian church Sunday evening at
1880. A good program.
E. N. Grubb is having an extensive
addition in the shape of wing built
to the residence on the hill that he re-
Gently purchased from Jay c. Newell.
There will be midnight mass in The
Catholic church on the night of De-
cember "a, Father A. Couffrant Off
ciating. Two masses will be cele-
brated the same evening.
E. N. Grub is having an addition
built to the Peerless hotel, which will
be used as kitchen. The dining
room will be extended to cover the
floor space occupied by the present
kitchen.
F.. Buckingham returned TO Or oville
last week after an absence Of month
at Walla Walla where he was called
by the death OF bis father, aud is
again swinging the razor in Truax &
TWINS barber shop
Next Wednesday will be Christmas,
and may the day bring joy and happi-
ness to every resident of Oroville.
more especially to the little ones, who
always look forward to the day with
eager anticipations of pleasure.
F. w. Graham left for Seattle We'd
nesday, taking with him a large
sample leaf of the tobacco grown on
the John N. Norris ranch last summer,
and thought the country that could
produce such tobacco is all right.
w. R. Bush and Cecil G. Fennell, of
the Golden Zone, who were taken
down with pneumonia fortnight ago,
are well on their way to permanent
recovery. They were lucky in having
a rather light attack of the dread dis
ease.
of LoOmis, is preparing a very inter-
esting program for their annual Xmas
tree and entertainment to be held at
their church on Xmas eve, December
"a. The public is cordially invited to
attend.
Sunday A. p. Murray slipped on the
ice at his home and in the fall sus-
tanned a very severe sprain of the
right wrist. Dr. Elmer placed the
arm in a plaster cast, and it will re-
quire more time for complete cure
than if the bnoe had been broken.
The ladies of the Altar society have
made number of needed improve
ments on the interior of the Catholic
church, besides supplying wood
shed, that has also been long felt
want. One of the chief additions to
the church itself is the putting in OF
electric lights.
The Washington Motor Car company
will handle the celebrated Overland
cars during the year 1913, one of the
best, most durable, most satisfactory
of the many makes of automobiles now
in use. See their advertisement and
do not order a car until you have in
spected an Overland
l.. l.. Work returned Saturday after
an absence of several weeks. during
which he made trip as far east as
New York. and visiting many of the
large cities beyond the Rocky noun
tains. Business connected with his
several enterprises was responsible
for the long journey.
Cutler & Jordan are building a neat
new school house at ChOpaka, which
will be completed about the first OF
the year So far as can be ascertained
there is no prospect of new school
building in Oroville. although there is
not school district throughout the
state that is more sadly in need of one
One night this week some one stole
valuable fur muff from the Peerless
hotel, the property of Mrs. AL. Sailing
So far no clue has been obtained as
to the whereabouts of the muff, but
the hotel people have strong suspi.
cions as to who is the guilty person
and if the property is not located ar
arrest may follow.
Jay C. Newell spent several days al
Republic during the past week. 4
short time ago his brother-in-law. Dicl
Mckay, who has been living in Re-
public for a year or two, went te
Kanloops to visit his parents. While
| in Kamloops he struck good position
and he had Mr.. Newell go to Republic
and pack and ship his household goods
| to his new home.
Jess Davis and Jas. Saunders, two
of the ball players who made good OF
the local ball team last summer, re-
turned to Oroville Saturday after put
ting in some months working al
n,;noatop And maintaining fha re