The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-11-29
LOCAL NOTES.

The Alpha Club will meet at the
home of Mrs. ]. F. Samson next week
Tuesday, December 3. All members
are requested to be present at 2:3O.
F.. E. Mitchell, of the Nelson neigh
borhood, was In town Wednesday dis
tributing bills for an auction sale of
his stock and farm machinery which
Will take place in the near future. 1t
Is rumored that Mr.. Mitchell may in
vest In an orchard tract near Oroville
and move here. We are hoping this
report is founded on fact.
c. r. Owens, of LOOMS, was in Oro-
Vile Wednesday on business. Mr.
Owens is preparing to have an auc-
ton sale at his ranch near Loomis on
Thursday, December IL, 1912. This
sale will include all of his stock, farm
Implements and the remainder of his
stock of jewelry. Thirty head of
horses, including some very fine young
draf stock, forty head of cattle, ten of
which are fine mich cows, and seven
ty-five head of hogs are included in
this sale and it will pay anyone we'll
to travel long distance to be able to
pick up some of these good buys.
The Chesaw News gets off the fol-
lowing: Conductor Dodd of the local
passenger train came into Nelson Sat-
urday morning in troubled state of
mind. A couple had boarded his train
at Oroville with nine children, and
after carefully inspecting the bunch,
Mr.. Dodd sOlemnly declared that he
could find only two large enough and
old enough to collect fares from. This
seemed like "stunner" but those who
saw the family in the coach not only
vouched for Mr.. Dodd's statements
but were surprised to find that the
mother was a very young woman, ap-
parently still in her twenties."
Thursday last E. McCammon re-
ceived an appointment as special
United States officer, with instruc-
lions to watch out for persons selling
liquor to Indians. and with the power
to make arrests. Mr.. McCammon was
active in ferreting out that class of
wrong doors when town marshal,
and his zeal attracted the attention of
officials in the Indian department. His
services are not confined to one To-
cality, as he must always hold himself
in readiness to go wherever ordered.
Nc has the courage and the willing
ness, and he will be heard from in the
new official position he holds.
The Mystery of Jennie Brice" will
be tried out in a mock trial by the
members Of the NJ e. Church probab-
ly some night in the second week in
December. The story is serial now
running in EverybOdys magazine and
is one of the most mysterious cases
on record. The magazine is conduct
ing contest for societies all over the
country to hold these mock trials and
substantial cash prizes are being Of
fered for the verdict rendered which
comes the nearest to conforming to
the one rendered in the actual case
from which the story is taken. Watch
for further announcements of this odd
entertainment.
Thomas H. Ambrose, immigration
inspector who has been stationed at
this place for some two years. has Sc.
cured transfer from Oroville to De-
troit, Mich, and leaves in about two
weeks to take up his duties at his
new station Mr.. Ambrose has become
quite popular in this place, he has
made Jealous official, and will be
missed by his large circle of acquaint-
ances. The revenue officers are ap-
pointed under civil service rules, and
the change of administration does not
effect their tenure of office, hence the
late defeat of the party in power Gre
ates no furry among officials in that
of government
Prof. w. G. Riste was up to Nelson
last week Saturday to address the