The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-08-30

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birthday surprise party was given
to Miss Bernice Desmond at the home
,of her parents Wednesday evening.
which was attended by Il number of the
companions OF the young lady 1t had
/ the novelty OF being Il real surprise
which is not oftep the case with sur
prise parties.
An entertainment will be given in
the Lyric theatre next Tuesday even
| ing. September }. for the benefit Of the
Ladies' Aid D fine NJ. +. church. ID. C.
| Gibson. who is clever entertainer
vii! give dialect rccitations us Il chief
! feature The announcement should
draw Il crowded house.
Deputy Engineer Collier has been
| engaged this week surveying out
new road from Orovllc to Blue lake
| If new ana better grade can be To-
| Gated to take the place of the old high
way that mas been in use for years it
will be a blessing to the people living
on llllemeham mountain.
The Brewster Herald and TWisp
| News have worked up an unSeemly
controversy over county division. Come
boys: Quarreling over a question that
| every man has right to consider from
his own point OF view is gaining no
votes for or against the proposition.
Be good fellows. and cut out all per
sonalites.
Doc SeXson has Il bad eye. He did
not get it because he had it coming,
as is so often the case, but it is a me-
mento of hunting trip. A shell in
Mr. Seasons gun ggged back on him,
burning his eye with powder. He was
really playing in luck under the cir
cumstances that the injury was not
more serious.
In the estimate of receipts for the
town for the ensuing year saloon Ii
censes will bring 1920. That is the
largest single source of revenue, and
should it be cut off that amount would
have to be raised by direct taxation,
which would add to the heavy burden
that the property owners Of the town
already have to bear.
Mrs. A. p. Murray and baby. returned
hone Saturday from Joliet, HIS,
where she had been visiting with rel
atiyes during the summer She was
accompanied by Miss Rosetta NJ. Muir
ray. OF Wheaton, Ills, a sister Of Mr..
Murray. who Will teach il department
in the public school of this place dur
ing the ensuing year.
c. Harvey Smith. OF Spokane. the
architect who will have charge of the
construction of T.. n. Grubbs new ho-
tel, spent a day or two in OrOville last
week. MIR. Smith states that he can
nave the new hotel under roof in 80
days. lie expects to commence on the
foundation within the next fortnight
and rush construction until completed.
s. II. Sanderson is having an addi-
ton built on the rear of his plumbing
establishment, in the west part of
town, to give him room to meet the
demands of his growing business. Mr..
SandersOn is a master hand at the
plumbing trade, and the character of
his work is the best recommendation
to the public. 1t is pleasant to note
this sign of prosperity
Frank Mcdaniel left Saturday for
Calgary, Alberta, and will go on the
road as advance agent for a travelling
company. Mr. Mcdaniel is IA most
pleasant and affable young gentleman,
square and honorable in his dealings,
kind hearted, optomistic and generous.
He leaves real friends in Oroville,
not the fair weather variety, who wish
him the very best of luck in any UNI
u'lldhlHS upon WHICH he lldy venture.
l.. w. Barnes has purchased from II.
j. Desmond his undertaking supplies
and will have personal charge of that
necessary although >lugubrious line in
the future. Mr.. Barnes graduated
from the Spokane college of embalm-
ing in the class of 1903. and is Il prac
teal and experienced embalmer and
funeral director. 1t is his purpose TO
keep full supply of everything per-
tanning to a first-class undertaking
establishment. and will be prepared to
take charge of funerals and do en-
banning whenever required. II is not
pleasant subject to dwell upon, but
an undertaken who knows his business
is necessary adjunct to a town. and