The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-04-12

| II. II. flCkeO, Oh IOudSket, WAS IL
town Monday transacting business
J. R. Eaton has been at Spokane on
a business trip during the past week.
J. NJ. Adams, the Riverside attor-
ney. was visitor In Oroville Monday.
Geo. J. Hurley, Of Loomis. was in
town Tuesday night. on his way to
outside points.
Herman Krause, one Of the early
| settlers of the Loomis neighborhOOd,
was doing business in town Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Loudon came in
from their Similkameen valley ranch
| and spent the latter part Of last week
In Oroville.
Miss Tressie Masters came in from
| the Catholic school at Ward Friday
last to spend the Easter holidays with
her parents.
Altar society dance tonight. If you
indulge in the exercise you cannot
| afford to pass up this opportunity to
enjoy a good time.
A. Remmie one of the Oldest and
most popular drummers making this
territory. was doing business with our
merchants Wednesday.
| Mrs. w. r. Rash, who has been
quite Ill for over week past Is some
what improved in health and will soon
be out and around again.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Fellmy were in
town to spend Easter and stayed over
to take back q load of supplies and
furniture to their ranch south of town.
The junior ball club of this place
has q game ON with the Chesaw club
/ frp
! will take place on the home diamond.
Judge Fraser made q flying trip to
Conconully Monday In an auto. re-
turning the same day. Professional
business was responsible for the rush.
Oscar w. Dam. inspector and depu-
ty customs collector stationed at
Ferry. was in town over Monday night
| ON business with the local U. S. COM
| missioner.
The wife and child OF J. w. Silkwood
| are sick with measles at the Ellis
Forde Orchard Tracts. Mr.. Silkwood
and family recently arrived here from
fowler, Colorado.
John Barman one of the old time
| residents of LOOMS. but who for the
past two or three years has been max
ing his home at Conconully. was reg
lstered In Oroville Tuesday.
County Surveyor F. A. McGuin was
over from Conconully Wednesday on
business connected with his Office. 1t
is q Job that keeps him circulating
over the county at all seasons of the
year.
Geo. Loud0n. jr.. the Keremeos mer-
chant, was q visitor In town Monday.
Mr.. LoudOn Ia building up large and
lucrative business at Keremeos, and
Is treading the highway that leads to
fortune.
H. A. Ames, formerly of Nelson.
was in town Monday accompanied by
his wife. Mr.. Ames spent the winter
at Midway. and went from here to
Keremeos. where he Is to reside for
the present.
Geo. H. Ellis came in from Spokane
Friday last for the purpose Of being
present when the big pump at the
Ellis-Forde Orchard Tracts was start
ed up. It worked all right. and throws
q stream of water as large as a good
sized creek.
Negotiations are on foot for a game
of ball between the locals and the
Ellemeham club. There are some old
and classy players scattered through
the hills to the west Of town, and they
may give the home boys surprise.
The game Is billed for Sunday after
|. next.
Jay c. Newell has been selected as
manager of the local ball team. He
Is the right man for the Job, as he is
base ball enthusiast. and takes q
great interest In the game. He should
have the support Of the town people
In his effort to get together a winning
nine.
After missing three or four meet
ings of the council Councilman Gran
dali ia excused, and the Job Is held
open for him II he returns any time
this summer. 1t seems rather strange
that the governing body should make
fresh Of one councilman and fowl OF
| another
Aubrey McMahan, who has been at
| Deer Park the past few weeks assist
ing In the care of his sick grandfather,
returned home Monday night and re-
ports that the old gentlemen Is getting
| along very nicely with every chance
| of recovery. This will be cheerful
| news to Mr.. McMahan's friends here.
w. r. Keller, who has been visiting
| former scenes of his childhood days
in Ohio for some weeks past, has re-
turned to his ranch north of town.
From all outward appearances the
trip agreed with Mr.. Keller immensely
and ne says he had fine time but old
Okanogan still looks mighty good to
him.
e. N. Grubb expects to commence
construction on his $40. 900 hotel about
July list. and have the building COM
pleted and furnished for grand open
ing Christmas. The foundation ex-
cavation will be done soon, and every
thing in readiness for rushing the
stone and brick work when the start
is made.
Mrs. A. Gray, of Loomis. stopped
over in Oroville Monday evening on
her way to Spokane. She was taking
grand daughter out to send 10 her
home in California. The child has
been with her grand mother for over a
year. She is the eldest daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Graham, formerly
OF Conconully.
II. A. Betaque the Riverside civil
engineer. has been at Oroville some