The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-05-02
LOCAL NOTES

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severe attack of inflamatory rheuma-
tism.
John f. Reese returned to Oroville
Wednesday after being away all Win
ter on the coast.
The Alph Club will meet at the
home of Mrs. Samuel Blackler Tues
day afternoon, May 6.
The Ladies' Guild of the Episcopal
church will meet at the residence of
Mrs. Thomas Collier Saturday after
noon.
p. C. Mcdonald, who came near sus-
tanning a knock out blow from paral-
ysis some weeks ago, is able to move
around on crutches. He is regaining
strength very slowly.
The last dance of the season will be
given by the Croville orchestra, that
is so far as the orchestra is concerned
IS an organization, Saturday night
The valuable registered bull belong
ing to Fred j. Fine died Wednesday
This is a heavy loss to Mr. F'ne as the
animal represented value of $500.
The town Scrapcr was used Wednes-
day to level up the yard around the
Presbyterian church. With his usual
liberalty at working for a good cause
Zoe Gilmore was doing the job.
A ae
rived in Oroyille during the week, and
will at once commence the cOnstruc-
ton of depots and water tanks at the
several stations on the south branch.
The stockholders of the new nation
al bank at Tonasket held q meeting
Monday to perfect arrangements for
an early opening OF that institution.
The bank will probably be doing bust
ness within the next 80 days.
says so far as he can see the parcel
post has not cut into the business OF
the express companies, as he daily
handles just as much express, If not
more, than before the parcel post law
went into effect.
Several loads of lumber have been
hauled to the OwascO mine during
The week, an indication that the COM
nany has some improvements under
lay. 1t is expected that considerable
work will be done on this property
during the summer.
A. E. Williams, the Nelson attorney,
was in town Wednesday. He states
that Yandell, the man who threatened
10 kill his wife, and subsequently set
fire to and destroyed all his property,
took train out of Nelson eastward
bound Wednesday morning of last
week.
One of the crew loading ties in the
railroad yards fell from car Wednes-
day morning tic falling upon him.
1t was feared at first that the mans
back was broken, but upon examna-
ton by DR.. Elmer it was ascertained
that he had sustained only severe
bruises.
Dave Collins, who went back east
last year on a visit and has ever since
been yearning and clamorine to get
back, evidently managed to raise the
wind, as he arrived in Oroyille Tues
day. He was the happiest young man
that ever came over the line, and eX-
pressed his joy at being back in the
Okanogan country to every one he
met.
1t is reported that the authorities
have secured a line on the where
abOuts of John r. Fraser, who left
here surreptitiOusly under cloud
some months ago, and that Deputy
Sheriff Ward has liked ont after him.
Here is bright man. a capabale man,
a man who should be in the pros
perity band wagon that can charge
up all his failures to one besetting
sin. the weakness for strong drink.
Jas. Magane, connected with the
telegraph system of the Great North
ern, spent some days in Oroville dur
ing the week doctoring up the bat.
teries used at the local telegraph Of
flee. This is an hundred cell battery
used for the wires from Marcus to
the western front. 1t is the intention
in the future to charge the line from
n nd
red cell battery at Coalmount for the /
main line.
The big steam shovel that is used /
TO scoop ballast out of a gravel banl. a
few miles south of town, tipped over
Sunday morning and badly demorll- /
lied. The fractured parts were rush |
ed through to Hillyard on a special /
Sunday for repairs. Until the repairs /
are made the gravel train is tied up
and crew idle. In few days the
shovel will be in commission again,
and the ballosting of track will 80
on.
l.. Peter lessen, living on Ninc-mile
creek was arraigned before Judge
Parsons Wednesday afternoon on
charge of haven stolen five head of
horses, valued at $500, on May /, 1912.
the property of w. p. Stewart, who
swore to the complaint A. f. Will
liams, of Nelson, represented Mr..
lessen, and e. Fitzgerald acted as
deputy prosecutor. Under stipula-
tons between the attorneys the hear
ing was set for | O'Clock Saturday
afternoon Judge Parsons fixed the
honJc at OOa