The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-09-19
LOCAL NOTES.

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Town Friday last. "
i'"' fowell made business trir
10 conconully Monday. =
Mrs. W. f. Grant, of Loom,s u..
VISITOR IN town last Thursday.
NJ II. Schwirkert, the Tonaske,
iiour mill man, was in town on bnS;-
ness Friday last.
railroad men say there is more
'raVei this year to the Spokane fai,
than ever before.
Henry East came in from his bomo
west Of Tonasket Friday. and left for
Spokane Saturday.
MT and Mrs. Jas. Holmes left for
spokane where they intended to nut
III the week at the fair.
ueo. Devon took his son Charlie IN
spokane last Friday, where the lad
was placed in school for the wiptor
tfomer W. Noyes left for Spokane
monday to attend a session of produca
brokers'. and will not overlook tho
fair.
All the local sportsmen who cou,d
spare the time turned ont Nond,v
ana combed the valley and hills for
birds
Harry Stanton has secured the con-
ia,
tract for furnishing the timbers and
lumber to be used in the new Covert
building.
Mrs. Pettijohn, of Ritzville. spent
several days at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. }. w. Jordan the latter part of
last week.
Mrs. E. G. Rice returned to her
home Saturday after an absence of
several months visiting with relatives
and friends in Chicago.
Leon Spaulding, of Omak. and Mr.
Jones of Loop Loop, were in Oroville
over Sunday OH their way to Pullman
TO enter the state college.
VIM. Wheeler struck out for Spo-
kane Wednesday to take in the last
end of the fair and to incidentally
attend to some business matters.
The lightest express shipment from
this station for years was Wednesday
morning when Cal Tilley had to
handle only five boxes of peacehs.
left for Seattle Wednesday morning
after spending ten days at the home
of Mrs. ]. w. Jordan on Osoyoos lake.
'9lI!Azl!H 10 'LelsoA n 9!pgS ssEW
s. b Starrett is figuring on building
a residence on the high ground in
the west part of town, which in time
is going to be the best residential par,
of the city.
Geo. Walker has taken some very
handsome panoramic views of Oro-
vile and the valley, copy of which
we hope to be able to reproduce al
no distant day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reevie Frank left for
Spokane Saturday to be on hand at
the opening of the fair, which took
place Monday. They will spend the
week in Spokane.
Jimmie Mckinley, who has driven
stage in this county for so many years
that they are beyond numbering, went
out to Spokane Tuesday to enjoy a
few days at the fair.
Jimmie Jackson won a chest of
tools in a rattle last week, and now
he is considering the advisability of
giving up cattle buying and hunting
a job as a carpenter.
A reception will be rendered to the
school teachers and patrons of the
school at the Presbyterian church this
Friday evening at $50 o'clock. Every
one is cordially invited to attend
T. R. Mendenhall of Spokane, stop
ped over in Oroville last Friday night
on his way to Omak, where he was
going to submit bid for putting in
waterworks for that growing town.
Joe Hash, one of the bright and
promising young lads of this place,
and nephew of E. N. Grub, left Sat
urday for Pullman, where he will
enter college for the ensuing year
A couple of plain DRINKS were the
first victims to appear before Police
Judge Samson, last Saturday. They
were let off with the customary touch
and advised to go and sin no more.
County fair at Riverside next week.
AS many of our residents as can get
away from home for day or two
should make it point to be present
at the fair some time during it's SEES
sion.
Geo. w. Loudon expects to ship a
train load nof sheep from this point
to Chicago within the next few days
Mr. Loudon throws large bunch OF
sheep on the Chicago market every
fall, and finds that it pays.
Fifteen car loads of sheep shipped
from Okanogan passed through Orc
Vile Monday en- route for the Chicago
market. The mutton was gathered
up around Okanogan by F. S. Wenner
of Chelan.
The mother of w. Fl. Weisgerber
who has been visiting here for SOM
time. returned to her home at SpO
kane Tuesday She was accompanies
| hu Mrs Weisgerher who will NiSi