The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-03-21

an Indian woman named Susanna ant
Portuguese Joe Enos, now dead, who il
purported to have bequeathed proper
ty in Spokane valued at many thou
sands of dollars to Susanna as hi!
former wife. The case promises to de
velop some sensations according t.
Mr.. Wood.
Mr. and Mrs. Chrisman and daugh
ter, of Penticton, drove through Orc
vile in their auto Sunday on theil
way to Loomis and returned via this
place Monday morning.
George w. Loudon and son, Charles
stopped in Oroville Monday to do some
trading while on his way from his
Similkameen valley ranch to his place
in the Okanogan valley south OF town
Ernest Riste, who attended the meet
ing in Spokane last week with l.. c.
Gilman OF the Great Northern, went on
to the coast to look after some bust
ness interests before returning here.
DR.. and Mrs. j. l.. Masters, Mrs. G.
A. Powell, Chas. Powell, jr., and Miss
Florence Mills, drove over to LOOMS
Monday evening in DR.. Masters car to
attend the st. Patrick's Day dance at
that place.
Marshal Davis will start enforce
ment Oh the ordinance against permit
ling chickens to run at large ON the LIST
OF April. This will meet with the ap-
prevail OF all those who intend to raise
garden truck this year.
the East and West Okanogan VALLEY
irrigation districts are being pub
ilshed. The election takes place on
April 1st Three directors are to be
elected for each district.
W. II. Weaver, a carpenter and build
er of Chase, b. c., arrived Friday with
his family anu his household goods.
He has come to locate in Oroville and
mas purchased residence lot with the
intention OF building home later in
the year.
The Civic League is planning to
give an old fashioned ball on the ev-
aning Of March 2Sth at Cummings hall.
This will be one OF the most interest
ing social affairs OF the year, and the
act that the Civic League is to reap
The benefits insures large attend
ance.
Ii. Il. Granger had a valuable team
Of work horses badly cut and injured
Saturday as a result of runaway on
nis place. The horses were hitched
20 harrow, and became frightened
when lett for moment and ran with
the dangerous, sharptoothed farm i'm
plement bounding behind them and
cutting them severely about the legs.
Cflas. Kale, with the assistance of
Jake Cast, is rapidly getting his new
building forward towards completion.
Mr.. Gale will put in a stock OF sport
ing goods and have shooting gallery
in connection with his store. The new
building is located on the east side of
Fourth street opposite the Office of
Land Commissioner George j. Gardi-
ner.
}. Il. Lehman, a carpenter, builder
and general contractor of Seattle,
came in Monday evening to visit for a
couple of weeks with his brother-in-
law, Loritz Johnson, of Antwyne creek.
Mr.. Lehman purchased farm here
three years ago and will take advan-
tage of his visit to look over his prop
erty,. the first opportunity he has had
to see it.
c. A. Andrus came down from Night
hawk Tuesday evening and Wcdnes-
day took over the Similkameen power
plant as representative of the Simil-
kameen Power Company, the North
Washington Power Company giving up
possession as directed by the court
order issued last week. Mr.. Andrus
is now engaged i'll taking an inventory
of the property.
Martha Flemine Haynes, mother of
John L. Russell. who lives about four
miles east of Oroville, died Saturday
evening and was buried Monday. The
funeral was held at the Russell home
Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Rev.
r. T, Holland conducted the services.
Ms. Haynes was IS years old, a
widow and leaves but one child, Mr..
Russell. She came here with her son
about three years ago. Death was
caused by tuner.
Judge John r. Fraser left town
last week without informing either
his family or friends of his intention,
and considerable anxiety has been felt
as to his whereabouts, but no authen-
entic information has been received
concerning him. There are numerous
stories and rumors afioat concerning
stories and rumors afloat concering
| the reason for the judges disappear
ance, but none of them involve any
suggestion of injury or foul play.
The road committee of the Farmer S