The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-07-04
TONASKET NEWS

E. B. Grinnell is taking the school
census.
William McComb is digging a well
on his ranch north of town.
Attorney w. e. Grant, of Loomis.
was caller in town Saturday.
The bank is reported to be ready
to do business beginning July list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Powers autod to Loom
is with Arthur Lund Sunday evening.
Mrs. A. M. Betaque left Monday for
Spokane. Mr.. Betaque will follow
later.
r. B. Goodrich and wife, of Havil-
lah were guests at the Shemik hotel
for dinner Sunday.
Mr.. Dave Maybury and family will
spend the 4th at Okanogan, camping
during the celebration.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Walker were callers
in town Monday, buying household
supplies to replace the burned ones.
Mr.. Bennett, the miller at the To
nasket mill, left Monday for a two
weeks visit with his family at Occur
d Alene.
Quite a rush of visitors last week
and this week has kept both Ger.
hardt's restaurant and the Tonaskel
hotel busy.
Mrs. Rolyer, who has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Ed. Eisman, the
past several weeks. left for her home
in Republic Monday.
John Shunn and Ralph Ross, OF
Wauconda, were down with four.
horse loads of lumber for the Cloud
Dodge building Monday.
Mrs William Dorwin has returned
to Conconully where she will reside
at her home. Mr.. and Mrs. Dorwir
have been at the old Perry hotel abou
year.
Arthur George expects to leave
Thursday for Okanogan to spend thu
4th, and from there to Bridgeport
whore he will remain through thu
summer.
Miss George Donald and Mrs. E. B
Grinnell returned from Loomis thu
first of the week. They spent the pas
ten days in charge of the M. e. par
sonage in the absence of Rev. Robt
Thompson and wife
Mrs. Powers of Spokane is her,
for a short visit with her husband
Mr. Powers, the creamery field man
Mr.. Arthur Lund was caller at tn,
Fruit home Sunday, returning to towI
with an auto load of the beautiful
roses Mr.. Fruit raises at the ranch.
M. X. Bowen, Maurice Bowen ant
Howard Smith autOd to Watervill,
last Tuesday, returning Wednesday
with two FOrds. Both machines are
sold. w. o. Hamisch, OF Oroville, ha.
been here several days getting wise
to the WhimS and fancies of his new
vehicle
Miss Mable Lane returned Saturday
from Seattle, where she has been a
school. Miss Mabel graduated in juno
from the public high school and also
took the state teachers examination
and is now full 1edged aspirant tt
WELD the rod and teach the rule tC
the young idea"
Saturday, July IL, 1913 will be giver
over to sports in TOnasket. There
will be matched foot-race between
Ragsdale of Republic and East of To
nasket, ball game between Eaneas
valley and Oroville and a dance al
night. The reception committee will
be Ben Peterson, R. M. Fancher, T. C
DouSc, iIdily IttSI, II. -. IlChcu anu
Ed. Newman.
Our town was visited by it's first
vaudeville company Friday, June q
Marsh and King. assisted by Miss
Dorothy Marshall and Mrs. Grace
Fielding put up very clever little
show. They dropped in so suddenly
on our town that they had not time
to well advertise sc failed to get a
full house. They used Tonasket as
sort of filler" on the route from
Conconully to Oroville. The members
of the company are very pleasant, and
their work is very good, considering
the many drawbacks they must over
come. They cary small theater out
fit with them, such as stage curtain
and few pieces of scenery so that
in short time a hall or platform can
be transformed into q small stage
Their work is very good, and the peo-
pie who saw them the other night
attested their approval by hearty APP
plause.