The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-02-21
LOCAL NOTES.

A daughter was born to the nome OF
DR.. and Mrs. Jaggers Tuesday morn
ing.
Miss Teresa Stack and McDonnough
Hershberger were married February
End in the vestry of the Catholic
church.
Marc Thomas passed through Oro-
Vile the first of the week on his way
to Myers Falls to visit his people for q
few days.
DR.. E. E. Elmer was called to Wan
lieut. Saturday to attend the young child
of Mrs. Frank Buckingham. who Is
seriously Ill.
Washington Rarebit Social" Pres
byterian church toignht. Good time
and appetizing refreshments. Admit
lance 10 cents.
Thos. Desmond, brother of H. J.
Desmond, who has been visiting here
for couple Of weeks. took train Tues
day morning for his home in Spokane.
Mrs. F. E. Tweddle, wife of the pro-
prietor of the Central Hotel at Kere-
meos, Is in Ocean Park, California,
with her daughter who Is seriously Ill
with tuberculosis.
Miss Amy G. Stevers was brought In
from her home near Loomis Sunday
and taken on to Spokane Monday
morning where she will undergo an
| operation for abcess.
Under the influence of a heavy thaw
that started Saturday the snow has
| disappeared from the valley and of
the lower benches and is rapidly re-
| ceding up the mountains.
F. E. Mitchell, county commissioner
for this district, passed through Oro-
vile the first of the week on his way
from Nelson to the county seat to at
tend meeting of the board.
Carl Schultz, young son Of Mr.
and Mrs. A. E. Schultz, met with a
| painful accident Saturday. While
playing he fell upon a nail that en-
| tered his knee cap and caused a SER
ious wound.
Fred Hart had several stitches TAX
en- in finger of his left hand Monday
| as result of slip in handling a
sharp knife. The blade cut to the bone
| over half way around the finger and
caused very painful wound
w. B. Sexson left Tuesday morning
| for Clark Forks, Ida, on business
| trip. Mr.. Sexson has business inter-
ests in that town and he may 60 on to
Livingstone, Mont, before returning.
He will be away about ten days or
| two weeks.
Marshal Percy Davis is enforcing
| the ordinance against permitting stock
| to roam at large within the city limits.
He has already arrested and impOund-
/ ed II offending cows since the first of
the month and will continue to pick up
all strays tina: he finds.
J. Friis, the proprietor of the local
creamery who has been visiting his
mother in Denmark for several
months, Is expected back about the
LIST of March. He will go on to Seattle
before coming here and purchase ma
chinery for manufacturing ice cream.
Edward Elkins, who has been spend
ing couple of months at Riverside,
assisting Mr.. McFall the druggist of
that town, stopped in Oroville Friday
evening on his return to HIS home In
Spokane. While here Mr.. Elkins Wis
tied with Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Sexson,
friends Of many years standing.
A social and business meeting of
Trinity Guild was held at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Samson Saturday
evening to make plans for future work
of the organization. A financial re-
port was read and plans for complet-
| ing Trinity church were discussed. Re-
| freshments were served and Il pleas
ant evening afforded all those present.
Homer w. Moves, who is engaged In
the real estate, loan, insurance and
| general brokerage business with Of
| fees in LOOMS and Tonasket. was a
visitor in Oroville Tuesday and We'd
nesday. Mr.. Moves came to the Ok
anogan last fall to visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. H. p. Decent, relatives Of his, and
became so impressed with the country
that he determined to remain.
H. j. Desmond returned Friday ev-
ening from Spokane where he went to
have his ears treated by a specialist.
He has already experienced much i'm
prOvement from the treatment and ex-
poets to have the trouble entirly eradi-
Gated. While in Spokane, Mr.. Des-
mond purchased a fine big bell for the
Catholic church at a cost of $135.
shipped it in and this week the bell
was put in place upon the church.
The Princeton train came In Tues
day evening in two sections. This was
not owing to heavy traffic, but to a
break in the coupling. The break &C.
cured after the train had left Night
hawk. The forward end of the train
pulled away from the passenger coach
and Engineer JEFF Irby speeded on in
to Oroville with the front section to
avoid collision. The passenger
coach was brought to stop and after
switching the freight cars on to a side
track, the engine ran back and brought
the coach into the depot.
The last of the series of Civic
League card parties will be given in
the Athletic club hall Friday evening
the 2Sth of this month 1t is planned
to make the final party a fitting eli.
max to most delightful series. Grand
prizes will be awarded. A financial
statement will be read to show the
receipts from the several parties and
the president of the league will deliver
a short address, explaining the aims
plans and policies Of the organization
A few special features of entertain.
ment will be provided and the final
party Of the series promises to be the
most pleasing Of all.
Anyone seen wearing a pair of per.
fectly good pants that match G. J
| McK on1{o'c cnof ond uoc< 10 o,hioot