The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-01
LOCAL NOTES.

night. This will be a treat that no
one can afford to miss.
Miss Ruth Strong came in Saturday
from Republic and is visiting with
her father, A. A. Strong.
The library will not be open ON
sunday afternoon during the month
Oh August owing to the warm weather.
Il. N. Grubb left for Spokane Mon
day to close arrangements for the i'm
mediate construction of his big new
| hotel. '"
Mr.. and Mrs. Loitz johnson. of
AhtWyne. spent two or three DAYS
visiting with friends in Oroville this
| week. -
Mrs. Opal Balderston returned Tues
uay AFTER an absence of five weeks
visiting with friends in Spokane and
vicinity -
| ia. Buzzard returned the latter part
OF last week from his trip to Seattle
anu other points in eastern and west
ern Washington. -
| Il. w. Schenck, of Marcus, Wash.
has been duly elected director. resi-
dent agent and superintendent of the
| Ellemeham mine, located at Night
hawk.
| MRS. Z. Z. Hedger, accompanied by
her young son Billie, left for Re-
public Thursday last to visit for a
fortnight with her parents, DR.. and
Mrs. S. H. Manley "
| l.. l.. Work was an outgoing pas
senger Monday morning, headed for
rockingham, where he expects to close
up some deals that will eventually be
benefit to Oroville.
| Jas. Jackson has purchased Cow
boy Jimmie Laughrans herd of cat.
| tie. There were 300 head in the
bunch, and the total value of the pur-
chase runs we'll up into plunks.
An itinerant sign writer struck
town during the week, and did a good
| business at sign painting and window
| lettering. Specimens of his handi-
work are scattered all over town.
Trcspass notices printed on cloth
| can be obtained at this office. The
farmer who desires to warn careless
| hunters to keep off their premises
should secure and put up these
| notices.
E. Stoffern, who has been working
some of the flesh off of his bones
ranching at his place on Tunk creek
| this summer was in town for a few
days this week enjoying a touch of
| city life.
| The mother, sister and brother of
| K. Butler visited for a few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. Butler last week. The
entire party left Saturday for Spo-
kane, going overland in Mr.. Buffers
automobile.
Ed. Davis Is putting up a neat and
| attractive concrete block residence
| on his lots in the south part of town.
This is more evidence of the march
of progress that is to give size and
stability to Oroville.
Mrs. e. E. Elmer and Mrs. G. NJ.
Miller left Monday for Lost lake. in
the high hills south of Chesaw, where
they will go into camp during the
reign of King Sol. That is during the
hot end of the reign.
The revival services at the M. e.
| church will begin August 10. The
pastor will be assisted in these meet
| ings by some good talent. The SER
vices are likely to continue ten days,
two weeks or even longer.
Emil Schultz has gone into the
drayage business, and is open to any
and all orders for hauling. He is
both reliable and responsible. and any
business placed into his hands will
| be promptly and efficiently cared for.
Mrs. s. B. Starrett spent last week
at Conconully, guest of Mrs. Frank
Funkhauser. Saturday Mr.. Starrett
went over to Conconully, returning
home Monday by way of Okanogan on
the branch accompanied by his wife.
| Rev. Robert Thompson was over
| from LOOMS in his car Wednesday.
Mrs. Anna Mitchell submitted to a
| slight operation Saturday, and is at
| the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. King
man where she is rapidly recovering.
Mark Hanna, one of the we'll known
passenger conductors on the run be-
tween OrOville and Spokane, is back
on his job after an absence of two or
three months handling trains on other
sections of the Great Northern sys-
| tenn.
| Otis H. Anderson, of Spokane, audit
or and adjuster connected with the
state Industrial Insurance Commits
sion, was in Oroville Monday inter-
viewing industries that employ help,
and are subject to an assessment I'M
der the law.
Fred McDevitt. who has been cook
ing for the commissary camp of the
contractors force connected with the
| construction of the branch road, was
taken to Colville Monday, going out
| on a cot, as he was suffering from an
attack of typhoid fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Judd, OF LOOMS,
took the east bound train for Repub-
lie last Friday. The trip was made
for the purpose of consulting DR.. Webb
in the hopes of obtaining some relief
for Mrs. Judd, who has been in failing
health for the past year.
The next meeting of the Deborah
Society will be held on Wednesday
August 6. at the home of Mrs. Anna
Mitchell. Hostess Miss Alma Getzel
assisted by Miss Isadia Mitchell. II
is desired that every member be pre-.
sent and bring scissors and pencil.
Contractor McCammon Is at work
making a complete transformation In
the residence of e. S. Mitchell, in the
south part of town, greatly increasing
the size of the building as well as
improving it's outward appearance
When the work is completed MIR. Nit.
chell will occupy one of the most at
tractive residences In the place.