The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-07-18
LOCAL NOTES.

side. ' iroin river
Mrs. w. E. Grant and her vounv
daughter were in town from Loom;S
ior few hours Monday.
M. Schweikert. head of the Tomas.
ket mourning mill, was an outward
pound passenger Monday.
Ed. Buzzard left Monday on a busi.
ness trip to Seattle, going out over
the branch via Wenatchee.
AL. Fox is putting up a garage 70,
Deii Hart on Spokane street, between
flrst and Central avenues.
E. N. Grub made a fiyine trin IN
3pokahe this week, going down Tues.
uay and returning Thursday.
oherin Harry Stark was over from
eonconnlly Tuesday AMI went on up
ID Pentictou on official business.
Judge E. X. Pendergast STONED
over in Oroville Monday night on his
way TO Conconully from Republic.
u. M. Van Alta was in town from
his Palmer mountain ranch Tuesday
Tor the first time in a number Of
months.
il. B. Smalley, long a resident of
Chesaw and now of Greenwood. spent
several days in Oroviile during the
past week
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Riste arrived
from Oregon the latter part of last
week and are domiciled on the Ristc
ranch south of town.
The concrete walls of the residences
10 l.. Il. Hendrix and Mrs. Smith are
reaching toward the roof, and when
completed will be attractive homes.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. L. Masters will take
tnelr summer outing this year at Lake
Chelan and more pleasant place
Tor vacation could hardly be Sc
lected.
E. A. McMahan is issuing a series
of swell monthly calendars. Nc car
ries a nobby stock and nobby adyer-
Using is the way to get it before the
public.
w. j. Frank will be the next citizen
10 invest in car, unless some one
slips in before his new Studebaker
arrives
The ladies of Trinity Guild will
serve 1ce-cream and cake Saturday
AFTERNOON and evening in the vacant
room opposite the Commercial Co.
Friday last Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Loudon returned home from Republic.
where Mrs. Loudon had been for sew
eral weeks taking medical treatment
under DR.. Webb.
Frank Bartell has new Studebaker
automobile, and is in the swim with
the many other residents of Oroville
and vicinity who take their airing in
gasoline wagons.
Cords of railroad ties are being I'M
loaded and stacked up in the yards
at this point. From the quantity there
seems to be enough to tie the road
from here to the coast.
Aubrey McMahan, who is a tennis
enthusiast, sprained his left ankle
quite severely Sunday while pranc-
ing around the town court The twist
will put him out of teh game for some
time.
Homer w. Noyes is the last to fall
victim to the automobile fever. He
has ordered new car or is about to Or
der one, which he will find very con-
venient as his business requires much
travel.
Monday F. J. Cummings sold to the
Oroville Townsite company lot II,
block AZ, including a four room resi-
dence then purchased from the town
site company four lots on west Central
avenue.
Geo. StOltZ was down to Okanogan
with his moving picture show three
days this week. He gave our neigh
boring town a good exhibition, as he
has one of the best peicture machines
in the state.
W. l.. Barnes went out to Spokane
Monday, expecting to be gone for a
month or six weeks on a we'll earned
vacation. During his absence Mr..
Barnes undertaking establishment
will be in charge of M. M. Collins.
Mrs. Frank Richter, of Keremeos,
who spent the past several months
at Ocean Grove, near Los Angeles,
Calf, with her children and Mrs. Pat
Connolly, arrived in Oroville last
Thursday on her way to her home.
H. A. Reed, who seems to be past
master in the art preservative of all
arts, has been added to the force in
the Gazette office. Mr.. Reed Is
pleasant young gentleman and will
probably become permanent resi-
dent of OrOville.
Charlie Powell, the crack third base
man of the Oroville team, was drafted
Sunday by the Okanogan club to play
against the Conconully stickers, who
have been strengthened recently by
recruits from the Douglas county
league teams. Okanogan won by a
score of 4 to 1.
A. c. Uren, who has had charge of
the mixed train on tn. branch since
the service was. inaugurated, has been
transferred to Grand Forks for which
place he left Monday. He may re-
turn to Oroville when construction
is again resumed on the Oroville- We
natchee branch.
The county commissioners have
elected to supply both the sheriff and
engineers office with automobiles.
Considering the amount of travelling
those officials are compelled to do, the
purchase of cars is an economy, and
much needed additions to those de.
partments Of the service.
Jas. Laughran, better known as
Cowboy Jimmie" is having a neat
four-room cottage built on one of the
East Oroville Orchard tracts. The