The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-02-21
Nelson News Notes

| special to the Gazette.
Claude Pratt has finished his new
residence.
| c. A. Potter shipped a car load of
| hay this week.
Mrs. P. L. Plank is i'll at her resi-
dence in Nelson.
Bud Hearst and Earl Walker re-
turned from Marcus Tuesday.
William Cody's seven room house
| is we'll on towards completion.
Mr.. Shirling, who has been con-
fined to his bed, is up and around
again.
Joe Graves left Tuesday for Port
| land, Oregon, to visit his brother, Will
Graves.
A. Johnson's new rooming house is
| expected to be completed by the mid
die of March.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Jasper. Newton spent
Sunday with their son James Newton
| near Chesaw.
G. S. Barnes, cashier of the Nelson
bank, has been confined to his bed for
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Diamond moved into
their new house which was just COM
pleted last week.
l.. B. Pursely and family left Tues
day for Virginia, where, they will make
an extended visit.
Two gentlemen of this vicinity made
trip to Bridesville Sunday and re-
turned with little spotted dog.
Word was received that Mrs. Lloyd
Billups, formerly of Nelson, was SER
iously ill at her home on Pontiac
ridge.
Mr.. Hammar arrived Monday from
Rice, Washington. He has taken a
situation in G. E. Chamberlin's livery
stable.
Mr.. Van Leuven left Monday for
Riceville, Iowa, where he has gone to
assist his son in his preparations to
remove to Nelson.
Mr.. Ledgerwood, field manager of
the Central Life Assurance company,
of Des Moines, Iowa, arrived Monday
night from Spokane.
Chas. Burden has rented the ranch
of Geo. Pratt on Strawberry noun
tain and swill remove to the ranch
about the middle of March.
The Dunlap Mercantile Co. intends
to build cement block on their cor
ner. Work upon it is to start as soon
as the weather permits.
Mr.. Greedy has sold his place five
miles south of Nelson and will re-
move with his family to The Dalles,
Oregon, where he has purchased a
ranch.
Fred Chitty was kicked by a newly
shod horse Sunday and while no
bones were broken, the injury was
very severe and he will be laid up for
several days.
On Friday evening, February 18th,
the grange of Kipling gave dance at
their new hall. 1t was estimated that
there were from three to five hundred
people present.
Henry Brugh and family, who have
lived in this vicinity for the past ten
years, departed this week for Grand
Forks, B. c., where they will make
their future home.
On Saturday night, February 18th,
debate was held in the Lone Star
school house, where the ladies of that
section proved that all bachelors
should pay double tax.
| Rev. P. L. johnson is on the sick
list this week and will be unable to
fill his appointment in the pulpit next
Sunday, but announces that he will
hold revival meetings as soon as his
health will permit.
A telegram was received Tuesday
night, that Mr.. H. Burns, father of
Mable and Myrtle Burns, was serious
ly i'll at the hospital at Midway, B. C.
Myrtle and Mable departed on the
Wednesday morning train.
Mr. Petrich manager of the Nelson
-four mill, says that he is well pleased
with the work of the mill and that the
flour is making a good record on the
market: Mr.. Petrich is turning out
several different kinds of breakfast
food.