The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-07-25
LOCAL NOTES.

Chas. Loudon is figuring on build.
ing residence on the hill side in fine
west part of town.
me oroville Townsite company has
recently sold lots and 8, in block
H. TO l.. DE Gew, of Penticton.
The council did not hold the regular
weekly meeting Monday evening ow.
ing to the uncomfortably hot weather.
Charlie Powell and Saunders plav
Win the Okanogan team Sunday at
OKanogan against the crack Omak
club. '""
Inc heavy iron material to be used
IN the construction of the new high
| kane. "A 'po-
rete Anderson went to Myncaster
MONDAY to string wire for the tele-
phone line under construction into
Chesaw. 'o
The council could contribute toward
Improving the appearance of the town
amputated. o'S
| Inc great consumption of water
during the torrid reign keeps the
pump at the water works pounding
| away steadily.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Graham motored
over from LOOMS Monday morning.
bringing friend who took the "a
train for Spokane.
Has r. Grieger, of Oroville. a
double? There was an R. Griegcr
registered at Spokane hotel as a
merchant from Occur d'Alene"
|
whom the railroad company has en-
trusted the surveying of the local ir-
rigation projects, arrived Tuesday.
X. F. McCampbell, of Okanogan,
county coroner, was called to Oroville
Monday by the suicide Of Geo. Kuebes,
ana remained in town over Tuesday.
Jas. Ryan, at one time stationed at
THIS place in the employ of the rail-
road, and now making his head
quarters at Curlew, was in town Mon
day.
postmaster Mills, it is reported, has
fallen to the auto craze and is soon to
invest in a car. If this auto fever
Keeps up horse will be a curiosity on
the streets in another year or two.
Most of the craft on the W tier front
were in commission Sunday CARRYING
parties up the lake on camping ex-
petitions and in search of spots where
there was some semblance of GOODNESS.
Williams & Finnie are hard at work
assembling anOthed kiln Of brick for
roasting next month. If all the build
ing goes ahead that rumor has started
1t viii keep the brick makers humping
to supply the demand for material.
The contractors on the high school
building were held up for time dur
ing the past week waiting for window
and door castings. The foundation Is
In place, and it will not be long until
the brick walls will be creeping up
wards.
q. Farris White, of Spokane, the
| architect who furnished the plans for
the new high school building, was in
| town over Sunday inspecting the work
| on the building so far as it has gone.
and the workmanship met with his
approval.
AL. Riste was called to Nelson Sat-
| urday evening by the critical condi-
ton OF his brother, Edgar, and reached
his bed side few hours before death
claimed the young man. Mr.. Riste re-
turned to his home near Chopaka Mon
day morning.
The Okanogan Independent states
that the remains Of the late ]. H. Ethel
are still in the undertaking parlors of
Coroner R. F. McCampbell. The coun-
ty commissioners refuse to pay the ex-
pense of burial, and no relatives have
put in a CLAIM for the charred rem
nants.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Frank, accom-
panied by their daughters Miss Cecilia
| anC Mrs. AdOlph Edwards, of Repub-
lie, and Miss Bernice Desmond, left
Wednesday for Nelson, from which
place the party will drive to Pona-
parte lake and 60 into camp for a
| month.
Mrs. r. P. HOskyn, who has charge
of the "Arthur's Recital" to be given
at the Orpheum next Friday evening,
desires to extend an invitation to the
LOOMS musical club to attend the en-
tertainment, as it will be one that
that organization would appreciate
| and enjoy.
Fred Clark, the restaurant man. was
partially overcome from the heat
while working in his garden patch on
TIC GdoI OtONlllC OICudEU LTdCLS last
Friday afternoon. and was laid up for
two days as result. Even at present
writing Mr.. Clark does not feel in his
normal health.
The steel mains that are to be sub
stituted for the wooden pipes in the
water system in the east part of town
are expeced early In August. Con-
sumers will hail the change with Joy,
for at present there is no force On the
pipes, their shaky condition prohibit.
ing any strain.
DR.. Jaeger moved to Nelson Thurs
day, where he will make his head
quarters. The doctor is a graduate
veterinarian who has practices in this
county for a number of years. The
fact that his services are constantly
in demand Is evidence that he is well
up in his profession.
Hon. Hans Lund and his son Arthur
motored up to Oroville from Tonasket
Saturday evening. The trip was taken
for the purpose Of giving the younger
Lund splash in the swimming pool
as there is not water surface suffi-
cient on the river about TOnasket to
accommodate the young man.
The contract has been let for Chas
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