The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-04-25
With the aim of getting everything tax-

very SuaVe III approaching c1tlZenS,
and makes the victim feel as comfort
able as possible while putting him
through catachism as to his pos
sessions, a test out of which few come
with grade of absolute Truthful
ness and honesty. 1t is as natural to
try and dodge tax paying as it is to
shirk taking a dose of castor oil, and
the man who gives in to the assessor
every taxable bit of property he owns
is entitled to halo and harp.
Rails are laid on the branch for
some miles below Okanogan. 1t will
not be long until the track layers
reach the river crossing, at Ophir, and
proceedings will be halted until the
bridge across that stream is construct
ed. However, it vii not take a great
while to put in the bridge and the de-
lay getting to Brewster should be
brief
Just as the season is lettering be-
tween spring and summer there is
nothing doing in the building line, but
a change is anticipated in a short
time. 1t is expected before the sum-
mer is far advanced that the ring of
the trowel and thump Of the hammer
will be so continuous that people will
commence petitioning the council
against the noise nuisance.
Geo. W. Whistler has sold to John
M. Norris, ST., lots 7, s and 8, section
9, and lot 2, section 10, township 30
north, range 81 east, including so
acres. This land is situated on an
island in the Okanogan river a few
miles south of town. By adding to
his real estate holdings in Okanogan
county Mr.. Norris shows that he has
an abiding faith in the country.
Henry Bahrs is busy preparing to
put up the necessary buildings at the
Maquoy mining property, near Golden,
to accommodate force of miners he
expects to put to work at an early date
opening up the mine on an extensive
scale. Nothing definite is as yet
known as to his plans, but in this in
stance Mr.. Bahrs has secured one of
the best groups of claims in the north
part of the county.
Mrs. W. S. Keller and her daughter,
last after an absence of ten days at
Spokane. The young lady is suffer-
ing from an affection of the eyes, that
IS slow yielding to treatment, and the
rip outside was for the purpose of
a specialist. He held out
every encouragement for an ultimate
cure, although it will require careful
md frequent treatment for upward
Of a year.
The primary circle of the Parent
Teachers association will meet in the |
room of the public school at
o'clock p. M, Friday, May g. "Hab-
t. will be the topic of discussion, and
t will be treated under the following |
heads: Basis of Habit" by Prof. w. |
;. Riste; Foundation Work in Habit !!
Forming" Mrs. F. S. Beale; Good |
Habits and Bad Habits" Mrs. Geo. w. |
Whistler; How to Form Good Habits |
md Overcome Bad Mrs. Andy John
,ton.
0. c. Thayer, of Spokane, represent
ng the world famed John Deere Plow |
company, of Moline, ILL.,, was in town |
Wednesday in conference with F. J. |
Cummings, of the Glenwood Mercan-
lie company, Riverside. While. here |
Mr. Thayer made arrangements with |
he railroad officials whereby plows |
consigned to F. J. Cummings, who is
he resident agent of the Deere make |
will be forwarded by rail direct |
through from Oroville to Riverside |
This will be a great convenience to
Mr.. Cummings, as he will experience
10 annoying delays when shipments |
factory, and he can keep stocked up
o meet the steady demand for that
make of plows.
Those who were at the depot Tues
lay morning and observing what was
going on around them enjoyed a little
side play, the outgrowth of
hat pernicious graft, the tip. Charlie
Johnston, the old time livery man, per-
'onally drives the bus from the hotel
20 the depot, carrying the grips and
baggage of travellers. Tuesday morn
ng he had the usual assortment of
Junk, and as he unloaded the traps at
The platform two of the travellers
handed him quarter. Now Mr.. John
ston's natural complexion is not what
one would call paid, but when his
palm was crossed with silver his face
assumed the illuminated appearance
Of an Italian sunset, and he cast a sly
wink at his observing acquaintance.
He explained afterwards that it was
The first tip he ever received, and he
feared he might offend the liberal CIV
ers If he refused the stipend. 1t is
hard to say what the givers would
have thought had they known that
Mr.. Johnston, while hustling bust
ness man industriously chasing the ell
lusive dollar probably spends more
with liberal hand each month than
their salaries come to.