The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-07-24
HERE AND THERE ON THE CURB

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II. j. Desmond left for Seattle Tues
day by way of the branch on a bust
ness trip.
}. A. Gordon is laid up with sciatic
rheumatism at his homestead near
Mount Hull.
J. F. Samson left for Spokane Sat
urday on a business trip of a few
days duration.
Mrs. E. N. Grub was a passenger
on the branch Tuesday on her way to
seattle for brief visit.
very pleasant break in the weather
occurred Monday, much to the relief of
Sweltering and suffering humanity.
Time is drifting down toward the
primaries and candidates and politics
are about the only things people are
not talking about
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Hill came in
from Spokane Monday, but left the
next day for the south, via the Oro-
ville-Wenatchee branch.
Saturday was the hottest day of the
season. The government Thermometer
is said to have registered 1902. The
heat felt like 202, there or whereabouts.
People who have vehicles and in
tend to attend the sunday school pic
mic Tuesday are requested to stop at
the Presbyterian church in the morn
ing and take out load of children.
Judge and Mrs. E. X. Pendergast
were in town SUNDAY ON their way to
their home at Conconully from Re-
public, travelling in Tom Pinkertons
car.
Frank Griffin, who has been resid-
ing in Seattle for some months, ar
rived in Oroville Friday last for
brief stay. He reports that business
in every line very quiet on the out
side, and money scarce and hard to
get hold CT.
Bryan, the clever pitcher, and Pow
ell, the crack third baseman, of the
Oroville team, left Wednesday for the
north and will play with the Pentic-
ton club against Vernon, one of the
strongest amateur aggregations in
British Columbia.
An effort will be made after the
Penticton ball games to have game
here every week. The town has a
good ball club, and those who enjoy
the sport should have an opportunity
to see games as frequently as pos
sible.
H. f. Rosenoff, at one time connect
ed with the Oroville Pharmacy as pre-
scription clerk, and now conducting
a drug store Of his own at Okanogan,
spent Tuesday night in Oroville on
his way home from business trip to
Spokane.
Frank Farnsworth, of Riverside,
came up Monday night and went on to
Chopaka Tuesday, where he will take
vacation. A few years ago Mr..
FarnswOrth was frequent visitor to
Oroville, but now he seldom gets to
this place.
Judson Murray finds that his pres
ent quarters are too cramped for his
business, and is now negotiating for
a lease Of one of the store rooms in
the old Peerless hotel building. This
change will give him plenty of room
and an excellent location.
The local ball club was billed to
play at Penticton next Monday and
Tuesday in base ball tournament,
but as other clubs expected to take
part could not go to Penticton on
those dates the tournament has been
postponed for the present.
The new residence Of Mrs L. Wen
thworth, in the west part of town, is
finished and very neat, pretty, cozy
home it is. The building was erected
by Weaver & Warren, and is well put
together. Mrs. Wentworth has NOV
ed over from LOOMS and is occupying
the new home.
The operators of the Prize mine are
getting out some OF the richest ore
that has so far been mined in that
most excellent property. 1t is under
stood that the Prize people are soon
to put up a new mill with all modern
equipment, the present plant being
inadequate to treat the ore.
1t would not be at all unreasonable
if the people of Oroville fell into the
drink habit. They have been COM
PEELED to lick one-cont postage stamps
so long, requiring two ticks to every
letter written, that only keen cutting
brand of liquor can remove the ac-
cumulated mucilage from their
throats.
The only drawback to climatic per-
fcction in this valley is the occasional
Gust storms, such as enveloped the
town and valley Monday. Yet there
are compensating features to over
come these none ntary annoying
spasms. 1t is the cleanest dust in the
air, and the richest dust under cult
walton in this broad land.
Messrs. r. Grieger and e. w. Hen
derson, of the OroviIle bottling Works,
were Omak visitors Wednesday look
ing up business for their new soft
drink factory where all kinds of soft
bottled goods are put up with high
class flavors and mixed with distilled
water. There gentle men are OPENING