The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-09-04

arrested on q charge Of trespass, and
they were the ones who were taxed
the fine. Mr.. Henderson has one COM
ing on US.
Julius Brechlin has a freak apple
tree in his yard over at LOOMS. The
new shoots were bearing blossoms last
week. These flowers are decidedly out
OF season, and Mr.. Brechlin has found
no one that could inform him the rea-
son why.
| The many friends of the family in
this place will regret to learn that
Mrs. VIM. r. Rash, now living at EN-
pire, Cal, was compelled to submit
to an operation recently for appendi-
citis and other complications of the
stomach.
All you race lovers remember that
there is big race meet on at River
side next Monday and Tuesday. There
will be big string of fast horses on
the ground and the contests will
probably be the most exciting ever
witnessed in the county.
L. F. Pourtales left Tuesday via the
branch for Seattle, Tacoma and Port
land. From Portland he goes down
into Oregon to visit brother. At
Tacoma he will be joined by his wife
and daughter. Mr.. Pourtales will be
! absent four or five weeks.
Mrs. Ed. Hawksworth, who has been
suffering complications of the stom-
ach for some time, and had become
very seriously ill, was operated on at
the Oroville hospital Wednesday. Her
situation is quite grave, but DR.. Lewis
is hopeful of her final recovery.
The local ball club will 90 to He'd
ley Monday and play for the purse
that has been hung up by the commit
tee OF Labor Day sports as a prize.
1t is large enough to induce the boys
to play their best, and the cluD thu.
beats them to it will have to 70 some
A report has been in circulation
that all work on the Kettle Valley
railroad west of Princeton had been
suspended, and the workmen dis
charged. This is mistake. Work
OF construction on that road is going
steadily forward and large crew is
on the job.
Dooley p. Wheeler has been ship
ping melons by the ton from his Bon
nycraft home place on the East Oro-
vile Orchard Tracts to the hill coun-
try east OF town during the past two
weeks. The melon crop this year is
very heavy and the melons are of the
very finest quality.
Mrs. H. H. Granger and her daugh-
ter, Miss Viletta, left Monday for Spo-
kane. Miss Viletta will attend the
normal school at Cheney during the
coming year. Miss Gertrude will at
tend the Cheney high school and Mrs.
Granger will take rooms and keep
house for the young ladies'.
Recognizing the Importance of the
Fair Hesperides to the North Central
Washington country, the railroads
have already announced special rates
from all points in the state during
the entire fair week. Wenatchee is
preparing to take care of the biggest
crowd that has ever been in that
town.
j. A. Blackler returned home Friday
last from a trip through the valley
and up in the Methow country in the
interest Of his candidacy for the legis-
lature. He met with kindly and fiat
tering reception and If any confidence
can be placed in promises he should
poll large vote at the primary cleo
ton next Tuesday.
Since becoming interested in mining
properties in this vicinity E. d. Reit-
ter, the Spokane attorney, has spent
most of his time in Oroville, and ex-
poets to make This place his headquar-
tiers indefinitely. Last Friday he went
to Spokane on business connected with
his local interests, but his absence
will be only temporary.
The last reports received from
LOOMS were to the effect that J. p.
Forde, who was severely injured and
had very narrow escape from death
in an auto accident Sunday, was rest
ing as easy as could be expected con-
sidering the nature of his bruises.
This will be pleasing and reassuring
news to friends of the gentleman in
this place.
j. A. Merva, a young attorney who
has recently located at Tonasket, was
a visitor in town last Friday. A very
pleasing and pleasant young gentle
man is Mr.. Merva, and a lawyer of
ability so we understand. He is we'll
pleased with the Okanogan and Salts
fled with his selection of a home. which
means that he is a permanent resi-
dent of the valley.
Prof. and Mrs. F. B. Nance returned
to Oroville Monday after having spent
the summer at their old home in
Jameson, Missouri. Prof Nance vas
at the head of the Oroville public
school last year, and made such an
/, excellent record that he was retained
for another year. He is we'll rested
up and will enter into his WORK next
week with renewed zeal and ardor.
c. H. Knosher, of Omak, candidate
before the primaries on the republi-
can ticket for the Offica of occosSor