The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-10-09

McCammon has been awarded a con-
tract to build neat bungalow on the
property.
A man, woman and baby in arms
came within a scratch of getting left
when the south bound train pulled out
Monday morning, indeed it being nee
essary to stop the train after it was
underway in order to hoist the woman
OF board. Even at that the travellers
had to leave their baggage to follow
the next day. The passengers had
driven in from long distance in the
country and hence made very close
connections. The promptness with
which trains pull out on the dot goes
to show that time, tide and passenger
trains wait for no man. Therefore it
is well to be familiar with the time
table and be on hand half an hour
ahead of time in order to escape ac-
cidents.
| The announcement of Frank N.
Jones as democratic candidate for
county treasurer appears in another
column. Mr.. Jones was not a pro-
nounced candidate for the treasurer
ship before the primaries, not having
filed his declaration. The Office was
left blank on the democratic ticket, but
a number of voters expressed their
choice for Mr.. Jones and he was duly
nominated. Hence he decided to make
the race. The nomination came to
him without solicitation, and if he is
elected it will be a case of the office
| seeking the man wholly and solely.
Moreover, should he prove to be the
lucky candidate he will make faith
full and efficient official.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Hay, of Bed
ford, Ind, were visitors in Oroville the
first of the week, and left Tuesday for
California, where they will spend the
winter. Mr.. Hay has been engaged in
the mercantile business for 80 years
and recently sold out. He considered
he had earned rest, and Is out west
for that purpose. He had visited with
a relative near Tonasket for two or
three weeks, and before going south
made it point to pretty thoroughly
look over the entire valley, delaying
his departure south long enough to
take in the Riverside fair. He has
been on the coast before, but this was
his first visit to this part of the state.
P. H. Pinkston, to us older resi-
dents plain Phil" Pinkston, is the
democratic nominee for assessor, and
his announcement appears in another
column. Phil PinksuUm has been at
home in Conconully for years, and in
one capacity and another has been
connected with about every county
Office. He has always made good in
any position that he has held, whether
as principal or subordinate, and should
he be elected assessor the Office would
be in able and competent hands. Mr..
Pinkston is one of the best known resi-
dents of the county, and if his wide &C
quaintance does not carry him through
il will only be because he is on the
wrong ticket. Like Billy Gamble he
has way with him of drawing votes
that works hardship on the other
fellow.
Itinerant photographers have been
taking a number of views about town
during the past week. 1t Is one OF the
strange things of life that travelling
solicitors in all kinds of business can
come into community, remain a few
days, and take out large sums OF mon
ey for work, or articles, that could be
done, or purchased, as cheaply by or
from resident workers or business men
in the same lines. Take this photo
graphic business for instance. OrO-
Vile has two photographers, Herbert
Gregg and l.. w. Barnes, either OF
whom can do as good, if not better,
work than any itinerants that ever
struck the pike. And yet strangers
are given orders that should go to
these resident photographers who are
here all the time and spend all they
make in this community.
Walter ThOwer surprised his old
acquaintance by dropping in on them
the latter part of last week. Mr..
Thower was formerly a resident OF
Oroville, but some four years ago left
for Texas, and the country along the
southern border of the United States.
Some months ago he worked back
into Idaho, and ran over to Oroville to
visit his old stamping ground. OF late
years Mr.. Thower has seen cities
spring up like magic on the irrigated
districts of the far south land, and
was somewhat disappointed that Oro-
Vile has not made more rapid prog
ress. Still he considers this country
with great future before it, and when
markets are once secured for the pro-
ducts of the land the towns of the val
ley will forge ahead. He expects to
return south in a short time.
A party consisting of Will Amquist,
Thos. Morarity, John o. Johnson, Os-
Car Enswall and John McGraw stopped
over last Friday night in Oroville on
their way to their homes near Nelson
from a trip to Conconully. Johnston
county seat to take out their second