The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-11-27
HERE AND THERE ON THE CURB

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Christmas only four weeks from to-
day
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hummer, Of Re-
public, were visitors in town Mon
day.
Morris J. Rumsey left last week for
Deland, Florida, where he will spend
the winter.
| Those who have holiday goods for
sale should let the public know 1t
paper
w. c. Gresham and P. d. Smith, of
Conconully, and partners in the prac
tice of law, were visitors in town
Tuesday.
Hart & Co. had cord of turkeys on
hand for the Thanksgiving trade.
They came from the Ellemeham noun
tain district.
Owing to the school entertainment
Wednesday evening the Lyric theater
was open Monday and Tuesday even
ings of this week.
J. w. Douglas returned to OrOville
Saturday, from Colville, where he was
called by the illness and death Of his
brother, Samuel Douglas.
Those who drifted into Oroville
Tuesday thought there must be some
mistake in the calendar, as the wealth
er was as balmy as May.
Mrs. E. w. Roberts, of Riverside,
was operated on at the Oroville hos
pital Sunday for appendicitis, and is
we'll on the way to recovery.
b. F. Emery, connected with the In
dian department that regulates mat
tiers on the south half of the Colville
reservation, was in town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. H. Ellis, of Spo-
kane, came in last Friday to spend a
week visiting with Mrs. Ellis parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Dallam, ST.
Mrs. j. A. Hagerman and children
left for Oroville yesterday to spend
Thanksgiving with her parents, Mr.. |
and Mrs. Frank Bartell, sr.-Twisp
News.
Percy Davis is considerable of an
artist with the brush The new sign
in the window of the Getsey confec- |
tienary store is an excellent specimen
of his handicraft.
The November term of court ended
Saturday, and attorneys, jurors and
witnesses were turned loose. 1t was
the last term of court that will ever
be held in ConcOnully.
Herbert Gregg has one of the choic- |
est stocks of post cards, pictures,
curios etc, for the holiday trade, ever
offered in the county. An examination
of his stock is we'll worth while.
At the election of officers of the
Okanogan District Assembly of Re-
bekahs, at Okanogan, last week, Mrs.
j. G. Hare, of this place, was chosen
vice president to serve during the en-
suing term.
Judson Murray begins a series of
auction sales of merchandise at his
store Saturday that should attract
many buyers just at this time, as many
OF the articles offered will make USE
full holiday gifts.
A plug blew out of the water main at
the corner of Main street and Central
avenue last Friday morning, and it re-
quired half day for Water Commits |
sioner Hoose and his force of assist |
ants to repair the break.
The Oroville Commercial company
has had extensive improvements made |
in the show windows of the store, |
which gives more space for display.
The workmanship in the construction
Of the windows is an attraction in it.
self.
Jas. Jackson has the sincere thanks
of We editor for a big, plump, juicy
turkey for Thanksgiving. Had it not
been for the kindness of the generous
Jeems we would probably have feast
ed on liver Thursday, and given thanks
even for that blessing.
Mrs. A. w. Mitchell went to Spo-
kane Tuesday to be present at the mar
riage of her daughter, Miss Isadore
Mitchell, who taught school here last
winter. The date and particulars of
the happy event will be provided for
publication next week.
G. b. Avery, cashier of the bank of
Nelson, was an interested spectator of
the football game last Friday. MIR.
Avery is an old player and very much
of a bug. AS the game was a rafting
good one Mr.. Avery considered that he
was we'll repaid for the trip.
c. A. Graham, of Loomis, who has
been employed at the Ivanhoe mine
ever since work commenced upon that
property, spent a day or two in Oro-
vile this week. Mr.. Graham is con-
fident that the Ivanhoe is to make
mine, and a mine of great value.
Cliff Warren came down from the
ranch near Nelson Friday last to see
his old associates win the football
game. Last year Mr. Warren was one
Of the dependable players ON the high
school team. He was regretting that
he could not be in the scrimmage.
Ducks and geese have been scarcer
on the lakes of the county this fall
than ever before. Some people are in
hopes that this is an indication of an
open winter, the wise birds not con-
| cidaripu II poooccary IN 10 tho Ioyu