The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-02-06

Judson Murray made business Trip
tc Okanogan Saturday.
Gene Judd was over from Loomis on
a brief visit Sunday.
Harry A. Young. county surveyor,
was in town Saturday.
Geo. J. h&fley, of LOOMS, was IN
outgoing passenger Tuesday morning
bound for Spokane.
There vas no meeting of the coun-
ell Monday evening, there not being
the necessary quorum present.
The count; registration books are
now in The hands of the town clerk.
ard voters car have their names list
cd by calling at the clerks office
School Superintendent w. Z. Gamble
spent several days in Oroville durnS
the past week visiting the local school.
He has been putting in the month
visiting the schools of the county.
Z. S. Campbell returned from the
east Thursday where he had been ne
gotiating the sale of the celebrated
Alder mine in the Methow valley. He
returns feeling that the deal is all
| but completed.
DR.. j. l.. Masters leaves Thursday
next for Spokane to attend meeting
of the State Dental association. He
will return TO Oroville the followins
Monday evening.
Judge Neal is now the town rt!or
hey. his appointment having been
made sou3 weeks ago, and De NIL
yrobably be uu deck to take active
| charge of the Office within q fortnight.
Judge and Mrs. c. H. Neal arrived
from Conconully Wednesday. and will
probably remain. The Meals are
valuable addition to this community
and it is hoped that they may find
Oroville a pleasant home.
With two or three days with the
mercury down close 10 zero ice has
been made rapidly and Fred Clark eN-
| peCtS TO commence harvesting the an
| Eual crop tomorrow. Mr.. Clark gen.
orally puts up about all the ice that
is cut in this place on contract every
winter. Thursday the ice was eight
inches thick.
Those who have been entrtaining
she impression that this valley was not
going TO have any cold weather this
!, winter were somewhat shocked this
week by the frigidity of the atmos-
phere which Savored very much Of
winter, and very cold winter AT that.
II Charlie Thorp. of Loomis, rode into
town Tuesday. and upon arriving here
, frozen. Thorp has a room AZ the
Farmers hotel. and is in charge o.
DR.. Seale. The foot will De saved. but
for time the chances were on the
side OF amputation.
There will be a special meeting o.
the Commercial Club ar the Town Hall
/; next Tuesday evening. at which every
member is requested TO be present
as business Of vital importance tC
the town will be taken up for consid-
Grafton, Keep the date in mind. Tues
day evening, February 10. and be or
hand.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Klingman left
Thursday morning for the east where
they will visit with Mr.. Klingman'
relatives st his old home in Cleveland
Ohio. They expect TO be absent sew
raj weeks A brother of Mr.. King
man has arranged 10 give his west
syn relative dizzy whirl st Chicago
during the visit
Frank Grogan. 8 pioneer OF the Sim,
lNkaueen and one Of the most OPTIC
UiSric prcspectors who ever chased u
. piece OF float. was in town ov-I
Wednesday night Mr.. Grogan owns
some OF the best mining prospects il
the north part Of the county. and re-
~c-tS that he expects company 4
IKE over one Of the groups in III
spring.
For = short time Wednesday morn
, ing this part Of the valley was treated
TO pretty fair imitation Of Dakote
h,izrari Snow was falling and !
>,iT. shrewd. penetrating gale from
tie northwest whipped the snow
across the fiat in binding sheets
; much 10 the misery Of those compelled
. = Re ont Of doors II was the mos
iiSasreshle experience C the '.intsy
NJ 70 the present time.
The heavy wind Of "Wednesday
morning almost Hnrootej the new
ho-sl building. From some cause the
-coIns had no, been sufficiently
anchored and il commenced baloo1inz
and curling when the heavy gale
swept down upon the valley. FOR 6
,.--s there w&S serious danger n
.17 .,oot would - dumped of into n
z,ley \ force was rushed 10 TIE TO-
@: the building ana the cover w.
nailed down 70 stay.
Mention W-&> made : few weeks ASo
. 2 : Hay ten. q spokane p1-c mas
lEE ,o-s II O-oville and several O. -s5
.cwEs along The O-ovil,s -WelStc1 tl
branch. Elt1 The ultimate oc:sc- ,.
s>-ae -lSAlZS : string q lumber vS-5S
This EeeS representative - NJ
Harden as = toSu arranging to-
-es construction q 81 O=scs. w&-e-
house 11l sheds which wc1i3 j1i.-
cs,s rs: NJ. HAYDEN expected 70 S-0c <
~ G-i engage u he lumber cuisines
~ 81 s9-,y DATE Il : presumed r1z-
- vz-.oIS o1hs- lumber yards = tSs