The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-10-16
HERE AND THERE ON THE CURB

Tuesday. N'
Inc moist weather of the past week
mas started grass growing.
Thurlow Adair. of LOOMS. was q
visitor in town Friday last.
Mrs. R. A. Nixon and daughter q,
ionasket, were visitors in town Tues.
day. ~ ueS-
Iony Peterson was at Oroyille Mon
Jay on railroad business-Molson
Leader. 0o"
MISS Maybelle Cheney was an Orc.
vile visitor the first of the week..
Molson Leader.
i. N. Wickersham, of Oroville. was
Conconully visitor Tuesday
conully Record.
MRS. d. c. Pursley and son, Rengo.
went to Oroville Monday after fruit
-Molson Leader.
W. H. Mcdaniel and his daughter
Miss Grace Mcdaniel, of Loomis. were
visitors in town Monday.
Mrs. Webb Hurley, of LOOMS. was
III town Friday last visiting with her
sister, Mrs. Chas. Loudon.
The late rains have put the ground
IN good condition for fall blowing and
Will help fall sown grain.
MRS. A. s. Long, of LOOMS, was in
town Friday last visiting with her
daughter, Mrs. Chas. Loudon.
There is very little discussion of
politics, but the campaign may warm
up the latter part of the month.
Geo. J. Hurley was over from
LOOMS Friday last on a short visit
for the first time in some weeks.
Mrs. James Montgomery East, of To-
nasket, has been a visitor in town
several days during the past week.
Mrs. w. H. Mcdaniel and her moth
er, Mrs. c. H. Baldwin, of LOOMS, left
for Spokane on short visit Monday.
The next term of court will be held
November 10, when the several GRIM
inal cases on the docket will be dis
posed of.
The band dance Friday evening last
was we'll attended, and those taking
part received their moneys worth in
pleasure.
Deputy Sheriff Clair Ward was in
Oroville over Sunday night while out
OH mission connected with the sher-
IFS office.
The rain played hob with the coun-
ty fair at Riverside this year, reduc-
ing the attendance and cutting down
the exhibits.
A report was circulated last week
that Mrs. Goggins had died at Loon,is
This is mistake, although the lady
is very low.
Harry Prince, of Oroville, was in
Hedley over the week end looking up
the prospects for buying hides. He'd
ley Gazette.
Ernest Riste, who has been here
several days on visit to his brother,
George, returned to Oroville Tuesday.
Nelson Leader.
Mrs. J. M. Judd and her daughter,
Mrs. Jas. O'Herin, stopped over in
town Monday night on their way to
Okanogan on visit.
A two-inch water pipe is being put
down on Spokane street for a couple
of blocks to accommodate consumers
in that part of town.
Frank Spray and F. E. Mitchell went
to Oroville as witnesses for Walter
Spoonmore to prove up on his home
ead.-Molson Leader.
There was no school this week in
the local schools owing to the session
OF the institute at Conconully, which
all teachers must attend.
There will be an Episcopal service
in LOOMS at the Congregational
church Sunday evening, October rs.
Bishop Wells will be present.
Monday was Columbus day, and a
legal holiday, but little attention was
paid to the date here, and few If any
body realized that it was holiday.
Undertaken Barnes prepared the
body of the late James l.. Buchanan
and shipped it Wednesday morning to
the home of the parents at Fruitland.
E.A. Williams, the we'll known Mol
son lawyer, was in town Friday last
looking after the interests OF a client
in a case on trial before Judge Par
sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Wright, of Omak,
were registered in Oroville Tuesday
II is regretted that Mr.. Wright did not
have time to get around and see any
Of his old friends.
The assessed value of railroad prop
erty in Okanogan county in 1913 was
s7O1,341. According to the equaliza-
tion assessment for 1914 the valuation
is fixed at $639,O35.
Geo. Major. of Loomis, who was a
candidate before the primaries on the
democratic ticket for county engineer,
and a skillful and experienced survey
or was in town Tuesday.
T. W. Seward purchased six lots IN
the south part of town from the Osoy-
oos company during the past week.
Mr. Seward invested with the object