The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-07-17
HERE AND THERE ON THE CURB


in town Monday.
County Assessor ]. T. Mccarthy was
in town Saturday.
l.. L. Work left Monday morning for
Spokane on business trip.
Freight from Spokane now reaches
Oroville ever the Orovine- Wenatchee
branch.
Mrs. VIM. Weisgerber, of Oroville,
is guest at the Holbrook home
Chesaw News.
c. A. Pettinger, of Myncaster, has
been appointed baggage rustler at the
Oroville depot.
W. c. Gresham, the Conconully at
torney, came over from the county
seat Monday in his auto.
The red hot weather of the past
fortnight was somewhat relieved this
week by several showers.
Mrs. Amel Schultz is visiting with
relatives near Wanicut lake and TAX
ing much needed rest.
j. NJ Wright, ye editor of the Sim
ilkameen Star, published at Prince
ton, was down to Oroville over Mon
day night.
c. A. Potter and family, of Nelson,
stopped over in Oroville Monday on
their way to Toats coula, where they
expect to camp out for several days.
Mrs. Georgia Loundagin visited at
the Elmer home in Oroville last week,
taking in the celebration on the 4th.
-Chesaw News.
Herb Gregg, the expert scenic
photographer, caught handsome COL
lection of post card views of the late
4th of July celebration, which are
very pretty souvenirs of that event.
Henry r. Dabney resident of
Portland, Oregon, accompanied by his
son, spent several days in Oroyille
during the past week looking over the
country with a view of investing.
The train due here from Spokane
last Friday evening did not arrive un-
til 2 o'clock Saturday morning. The
delay was occasioped by the burning
out of bridge on the other side of
Marcus.
The special meeting of the council
called for Tuesday evening did not
n.aterialize, as it was discovered that
the business for which the session was
called could not be transacted at
special meeting.
L. d. Oliver is the new deputy rev.
enue collector who fills the vacancy
made by the transfer of M. c. jack
man. Mr.. Oliver was transferred
from Northport to this place, arriving
and assuming his duties last Thurs
DAY.
The trains ON the branch move out
and in occasionally on time. The
freight business on that line is so
heavy that it is only question of
short time before passenger train
will have to be put on to handle the
traffic.
A young son of Harry Price, who is
just learning to swim, attempted to
swim across the river at the bathing
pool Saturday, and was only saved
from drowning by the prompt action
of those who were in bathing at the
same time.
The management of the 4th of July
celebration wish to express thanks to
Mrs. Chas. Powell, ST., for the active
part she took in securing children for
the big float, thereby making that
feature of the parade such a pretty
spectacle
j. M. Gruber, vice president of the
Great Northern road, G. S. Stewart,
superintendent of the Cascade division,
and j. H. ONeill, general superintend-
ent, came in from over the branch
Saturday, and left for the west end on
No 256 Monday.
The old canvas covered shell, that
covered the lot between Chas Lou
don's news stand and the meat market
for the past year, and which has been
a fire trap and blCt on Main street,
has at last been removed to a lot on
! Spokane street,
The valley sweltered under an ex-
cessively hot spell from July LIST un-
til the 18th, when blessed rain broke
up the roast. For several days the
mercury in various thermometers
about town registered in the neighbor-
hood of 100 in the shade.
In the main Mr.. Leedy and his as
sociates are meeting with encourage
ment in listing land among the land
owners under the proposed irrigation
system. The work is slow and tedious,
as many are from Missouri and it re-
quires time to show them.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Fred Thorp
stopped over in Oroville Sunday night
On his way to Spokane from a visit to
his family at Conconully. He was ac-
companied to Oroville by Mrs. Thorp.
Fred is making good in his new posi-
ton as everybody expected he would.
Il A gentleman from Portland took
an option on several business lots in
town during the past week. He ex-
poets to return from Portland within
a fortnight and close the deals. 1t
is intimated that the purchases will
be followed by substantial improve
ments.