The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-04-24
HERE AND THERE ON THE CURB

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Mrs. F. V. Covert was a visitor at
Nelson Saturday.
| Commissioner Frank Mitchell spent
Friday in Oroville.
| Efner's new residence is gradually
becoming inhabitable.
Postponed to Friday evening, MAY
list, the minstrel show.
| Get your fishing tackle in shape.
The season opens May 1.
julius Brechlin was over from
LOOMS Tuesday visiting with his
daughter, Mrs. Thos. Collier.
| Frost Sunday night, but so far as
can be learned no damage was done.
| J. H. Kennedy, the veteran engineer
of the Great Northern, was in town
Monday.
| Mrs. Clarence Fenner has been
among the unfortunate i'll during the
past week.
John Woodland, the well known
Loomis stock man, was visitor in
town Monday.
| F.. NJ Beeman, of Pine creek, came
in last Friday from Spokane, where
he had been on business trip.
Show goers will have treat to-
morrow night with the appearance of
the Eckhardt dramatic company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Loudon spent
Saturday visiting with Mr.. Loudon' s
parents, in the Similkameen valley.
Geo. J. Hurley, of Loomis, who is
fu OF in
day for Spokane on a business trip.
The ladies of the Civic League are
rehearsing for the proposed concerts
that are to be given during May and
June.
T. H. Smith, an octogenarian living
on Frank SamsOn's ranch, at Blue
lake, is on the sick list in charge of
DR.. Elmer.
Mrs. S. F. Mcdonald was compelled
to submit to another operation Sat
urday, but since that time has very
much improved
The dust whipped into circulation
by the high wind Saturday emphasiz-
ed the necessity of speedy macadam-
izing the inside streets.
Eggs are down to Is cents a dozen,
the low water mark for that popular
article of consumption in the records
of the Oroville markets.
Rev. A. H. Horton, of the M. E.
church, is confined to his bed with
severe attack of illness that threatens
to develop into pneumonia.
Miss Ethel Furgeson came down
from Penticton Thursday last and
visited until Tuesday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Furgeson.
Mrs. Percy Eastman and her young
son, of LOOMS, were outgoing pas
sengers Saturday on their way to Mar
Gus, where they will visit with friends.
Two or three inches of snow fell
at Nelson Thursday night, but dis
appeared the next day. That Is above
the fruit zone and hence no damage
was done by the visitation.
Word from Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Grub,
who are at Hot Springs, Oregon, re-
port that Mrs. Grub is improving
under the beneficial influence of the
medicinal waters of the springs.
Mr.. and Mrs A. L. Hill have return
ed from their trip to Nebraska after
an absence of a couple of months.
Mrs. Hill arrived some days ago, but
Mr.. Hill was detained for time at
Spokane.
The feeling prevails generally that
the big irrigation project, with the
moral and material support of the rail-
road, Is sure go, and that prospect
is putting the people in much more
cheerful mood.
Clay Fruit, Arthur Lund and
Whooper-up Dodge, 33d degree men,
bers of the Bug House Order of Fans,
were here Sunday ripping up the at
mosphere with cheering shouts for
their local team.
Sim Hawkins and Ray Towson have
purchased two of the houses and lots
in the group of buildings south of
the Episcopal church from the Oro-
vile Townsite company, and are i'm
proving the premises.
w. F. Stokes, station inspector for
the Great Northern railroad. spent
several days in Oroville during the
past week arranging for permanent
agent at this place, and looking over
the stations along the branch.
Mention was made last week of the
death of an infant daughter of Mrs.
Clara Steele. The name of the child
was Katie May, aged years, months
and IL days. The little one was
buried in Odd Fellows cemetery.
Morris CASTILLO spent several days
during the past week along the Oro-
Vile Wenatchee branch as far south
as Chelan. 1t is the first time that he
has been out of sight of Oroville for
| SO long that he had some difficulty
| finding his way back.
Arthur Lund, the Tonasket banker,
was in town on business visit Sat-
| urday. Mr.. Lund does a good deal
of moving about looking after his
banks at Riverside, Loomis and To-
nasket, but the merry-go-round is not
reducing the yardage Of his vests.
E. McCammon left Monday for Mar
Gus, acting under instructions from
the Indian department. Mr.. Mccain
mon is on the detective force of the
department, and will be engaged fer
riting out bootleggers who ply their
| nefarious trade on the various reser-
vations.
| Maj. F. P. Wehe is reported on the
disabled list. From some cause his
eyes became SO swollen Friday night
that he could not see out of them the
next day. He has experienced the
same difficulty before, and it is hoped
by his friends that the ailment is hut
temporary.
There were eight automobiles lined