The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-07-10
HERE AND THERE ON THE CURB

VIM. Banes, of Concolully, was a
visitor il town Wednesday.
Geo. Whistler was marketing ripe
peaches from his orchard Monday.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Johns
ton was over from Conconully Tuesday
The famine in two-cent postage
stamps continues at the local post
Office.
! j. M. Adams, the Riverside attorney,
was in town for two or three days this
week on legal business.
The float built over the big auto
truck belonging to the Lake View
Dividend mining company contained
lO6 passengers in the procession.
Harry Conrad was bound over to the
superior court Tuesday by Judge Par
sons on a charge of having stolen a
suit of clothes near Nelson.
The hottest weather of the season
was experienced during three or four
days last week. A number of Their
mometers registered 100 or better.
Mrs. r. l.. Prentice arrived home
from visit to Seattle the latter part
of last week. She bought the first
through ticket sold at Seattle over
the -Wenatchee branch.
Main street was pretty well decorat-
ed with evergreens and bunting for the
4th, giving the thoroughfare holiday
appearance, and flags were fluttering
from every flag staff about town.
Much water was thrown on the
streets and portion of the race track
with fire hose Thursday and Friday,
but the weather was so hot that the
drenching had little affect in keeping
down the dust.
John r. Fraser has opened an office
in the brick bank building on the
south side of the track and will COM
mence the practice of law. He is a
capable attorney and should regain his
old practice.
Philip Schlief has the first ripe
peaches of the season. He left several
at this Office Monday. They are of the
Mayflower variety, and were ripe on
the LIST of the month. This is two
weeks earlier than last year.
Maurice CASTILLO, of happy memory,
who held down the local agency at the
depot for so long a time, writes that
lie will probably be west again the
latter part of this month and renew
lis residency in Okanogan county.
The members of the Civic League
sold tags Saturday for the library
building fund, and cleaned up a sum
that will aid toward swelling out the
necessary amount to complete such a
building as will be worthy of the town.
Earl Friend stepped on nail Mon
day that penetrated deep into the foot.
The member commenced swelling and
DR.. Elmer was hastily summoned to
treat the injury. The young man will
escape with out any serious results.
The Jail was not occupied, nor an ar
rest made, during the last celebration.
There was considerable hilarity dur
ing the evenings, but it was all in good
nature, and while the town was far
from dry only few stopped over suf-
ficiently to be offensive.
Mrs. F. S. Taylor was hostess at a
charming party given at her home last
Friday with Mrs. S. B. Starrett, of
Oroville, as honor guest. Those pres
ent were Mesdames Marlin, Parkhurst
Cummings, Leslie, G. e. Blackwell
Champion, Betaque, Scates and Miss
Lenore Jones.-Riverside Argus.
Dick Butler came in from Rose
burg, Oregon, where he is engaged in
mining, last Thursday and spent sew.
eral days in Oroville. He is deeply
interested in the success of the ir.
rigation project, and the present sit
uation in reference to that enterprise
is what brought him here at this time
An object lesson in the increase o
, the number of automobiles in this up
per country was the display of thos'
, vehicles On the Sd and 4th. Durin,
those two days there were upward o
100 different cars in Oroville, from
all parts of the surrounding country
, A year ago SO or 60 was about tn
, limit.
Strawberries are still in the market
coming to town from the hill ranches
Oroville people are able to enjoy thi
queen of fruit for long season. AT
ter the valley crop is exhausted tn
supply comes in from the benches, an
, the last from the top of the mountain
where an excellent quality of berry i
produced.
Frank Dallam, jr., came in from Re
Z public Saturday evening and spen
5 Sunday with his parents. He had bee
at Republic for several days, Gale
there by the illness of Mrs. Dallan
) who was being treated at Dr. Whit
|; aker's hospital, and took advantage {
!. the opportunity to run down to hi
. old home for brief visit.
Vic Hagerman mourns the loss {
, a valuable diamond ring that took III
5 to itself wings on the 4th. Whethe
( lost or stolen he is not certain, but
2 inclined to the belief that some on
; made way with it. The last distin'
: remembrance he has of the ring VIZ
2 when he took it off in his room in tt