The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-10-09

Jerry Mccarthy, of Tonasket, was
visitor in town for a few hours Mon
day.
| P. ]. Gormerly, the old time Night
hawk miner, spent Tuesday night in
Oroville.
Jack Flaherty, of c. E. Blackwell &
Co.. spent Sunday in Oroville.-River-
side Argus.
Jas. O'Herin, John Reed and Ferris
Ford. of Loomis, were visitors in town
over Wednesday evening.
The Rev. j. A. Spencer will preach
at Circle school house next Sunday at
1870 p. m. All are invited.
Dan Mulcahey, the pioneer cattle
man of Palmer lake was a visitor in
Oroville over Tuesday night.
We know that John Mitchell truly
killed a deer because we were permit
ed to sample some of the steak.
C. E. Chase, one of the leading or
1
spent Monday night in Oroville.
Trinity Guild of the Episcopal
church will meet at the home of Mrs.
Fl A. Reed next Wednesday afternoon.
| Webb Hurley was over from LOOMS
Tuesday night, bringing Mr.. and Mrs.
w. B. McChesney to Oroville in his
auto.
| A barrel of flour was given away
at the Lyric theater Wednesday night
as prize, and s. C. Mitchell held the
lucky ticket.
The Guild of the Episcopal church
will hold a rummage sale in the near
| future, date of which will be mention
ed in a later issue.
Marshal Case will sell at public auc-
ton Saturday afternoon at o'clock
an iron grey filly that he has had i'm
pounded for some days.
j. E. Lonacre, who has lived in the
Sinlahekin valley since the coming
Of the first white man, was in town
Tuesday for a few hours.
E. B. Newland, the democratic war
horse of the hill country in the Mol
son neighborhood, was in town Tues
day, mingling with his friends and
talking politics.
The band was out Saturday evening
or the arrival of the Spokane train as
a reception for the Catholic bishop,
while half the town seemed to be COL
lected at the depot.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. McChesney left
Wednesday for Edmonston. They were
accompanied by Miss Bertha Jones, of
Nighthawk. The party will be alb
sent only short time
Rev. A. H. Morton will speak at
Tonasket Sunday, both morning at IL
o'clock, and in the evening at 1880.
The people of Tonasket will do we'll
to attend the meetings.
j. M. Adams, the Riverside attorney,
spent some days in town this week,
called here as attorney for the Simil-
kameen Power company in the hear
ing in the power site case.
Ralph Pheasant, the Tonasket peach
King, was in town Tuesday in his ca
pacity as director of the West Okla
hogan Valley Irrigation district on
business connected with the project.
Ed. Minnick, the Oroville contractor,
was here this week in consultation
with F. ]. Cummings, for whom he is
building handsome bungalow on one
of the latter's Oroville lots.-River-
side Argus.
A report is in circulation to the eff
feet that the Palmer mountain tunnel
property and the Copper World mine
has been sold, although residents of
Loomis in town during the week were
not prepared to confirm the report
Tom Pierce, one of the oldest resi-
dents of Loomis, where he is now en-
gagged in the mercan lie business, was
a visitor in town Tuesday. 1t is a
rare occasion when Mr.. Pierce gets
so far away from home, and his &C
quaintances here were pleased to see
him.
One of the steers in the bunch of
cattle sold at Tonasket by Loomis
parties Tuesday brought $11O The
animal was only three years old.
There is nothing a farmer can raise
that will bring him better returns
than cattle, and every farmer should
at least raise small band.
Clifford Warren was in town from
his home near Chesaw the latter part
of last week. Mr.. Warren attended
school here last winter, and was one
of the dependable members of the
football and basketball teams. His
lpresence is needed on the ranch so he
will be unable to attend the Oroville
Ischool this term.
In the estimate OF receipts and ex.
penses for the town for the ensuing
Iyear more than half the receipts are
from saloon licenses. If this state
goes prohibition in November that sum
Twill have to be raised by direct taxa
ton. Possibly those who vote for
prohibition will be willing to make
Iup the amount by contributions.
w. E. Crandall and Mrs. Clara Ker-
foot were united in marriage at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. l. N. Wicker
sham Wednesday evening, Rev. A. H