The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-10-23

pleasing personality, that attracts and
holds the confidence of men. If he
is elected assessor he is going to make
record in the office, and such rec
ord as will catisfy the property owners
o. the county. He is meeting with en-
enlargement everywhere, and his
election seems a foregone conclusion,
the only question being the size of the
majority.
The Sea Wolf one of Jack Lon
don's strongest works dramatized, will
be given in seven reels at the Lyric
next Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings. Owing to the extra reels there
is slight increase in the price of ad-
| mission. See advertisement
At the home of Mrs. Emma l.. Dun
ham, in Riverside, on Tuesday even
ing, at $50, October 10, occurred the
wedding of her eldest daughter Lois
Catherine, to Mr.. George Hay Major,
o. Tonasket, Rev. j. o. Hawk, pastor
o. the M. e. church, officiating.-Riv-
erside Argus.
Messrs. Lewis, Crisman, Hagerman
and Sailing returned Sunday from a
hunting trip to the south half of the
reservation and they brought back a
slather of ducks. A part of the bag
| included two geese, and DR.. Lewis
was the lucky sportsman to knock
down the big birds.
With the election so near at hand
very little political discussion is heard
on the streets. The war overshadows
all other things, and the daily papers
are waited for and every line pertain
ing to the war is eagerly devoured. If
It were not for the big European scrap
this would have developed into red
hot campaign.
The high school foot ball team has
| arranged to go to Conconully Satur-
day to meet the high school team of
that place. If the Okanogan- Oroville
and Okanogan-C onconully games can
be used as basis of judgment Con-
conully and Oroville are we'll matched.
The home boys are hopeful of giving a
good account of themselves.
The Oroville orchestra, one of the
best musical organizations to be found
III any of the smaller towns of the
state, announces that a dance will be
given under the auspices of the Or
ganization Thanksgiving night. Brief
mention is made at this time to let the
public know what good thing is in
| store on that annual holiday.
Geo. w. Colborn, of Spokane, an old
time friend of Geo. H. Ellis and Jas.
e. Forde, came in Wednesday for the
purpose of looking over the country,
/ and if he is favOrably impressed he
may go extensively into the stock bus
mess. He could not find a more favor
able locality for that line of industry,
as he will discover after investigating
A. E. Williams, of Seattle, who owns
the Pinnacle mine, near LOOMS, stop.
ped over in Oroville Wednesday on his
way to his home at Seattle. Mr.. Will
liams has been interested in the Pin
nacle for number of years, and man.
ages to make one or two trips into the
county every year to look after the
mine and have the assessment work
done.
Arrangements have been made for
straight passenger service on the Orc
ville-Wenatchee branch from October
2Sth to 31st inclusive on account Ct
the Fair Hesperidcs at Wenatchet
from October 26th to Both. Fare one
and one-third for the round trip
Tickets on sale from October Oath tC
3lst inclusive. Final return limit No.
vember I'd
Dick Butler, l.. F. Pourtales and C
C Hedger returned from their deer
hunt on the head waters of the Sim
lahekin Sunday. That is Mr. Pour,
tales and Mr.. Hedger did, but Mr.. But
Ter got ambitious and decided to re-
main over another day and try for a
deer. He returned Monday night
minus the venison. Mr.. Pourtales was
the lucky nimrod of the party, bag
ging the only deer.
Steve Macy is just having his con-
crete residence, on Ellemeham noun
tain, finished up. 1t is building OF
nine rooms, and one of the largest
country homes in the north part OF
the county. Mr.. Macy says he used
10 think he had troubles, but he never
really knew what trouble is until he
commenced building. Somehow or
ether most people who build come to
| the same conclusion.
A reception will be rendered this
Friday evening, in the M. e. church,
| to Rev. Robert Thompson, who is here
on short visit. A brief program and
| refreshments will be served. Mr..
Thompson had charge of the M. f.
church at this palce for long time,
| and was instrumental in building It
up to a flourishing organization. No
doubt many of his old friends will be
present this evening to meet and greet
him.
Judge c. w. Brown, Harry J. Kerr,
Grant Elgin and Mark Thomas, of
Okanogan, were in town over Sunday.
They were sailing around the county
feeling the pulse of the people on the
subject of county seat removal. They
found no cause to worry. The grow