The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-01-02

School opened Monday, after a va
cation over Christmas, closing again
for New Years.
Elmer Stansbury saw the old year
out in bed, where he was nursing an
aggravated case of the humps.
Miss Jessie Mae Sigrist, who Is
teaching this winter at Okanogan,
spent the holiday vacation visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. F. Sigrist, in
this place.
After an almost continuous round of
entertainments of one kind and anoth-
er for two weeks, the chances are
that the public will have a rest for
some time.
Deputy Sheriff Glare Ward was in
Saturday last on official business. He
had lot of business in his line to do,
which meant trouble to number Of
| Oroville citizens.
VIM. Briley advertises to sCil off
his personal property on the 10th Of
this month. He is tak,Lg this step
with the object Oh going BAG to New
York state to make his future home.
K. McCammOn presented the Gazette
office with a rose bud, Monday, just
ready to burst into flower. 1t was
plucked from a bush in his yard, and
is indicative of the mildness of the
winter up to date.
Work has been suspended at the
Lake View-Dividend mine for a short
time. There is too much ore in sight
for the mine to remain idle any length
OF time, and shipments will no doubt
be renewed in few days.
The good resolution came forth from
its hiding place yesterday, as it US
ually does on the first OF tie new year.
Regrettable it is that said good res
olution generally goes back into hiding
after few days of inefrectual effort
to make it stick.
Several of the business houses of
Oroville are distributing handsome cal
endars of 1914. Among the neatest
that have come under our observation
are those issued by the First National
Bank, the Oroville Pharmacy, Dell
Hart and A. j. Wickersham.
The Oroville Townsite company has
moved its real estate office back to
the old quarters on Central avenue
This change is only temporary. The
company is to have COON on the
Main street front of the Grubb hotel
building when the premises ave ready
for occupancy.
F. j. Cummings, of Riverside, was
a visitor in Oroville Tuesday. Mr..
Cummings intimates that he is to
make extensive improvements on his
lets in town during the winter, or early
in the spring. If Mr.. Cummings elects
to build he has the ready cash for
carrying out any improvement he may
undertake..
S. c. Cloud, of Conconully, was a
visitor in town Saturday for few
hours. Mr.. Cloud is an old resident
OF Loomis and Conconully, who seldom
gets far from home. 1t was his first
visit to Oroville for years, and he was
very much surprised at the great
changes that have taken place here
since his last visit. He believes that
Oroville is to make a city.
Sam McGovelin had 80 days in the
county Jail wished off on him as a |
Christmas gift. Sam celebrated Yule
tide by chastising his wife, exerting so
much brute strength as to break her
arm. Judge Parsons sat in judgment
on the case, and decided that confine- |
ment for month would in a small
measure balance up the infringement
of the law. Hence Sans excursion
and temporary retirement from active
life at the county seat.
Through invitation extended by the
principal of the Omak school arrange
ments have been made for the first
match basket ball game for the Oro-
Vile high school team. The game is
to take place at Omak on Saturday.
January II. The metal of the several
schools of the county has not as yet
been tried out in basket ball contests,
but the struggle for the championship
promises to be exciting, as all the
schools have teams in training. Agil-
ity, skill and Judgment count more