The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-14


Judge Frank Allen a we'll known
and prominent attorney of Spokane
was in Loomis this week associating
with W. E. Grant in the important
mining case of A. Starr VS.. C. S. Jen-
nings, in which the title of valuable
properties was involved.
N. p. Mitchell, who was with the
horse buying squad here last week
remained over in Oroville until Thurs
day for the purpose OF experimenting
tie loading and shipment of the ami
mails purchased at this place. The
shipment occupied three cars.
J. F. Getsey has set a new pace in
the cigar business in Oroville by buy
ing a large consignment of cigars di-
rectly from the factory in Florida,
where the best cigars that arc smoked
come from. And the lot that Getsey
received are among the best that are
made.
WI eihu MI .. bSO. II. Ellis IelI LOT
their home at Spokane Tuesday by
auto, after having spent two weeks
visiting in Oroville They came in by
the way of the Colville valley and
Grand Forks, and returned home by
the way of the Okanogan valley and
Coulee City.
There was a tennis tournament at
LOOMS Saturday, in which players
from Omak, ConconufIy and LOOMS
took part. The event was not largely
hence the attendance was
light. There was no representative
from Oroville in the lists. An Omak
player carried away the honors.
The benefit dance to be given by the
band is billed for next Friday even
ing at the Orpheum. The object is to
raise funds for uniforms for new
members. 1t is an object that should
compel the patronage of every resi-
dent of the place, as there is no or
ganization in toVn more worthy of
liberal support
An extension of the water mains
from Central avenue north on Main
street was carried out this week. Few
towns of this size in the state have
such an extensive system of water
mains. Water is now conducted to all
parts of the town, and Oroville is so
scattered that it covers very con-
siderable extent of territory.
1t is the desire of the managers of
he Decoration Day ceremonies that
al those who have relatives buried
n Odd Fellows cemetery should join
with the old soldiers Decoration Day
march to the cemetery and
assist in decorating graves. BY this
means the decorating of graves will
be general and done all at the same
time.
Next Thursday, May 20, Prosper De
Genk will hold a public auction of
stock, farm machinery and household
articles at his place few miles west
Of Oroville. A free lunch will be serv-
ed to all visitors at the sale. A large
crowd will no doubt be present, for
the chance of picking up stock and
useful articles cheap is always an at
traction.
1t is evident that the lovers of the
worth out of the games to
be played by the valley league this
season, as all the clubs are well bal
anced, more generally made up of
home players than heretofore, and the
scores so far have been close. Okla
hogan, Omak, Tonasket and Oroville
are in the running, and a. this stage
Of the proceedings it would be difficult
to pick the final winners.
Engineer Laurgaard was in Oroville
last Friday night with a contractor
who was ready and anxious to talk
business regarding the construction
Of the valley irrig9 ion project AT
ter learning that tne directors were
IN touch with the railroad for taking
hold of the work the contractor left
at once for St. Pad to confer with
The Great Northern officials. Out of
al this activity something beneficial
10 the district should result.
The news Of the sinking of the pal
ltial passenger steamer Lusitania,
with the accompanying Horrible loss
Of life, created a sensation here Sat
Irday evening upon the arrival of the
daily paper. Most shocking to state
uost Uncomfortable to understand,
there were men here who could pal
Late this ruthless, useless and un-
necessary wholesale murder OF in
accent women and children, a crime
that would bring blush Of shame to
the hardened cheek of an Apache.
Jack Ford, of Leomis, has had
letter from John Boyd, who was con-
nccted for so many years with the
Palmer mountain mining company as
manager. Five years ago Mr.. Boyd
went to South America as a represen-
tative of a New York company organ
lied to develop large tract of land
il Argentine, and for years he was
buried in the wilderness and no word
was received from him. He has join
ed his wife and daughter at New York,
and is suffering from jungle fever
He expects to make a trip to the
scenes of his old operations as soon
as he RECEIVERS.
Rutter & Clifton will be here next
Friday, May 81, prepared to buy all
tie surplus horses in the neighbor-