The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-02-19


last.
Chas. w. Tilson, of Nelson, spent
a few days in town during the past
week.
Elmer E. Osborn was among the
Wenatcheeites in town during the past
week.
j. S. Miller, of Wenatchee, was
among the down river visitors in town
Friday last
Miss Luella Coninger was a visitor
in Oroville over Friday night.-River-
side Argus.
l.. F. Hendrix, of Oroville, was a
Nelson business visitor Tuesday,.
Nelson Leader.
Ferris Ford returned from Pullman
Thursday last, and left Friday for his
home at Loomis.
E. E. Pursley, of Chesaw, spread his
autograph on the register of the Hotel
de Grubb Monday.
Miss Alice Meanor spent Sunday in
,Oroville with friends.-MaTott items in
Okanogan Independent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Bibble, of Nelson,
were among the visitors in town from
neighboring towns this week.
Wednesday was Ash Wednesday, the
beginning of Lent, very important
epoch in the church calendar.
w. B. Brassfield and wife visited
Oroville Saturday, returning Sunday.
-kipling items in Chesaw News.
Mrs. Luella Anderson, manager of
the Oroville telephone exchange, was
business caller here Wednesday,.
Riverside Argus.
Joe Barry, who has resided near
Tonasket for a number of years, is
now in Oroville and may decide to
remain permanently.
Ernest Taylor returned Saturday
from OrOville, after spending several
days in the hospital.-Malott notes in
Okanogan Independent.
The bank was closed Friday last,
it being Lincoln's birthday, and a ma
tlonal holiday. Otherwise there was
no observance of the day.
Another kick from old winter during
the week goes to show that a few
buttercups and bird or two are not
sure indications that summer is here.
Mrs. Ed. Klingman has been quite
i'll during the past week. She is now
very much improved and is under the
charge of Miss Elsie Elmer, an ex-
perienced nurse.
The Orpheum was comfortably
crowded last Friday evening upon the
oC casion of the band dance, and those
who were present report it one of the
most enjoyable social events of the
winter.
The usefulness of a Commercial
Club is getting a grip on the COM
munity, and about every resident who
takes any interest in the town and
county at all is becoming an active
member.
A very pleasant whist party was
given by Mrs. Chas. Powell, ST., at
her home Monday afternoon to a num-
Der of her lady friends and neighbors,
which proved to be an exceedingly
pleasant social event
The price of sugar flops up and
down like the mercury in a thermom-
eter during changeable weather. AL
most every week sees a change in
the wholesale price, which, of course,
affects the retail price.
The newly organized mining assoc
iation is laying plans for publicity
campaign that will place this mining
district and the adjacent country be-
fore the eyes of mining men all over
the United States and Canada.
1t is time that business men were
getting into the advertising columns
and reaching out for the spring trade
II you have anything for sale let the
public know it, and the way to reach
the public is through the Gazette.
At the last meeting of tho CONNER
cial Club nine new members signed the
roll. The work of accommodating mem.
bership should go on until every citi.
zen of the place who can work in har.
mony with his fellow men should be
enrolled in this good work.
The many patients that have beer
in the hospitals in town during the
past several weeks have recovered
and most of them discharged. Sew
eral of the cases were very severe
but good treatment and the righ
nursing pulled them through.
Through suggestion of S. T. Stan
ton the sharp bend of the Similka
meen river, at Rich Bar, with its pre-
cipitous shore line and rough waite
has been christened the Royal Gorge
a distinctive and appropriate nam
that takes with the public and prom
ises to stick.
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