The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-02-12
HERE AND THERE ON THE CURB

judges at the high school debate last
Friday evening.
David Smith who has lived near the
west end of milestone lake since the
first settlement of the country, was a
visitor in town Friday last.
Attorney w. E. Grant, of Loomis,
stopped over in Oroville last Friday
night on his way to Okanogan, where
he had business with the court.
Saturday son weighing Is pounds
when dressed was born to the house
hold of Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Riste, old
settlers in the Similkameen valley.
DR.. d. H. Lewis went out to Spring
dale Monday and returned Tuesday
evening with his wife and children,
who have been absent since December
Prof. G. A. Clumpner, principal OF
the Conconully school, accompanied
the debating and basket ball teams of
his school to Oroville last Friday, and
acted as chairman of the debate.
Miss Rosa Smith, aged SO years, died
Monday, February /, at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Marie Bennett, on
Nine-mile creek. Tuberculosis was
the cause of death.-Molson Leader.
Mrs. j. f. Getsey returned home
Saturday from a trip to Seattle and
Tacoma. Her stay on the coast was
cut short by the news of the serious
illness OF her sister, Mrs. Williams.
Attorney Jas. A. Merva, of Tonasket,
was an interested spectator at the
high school entertainments last Fri
day night, and was induced to act in
the thankless position OF judge of the
debate.
The dance given by the pupils of
the high school at the Orpheum last
Friday night was we'll attended, but
was hardly profitable from a financial
point Of view. Everybody had a good
time, however.
The Republican papers have it that
Judge Pendergast is to make his home
in Republic. Either the judge is to
keep up two domiciles or the Republic
papers are in error, as he is moving
his household goods from Conconully
to Okanogan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Williams are WIS.,
iting with Mrs. Williams father, o. S.
Allen, for a few weeks. Mr.. Williams
has been running diamond drill at
Voight's camp, b. c., for the past year
prospecting claims held in bond by
the British Columbia mining company
Little Miss Jennie Crissman left for
Ward Monday, where she will enter
the Catholic school for the balance Of
the winter. Mr.. Crissman decided up
on this boarding school because Mrs.
Crissman's health is so broken that
she can not very we'll attend to her
household duties this winter.
A resident of Wenatchee is figuring
with Geo. Bartell for the purchase of
a Studebaker runabout car for spring
delivery. Mr.. Bartell reports that
buyers in the spring, and if times pick
up at all he expects to see a thriving
auto trade develop this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Whidden were
in town Saturday from their Palmer
mountain ranch. Mr.. Whidden re-
ports that the winter on the hill has
been one of the most pleasant for a
number of years. At no time has it
been extremely cold, and stock has
been fed with less loss and expense
than any previous winter.
Residents of the northern end of
Consolidated District filed a petition
last Thursday with County Superin-
tendent w. e. Gamble, asking that
their territory be cut off of No. loo
and transferred to No. II. The hear
ing will be held on February 20, at
10 a. m. at the school house at Orc
vile. The land the petitioners ask
] to have taken into the Oroville dist
riot lies on the west side of the river
and north of a line beginning at the
southwest corner Of section 80, town
ship 80, range 81, between the Butler
and Bottomley ranches.-Tonaske,
Times.
| Bids have been called for by the
postoffice department for a tri-weekly
mail service between Tonasket ant
LOOMS and Between Oroville an(
LOOMS, bids to be submitted at Wash
lington by the 23d of this month. This
is playing one point on the railroad
against another, which is business &C
men on the part of the department, a.
the contract will go to the lowest bid
der. The present service to LOOMS
via Nighthawk, three times a week
So far as accommodating the people
of Loomis the change will be no i'm
provement over the present system
although the route chosen from To
nasket or Oroville will accommodate,
many more people through the rura
route service.
T. G. Dodge, the Tonasket merchant
was present at the debate and baske
ball game in the high school Frida,
evening, and thoroughly enjoyed him
self. Mr.. Dodge is a member of tn
firm of Cloud-Dodge, formerly doin
business at Conconully, and at presen
conducting a large department store a
Tonasket, where they are doing
smashing big business. Mr.. Dodge
one of the keenest business men in tn
county, and what makes for his sue