The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-03-19


gagged to play at a dance at Oroville
this Friday evening. The people over
to that camp will have an opportun-
ity to dance to first-class music.
Green Parker, an old time home
steader and sheep man of the north
part of the county, was in twon Tues
day Parker is now holding down a
desert claim a few miles south of
Oroville.
J. V. Richards, of Spokane, a min
ing engineer who is considered among
the best in the state, stopped over in
Oroville Tuesday night on his way to
Princeton to look over and report on
a coal mine.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Whidden were in
town Tuesday from their Palmer
mountain ranch. Mr.. Whidden is put
ting up pork in the shape of smoked
hams and bacon, and is making an
excellent job at it.
w. J. Shelton was down from his
ranch on Ellemeham mountain Tues
day and reports the snow going of
rapidly The water is going into the
ground, thus insuring plenty of mois-
ture for growing crops this summer.
Bob Hoose is building himself
residence on the lot adjoining the
pumping station to the north. This To-
cation will be much more convenient
fer Mr. Hoose in running the pumps,
while providing him with cozy home.
A shipment of 10000 silver trout fry,
consigned to the Oroville Commercial
Club, arrived here Tuesday, and will
be placed in the lakes east and west
of town. In time these little fellows
| will provide great sport for those who
take pleasure in angling.
The appearance of the band on the
streets Wednesday afternoon logged
out in female raiment created a SEN
sation 1t was the funniest stunt that
has ever been pulled off in twon. AS
a forerunner of the masquerade in the
eI ening it was sure a drawing card.
| Dave Ledgerwood, who has been en-
gagged in the sheep business in east
ern Washington for the past rs years,
and who is a constant bird of pas
sage from one point to another in
eastern Washington, was in Oroville
over Tuesday night on his way to Re-
|public.
Hans Peterson and Miss Hilda Mel
son, of Kipling, were united in mar
riage at the home of Rev. H. D.
lChandler, in Oroville, Sunday after
noon, in the presence of several
friends of the contracting parties who
came down from Kipling to witness
the ceremony.
Geo. Devon was down to Okanogan
Saturday to pay his taxes and he al
most fell dead when the totals were
pulled on him. Taxes have been pretty
near the death of a lot of people this
year from the shock, and those who
have pinched to pay are at least dead
broke in consequence.
| Mrs. +. G. Williams, who has beer
visiting her daughter, Mrs. E. B. Grin.
nell, at Tonasket, for some weeks, was
in town Tuesday looking after hel
residence property. Mrs. Williams
has spent the past three or four years
in California, and expects to return
to that state next week.
". Klineschay, of the Orovllle Con-
s.. uction company, is building twC
handsome boats, one is roomy skifl
that Fred Neal is to use on the river
at his valley ranch, near I')pasket
and the other is beautiful light row
at that Mr. Klineschay Is bull ling
for his own use on the river and lake
Geo. Bartell was at Omak and Okla
hogan during the past week ON marke;
days, and reports large crowds in both
towns on those occasions. He re-
GREETED that the market day project
that was attempted for the II fell
through, as he believes that a large
crowd would have been attracted to
town.
Steve Macy was out to Spokane the
latter part of last week to consult an
oculist. He has a cataract starting
on his left eye, but the specialist in
formed him that a successful opera
ton could not be performed until the
| growth had continued some five years.
Steve is not worrying, as he says in
! five years an operation may not be
necessary, considering the uncertain
t. of life.
The road built up Tonasket creek
a year or more ago by Geo. |. Cole
was held up on account of a protest
entered by Art Potter against crossing
a ranch in which he is interested. En-
| gineer Gardiner adjusted the matter
with Mr.. Potter Saturday and the road
will be extended and completed at
once. This artery of travel eastward
,up over the hill is an important high
way, and when completed will prove
a great benefit to the travelling public.