The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-04-16

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Saturday, and made a trip to Pentic
ton Sunday.
Arbor day passed wholly unobserv.
ed, to all outward and visible appear.
ances. If any trees were planted nc
one was noticed on the job. Even the
bank failed to close, and it is few holi-
days the bank overloolls.
c. E. Blackwell & Co., operating
stores at Riverside and Tonasket, may
break into the county seat. Negotia-
tons are now on foot for the pur-
chase by that firm of the establish
ment of Elgin, Nelson & Co.
Fred H. Hoyt and Thos. M. Hunting
ton, of Seattle, stockholders in the
First National bank spent Saturday in
Oroville. A. P. Murray and S. B.
Starrett took the gentlemen to Okla
ncgan Sunday in Mr.. Murray's car.
Dr.. and Mrs. J. L. Masters expect to
leave about the first of August for the
east in their car, and will be absent
for about a year visiting with rela-
tives. While away the doctor will
take a postgraduate course in some
leading eastern dental college.
young daughter of Mrs. John
Whidden presented this office with an
egg, Friday last, that measured eight
and a half inches in circumference,
the long way of the egg, and six and \
half inches around the center. Some
egg that, and our sympathy is with the
hen.
The county Motor Car association
have arranged in conjunction with the
county authorities to place sign
boards on all we'll travelled roads in
the county. This is a very praise
worthy movement and will be great
assistance especially to strangers
travelling through the country.
Father Edward Griva announces
that he will hold big Indian celebra-
ton at the Catholic church at Ellis
Forde on Sunday, April IS. A new
bell for the church is expected for
this occasion, and large number of
Indians from various parts of the
country will be in observation-disclosures
ket Times.
A. A. Spencer is doing a good deal
c. hustling to get his commission and
produce enterprise on it's feet, and
should receive the encouragement and
support of every grower in the valley.
Ii Mr.. Spencer can build up a home
market for the products of this neigh
borhood he will be a benefactor to
every land owner.
While in town during the latter part
OF last week w. A. McCrary purchased
enc Of the Ellis-Forde orchard tracts,
south of town. He stated that he
would continue at railroad work only
another year, and then take up his
residence on the property just pur-
chased. Mr.. McCrary left for his
home at Plentywood, Montana, Mon
day.
In the police court last Thursday
afternoon, presided over by Judge Fer
guson, Ella Marsh was fined $25 for
permitting too much gayety upon her
premises, and one Buchanan was
touched for $50 for having supplied
the gayety. The arrest, exposure and
subsequent fine should be sufficient
to put an end to such unseemly pro-
ceedings in this place.
An aged Indian woman, known as
Margaret, who is said to have been
over 100 years old, and who lived near
Nelson, died the latter part of last
week and was buried in the cemetery
az the Catholic Indian mission church,
near the Ellis-Forde station, Satur-
day. A number Of Indians from the
valley were present to pay the last
respects to the ancient member of the
tribe. --
s. Rayburn, one of our old and we'll
known citizens, was taken suddenly
Monday with an acute attack of ap-
pendicitis. He was removed to the
Oroville hospital in the afternoon, and
an operation performed the same even
ing by DR.. Lewis. Up to the time of
going to press Mr.. Rayburn's condi-
ton was reported to be very favorable
with every prospect of an early re-
covery.
Last week Joseph Garrison and
Miss Ethel G. Ferguson were married
at Keremeos, B. c., and after a day
or two spent in Oroville left for Gen.
tralia, this state, where they will make
tteir future home. The bride is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Fer
guson, of this place, a charming and
capable young lady, who takes with
her to her new home the very best
wishes of large circle of friends.
Among the honor students at the
Pullman high school, who made an
average of 80, or better, in all studies
for the first semester, were Miss Wave
Woodland, Of Loomis, in the sophomore
class; and John Melcher, of Loomis
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