The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-01-22

w. II. Crandall returned Friday last
from a visit Of a month at Northport
and Spokane.
Mrs. Cecil Hutchings, who has been
i'll for some time, is again able to be
out and around.
Frank Funkhauser. now making his
headquarters at Spokane. was Wis
iror in town Tuesday
Mrs. Hugh wandell, late of Ro-
chester, y. Y, recently arrived in Oro-
Vile to make her home.
Paul Baker was down from Elleme-
ham Thursday and reports that the
seighing has not been better for
years.
Geo H. Ellis came in from Spokane
Tuesday. and will be here several
DAYS looking after his various inter
ests in this vicinity.
Travel. that has been very light dur
ing January, has picked up within the
past few days and the hotels are do
ing good business again.
Mrs. Percy Eastman, of LOOMS,
who has been under treatment at Re-
public for some time, stopped over in
Oroville Tuesday night on her way to
Ter home, having about recovered her
health.
Mrs. Lane, who has been in DR.. Eff
ner's hospital several days, had SER
ious relapse Wednesday and had to
be operated on Wednesday night. At
last reports she was making favorable
Improvement.
One of the county papers reports
that Dave Gillespie has secured a
clerkship at the legislature at Olym-
pia This must be libal on David
| for he stood in with the democrats at
the last election, and he is too good
"a sport to ask republican Legislature
for a position as a reward for his
apostasy.
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down the branch Monday and reports
that the towns along the line are ex-
periencing the same quiet times as
are noticeable here. He says business
is very much over done at Okanogan
and will probably be worse in the
| spring as a number of new establish
ments are expected to open at that
time.
At meeting of the stockholders OF
the Union Title and Trust company
held Wednesday evening, the following
| officers were selected S. c. Mitchell
president; Elton G. Rice, vice presi-
dent; L. l.. Work, secretary; VIM
Baines, manager of the Okanogan Abb
stract company; directors, Monroe
Hartman and Thos. NJ. Huntington, OF
Seattle.
Jas. Burdette. one of the old resi-
| dents of the south part of the county
| was visitor in town for few days
this week. At one time Mr.. Burdette
acted as deputy sheriff in this county
He secured lot of choice valley land
near Mallott, and with the increase in
value of real estate Mr.. Burdette pros
pered exceedingly, a stoke of good
luck earned by hanging on through
thick and thin.
VIM. Baines, who can we'll be class
ed among the pioneers, was in town
Wednesday from Okanogan, where he
makes his headquarters since the re-
rnoval of the county seat. He lived
for years in the Similkameen valley.
He was finally elected auditor, and
from that time made his home at Con-
conully, where he was interested in
banking and abstracting. He is at
the head of the Okanogan Abstract
company, and his business integrity
and probity makes that company one
OF the most reliable in the state.
Last Friday afternoon a miscellan-
e0us shower was given for Miss Mil
dred Mills by Mrs. J. P. Willis and c.
3. Powell. A most enjoyable after
noon was spent by those present and
the guest OF honor was the recipient
OF numerous useful articles. The fol-
lowing ladies were among the guests:
Mesdames Jeuenemal, A. E. McMah-
all, McMahan, A. j. Jackson, r. A.
Jackson, c. T. Peterson. c. C. Hedger,
Beale, Getsey, Powell, s. E. Mills, Bert
Mills. Klingman, Desmond, Frank,
Misses Tilley, Grathwold, Frank AMI
Desmond.
J. c. Fisher is getting some of the
finest ore ever seen in this part of the
county out of the King claims, that
are being developed under his super
vision. Not only is the ore of an I'M
usual quality but the quantity is
enormous. Mr.. Fisher is driving a
tunnel following the ledge. The en-
tire tunnel is in mineral, and neither
hanging nor foot walls are in sight.
II is calculated that the ledge is fully
seven or eight feet WIDE and there is
a strong impregnation of ore all
through the quartz. The tunnel is
now in some IS feet. and no where in