The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-07-16

Guy Fruit was in town Tuesday
from Loomis
Miss Helen Johnson will teach the
Lake view school. near Kipling. next
term.
Miss Alice Shaw of the Kipling
neighborhood. is visiting with Miss
Helen Johnson.
The ladies OF the Episcopal Guild
will meet at the home of Mrs. Thos'
Collier next Wednesday afternoon.
H. ]. Desmond is negotiating for
lets in the west part of Gown with the
object of putting up a modernly des-
igned residence.
F. d. Kelsey. superintendent of the
Spokane division of the Great North
ern. was in Oroville in his private car
two or three days this week.
Mrs. W. b. Sexson purchased from
J. A. Blackler Tuesday lot 3. block
IL. This lot adjoins the SeXson resi-
dence in the west part of town.
1t is reported that there was slight
frost one or two nights this week on
the hill in the Nelson country. Ii
was almost cold enough for frost in
the valley.
Chesaw is agitating base ball
tournament If the purses are large
enough to arouse the cupidity OF play
ers the hill town will be invaded with
teams from all the outlying districts.
A slight error occurred last week in
giving out the names OF winners OF
the motor boat race. Second money
was taken by Guy Rayburn in his mo-
tor boat Hazel" and he handled the
craft in the race.
l. \. Wickersham started in Mon
day moving the frame building oc-
cupied by Will Wentworth to make
room for Hamisch's new brick block,
which is to be 50x75 feet. Several
builders are figuring on bids.
Tuesday j. A. Blaoklor sold H. W.
Bragg lots l. and IS, in block SO.
These lots are located near the Episco-
pal and Presbyterian churches, and it
is stated that Mir. Bragg intends to put
up modern residence ct once.
Under the skillful care of Art Potter
the race horse that was pretty we'll
skinned up by an accident that oc-
CURED during the races at the cele-
bration is about entirely recovered,
and will be fit to do more running in
the future.
John Staver, of Seattle. visited sey-
cral days with Mr. and Mrs. ". o.
Hamisch last week, returning home
Saturday. Mr.. Staver is a brother of
Mrs. Hamisch. He reports business
affairs as anything but encouraging in
the big coast city.
Prof. 5. NJ. Handy. the geologist of
Pullman college, spent ten days OF
two weeks in Oroyille. and from this
| point examined the geological forma-
ton OF the surrounding country. He
was very much surprised and pleased
with the mineral showings OF this VIC
unity
MIR. and Mrs r. F. Hoffmark arriv.
ed Tuesday evening and will occupy
the G. l.. Armstrong residence. Mr.
Hofmark is one of the engineers in
charge of the irrigation ditch work
representing the A Guthrie & Co., the
contractors who are constructing the
system.
Frank Rawson LETT for Palmer LAKE
Wednesday where he has a contract
10 build an addition to the residence
OF Will Green, and make other ex.
tensive improvements on the build.
ing. Mr.. Green is making the add.
tions in the anticipation of a visi,
from his sisters from the east.
Harry Young, formerly county en-
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hogan, at Okanogan, and will make
large improvements in that hosiery
Here's wishing the new Boniface nc
end OF good luck in his new venture
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Brickbill. OF Riv-
erside, Sundayed in Oroville.
Chief Engineer Baxter of the A.
Guthrie Co, having the contract to
constructing the local irrigation sys-
TEN, stated at Spokane that the COM
pany would soon have from 800 to 400
men at work on the ditch. At present
small crew is throwing dirt, work
ing northward from Oroville.
Il is difficult TO find out when work
Is to commence on state road No. 10
between Oroville and Tonasket No
one approached seems 20 know any
thing about the plans Of procedure.