The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-12-24
the country than on the Zone, and If
exploration is carried ON under the di

rectlOn OF an experienced mining man
there can hardly be any question as tC
the results. The ore is there judging
from every indication and systematic
mining will uncover it.
Col. A. NJ Dewey and family were
arrivals in town Monday, on their way
to Loomis and their ranch home neal
the Q. S. mine, in the Sinlahekin val
ley
| Guy Harpham, who is now located
at Wallace, Idaho, was in Oroville
Tuesday, called here on business re-
quiring his presence only for a dag
or two.
W. V. Champneys, the pioneer cattle
man of the Similkameen valley. was
in town Wednesday. He reports stock
in his neighborhood to be in prime
condition.
| The band is giving the public a
chance to dance the old year out and
the new year in next Friday evening
| There will be fun galore and every
body will be there.
| Sheriff Harry Strrk was in town
| Tuesday evening looking into the case
| of hold up. There was no evidence oh
tainable. and the guilty parties are
still at large enjoying their i'll gotten
gains.
A. ID. McDougall, first vice presiden.
| of the contracting firm of A. Guthrie
| 4 Co., was in Oroville several days
| this week looking over the irrigation
project that his company is construct
| ing in this part of the valley.
Geo. Engel recently received word
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killed in France. He was a member of
the German army. How many, many,
hearts have been made sad by such
reports from the scenes of hostilities.
Tuesday night Marshal Doty and
Deputy Kruger roundedup six drunken
fioaters. One big Macedonian tried to
put up an imitation of an European
scrap, but the officers coaxed him in
to submission with clubs.
1t is snow yesterday, slush today and
mud tomorrow. That is the way the
clerk is dishing out the weather in this
valley. After the big storm Sunday a
chinook and rain sifted along Monday,
and most of the beautiful has disap-
peared.
Lew Hendrix has installed a vulcan
izer at his harness shop, opposite the
Radbourn hotel, and will make the re-
pairing of auto tires a specially. This
means longer life to an expensive ac-
cessory to car, and Mr.. Hendrix
should build up large business in
that line.
Art G. Parker, son of Geo. w. Parker
of this place, was married at Mandan,
North Dakota. The bride and groom
are old school mates. Young Parker
visited with his father in Oroville for
s ome time last year, and has a number
of friends here who will wish him joy
in his new departure.
The funeral of the late Charles E.
Johnson took place from the M. E.
church Thursday afternoon, Rev. A.
w. Bond, of the Presbyterian church
officiating. Most of the business houses
were closed from 2 to o'clock out of
respect for the old pioneer, and the
funeral was one of the largest attended
ever held in Oroville.
Chas. Peterson, worker on the
ditch, was run in Monday evening.
paralyzed drunk. When he was search
ed by the marshal he had no money on
his person. Tuesday morning Peterson
came to to find that he had been rolled
for the residue of $40, the wages he
drew Monday and a part of which was
spent accumulating the jag.
When the state goes dry on the 31st
A. j. Wickersham will open his place
as cigar and tobacco store, with soft
drinks and tables for card playing,
thus supplying resort for those who
have heretofore depended upon the
saloon An establishment of that kind
will be needed to accommodate those
who have no place to spend their even
ings.
w. A .McCrary, once station agent at
Nighthawk, for the past few years
holding the same position at Plenty
wood, Montana was registered in town
Monday, as from Ellisforde. That
means that Mack has returned to Okla
hogan county to live and we are glad
of it. He owns an orchard tract on the
Ellis-Forde tracts and expected to
make that his home when he invested.
Mrs J. A. Silkwood, of Seattle, was
visitor in Orovile Sunday and Mon
day. Mr.. Silkwood owns a tract of
orchard land at the Ellis Forde Orch
ard tracts, and Mrs. Silkwood was here
looking after the property. She was
most favorably impressed with the ap-
pearance of the valley, even under a
coating of snow, and she and Mr.. Silk
wood will no doubt eventually make
their home on thoir land
There are number of land pirates
hanging around Oroville just at this
time making a fat living rolling the
drunks. Many working on the ditch,
working hard on small stipend, in
variably celebrate on pay day, and it is
a common occurrance for some OF
them to wake up in the morning with
out a cent to their name. Two such
cases were reported Monday night, in
which the loss ran into considerable
money.
John NJ. Jones and Vera M. Krause
were married in the parlors of the De
Gtubb hotel Tuesday, December 21,
Judge James Ferguson performing
the ceremony. Mr.. Jones has resided
in the vicinity of Nighthawk and Loo
mis- for past six months and the bride
| is the daughter of Herman Krause of
Palmer Mountain. The young people
will reside on Mrs. Jones' homestead
| adjoining her fathers farm on Palmer
Mountain. May happiness and long life
go with the young couple.