The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-14

at work, and ne mas hulhDOA -
nactiva buvers for the celebrated
| S,rdabaker car. From every indica-
t,on more cars will be purchased al
this place this year than during an!
|previous summer
| Jurors drawn to serve at the sum
mer term of court have been notified
that their presence is wanted at the
county seat June 10 And somewhat
strange to say no juror has been |
found who expresses any delight at
being singled out to serve his country.
Our East Oroville Orchard tracts
| correspondent states that three gen
Itlemen from the coast have been look
ing over the orchard tracts during the
past week. They want to find loca-
lions in this valley, and were very
lf9yorablv impressed with Oroville and
vicinity.
Attention is called to the advertise
nlent of a ring lost under the CLASH
fed head. This ring is not OF great
Intrinsic value, but is cherished by the
lowner on account of its being an heir
loom 1t is impossible to say just
where it was lost, as "a hours passed
before it was missed. A liberal re-
ward is offered for its return with no
Questions asked, not on account OF
value, but on account of associations.
1t is reported that a force of men
are at work on the Susie group OF
claims at the old Fairyiew mining
camp, a few miles north OF Oroville, in
British Columbia. fine ledge of ore
/, is being opened up. 1t would be
strange indeed if renewed investiga-
ton should uncover paying mine in
Fairvew, that had such a boom twenty
years ago, and where much money was
spent without any results, but strang-
err things than that have happened in
the history of mining.
Judge F. V. Brown, chief counsel
for the Great Northern railroad for
t the state of Washington, held several
conferences with Judge c. H. Neal, at
torney for the West Okanogan Valley
Irrigation district, last week. Judge
; Brown spent last Friday night in Orc
! vile looking carefully into the legal
; status of the district. He expressed
| himself perfectly satisfied with con-
| ditions from a legal point of view,
which should help materially in hast
| ening action on the part of the rail
! road in the matter of placing bonds
t and inaugurating construction.
Thos. S. Blythe, OF Twisp, was in
Oloville over Tuesday night Mr.
Blythe, who was jocularly known as
Lord Tom Blythe in early days, owned
a larger acreage of land around Moses
lake quarter of a century ago than is
contained in some of the municipalities
O, Europe, and his cattle roamed the
southern part of Douglas county, then
considered little more than a desert.
by the thousands. After the building
o. the Northern Pacific road through
, | NL'tiN NOullllS anu tue NOIlllIS vi SelllbIS
lands that had previously been looked
; upon as worthless for anything but
scant grazing. took on value. and
Mr.. Blythe unloaded greatly to his
financial advantage Subsequently he
became interested in fruit lands in the
Nlethow valley and through his means
and energy that choice section of the
county has been greatly improved.
]. D. Sherwood, of Spokane. Jolly
= Dick Sherwood as he is known among
his familiars, spent Tuesday looking
T over Oroville and the adjacent country
with J. w. Douglas. The object of
his visit is a closed book. He stated
that he had merely run up to look
lover portion of the state that he had
never before visited. He did not hest
tate TO say that he was most favorably
impressed with Oroyille, its beautiful
= location and bright prospects for the
future. Mr.. Sherwood was one of the
early settlers at Spokane. When he
first located in Spokane Falls. as it
was then known. the town was hardly
more than a hamlet, He was then as
sociated with the late f. Dempsey in
a gents furnishings store in a small
frame building on Howard street near
the corner of Main. Mr.. Sherwood
rapidly took prominent position
among the active town builders, and
was force in every movement aimed
for civic betterment. He made judic-
ious investments. stuck to the old
town. and eventually became one Of
the wealthy resident" of the place. 1t
would be fortunate indeed if he saw
enough in the prospects of this place
to induce him to become interested in
Oroyille for he is a hustler with a
capital H, and his influence would be
felt in the upbuilding of tho town