The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-05-05

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A. L. Davis of Twisp was registered
in town Monday.
E. Truax went to Spokane Wednes-
day morning on business.
Mrs. T. H. Parkinson of Twisp, was
an arrival in town Monday.
Mrs. w. Mcmillan. of Tonasket, was
a visitor in town Friday last.
Peter Churchman of Havillah, was
among the arrivals in town Saturday
last
w. E. Grant, the LOOMS attorney,
was business visitor in town Satur-
day last.
| DR.. c. p. House has gone east to WIS.,
it with his daughter, and expects to be
absent several weeks.
DR.. w. A. Howard of Havillah, was
a visitor in OrOville Tuesday and made
this office pleasant call.
,, Sheriff Harry Stark was in town
over last Friday night while in the
north part of the county on official
business.
The Similkameen river is gradually
good and hot the chances for high wa
ter the latter part of this month are
very flattering
An Odd Fellows lodge Is soon to be
organized at Nelson. A large delega
ton of OrOville Odd Fellows will aid
in starting the Nelson brethren right
when the lodge is instituted.
The dance given by the Athletic as
ISOLATION of the high school last FRI
day evening was we'll attended and of
course source of a great deal of
pleasure for all who participated.
Billy Ryan was in town Wednesday
and purchased a Studabaker from Geo.
Bartell Mr. Ryan was formerly resi-
dent OF Oroville, but for the past two
years has been living at Okanogan.
Mrs. J. F. Getsey and her daughter
Mrs. X. A. Jackson, left Sunday in Mr..
,Getsey's car for Spokane, where they
will visit for some days. Mrs. Jackson,
who is an expert driver, was at the
Wheel
Geo. Bartell received another car
load of Studebaker automobiles last
Thursday. This is the second car load
he has received this spring and from
the way they are going he will have
to repeat the order very soon.
There was large representation of
the Oroville Odd Fellows at the Pres
byterian church Sunday morning, in
commemoration of the anniversary of
the order Rev. Bond preached an elo-
quaint sermon along the lines of frater-
nifty.
Have you registered? This is a ques-
ton that this paper will continue pro-
pounding until every voter, male and
female, in the surrounding country
is on the registration books. If you
are not registered you cannot vote.
Just remember that, and register.
The Lyric presents for Saturday and
Sunday evening Ibsen's great play,
Peer Gynt," one of the best dramatic
presentations that has been put upon
the screen, in which Cyril Maude takes
the leading part. Lovers of the movies
cannot afford to miss this delightful,
interesting and exciting picture feat
ure.
Mrs. Frank Bartell, Sr., of Oroville,
is visiting this week with her daughter
Mrs. J. A. Hagerman. Mrs. Bartell has
spent the past several weeks on the
Sound, visiting sister at Lynden, and
a daughter at Seattle, and is making
this visit with her daughter and old
time friends of Twisp on her return
News.
The two hose companies that are to
take part in the race that is to be
staged as one of the attractions at the
celebration of the opening
of the irrigation system are diligently
practicing. This will be something en-
tirely new for this upper country in
the way of sport and feature that will
be intensely interesting.
Over ton of picked high class tung-
stem ore has been packed out from the
mine west of Loomis, and according to
reports it represents thousands of dol
lars in value. 1t is stated that the ore
in the mine is steadily improving in
character as the work of opening up
the lead progresses, and the mine
promises to be one of the richest in
the entire country.
Many of our residents remember J.
w. Jones, who for a number of years
conducted the Occidental hotel at Riv-
erside, recently destroyed by fire. Mr..
Jones was declared insane a year or
two ago, and committed to the asylum
at Medical Lake. The Riverside Trib-
une reports that Mr.. Jones recently
died at the asylum and that the re-
mains were buried at Colville.
J. Henry Smith of Okanogan, was a
visitor in Oroville on business over
last Thursday night. Mr.. Smith has
been endorsed by the republican county
convention as delegate to the national
convention from Okanogan county,
and we trust that he will land the ap-
pointment. However, there are so
many candidates in the race it will be
little short of miracle If he gets
there.
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E., church
met with Mrs. L. f. Hendrix on April
|26, when the following officers were
|elected: Mrs. L. l.. Work. PRESIDENT: