The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-09-08

Non'inue up 10 their high
state OF excellency gained under the
management of Mr.. Davis.
Emmitt G. Dorm, better known as
plain Mike" who has held down the
!oo Oh nightman at the depot for some
Tune, has been promoted and sent on
TO Deer Park.
Mrs. I. c. Hedger and SON Billy left
lor Portland Saturday morning. where
she Will visit for some weeks with
her mother, Mrs. 5. H. Maley, leaving
Z. u, an inconsolable widower.
The map room opened at Omak
tuesday and people holding lucky
numbers in the late land drawing for
|Coiviile reservation lands are flocking
70 that town to secure homesteads.
Miss Myrtle Berg left for Peilipg-
nam Saturday morning where sue
VIII attend the Normal schol during
the winter. Miss Berg taught school
during the past two years at Circle.
Among the applicants residing in
oroviile who have been granted teach
ers' certificates are Helen L. Johnston
and Hazel NJ. Peterson. Cassie NJ. Hol-
bert of LOOMS was also one OF the
lucky ones.
Miss Cassie Holbert, of LOOMS. was
passenger on the Spokane train
saturday morning on her way to Da-
yenport where she will attend the
high school during the school year.
living with an aunt.
X. ID. Harding has been appointed
ticket clerk and warehouseman at the
local depot to fill the vacancy made by
the resignation of Cal Tilley. Mr..
Harding has the stuff In him TO make
la creditable record in his new posi-
|tion.
DR.. d. H. Lewis reports a new son
that arrived al the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Truax. Friday. which accounts
for that gard wide smile that the happy
father has been carrying around with
him this week Mother and heir doing
finely.
A number OF local sportsmen have
been out chasing the elusive grouse
since the protective law expired on
the first, with Indifferent success.
Grouse seems 10 be unusually scarce
this year, and ii is charged up TO the
late. cold spring.
The Sunday school of the Episcopal
|church held a picnic up at Kegley
point on Osoyoos lake, Monday. max
ing the trip in a hack and by motor
boat The little folks and the ladies'
who accompanied them had a very
pleasant day Of it.
Deputy Sheriff Ed. Burden arrested
ia half breed named Pierre last Thurs
day afternoon with an excess quantity
of liquor, inside and out, after a pretty
lively run. The prisoner was brought
TO Oroville and Judge Parson admins
tered stiff fine. Deputy Clair Ward,
with his usual promptness, was on
hand and took the prisoner to Okla
hogan to serve out the price of the
tar.
Acting District Forester F. E. Ames.
the sale OF $500 feet OF saw timber
on the Okanogan National Forest in
Washington, to c. X. Hoover OF LOOMS
Washington. The timber is chiefly vel
low western pine, and includes 1900
feet of Douglas fir and western larch.
1t Is located on the Lime Creek water
shed in sections 1, 5, and 9, Town
81 North, Range &c East, Willamette
Meridian. The price paid for each spe-
cies is 1925 per thousand.
At melting OF good roads boosters
Saturday evening the following delega-
ton was appointed to attend the good
roads meeting that was held at Okano-
gan Tuesday: E. D. Van Dissel, c.
Schlassberger, W. o. Hamisch, J. F.
Samson, Chas. Powell, A VI. Bond, H.
n. Granger, DR.. D. H. Lewis, P. ".
Snider, r. Butler, Dell Hart and Frank
NJ. Dallam. About all the delegation
performed the duty assigned them ex-
cept the last named, business prevent
ing him from making the trip.
E. y. Grubb has purchased the news
and confectionery store recently owned
land operated by J. F. Getsey, and con-
|ducted in one Of the store rooms OF the
Hotel de Grub, also the elegant pool
room that occupies the basement, that
was also operated by Mr. Getsey. Mr..
and Mrs. Lester McDougall. who for
|merly lived here, will have charge OF
the news stand, and that popular old
timer. Jimmie Callahan, will have
supervision OF the pool room. The
confectionery establishment is one OF
the neatest in the upper country. and
the pool room is splendidly equipped
and an inviting resort for lovers OF
THAT sport.
Pete STAINS bury was in town Monday
from his ranch near Nelson. Mr.
Stansbury is one OF the hill farmers
that moves 10 Easy street this year
Like all farmers in new country he
| has had a rocky road TO success
where success is counted in dollars
| and cents. Two or three years ago he
was in the hole so deep that extrica'
ton seemed impossible. He MANAGE
by hard struggling to keep his head
laboye water. and last year harvested
la crop that set him on his feet. TIL;
Iyear he will harvest 10000 bushels Of
lgrain, and if he has no hard luck h'