The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-10-27

revenue officer. After careful investi-
cation it would seem that somebody
had been stringing the World reporter
1t Is true that Mr.. Merritt was in Oro-
vile last week, but no liquor was stor-
ed in the hotel, at least not to the
knowledge of the proprietor, and he
would probably know if the goods had
been left on his premises. There is a
story going the rounds about bottle
or two coming in from Fairview, al
though it is doubtful If Mr.. Merritt
knows anything about that transaction.
The Chesaw News says that "a gen.
eral alarm over the telephone system
about midnight Monday night told OF
the burning of Tom Lavigueuer's saw
mill in the government saw mill dis
trict, about IS Vliles southwest OF
Chesaw." We have been informed that
Mr.. Lavigueuer sold the mill some
months ago to a person who was pay
ing for the property in lumber
Whether the debt had been entirely
Cancelled, is not known. There was no
insurance on the property.
VIM Anderson, the Methow can
didate for county commissioner from
the Second district, was a visitor in
Oroville Monday while on trip
through the valley. Mr.. Anderson made
a most favorable impression among the
people OF Oroville, and it Is to be re-
GREETED that he could not have met ev-
cry voter. He strikes one as an up
right, clean, level headed, pleasant and
joyial gentleman. His private life has
been open and on the square, and II
elected his public record will be above
reproach.
Stanley Evans was over from Loo
mis- Saturday. Mr.. Evans had just sold
and delivered 1876 head Of beef cattle
to a representative of the Fry-Brum
company of Seattle and was enjoying
/ the feeling of n check that crowded
close upon $4,000. He received IL
to 6 1-2 cents per pound for the cattle
and the animals averaged up close tc
| $50 per head Stock men are dividing
the good fortune of high prices with
the farmer this year, and we are glac
of It. even if the consumer is paying
the freight in a higher cost of living.
M. o. Adams of Kansas City Mo-, ar
rived in Oroville last week with all hi.
household goods and is to become ;
permanent resident. Last summer Mr.
Adams came to Oroville. looked owe
the valley, was impressed with the pos
sibilities of the future and purchased
the Edgerton place few miles soutl
of town. He is now having a residence
built, and expects to be settled In
short time. A bright. affable gentle
gentleman is Mr.. Adams, and is one o
a class of men we hope to see the vol
lev populated with in the next few
Iyears.
II is reported that negotiations ar
ON foot for the sale of the old Paine
mountain tunnel property, at Looms
and that if the deal goes through tn
tunnel is to be extended to cut III
copper deposits on the Copper Worl
Iextension. The most extensive MN
work ever done in the county Wa" o
the Palmer mountain tunnel claims. .
tunnel Is in the mountain over a mil
and a monster mill building, in whic
never a wheel was turned, stands as
monument to the mistaken zeal OF tn
former operator. If this property coul
be opened up again those familia
with the workings believe that pay or
can be taken out. In that case, Loomi
would at last come into her own an
lbecome one of the livliest minin
camps on the Pacific coast, conditio
we expected to see come about twent
years ago, and was doomed to disaI
pointment.