The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-05-12

visitor in town Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Riste, of Nelson were
Visitors in town Friday last.
NJ. and d. r. Osterhout of Wauconda
were visitors in town Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II .Burk of Wenatchee
were visitors in town Saturday.
The local public school closes next
Friday for the summer vacation.
W. A. Muldrow, of Okanogan was
among the visitors in town Saturday.
Misses Flora and Julia Mcdonald of
IOkanogan, We're in Oroville Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. +. +. Cummings, of River
side, were visitors in town over Sunday.
Charlie Jones and Threlow Adar, of
LOOMS. were visitors in town Friday last.
Chas. N. Merrill, of Wauconda was
lamong the many visitors i'm town Tues
day.
Irene Lavigueuer departed Saturday for
Oroville.-Bonaparte items in Nelson
Leader.
The junior ball club of this place play
ed at Tonasket Sunday winning the game
II to II.
las. Callahan and family have moved 20
oomis where Mr.. Callahan will open Il
restaurant
J. C. Weymouth, who has the manage
ment of the Okanogan steam laundry, was
In Oroville over Sunday.
Geo. Baretll sold another Studebaker
car Saturday. The lucky man this time
was Ira Freer of Okanogan.
| Gjarde, the candy man, is to move into
the room opposite the postOffice until re-
Gently occupied as shoe shop.
Owing to a demand on Our columns for
space late in the week reading matter is
cut down in this issue to TIE minimum.
| Tom Lavigueuer, the Havillah saw mill
| man, Is putting in a stock OF lumber and
opening up yard just south of the de-
pot.
| Zeke McFalI the senior brakeman run
ming out of Orovile has been called to
ilillyard and will be promoted to cOnduc-
ter.
| The population should turn out en- masses
to the high school entertainment this
evening and help out the athletic assocta-
ton.
| G. Clark. representing the old time paper
house of Gray, Ewing 4 Co., Spokane
was In town on one of his regular rounds
| Monday.
| a wagon road has been built up to the
big ore body recently discovered and
opened up by T. McCammon, on Kruger
| mountain.
Jas. O'lIerin, John Reed and Farrs Ford
left for Spokane Saturday morning for
the purpose of investing in a community
| Buick car.
new water ordinance. but that is IA piece
| of local news interesting To every resident
of the town.
The Deborah society of the Presbyter-
ian church will meet at the home of Mrs.
j. NJ. Norris on Wednesday, May II. All
are invited to attend.
AZ a meeting of the Commercial Club
held last Thursday evening arrangements
| were made to employ the full band for
the irrigation opening celebration
The irrigation district officials have
put up a warehouse on the lots donated
to the district on Spokane street, and an
office building will follow at once.
The report of the First National bank
of this place, as published in another col
| umn. shows that financial institution to
be in very solid and flourishing condi-
ton.
There was regular fringe of automo-
| biles headed into the sidewalk around the
Hotel de Grubb Sunday, owned by par
ties who We're spending the day in Oro-
Vile
Bishop Page of Spokane, head of the
] Episcopal church for the diocese of East
fern washington, held services in Oroville
Sunday morning, confirming class of
Ieight.
| Mrs Il. Il. Umbarger and her daughter
Miss Elizabeth Umbarger of Palmer lake,
Ileft Monday on trip through California
with the expectation of being absent two
months.
| Art Oberg, who has Just finished new
residence in the east part of town, NOV
last week. Mr.. ObeTg is IA contractor and
builder by trade, and a good one.
c. b. Jaynes and family. after little
tour to orooyille today. to visit the former
home of Mrs. JayneS, will change the
number of their official residence from
Twisp to Winthrop.-Twist News.
Jas. Enright and Mr.. Woods were
ceive the bar fixtures formerly used in
] a. j. Wickersham's saloon, that had
been sold to Tom Pierce, of LOOMS.
The Oroville school lads who took part
in the athletic meet at Brewster Friday
last did not return as conquering heroes.
They managed to pick up a number of
| thirds. for which they are not unduy
proud.
Geo. Bartell amicably ABUSED his diff
ferences with the OsoyoOs customs Off
Ger this week and recovered his car
Monday, which had ben held up owing to
some misunderstanding with the customs
officer.
The several committees having in
charge the arrangements for the big cele-
| bration are working earnestly to make the
occasion a grand success. With so much
activity and zeal manifested the celebra-
ton cannot fail.
Mrs: J: NJ, Adams came up from River
over the house the family is to occupy,
the Grieger place. The family will move
to Oroville as soon as the school term
ends at Riverside.
Miss Ellen Hamisch left for Seattle last
week on a business and pleasure trip. She
texpects to remain in that city until her
brother; Harry. leaves the university at
| turn home together.
W T.. Grant and Guy FIR =: were In
town Monday from LOOMS, coming eve.
to meet Mrs. Fruit and Mrs. Grant, who
where they had been visiting with
friends for several weeks.
DIR. Elmer reports the arrival of a
boy at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Zeb
Parrish. This is the first addition to the
household and the proud father is the
happiest man along the border Mother
and heir reported to be doing finely.
J. l.. Manley, one of the prominent and
widely known residents of Grand Forks
B. c., is in town looking over the sur
rounding country. Mr.. Manley may de-
eide to locate in Oroville, and If he does
| another live wire has been added to the
population
l.. w. Thatcher of Spokane, represent
company, spent several days in Oroville
| this week arranging for the transfer of
| the local telephone line, and taking the
preliminary steps required in order to Sc
(cure a franchise.
Lem Ward of Wenatchee, the piano
man, spent several days in town during
| the past week. talking music boxes, and,
| by the-w way, there is not a more fluent
talker on the subject in the state. That is
why he has made such a success as a
salesman in that line.
| The Okanogan Independent states that
F.. A. De Vos of the Omak Chronicle, is
Monse. between Malott and Brewster.
From seeing the place recently it strikes
us that Monse will have to grow some
before it can support a paper.
A slight frost Monday morning was an
Extraordinary climatic feature for this
locality at this season of the year. 1t Is
la very rare occurrence that such a vista
ton is recorded as late as the 18th of May
lin the valley. No damage resulted from