The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-02-25


railroading and the nimble keys, pos
sibly forever, and has accepted a posi-
ton as bookkeeper for large lumber
ing company. Mr.. Rumery was Away
courteous and accommodating in hi
dealings with the public, and we wisl
to take this means of expressing on
sincere thanks for the many courtesie
he extended the editor of this paper
We trust that he will find his new DO
sition both pleasant and profitable.
Monday e. Truax sold a three acr,
tract from his place just below thu
Similkameen bridge to Geo. s. Zeh, {
recent arrival from Vancouver island
MIR. Zeh has had much experience il
the poultry business and he will turf
his attention to raising chickens ant
Growing small fruits. Mr.. Zeh is &
hustler and the kind of material that
is wanted in this valley to bri'
to its highest state of productiveness
He expects to build immediately.
1t was generally supposed that the
basket ball championship of the county
was settled with the game of last Fri
day evening, but such is not the case
although OrOville has defeated Okla
hogan twice out of three games. The
local team goes to Okanogan next
Thursday for another trial. If Okla
hogan wins on that occasion it will
even up the series, and in order to set
tie the question of supremacy a fifth
game will have to be played or neutral
territory.
The shocking railroad wreck at Che
ney Sunday morning, in which five pas
|sengers were killed, brought sadness to
a number of residents of Oroville.
There are several citizens who attend
ed Pullman college, and they knew
we'll and loved Prof Fulmer. one of
the victims. The editor of the Gazette
lost two old time and respected friends
in the persons of j. j. White and |. N.
Minnick. The latter had other acquain-
tances in Oroville.
Jack Raitor, of Spokane, is filling the
position of operator at the depot made
vacant by the resignation of r. e..
Rumery. Mr. RaitOr is not a stranger
TO the shippers and residents OF Orc
vile. At one time he was relief man in
the service of the telegraph company
and in that capacity was stationed in
the local office occasionally. He is a
pleasant young gentlemn and worthy
successor Of one who proved himself 10
be a worthy official during his service
in this place.
John G. Glenn and Miss Ethel j.
Bromley were united in marriage at
the office of Neal & Neal last Friday
evening, Rev. A. w. Bond tying the
knot that is not so indissoluble as it
used to be, although We trust in this
instance that it may hold tight through
a long and happy life. Mr.. and Mrs.
Glenn departed Saturday for Topeka,
Kansas, where they will make their
future home. A number of friends of
the contracting parties were at the
depot to see them off and wish them
happiness and prosperity.
Last week the real estate firm of
Hart & Mills sold forty acres of the
old Kelsey place, at the head of Osoy-
COS lake to J. r. Woods. A portion of
this land is under the irrigation system
and the entire place can be made an
attractive home. with beautiful
mountain and water view. Mr.. Woods
is a young married man and he and lbs
estimable wife are valuable additions
to the population Of the valley. Hart &
Mills also negotiated the transfer Of
the Palm confectionery, which changed
hands during the past week.
Congressman Dill has sent the fol-
lowing books to one Of our citizens to
be turned over to the public library of
OrOville. They are the latest publica-
tiOns on the subjects treated aud are
valuable as reference books. The
thoughtfulness of the congressman in
these books will be properly
appreciated by the patrons Of the
library. They consist of the Thirteenth
Census of the United States, 1910, IN
twelve volumes: Wealth, Debt and
Taxation, 1913, in two volumes, by the
Bureau of Census; Commerce and Nay
igation of the United States, 1913; A
Century of Population Growth in the
United States, 179O-19OO; and Report OF
the Chief of the Weather Bureau. 1912
10.
Saturday r. A. Jackson purchased
the Palm confectionery store and pool
room from J. II. Bassett and Mrs. Will
Wentworth. Mr.. Jackson took charge
of his new possession this week and
is duly installed as proprietor, where
he will be pleased to see his friends at
any time and treat them right. The
Palm has always had an excellent pat
ronage, and it will lose none of it's
popularity under the new ownership.
Mr.. Jackson is an old railroad man,
even if he is still young, incapacitated
from hard work through an accident
he met with while serving as brake
man on the Great Northern some
time ago. He will be assisted in the
management of the Palm by Mrs Jack
son.
The dance given by the band last
Friday night was the largest attended
that has been given in Oroville for
several years, and it is doubtful if a
ball room was ever more crowded in
this place. This is not reckless state.
ment made to flatter the efforts of the
band boys. The information is deriv-
ed from those who have made it a reg
ular practice of attending functions o.
this kind. The floor space in the Orph-
cum is considerable, and so crowded
that dancing was really a labor up tC
a late hour, the jam being so great that
dancers circulated with great dea
of difficulty. 1t is gratifying to record
the success of the affair, as the re-
ceipts are applied to the support of the
band, and in this instance the re