The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-12-29

Hermon Medford, of Riverside, was
In Oroville Tuesday.
w. R. Scott was down off the hill
from Nelson Tuesday.
AL Hagelberry, of Nighthawk, was a
visitor about town Tuesday.
Among the arrivals Tuesday was
Lewis Larson, of Okanogan.
Mrs. Geo. S. Hunter, of Riverside,
was visitor in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Thos. Bolin, of Okanogan, was
registered in Oroville Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Jones, of Night
hawk, were visitors in town Wednes-
Iday.
Mr.. George Mccarthy is on the sick
list this week, suffering from the
|grippe.
Mrs. E. B. Flanders of Riverside.
was visiting at the home of Mrs. w. l..
Davis, Tuesday.
Frank Calver and family are occu-
|pying the handsome residence of J. F.
Samson this winter
Herbert Curtis left Tuesday morning
for the tungsten mine, where he will
hole up for the winter.
The mercury was down to three be-
low zero Tuesday night according to
the government thermometer, but mod
Grated during the day.
Those boys who do the ground and
aerial stunts while putting in the new
telephone system laugh zero weather
to scorn. Cold weather has not stopped
proceedings single hour during the
week of frost
Word is received that British Column
bia did not go dry after all. The SOL
|diers in the trenches had a vote on the
proposition, and they voted wet. Wan
ted something to celebrate with on
their return home.
The social dinner party was featur-
ed to greater extent in Oroville this
year than ever before. Few people pat
ronized restaurant or hotels, and he
was stranger indeed who did not
have the pleasure of stretching his legs
under the table Of some resident.
Mrs. Frank Martin, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Bartell, ST., surprised
the family by arriving Tuesday even
ing on the belated train on the Oro-
branch which did not
reach Oroville until about 2 o'clock
Wednesday morning. Mrs. Martins
home is in Seattle.
DR.. e. L. Elmer and j. F. Samson
went to Chesaw Tuesday to attend the
funeral of Grandma Baker, who died
in South Dakota last week. As the
trains east of Spokane had been de-
layed the remains did not reach Che
saw Monday evening, and the funeral
could not take place until Wednesday.
The Oroville visitors could not remain
over for another day, so did not attend
the funeral.
Tom Stanton reports that they have
so much ore on hand at the 49th Par
allel that he expects to commence ship
ping to the smelter vt once. 1t would
be a great thing for the town and
country if the 49th became a regular
shipper, for a paying mine once estab-
lished in this locality would resusci-
tate mining and renewed mining would
contribute very largely toward build
ing up Oroville
Mr.. and Mrs. Mccarthy and family
and Miss Hattie Mccarthy partook OF
and enjoyed an elegant Christmas din
ner given at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wood. A Christmas tree was also fea-
lure Of the day, and Santa Clause dis
.ributed numerous enjoyable and use
'ul presents. The feast was one to be |
ong remembered as the principal fea-
ure was wild goose weighing ten
ind half pounds.
DR.. D. H. Lewis was called back |
rom his holiday vacation Christmas
lay to operate upon patient brought
o the Oroville General hospital suffer-