The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-21

dry for some time, left Monday morn
ing for Okanogan, where he has &C
oepted a position as manager for A
Morin's steam laundry at that place.
| Joe Helm has faith. This week h,
added to his town real estate holding.
by purchasing lots IS and 10 in blocl
"A.
j.. II. Hendrix was a passenger fol
Okanogan Monday. called there as {
witness in the Jones condemntior
case.
Archie Spencer went out to Spo.
kane with his father Tuesday morn.
ing to place the old gentleman in 9
hesr&.
Timely showers this week have been
OF great assistance to verdure. The
moisture came at a time when it was
sorely needed.
Archie Spencer has moved from the
second story of the Covert block to the
residence occupied during the winter
by A. o. Spencer.
Republicans and those leaning in
that direction, do not overlook the
caucuss to be held in the town hall
tomorrow evening.
j. II. Bassett believes in Oroville.
Besides his recent Main street pur-
chases Bassett bought lot II in block
30 during the week.
G. A. Meyers, living near Chesaw,
was brought to the hospital at this
place Tuesday suffering from a COM
plication of ailments.
There is more interest being taken
in mining around this locality, in a
quiet way, than has been noticeable
for number of years.
Among the newly made citizens at
the county seat this week was James
Hartford Slverthorn, native of
Great Britain, Oroville.
John Beall, who ws in Spokane as a
witness in case before the United
States district court last week, left
for his home at LOOMS Monday.
During the shower Monday morn
ing at the head of Osoyoos lake snow
fell very low on the surrounding
mountains, chilling the atmosphere.
The several real estate transfers re-
ported this week, and the sale of the
Osoyoos drug store, were negotiated
through the Oroville Investment COM
pany.
Mrs. M. HOrrigan returned to her
home at Oroville Thursday last, after
q several days visit at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. c. J. Casad.-Twisp
News.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keller left Saturday
for OrOville where Mrs. Keller will
visit her parents while Mr.. Keller is
away at Spokane on business.-Hedley
Gazette.
Mrs. Herbert Gregg left last Friday
for Portland, where she will
take finishing course in stenography.
She will be absent two or three
Judge C. H. Neal left for Okanogan
Monday to represent the district in the
proceedings for the
over property owned by
Arthur d. Jones.
Since the Oroville Investment COM
pany put on ten days sale of town
lots at 30 per cent reduction in price
some $4,000 worth of real estate has
been disposed of.
Mrs. Harry A. Reed and daughter,
Olive Jane, left last Friday morning
for Corvallis, Oregon, where she goes
to join her husband, who is now To-
Gated in that city.
S. A. d. Wilson, representing the in
Gustrial insurance commission, spent
several days in Oroville during the
past week securing data from employ
ing firms about town.
c. NJ. Hicks, recently of Riverside,
stopped off Tuesday on his way home
from Seattle, where he has been buy
ing fixtures for his new store at Oro-
Tribune
Otto Schwartz, who has been en-
ployed in the Crescent Cafe for nearly
Two years, left Monday for Spokane,
and from there he will go to Weiser,
Idaho, to visit with sister.
The opening games of the valley
ball league were pippins. Omak de-
feated Riverside 8 to %, and the
game between Tonasket and Okla
hogan was declared a tie, at all.
The band concert Sunday, the first
open air concert of the season, was
enjoyed by the population. The per-
Torrance was fully up to the reputa-
ton the band long ago established.
In some parts of the county grass
hoppers became almost a plague last