The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-09-22


X. E. McVay. of Okanogan. was vis-
itor in town Wednesday.
Attorney W c. Gresham. of Oka-
|nogan. was in town Wednesday.
The republican county central com.
mittee meets al Okanogan Saturday.
Mrs. Christine Kreger. of Okanogan.
was registered in town Wednesday.
Jim Silverthorn OF Oroyille spent the
week end in Okanogan.-Okanoga
Independent
Mrs. c. H. Brickbill, OF Okanogan
was visiting with her sister, Mrs. Chas.
t. Peterson, Wednesday.
Bob Picken's majority in the county
for representative was 20. Getting in
by the skin of his teeth as it were.
Miss Tessie Masters has returned to
the girls school at Ward, which she
has attended for number of years.
Miss Ellen Jones, of Nighthawk, left
Friday morning for Pullman, where
she will enter college for the ensuing
|year.
Geo. D. Brown. of Chelan Falls, Who
is engaged in grain buying, made this
office pleasant visit last Friday
|evening.
Miss Fanny Peterson is back in the
office of Attorney E. A. Williams, hap
py and fit, jolting the typewriter after
a vacation of several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Q. Smith, Of Spo-
kane, are visiting in Oroville. Mr..
Smith owns property in town and he is
figuring on getting more of it
A. NJ. Van Alta, who is still under
treatment at Spokane, is reported to be
improving steadily, with every pros
|pect of an early and permanent recov-
|ery.
Harry Sibble, travelling solicitor for
the Union Record, of Seattle, an organ
OF organized labor, spent day or two
in Oroville in the interest of his publ
cation this week.
Drs. Lewis and Robinson have one
of the swellest reception rooms that
could be found anywhere outside of the
largest cities. 1t is very cozy, comfort
aole and attractive.
Rebekahs and OddFellows to the
lumber of 100 held picnic Sunday at
Deep bay, on the west side of Osoyoos
lake, and jolly time is reported by all
who were participants.
British Columbia has voted prol.ini-
ton ny an Overwhelming majority.
When the law goes iuto effect the road
between Oroville trI Fairview will
81 ow up to weeds from disuse
L. w. Barnes returned home Wednes-
|day evening from attending a conven-
ton of the state undertakers at We
|natchee. and went on to Seattle for a
visit He was absent for fortnight
DR.. Elmer reports the arrival of q
II pound boy to the household of DR..
and Mrs. H. NJ Jaeger, Tuesday, and
from the smile on that man Jagger's
face one would be led to believe that
the fresh addition was the only infant
on earth.
In another column is advertised the
loss of pocket book containing a sum
of money and considerable jewellery.
The pocket book belongs to working
girl and the finder should return 1t at
once. for sure some one has found 1t.
A reward will be paid for its return.
F. L. Stansbury invites every boy
and girl under the age of 16 years to
call at his home, just east of town, be-
tween the hours of and 10 o'clock
Sunday morning and eat watermelon
and cantaloupe. Mr.. Stansbury has a
large quantity of choice melons and he
makes this free feed for the young
sters.
A party Of engineers and line men
have been at work during the past
week extending the Pacific States tele-
phone line from Oroville and Nelson.
This will prove a great convenience to
the residents of the two places, and
Especially to Nelson people, giving
them direct communication with the
valley and the outside world.