The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-01-12

IGillispie resided in Cheney, the writer
in Spokane, and the playing was done
lin teams representing the towns, when
there was much rivalry between the
communities and Cheney had ambitions
to outgrow Spokane. From Cheney Mr.
Gillespie drifted into the Big Bend.
near Waterville, where he tried his
hand at farming. He at last settled in
Brewster, where he has been following
the mercantile business for years. 1t
Twas ascertained that Mr.. Gillispie made
a flying trip up here to meet a drum
mer and his business engagements
compelled him to return home on the
next mornings train, hence he had no
time to be sociable. He Is forgiven in
this instance, but do not lot it happen
again.
AS several residents of the valley
south of Oroville have been entering
complaints to the game commission
that Chinese pheasants are proving de-
structive to trees and crops, Deputy
Game Commissioner Lee Fruit is
trapping the birds on some of the
ranches and transferring them to other
parts of the county where they are
wanted by farmers. The birds have be-
come SO tame in many instances that
they mingle with domestic fowl and
forage around houses and barns.
| w. F. Harrow who purchased the
Tom Lavigueur saw mill last fall and
had the misfortune to burn out shortly
after the transfer was made, was in
ftown Saturday Mr.. Harrow was hard
hit, but he Is not the man to sit down
idly and bemoan his fate. He got busy
at once, put in a new plant and in a
few weeks was again saving away
nerrily. He is getting out considerable
umber this season as he anticipates a
large demand for building material
during the new year, and 1t strikes us
that he is good guesser.
| Officials of national banks all over
the country are not in The collar, and
are saying things not at all compn-
n'ehtary tn the CO M, Gle of the
treasury. The re1s.,u for this heat Is
ttat another call has ,ust been made
for bank statements, when one was
made within the past six weeks. The
hanks have no objections to making
reports, but coming at this time, when
there is a congestion of work in al
most every bank with the first of a
new year, the getting out of such a
complicated report as the department
demands works great hardship.
The party of Loomisites that came
lover to Oroville In a sleigh Saturday
levening were inclined to bewail the
slow locomotion supplied by horses,
although the Jehu who pulled the
leather over the team is not one who
would permit the animals to browse
along the way. But the protest was
only an indication of the swiftness of
the age. Now that people are used to
being snatched through space in auto.
mobiles, travelling behind horse is
looked upon with contempt. The good
old days Of staging are forgotten, and
the present generation Is looking for
ward to the flying machine as even a
quicker means of getting there than
can be forced out Of gasoline wagon
Talk about being as hard as nails,
why that old octogenarian Bill Splawn
has nails knocked to FRAGILE for hard
ness. Last week he was brought to the
Oroville hospital suffering from a con-
|dition that would have hustled young
imam into the grave in no time. A bevy
of doctors and assistants had to throw