The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-05-04

| Nelson Friday last
A. w. Boyd was in town from the
Ivanhoe mine Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webb Hurley were over
from LOOMS Friday last.
Grandma Watson, of LOOMS, was
visiting in town Saturday.
Jas. Enright, pioneer of Loomis,
came over to Oroville on a business
visit Saturday in VIM. Kepp's jitney
Every resident of the town and val
ley should attend the canning demon
stration at the Orpheum tomorrow af-
ternoon
Several members of the high school
attended a junior dance given by the
scholars of the Okanogan school last
Friday evening
Peter Sneve was in town several
days during the past week. Mr.. Sneve
is farming a large acreage near Leese
in this county, this season.
DR.. Elmer reported the arrival of a
daughter at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
/. l.. Hamilton. living in the valley o
short distance south of town.
According TO the Nelson Leader, A
f. Sanger, who is well known here
Las sold his ranch of 1000 acres for
$25, 900. Wonder how it feels to own
that much money.
Much farm land on the hill around
Nelson is changing hands this sprin.
at good prices; indeed at such prices
AS the original settler never dreamed
Of a few years ago.
Ed. Trodden, the Chesaw boy, who
has had so much trouble trying to get
over an affliction that threatened the
loss of a leg. is steadily improving at
the Oroville General hospital.
Dr.. Elmer was called to Indian Ed
wards place west of Nighthawk Sun
day to play the stork for the family of
Mr.. and Mrs. Tho5. Peter. 1t was a
boy. Mrs. Peter is daughter of In
dian Edwards.
Il If you miss seeing the Birth of a
Nation,' that is on at the Orpheulp
Saturday and Sunday and Sunday
matinee you will miss the most won
derful moving picture production that
has ever been staged.
Albert Pratt the eldest son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. S. Pratt. of this place has
| joined the army. Young Pratt was in
Oregon at the time of enlistment and
went directly on to San Francisco. So
another Oroville boy is represented in
| the service of his COUNTRY
The best way to save surplus pro-
ducts is by canning and no surplus
products should be wasted this year
| Saturday afternoon Prof. Rowley will
illustrate at the Orpheum how this
can be done cheaply. Do not fail to
be present at this demonstration.
Geo. Bartell has sold a six cylinder
seven passenger Studebaker car to F.
| i Cummings, the well known River
side merchant. Pard is an expert dri. |
yer behind a team of high stepping
horses and he will soon become Just
a, expert at the wheel of an auto.
| Rev. U. c. Smothers, the new Meth |
cdist minister, has taken up his home
II Orovile with his family and has
charge of the churches at Tonasket
and this place Rev. Smothers comes
! to this charge from Orofino, Idaho. |
May his stay here be pleasant and
| profitable in his church work.
| Bishop Herman Page, of Spokane.
performed the ceremony of conlirma-
ton upon four applicants to member
ship of the church at Trinity EpiscO-
pal church Sunday morning, assisted
by Dean G. II. Severance. The Bishop
is an eloquent preacher, with very
kindly and pleasing personality, and
ais sermon was forceful and touching
Mrs. H. w. Bragg left last week for
Kansas City, Mo-, where she will be
treated by a specialist for a painful
ailment from which she has been a
sufferer for several years. After treat
ment Mrs. Bragg will visit with rea-
tives In Kansas and Nebraska. Mr.
Bragg is keeping house with the chill
dren during the absence of his better
half
Monday ground was broken for w.
l. Seasons new residence on First
Nv NhuC, III TIC tclll part vi tOWH.
The new structure is to be brick
voneered building 23x45, five rooms
and all modern improvements. Con
tractor AL Fox has charge of construc,
ten. The new residence will be very
ucGt addition to an attractive residen-
tial part of the town.
Revue Frank left for Spokane Tues
day morning where he will secure
four Buick cars, three for immediate
delivery and the other for a demon
strator. One of the immediate delivery
cars is for e. n. Grubb. Mr.. Grubb left
for Spokane Wednesday and will bring
his new car overland, while Mr.. Frank
will run the car he is using for gen
eral utility purposes
Fred Phillips of Monsoon, the silo
man. who brings glad tdings to