The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-02-01

count of being a subscriber to this
great moral journal, but because his
heart is with his country. He has two
brothers following the flag, and he
would undoubtedly be with them HIM
self were he not barred by the age
statute.
The dance given by the basket ball
players, last Friday evening, in honor
of their guests from Chesaw and Loo
mis-, was very largely attended, and
victors and vanqushed made a happy
night of it..
F.. " Covert has a new Buick six
purchased from the Frank-Craft Buick
company. The car is one of the new lot
just received at the local distrib Jting
house, and like the entire lot it is a
perfect beauty.
Kermit Whitman Ramey, aged l
year and Is days, infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. W'R. Ramey, died Thursday
last and the funeral took place Fri
day The friends of the family extend
coincidence in this hour of bereave-
ment.
After having held very successful
series of services here Rev. w. H. Sell
leck, of Tacoma, went to Riverside,
where he is holding services this
week. The reverend gentleman made
many friends during his visit to this
place.
Mrs. Frank M. Dallam returned
home Saturday evening from visit
of month at Spokane. Some two
weeks ago she slipped and fell down a
flight of concrete steps, breaking her
loft wrist. The arm is still useless,
but is steadily meuding.
George Brown closed a deal last
week with the Frank Craft Buick COM
pany, of Oroville and Waterville, by
which he becomes the representative
of the Buick and Oakland car, G. M. c.
trucks and Bull tractors for the CEN
trail part of the county-Omak Chron-
icle.
A big delegation of Loomis young
people were in town last Friday even
ing to back up their basket ball team
ard take in the dance that followed.
| 1t is too bad that the visitors were so
heavily outclassed in the game, but
sports as they are, they took the drub-
bling good naturally.
! In late issue of the Gazette an item
| was taken from the Nelson Leader
that stated that a petition was being
circulated appealing to the railroad
authorities for a depot at Mount Hull
| 1t seems the Leader got the names
| mixed. The appeal was for a new de-
pot at Nine Mile instead of Mount
| Hull
County Agriculturalist w. A. Holt
| informs this office that the govern
ment is selling nitrate to farmers at
| cost. The way to obtain it is through
| County Agricultural Agent Holt. An
| application to that gentleman will be
followed by full particulars, as he con-
siders it privilege to aid the farmer
in any way in his power.
w. b. Poucher, of Edmonston, AL
berta, arrived in town Saturday even
ing and Monday went up to the Ivan
hoe mine Mr.. Poucher and a number
of other substantial gentlemen of Ed
monston are largely interested in the
Ivanhoe and there is every reason to
believe that his visit here at this time
will be followed by renewal of ac-
tivity at the Ivanhoe.
DR.. d. II. Lewis had telephone
call from Waterville Monday to treat
DR.. Smith, who received wound
while resisting arrest after killing a
man at that place. Owing to confine-
ment case which he could not leave
DR.. Lewis was unable to respond un-
til Wednesday morning. DR.. Lewis
reputation as a skillful surgeon is be-
coming so widely known that his SER
vices are frequently called for at a
distance.
A deplorable shooting affair occur
red at Waterville very early Sunday
morning in which Dr. Henry A. Smith
shot and killed George Burke. DR.
Smith was subsequently shot in the
, leg by County Coroner DR., John Ad-
ans, who appeared upon the scene, at
tracted by the shooting and attempted
, to place DR.. Smith under arrest. The
murder, for murder it was, accord