The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-01-18

| SoAe'0oo' Mi. DalueS SetS the CHAIR
manship of three committees Mr.. Ster-
rett two, and Mr.. Covert and Mr.. Hart
one each. The old council made a most
creditable record during the past year
and the prediction is advanced that
the new council will keep up the good
work throughout the ensuing year.
Judge and Mrs. C. H. Neal stopped
over in Oroville Tuesday evening on
their way to their home at Okanogan.
Judge Neal had been to Republic on
court business.
Mrs. R. c. Jackson and baby spent
the week at Spokane visiting with
Mrs. Jackson's mother, Mrs. ]. F..
Getsey, who, by the way, is reported
to be quite sick.
Arthur Kelley, blue jacket, who
had been visiting his parents at Che
saw, took train at this place Monday
morning en- route for Bremerton, his
furlough having expired.
N. P. zimmerman, formerly with the
Oroville Commercial company, but
now travelling out of Spokane for a
wholesale house, was in town on one
.. of his reglar visits Monday.
People got up. Monday morning to
find full winter-size snow storm in
active operation, and the amount of
whiteness distributed over the face
of the earth was considerable.
Matt V. Picken was up from Tomas
ket Tuesday on business connected
with the West Okanogan Valley Irri-
cation District, he being one of the
members Of the board of directors.
F. r. Woodbury. of Spokane head of
the Woodbury. Lumber Company, with
branch yards through the Okanogan
valley, spent a few days in town this
week looking after his interests here.
There will be sale of personal
property on the Orren Johnson place
on Ellemeham mountain next Monday.
There will be rare chance for bar
gains in live stock and farm machin-
cry.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Armstrong and
baby returned to Nelson Monday
morning after having visited with the
parents of Mrs. Armstrong, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fritz Grathwold, for several
days.
| The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Sanger, of Nelson, died Monday
morning after a brief illness. The
friends of the family in this commu-
nifty extended sympathy to the bereav-
ed family.
]. B. Jones, the always genial head
of the Commercial bank at Chesaw
severed his connection with that in
stitution the first of the new year
May he hit good fortune whatever he
may go at
According to the Nelson Leader the
residents in the neighborhood OF
Mount Hull, the first water tank east
OF Oroville, have petitioned the rail-
road authorities for regular station
at that point.
Frank Mitchell was in town from his
ranch near Circle, Wednesday. Mr.
Mitchell does not confine his activities
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auctiOneers in the county and Is kept
pretty busy in that line.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. L. Masters left Mon
day morning for Spokane to be abb
sent a week. The doctor has been ap.
plying himself very closely to his pro-
fession for months and the brief rest
Twill do him a world of good.
Last week Perry Blackler, who is II
the aviation branch of the service
stationed in Texas, received an ap
|pointment to the officers training
school, to be held at Huston, Texas
and is now boning for a commission
and he will get it.
Geo. B. Teel, one of the pioneer
homesteaders of Ellemeham mountain
left for Soap Lake Monday morning
where he will test the efficiency of thu
water of that medicinal pool for sciati'
rheumatism, from which he has beer
a sufferer for some time.
The following officers of the loca
Masonic lodge were installed las
week, Chas. Adams of Notrhport, act
ing as installing officer: J. M. T. Will
Jams, w. M: Albert Groulx. s. W.; G
w. Whistler, ]. W.; J. E. Friis, treas