The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-01-25

judge may have to 60 under the knife
for relief. If so, may providence spare
him, as he Is too good man for this
county to lose.
The ladies of the Loomis Red Cross
already have bills out announcing a
masquerade dance on Friday, Febru-
airy ~, for the benefit of the local Or
ganization. A dance at LOOMS is al
ways a drawing card and this masque-
rade will be the great social event of
the season. If the weather is favorable
Oroville should be largely represented
on the occasion.
Monday evening Mrs. Clay Fruit
brought her little ten year old son,
Jimmie, up from Tonasket, suffering
from a broken leg, and DR.. Lewis set
the bone and put the limb in a cast.
Mrs. Fruit returned home with the boy
Tuesday morning. Young Fruit met
with the accident while coasting at
Tonasket. breaking the bone between
the knee and ankle.
R. Grieger still retains kindly
memory of Oroville from the fact that
he has named his hotel, at San Fran
cisco, the Hotel Oroville.". This place
of public entertainment is located at
572 Eddy street. Any of the residents
of this part of the county who may
happen to visit San Francisco should
bear the name and number in their
minds and drift around to see the old
Okanoganite.
An alarm of fire at 7:15 Wednesday
evening drew out the fire department
in quick order. Fortunately it's services
were not needed. The alarm was turn
ed in for an incipient blaze in a resi-
dencC in the extreme south part of
town occupied by Mr.. Harpham. The
fire was extinguished by the neighbors.
The pull would have been long one
had the department been compelled to
make the run.
Saturday H. l.. Hartley, who is en-
ployed by Mr.. Kennedy hauling ore
from the Copper World Extension to
the railroad, met with a painful acct
dent that will lay him up for some
days. While coming down the noun
tain with a load of ore one of the
horses Mr.. Hartley was driving fell
on him severely bruising his left knee.
Mr.. Hartley is able to be up and
around with the aid of crutches.
VIM. Nelson, who has his freedom
under $1,000 bond furnished when
charged with perjury in the Jorey case
which resulted in that individuals
acquittal, was arrested here Tuesday
by Marshal Wilson on a charge of
stealing % sacks of wheat from J. R.
Spoonemore. Nelson waived examina-
ton before justice of the peace in
this place Wednesday and was taken to
Okanogan by Deputy Sheriff Stark.
Quite a number of pleasure seek
ers made up of young folks from town
accompanied the orchestra to Nelson
last Friday night where big dance was
on and for which the local music
producers supplied the foot inspira-
ton. So far as the dance was concern
ed there was plenty of. pleasure and
to spare, but the going and coming by
auto, was very ragged, and the men
behind the wheels had troubles ga
lore.
Word is received that the celebrat-
ed Nelson townsite case, over which
there has been constant litigation for
a number of years, had been settled
by the court of last resort in favor OF
the townsite claimants. L. d. McDon-
| aid, the tenacious contestee in the long
drawn out litigation, died last year
Now that the case has been finally
settled, and all clouds to title have
been removed, Nelson ought to sail
steadily ahead.
! Judge c. H. Neal held a session OIL
court in Oroville Tuesday to- hear ev.
idence in the divorce case of Wiley VS.
Wiley. Geo. S. Lee appearing for the
plaintiff and Grant & Williams repre-
senting the defense. Testimony wa:
taken and the case heard in the room
at the rear of Grant & Williams law
office. Quite a number OF witnesses
were present. The people in the case
live in the Chesaw neighborhood. Mrs
Wiley was granted a divorce.
We see by the Nelson Leader tina
Dan Mooney has gone to Seattle t