The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-18

Y. L. Readhead has purchased from
Mrs. Jennie Johnston residence just
east and across the street from the
J. F. Samson home, which is describ-
ed on the plat as lots 5 and 6, block IL
Mr.. Redhead is making extensive i'm
provements on the place.
Until builders commence breaking
ground all promised improvements are
really prospects. With the breaking Of
ground this week for very important
improvement on Main street it can be
said that the season of building has
fairly commenced. May the merry ring
of the hammer and trowel continue
throughout the entire building season
is our hope, and that is the promise
and prospect at the present time.
Frank Samson was held up in Port
land, waiting for his car that had been
shipped by rail from San Francisco
to that city and did not reach
home this week as expected. He is
ment management of railroads. The
car in which his auto was shipped was
lost en- route and he could secure no
satisfaction whatever from the rail-
road authorities at Portland. AS the
government Is running the shebang
the people can be damned if they do
not like the service provided.
During the entire gun club tourna-
ment Jack Hare, one of the dependable
members of the local club, has manag-
ed to break "a targets at abou. every
shoot. Last week this paper had a
hunch that he would make clean
score at the Sunday shoot, but it was
the wrong tip. Mr.. Hare fell down on
his 21st target after pulverizing 20
straight He scored his regular "a. He
has two more chances to get into the
% class, and if he fails tie impress
sion will prevail that hn had hoodoo
wished on him at the commencement
Of The tournament.
A letter from r. Grieger, formerly of
Oroville and now residing at San Fran
cisco, states that Tom Burke, who liv-
ed for many years at ConcOnully and
is widely known throughout the coun-
ty. is in that city and failing very
rapidly Tom Burke Is far advanced in
years, he claiming to be well on to-
ward one hundred years old. Although
he showed his age in his general ap-
pearance when living at Conconully,
still he seemed to be quite rugged and
enjoyed excellent health. The old
timers of this county will remember
Tom Burke most kindly and read of
his failing health with regret.
Coroner Victor Grove, Of Nelson,
stopped over in Oroville last Tuesday
night on his way home from Brewster,
where he was called on report that a
case of poisoning had occurred at that
place. He kindly left the following
item relative to the death that took
place at Brewster. Mrs. Mary j.
Upper, aged 20 years, wife of Chester
Upper, died April 9th of cerebral
hemmorrhage at her home seven
miles west of Brewster. The remains
will be taken to Sites, Idaho, for
burial. Mrs. Upper was taken sud
denly i'll while milking and died few
minutes after the arrival of DR.. Nc
Kinley, of Brewster.
Mention was made in the last issue
|that marriage license had been issu-
ed to Raymond D. Harding, of Oro-
Vile, and Miss Bessie M. Howard, of
Seattle. The happy event of uniting
two souls that is generally the conse-
quence of securing a license, transpir-
ed last Thursday evening at the M. e.
parsonage, when and where Rev. R. R.
Martin tied the supposed indissoulable
matrimonial knot The groom was only
recently discharged from the army and
is now engaged in the express bust
ness in Oroville The bride Is said to
be bright and accomplished young
lady. Here's hoping their pathway of
life may be strown with happiness.
Last week contract was let to
F.. l.. Anderson, of Nelson, for the
construction of one and 61-1O00 miles
of road on State Road No. 10, from
the west end of the bridge across the
Okanogan river, at Tonasket, to tie
|,up with the graded part of said road
south of that town. The price to be
paid is SLABS. The next lowest bid
was that of Bob Picken, $11,750. The