The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-12-08
LOOMS ITEMS.

lie COuIIdCI lOT COuStE uCtiu6 tuu>
mel from Spectacle lake to the lower
Whitestone flats has been awarded to
A. E. Wieland, Of Wenatchee. This
tunnel work will require about a
years time, with a crew of fully twen-
ty men, and is one of the most import
ant contracts under the project. Mr..
Wieland is now engaged In the con-
struction Of a camp to provide quar-
ters for the men and will move his
family to Loomis as soon as possible.
The Thanksgiving entertainment.
given by the local school children, was
we'll attended and the various numbers
were enthusiastically received. The
program is a credit to the efforts Of
the faculty.
A perusal Of the Thanksgiving day
menus indicated disastrous conse-
quences to the tribe of the gobblers.
Arthur Lund, cashier Of the local
bank, was a visitor in town over
Thanksgiving day.
The regular meeting Of the Loomis
Guild was held last week at the home
or MIS-. j. M. Rlc1mOnO.
Rev. D. Vincent Gray will be in
Loomis Sunday evening, December 10.
|-onB- Of the most unfortunte ana
disastrous events occurred last week
Friday morning, when the ranch home
of Col. A. M. Dewey, on Sinlahekin
creek. about ten miles south Of town.
caught fire from some unknown cause
and consumed the structure with all
its contents. Mr.. Dewey had many
valuable pieces of furniture, memen-
tos and treasures that money can not
replace. To make the situation still
more unfortunate the effects of w.
B. Underill and son, who had just
arrived from Detroit, Michigan, were
also consumed All three Of the men.
however, are displaying wonderful
spirit of grit and determination, as
plans are already under way for new
and modern bungalow. Mr.. Underill
Sr., will proceed to Detroit and re-
turn within a few weeks and bring
with him his wife and all household
belongings, with the intention Of i'm
proving the "QS" ranch property. Mr..
Undeill. Jr., will remain here and as
sumo an active interest in the prop
erty.
Marvin Chase, state hydraulic en-
gineer, was Loomis visitor last week
in the interests of project construction
work.
Duncan G. James, who has been
associated VITA the U. 8. forest service
stationed at Winthrop, has returned to
his home here.
w. J. Ford left this week for the
coast where he will remain during
the winter months in hopes Of receiv-
| ing benefit for nasal trouble.
Miss Peterson the school teacher at
Palmer lake has been on the sick list
during the past week or ten days
1t was necessary to close the school
during her absence.
A meeting will be held at the Horse
Springs coulee Grange hall this week
(Thursday,) for the purpose OF NOM
mating two directors for the coming
district election. The election VIII be
held at the Enterprise school house
on Saturday, December 9th. The
terms of Directors Nixon and Picken
will have expired while John Woodard
is a hold-over.
The inflow of Canadian currency
and silver is a sure indication OF the
return of "normalcy" conditions.
Arthur Lund Of Tonasket, piloted
four Great Northern railway officials
to this place few days ago for the
purpose of giving the gentlemen
first hand view of the country and tnt
Whitestone irrigation district. Valu'
able data was acquired from the Off
cials here and the railroad men VII
return to their homes fully equipped
70 spread the gospel OF ideal farming
conditions and business opportuni'
lties The party consisted of T. L. NC
lDonald. agricultural development
agent with offices at Chicago; M. J
,Cruber chief clerk, stationed at st
paul: F. H. Reeves. agricultural de
velopment agent at Kansas City ant
lC A. Rand, of Des Moines, Iowa. oc
cupying a similar position.