The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-09
LOOMS ITEMS.


Loomis has been very much on the
map during the past two weeks. Ex-
element since the bank hold up is
waning, but constant vigilence is
being maintained in order that the
bandits may be brought to time. The
big stampede and boxing bout was
the biggest drawing card in this local
ity for many years. 1t is roughly es-
timated that fully 1000 people visit
ed here during the celebration. The
boxing match between Berg of Loo
mis- and Wilson of Brewster proved
large aggregation of fight fans. Will
son fouled in the first round and this
so Infatuated Berg that he could not
resist the temptation to fall for the
same offense. The bout was ended at
the conclusion of the second round
and all bets declared off. Berg had de-
| cidedly the better of the contest from
the very start and considerable con-
sternation prevailed when the decis-
| ion of the referee was ANNOUNCED. mo
Mans Land" the wicked bucker, was
successfully negotiated by Ben Geary
The steer riding, horse races and
other contests were all entered into
| with much enthusiasm. The crowd en-
joyed the celebration and everybody
! appeared to have a good time. The
dance was the biggest held here in a
long time. The music was exception
ally good and the supper was the best
ever
Albert Williams, young man who
had been making his home with Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Vowel, at Palmer lake
was accidentally drowned in the
lake on Sunday Just how the accident
occurred is not known, but the young
man was found in but few feet OF
water where the road is inundated by
the high water. The overlooking Of
the road is an old menace and has
long been declared dangerous, bu
thus far the county commissioners
have not made an effort to raise the
road bed. 1t is believed that young
Williams attempted to wade the roa(
bed and was seized with cramps, Oh
else attempted to climb over the rocks
above the road and slipped into The
water. Undertaken Barnes took charg,
of the body and word is being awaited
from relatives on the coast as to thu
disposition of the remains.
Word was received here on Sunda.
Of the accidental drowning of the tw,
young sons of Forest Supervisor Har
ris. Mr.. and Mrs. Harris are wei
known here and the entire communit.
mourns their loss.
Mrs. Percy Eastman, Miss Grac
Mcdaniel and Chas. s. Silverthorn lef
for Olympia last week to attend tn
Rebekah's and Odd Fellows conven
ton.
Mrs. E. E. Masters and Mrs. C. B
Witt left last week for Bellinghan
where they will enter the Norma
school. 1t is possible that Miss M
Daniel will follow shortly, or she ma,
decide to go to Pullman.
Mrs. C. Fl. Knosher and son Franz
returned from Seattle last week
where they were visiting during tn
past two months.
John Merchant, father of Mrs. o. +
Overton, was brief visitor in Loomi
last week.
4 Miss Margery Vail Is spending he
summer vacation at home with he
parents. Miss Vail attended the edu
cational academy at Walla Walla dur
ing the past season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Long, accompan
led by MIR. and Mrs. Bert Gadbury
departed on their long overland jour
ney to California, via Blewett pas
and thence to Portland. The old ber
will not seem the same without tn
familiar figure of Jack, who has bee
a resident in this vicinity for man
years and was one of the oldest of OIL
timers. Both the families will be keen
ly missed by their many friends, bu
the community wishes them wei
wherever they may decide to locat
land it is hoped that sooner or late
they may return.
Rev. d. Vincent Gray, Of Oroville
conducted the usual bi-monthl,
preaching services here last Sunda
evening.
Irwin Smith left this week on hi
return to Ketchikan, Alaska.
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