The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-09-07
will be an advantage to the growers
as well as to the f1rm so engaged

J. W. Baker was displaying some
peaches of monstrous size Tuesday
which he states are Seeding grown
on his place here in Orovills. They
average twelve ounces each.
Miss Emma Beale left this week
for Pullman, where she has been At
tending college for the past two or
three years. She has employment In
the extension department and will
not enter college until the second
semester. At that time she will be
Joined by her sister, Miss frankie
Beale, who will also take up a course
Of study at the college.
Geo. Whistler recently made a trip
to Everett where the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Whistler Ii now located, and 1t
is reported that the Whistlers con-
template selling out or leasing their
property and moving to the coast to
make their home. Mr.. and Mrs.
whistler are among the Oldest resi-
dents of the north part of the county.
"Three Finger Jack" Matthews
f. e. DENLY and Mary Holmes, who
were arrested with three carloads OF
booze at Nelson, were taken to Spo-
kane on Friday by a United States
deputy marshall. The three prison
ers, with Elsie Stenger, who Is out
under bond, will face federal charges
In connection with the alleged booze
running Observation-Disclosures
Mrs. Maggie Spencer returned home
the latter part of last week after an
absence of several months visiting
with friends and relatives In Califor-
MIA. While away, she spent some
time. with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Stoltz.
lnow living ut LlvermOre, California.
She reports the family In good
health, and while Mr.. StOltz still has
a yearnlng for the Okanogan the rest
of the family appear to be well ssot
listed with California.
John and Esther Killian arrived In
town from Seattle last Friday even
ling to visit with their mother, and
mighty brief visit it was, as the young
people had to leave on their return
"trip to Seattle Sunday. They made
the run on a motorcycle. John Kill
liam has been living In Seattle for al
most year, where he Is employed
the Ford assembling plant, and doing
iwell. Esther Killian went over to Sc
attic only short time ago and is at
, tending a business school In that city.
Ellis McCammon. formerly a resi-
3 dent of Oroville, now living at Taco
!, ma, where he located several years
? ago. Is the proprietor of "Rabbitry,
and Is engaged in raising Belgium
!, hares, and furthermore, making a sue
cess of his venture. A letter from
Mrs. McCammon states that the fam
}, lily are all we'll and that Mac has
4 taken prizes at rabbit shows In Seattle
Z Portland, Puyallup and Tacoma. They
q are still interested In Oroville and
!. eagerly watch for the arrival Of the
Gazette.
:, o. s. Spring Of the state agricultural
department, who was travelling
through the state doing publicity work
for the state fair, was a visitor In Orc
n vile Saturday. Mr.. Spring Is an ole
y time newspaper man and he statet
l. that while straying along tae stree
he caught Whit Of printers ink ant
he Just followed his nose and pulled
3 up in the Gazette office. During brie
J. visit Mr.. Spring discussed the routine
1 =. of newspaper work in the old days
d when about everybody on a countr!
D. weekly, from proprietor to printer
1t devil, jerked antimony and somehow
seemed to enjoy life about as well q
the fraternity enjoys it today whe1
B. machinery does most of the work.
~ Monday Henry Bahrs left for Sc
70 attic on mining business. Recent
!. Mr.. Bahrs had men Of large monte
So interests looking over his property o
= Ellemeham mountain. They were we
O. pleased with the showing and the
were on the very eve of taking owe
J the claims when some misunde
lei stand between the parties. Of whiG
as Mr.. Bahrs was no party, queered Il
es deal. Although many times disa
~, pointed, and suffering reverses tn
ed would discourage most any other ms
IN Mr.. Bahrs is an individual who new
ms gives up and sometime he will secu
the backing that will result in Il
making of mine, because his pr
~ perty has merit and only requir
-, development to prove paying prop
=. sitiOn.
las In the last issue Of the Gazette me
DOL ton was made of the fact that Nj
her VIM. Nagel, Mrs. Val Drissler, MI
June Hume and Miss Mabel Balm
- had left for Tacoma by auto, a
that it was the intention of Mrs. \
gel and Miss Hume to accept pc
-, lions in that city for the winter. Nj
~, day Mrs. Drissler and Miss Balm
roturnad homo md much tn the s.