The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-10-15
Miller does undertaking.
See Crandall for watches.

cream bread, &c per loaf.
Frank D. Crandall for watches; all
sizes; all kinds; prices right
Good team for sale cheap if taken at
once. Apply to First National Bank.
Thoroughbred pigs Cor sale, IS per
pair +. q. b. Cusck. Johnston Bros. 2O-3
All the leading colors of W. P. Fuller's
paints at $l.65 per gal. cash, at Lund
Hardware Co.
Mrs. Archie Mcdonnell, OF lone, is
very i'll in this city, where she came to
receive medical treatment.
The Caldwell Clothing Co. will re-
| move to one of the new concrete build
ings being erected adjoining the First
| National Bank az soon as the buildings
are completed.
The case OF a woman named Hunt,
who resides on the south side, and who
has received aid from the city at differ
ent times, is botherlng the members Of
the council at present.
The Spokane will probably be retired
until the opening of next year. "Shorty'
Yocum went to the lower river on
Thursday to act as fireman ON the New
port. Several changes will be made on
roster Of the company within a few days.
At the last meeting OF the city council
an application for liquor license was
made by kellogg and McCurdy. The
new saloon will be located in the barber
shop now occupied by McCurdy. Mr.
Kellogg was formerly partner OF Jack
Furness in Old Town.
Mrs. D. |. Lykins, of Muncie, Ind,
who has spent a year and half here
with her son, Dave Lykins, and her
daughter, Mrs. Geo. S. Henry, started
east yesterday, and will stop at Mon
trose, Col, to visit another son before
proceeding to her eastern home.
The voters of Spirit Lake voted down
the plan of issuing bonds for SIC, 900
town hall. The vote stood 46 for and IS
against. The proposition was quite
audacious for so young town. 1t is
understood that two thirds of the voting
population Of the new town partici
pated in the election.
John Klophoel, an employee of the
Fidelity Lumber Co., was stricken with
apoplexy while walking along Wash
He was taken to Collins billiard
parlors and DR.. Phillips summoned. He
recovered sufficiently to be taken to his
home in Old Town.
Mrs H. s. White, of Hood River,
Oregon, has been writing to parties
named Hunter, asking for information
regarding her brother Allie, commonly
known as Bert or BERTHE The descrip-
ton furnished does not fit any of the
Hunters residing in this locality.
The last two meetings of the city
council were unimportant. The assess
ment roll in district No was approved
Three bids were received for improving
Union avenus. Kimmel and Freeman
were the lowest bidders The contract
will probably be let at the next meeting
Flynn Bros secured dynamo from
Boomers Ferry, and were able to furnish
lights Tuesday evening, using the Fidel-
ity power plant. Wednesday evening
they were unable to furnish lights, but
now have them on again, and are in
hopes that they can make the temper
airy arrangement work satisfactorily
until they can make better provisions.
The Craig cement block factory is at
present kept busy turning out cement
blocks for the new business buildings
being erected. Another carload of
cement has been ordered and a new
machine has been installed for the
making of sewer pipe and cement tile
Mr.. Craig also purposes to put in a
machine for making cement brick of all
coloIs.
A number of people from Usk and
Cusick were in town Tuesday attending
hearing in justice court in which a
man named Braeme was charged with
shooting dog belonging to George H.
Jones. The case was really turned into
a trial of the dog as defendant did not
deny the shooting but claimed in justi-
| fication that the dog was vicious A. S.
Sherlock appeared for the state and Ted
Shoemaker, of Cusick for defendant.
The jury failed to agree on a verdict.
The Newport Opera House has been
leased by G. H. Waterman, of Dayton,
| Wash, and will be under the manage
ment of w. A. Simpson. Mr.. Simpson
will also have charge of the house or
chestra and has had long experience in
| the show business and as an orchestra
leader. They are fitting up for NOV
ing picture show in addition to the en-
gagements already booked. For the