The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1908-05-09
Telephone for Newport Country


gentleman who secured telephone franchise from
the town Of Newport and afterward purchased the
local exchange of the Pacific States Company, ar
rived in Newport Sunday and will in few days
take possession. Mr.. Anderson is accompanied by
J. W. Johnson of Trempeleau, Wisconsin, an eec-
trical engineer and telephone man, who will have
charge Of the work of reconstructing the system
Mr.. Johnson is at present engaged in making
survey of the town for the purpose Of planning the
local exchange, and the work of building will be
started as soon as the survey is finished and mate
rial arrives.
The local exchange will be entirely rebuilt and
central energy system installed. Party lines will
be done away with, 24-hour service installed and
the whole town covered An investment of about
$4,000 is considered necessary by Mr.. Anderson
in order to give the town the service he desires to
INSTALL
The work of extending the line down the river
will also be done this summer, and Mr.. Anderson
expects to have the line into Metaline within few
months. The work will be hurried through as fast
as possible and substantial system put in The
building of a line down the river will fill long felt
want and will be gladly welcomed by the residents
OF the down river country. Newport Miner.
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Editor Sparks, Capt. McDermott, O.. A. and E.
E. Atwood T. Waldo Murphy and George Bevan
were over from Kettle Falls Monday and appeared
before the board of county commissioners in be-
half of the opening of haf-mile road to connect
the wagon road three miles south of Kettle Falls
with the steamboat landing. This road will not be
hard to build, as there is not much rock work in
it. but when completed it will open to transportation
section of country 65 miles in length along the
Columbia river south of the town of Kettle Falls.
This rich section of fruit-bearing land now has no
means of carrying products to market. With this
short road completed gateway will be afforded to
railway transportation, and the river from Spokane
rapids to Steamboat Landing will be opened up.
Capt. McDermott is now residing at Kettle Falls
and will commence regular river trips soon. His
boat draws but 16 inches and has already proved
that it will be success. The commissioners
allowed the petition, ordered the survey and will
see that the matter is pushed to completion. The
Kettle Falls country is coming to the front, but
the boom period of years ago is now replaced by
steady healthy growth which will leave no oppor-
tunity for backset.
Without doubt the best and richest ore yet
brought to this city from neighborhood claims was
this week extracted from the Silver Star property
on Onion creek and placed on display at the Bro
derius Bros grocery store The mineral carries rich
values in galena and is of soft decomposed forma-
tion The tunnel is 140 feet on vein from 8 to
II feet in width. This property is owned by local
parties who now have force of men engaged in
development work. The principal owners are Ed
ward Fredrick and T. Hofer Others interested
are Hank Broderius, T. R. Welch and Benja
Hofer. Every citizen of the United
States who is not known to local customs agents
must produce the sum of $25 or he is forbidden
the privilege of crossing over the line into British
Columbia territory. It appears that this is a new
ruling only recently put into effect and it is being
enforced with a vengeance by the Canadian in
spector stationed at Paterson on the Red mountain
railway. ay.-Northport Republican.
The squirrel season is now on and the usual
trouble is now being faced by farmers and ranchers
in keeping stock from eating the poison placed on
the range for the destruction Of squirrels. The
state law is oftentimes forgotten in placing poison
out in the open, and much care should be taken to
keep within it's provisions The law says, in Sec
ton 1776 of Pierces code: Every person who
shall place any poison outside of his own building
for the destruction of noxious animals, or for any
purpose whatsoever, shall give notice to all persons
or families residing within one mile of the place
where such poison is used, by posting notices in
three of the most public places within one mile of
the place where such poison is used.
The Great Northern has announced daily SER
vice to Metaine up the Pend d'Oree from New
port by means of the steamer Metaline, which will
run as far as Box Canyon and the launch Franz
which will complete the run. The Metaline will
leave Newport daily except Saturday at 1:3O p. m.
after making connections with the train which
leaves Spokane at 1875 a. m., and will connect
with the Franz which reaches Metaline at p m
Returning. the Metaline will leave Box Canyon at