The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23

in town this week looking up real estate
investments.
FOR SALE-Good livery and feee
stable location on the south side. In
quire of Reid Hardware Co.
Mrs. G.. G. Whitcomb is at Spokane
receiving medical treatment and is re-
ported to be improving in health.
Yves Martin has gone to Wheeler.
Wash, in the Big Bend country to serve
his time on claim he has taken up.
For Kentucky furnished room in
private family. All modern con-
veniences. Apply to Mrs. Geo. Hynes.
J. E. Whitley and family, who have
resided in Newport for several years,
left this week for their former at Reeds
burg, Mimi.
VIM. Zeigler returned this week from
Wheeler, WASH, where he has been
proving up on quarter section OF
Uncle Sans domain.
Bring your pictures to Miller, the
furniture man, to have them framed.
A complete stock of fine. mouldings
always on hand to select from.
Senator Heyburn's bill authorizing
the Idaho & Washington Northern Rail-
road to build bridge across the Pend
d'Oreille riuer near Newport, passed the
Senate last week.
L. J. Kimmel, the manager Of the
electric light plant, is suffering from an
attack of the mumps, and has swollen
jaw just the same as all the youngsters
have experienced.
&c. H. Reynolds, of Spirit Lake, was
a Newport visitor Wednesday. Mr..
Reynolds is now acting in the capacity
of commercial agent for the Idaho &
Washington Northern.
Would like to correspond with parties
having to sell IS foot and longer cedar
poles, and also and inch cedar posts
II to IL feet in length. Address II. j..
Anderson, Box $50, Newport.
Capt. Napoleon LeClerc has gone to
Priest River, where he will spend sew
eral weeks receiving medical treatment.
On his return he will begin the work of
installing an oil burner ON the steamer
Metaline.
G. W. Cooper, of Cusick, has moved
to Spokane and his family expects to
make their home near that city for a
time while Mrs. Cooper receives medi-
cal treatment. They expect to come
back to the valley IN the spring.
It is expected that the Panhandle
smelter at Standpoint will resume opera
tons about February 18th, the company
having been re-organized and with the
promise of ore shipments from the
Occur d'Alenes. is said to have bright
prospects. -
A. j. and Leonard Stohr, OF Everett,
were Newport and Penrith visitors last
week, coming back to visit relatives and
see how the town has progressed. A. j.
holds responsible position as foreman
for large contractinfi firm at Everett.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Gilbert enter
tanned large party of Newport young
people Wednesday evening. Progressive
$500" was the game of the evening, fol-
lowed by music, songs and general
good time, which was greatly enjoyed
by all present.
A good sized audience heard Bob
Smith, humorist entertainer. at the
Opera House Friday evening. Mr..
Smith proved to be a pleasing enter
tainer and all his selections were we'll
received. The Epworth League organ
fund is about $25 gamer by the event.
The street committe of the outgoing
council objects to the criticism that they
are to blame for the newly purchased
hydrants of the city not being put in
last fall, as they claim to have several
times notified the water company as to
the locations desired for the hydrants
and requested that they be put in.
Beginning this week the MINER has
new feature which will doubtless be
appreciated by its readers. Deputy
County Clerk Lon johnson has kindly
agreed to furnish us a record of the
Superior Court proceedings, the first of
which appears in this issue and reports
the cases heard at the session of last
Monday.
G. Wolf, of Spirit Lake, was New
port visitor today. Mr.. Wolf has charge
of the work of installing the lightplant
and electrical power equipment at the
lake. They will develop $500 horse
power by steam power and all of the
machinery of the sawmill and planer of
the Panhandle company will be operated
by directly connected motors.
Down river Socialists are getting ready
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