The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-01-30
News OF OLD TOWN

H. ID. Thomas, y. l., Smltn, r. w.
Miner and Walter Wagner have been
selected as jurymen from the Newport
district. Bonner county, for the district
court.
The county commissioners OF Bonner
county have levied special road tax for
the year 1908 of 5 mills on each dollar
valuation of all property in the county
not within the limits of incorporated
towns. The per diem of road overseers
was fixed at So per day. The commu-
tation fee for road poll tax was placed
at "a per day, and all moneys collected
by road overseers was ordered paid into
the county treasury.
Old Town would be tickled to death to
construct a court house for Bonner
county and rent it to the dear people at
the rate of less than $500 per month, if
the county would only pay for the heat
ing. plumbing, partitions, side walls,
oof and foundation. We have the finest
site in the county for court house, and
will furnish the site and windows free.
1t would be fine stroke of business for
the people hereabouts to have both the
the capitals of Stevens and Bonner
counties located here.
Some people in this vicinity appear to
have flexible consciences, as they are
reported to be able to swear to a resi-
dence in Idaho to vote and one in Wash
ington in order to hold down home
stead.
The Spokane business men, who were
the guests of the Blackwell road last
Saturday, were loud in their praises OF
the beauty of the old Pend d'Oreille
river. They had to come over on the
Idaho side to. get look at it, and more
than one of them stated that they would
be in Newport this summer and investi-
gate the beauties of the stream more
fully.
w. w. Warner, of Metaline, is pros
pective purchaser of the steamer Fran,
now owned by the Metaline Navigation
Co. If he purchases the craft it will be
continued ON the Box Canyon run. Mr..
Warner has recently returned from a
trip to Portland, where he went for the
purpose of investigating river craft avail
able for the business through the can
yon.
L. R. Chase, Priest Lake mining
man, was in Old Town last week at
tending to some business matters. Mr..
Chase is an oldtimer in the Priest Lake
district and has some valuable prospects
in that locality.
Samuel Wick, of Detroit, Mich, rep
resenting the firm of Ormund & Wick, OF
that city, was an old town visitor Fri
day. Mr.. Vick's company deals in
mining lands and acts as fiscal agents
for mining promoters and prospectors.
They have large interests in the Priest
Lake district. Mr.. Wick states that he
looks for the development of at least
three prospects in that district into
paying mines during the coming season.
The Continental, already mine, is
constructing a tram road to get their ore
to the railroad. When this is completed
and the railroad extended the Continen-
tai will be continuous shipper.
The water in the river continues at a
very low stage: A raise of two feet
would probably allow the driving of
logs from the booms at the falls, and in
that case the Jurgens sawmill would
probably resume operations:
The Gildea sawmill, across the river
from old town, is rapidly being dis
mantled. 1t is being removed to loca-
ton south of new town.
The Coulter & Buttons mill people are
awaiting the arrival OF new Berlin
planer. It will be installed before this
mill resumes work.
The Newport hotel is being frightened
on the interior by decorators. When
the work is finished the house will be
one of the finest in North Idaho.
Custer Kellogg, of Bonners Ferry, was
visitor on this side of the line over
Sunday and attended to some business
matters.
A case of smallpox has>been located
in the Newport Hotel. fhe victim is a
woman who arrived in the city on Mon
day night from the vicinity of Lewiston.
The woman and her husband, Henry
Noel, formerly resident of old town,
have been quarantined in their room
and DR.. Page, of Standpoint, arrived
Wednesday morning to take charge of
the case. The woman was around both
towns Tuesday and visited various stores.
Justice McCurdy announced yesterday
morning that Jerry Newsome had been
reappointed constable for old town. The
justice stated that Newsome had re-
ceived his appointment from Sheriff
Doust. Newsome will be- remembered
as the person who, while filling the same