The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-10-15
JUST AMONG OURSELVES


HfS. oeu. ., IlenFy WAS spokane
visitor Tuesday
II. S. Savage, of Tiger, has been a
Newport visitor this week.
a boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs NJ
& McMasters this morning.
FOR SALE--Team of heavy draft
mares. Inquire Mcdonald Mere Co. st
+. {. krause and family moved into
their new home in Scots addition this
week
Henry Funk is rejoicing over the ar.
rival of a fine young boy at his home
The stranger arrived last Thursday.
Step into Charlie Schneider's and have
your measure taken for a new fall and
winter suit from the new line he is
showing.
F. LehmkuhI, general contracting,
will do jobbing on short notice. Screen
doors and windows furnished Shop on
Fourth and Cass. If
A laprobe was found on the street
near the residence OF Geo. Hynes. Owner
can procure same by calling at the
Hynes residence.
Five funerals in Newport in one week
establishes new record for the town.
Three were sudden deaths and one was
not resident of the town.
f. H. Thornton, Of Spokane, former
resident of Newport, was calling on the
clothing trade on Wednesday. He is
now travelling for Spokane house.
One of the surveying crews of the |. 4
W. n. which has been working on the
lower river extension came up Monday
and went to Spirit Lake for the winter.
The launch Nancy was taken to the
lower river Tuesday by Manager Warner
and will be used below Box Canyon at
present for the work of the Sterling
Silver Lead Co.
J. w. Beckwith, formerly superinten-
dent for the Northern Electric Co., left
for Seattle Monday, where he will take
medical treatment and later expects to
return to Newport.
l.. c. Ashpaugh and family, of Meta
line, were Newport visitors the first of
the week. They accompanied to New
port Mr.. Ashpaugh's parents, who were
on their way to their home at North
Yakima.
! will sell my entire herd of thorough
bred Shorthorn cattle; also ten head of
horses, including colts from one year
up; prices will be right and terms to
suit yourselves. Geo. II. Jones, Usk,
Wash.
Fred Hunter has leased the water
power sawmill near Scotia, and will
operate the mill as lath mill during
the winter. He will make speciality
of black pine lath, buying the bolts
from the ranchers residing in that To-
cality
Jas. Porter, of Metaline, was in town
this week on his way home from the
Spokane fair. Mr. Porter is one of the
old timers at the lead camp and has
sold several of the best prospects in the
camp. He was at one time owner of
the Oriole.
The funeral OF Peter Olson, who fell
off the lone last week and was drowned,
occurred Friday afternoon. No word
was received from the lodge at Milan
and local friends made the arrange
ments for interment Jos. Hulsman
was buried Friday morning.
Hairy Wrav, who has been day oper-
ator at the Great Northern depot for
some time, has accepted the position of
operator and ticket agent at the I. & w.
N. passenger depot. He succeeds Mr..
Flannery, who is transferred to the po-
sition Of agent at Rathdrum.
To those interested: Work will be
finished on the Calispel cutoff. Pick
and shovel men please come Monday,
Oct. 10, and teams Wednesday, Oct. 81.
please come and help us finish this new
road to the Calispel country. J. r.
Patterson, per order committee
The first masquerade of the season
will be given by the Knights and Ladies
of Security, at Kelly's Hall, on Friday
evening. Oct 80. This is the new lodge
organized in Newport, and the members
will do everything in their power to
make their first public entertainment a
success.
f. T. Montgomery, of Elk, who was
convicted OF criminal intimacy with his
stepdaughter. Esther North, is out on
bail. His wife, to whom he was mar
ried after being arrested, has been rum
ming the hotel and saloon at Elk. The
residents OF the town have filed re-
monstrance with the Spokane county
authorities, asking that license be not
granted to the Montgomerys after the