The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-05
JUST AMONG OURSELVES
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maker.
Buy your fruit trees Of w. L. Richard.
the nursery man. 2O-1O
Alex Brazeau has gone to California
on a business trip.
F. S. Maxwell, of Lenora, was a New
port visitor Monday.
Special sale in pictures and frames at
Miller's old stand.
For high grade mems and boys shoes
60 to Gust Anderson's store.
Llnfesty's Entire Wheat Flour. The
best in town. Home Grocery.
Mrs. Jas. Crawford, of Occur d'Alene,
IS visiting her sister, Mrs. J. T. Gibbs.
John Peterkin and Miss Jones, of
Priest River, were Newport visitors on
Thursday.
F. Lehmkuhl, general contracting,
will do jobbing on short notice. Screen
doors and windows furnished Shop on
Fourth and Cass. If
The Heldmaier & Ihlee building is
about completed and fixtures are being
placed in the north store room for the
Caldwell Clothing Co.
DR.. J. j. L. Heldring has accepted a
chair of veterinary science at Washing
ton State College at Pullman and will
be there most of the winter.
The Standpoint city council has de-
cided not to license any more saloons in
the restricted district in that city. Two
saloons have been operating in that
district for some time without city
license.
Frank l.. Stewart and wife this week
moved out onto their ranch property in
Deer Valley. They expect to try ranch
life for while and will 60 into the
chicken business, raising only fancy
poultry.
A young son of Thomas Barnes had
one of his toes nearly severed with an
axe one day this week. The boy and
companion were playing with the axe
when it fell from his grasp and cut the
toe
Lowering OF water mains on Fourth
ssreet was necessitated by the grading of
the street and is now being done. 1t
should have been done while the work
of grading was in progress, so as to save
tearing up the street second time.
At the Methodist Episcopal church
next Sunday morning the subject of the
sermon will be "The Lord Called Sam
uel.' In the evening sermon and COM
munion Ly District Superintendent A.
A. Luce, of Occur d'Alene. All well
come.
Attend the fruit show and lecture to
be given at the Town Hall Tuesday
afternoon, Nov. 10. 1t is to be hoped
that an interest will be shown in this
event, as the development of the fruit
industry means much to Newport and
the valley country.
George and Frank Schaeffer, of Cler-
mont, Iowa, old time friends of the
editor OF The MINER, are Newport Wis.,
itors today. They are looking for bust
ness locations in the northwest and are
very favorably impressed with Newport.
They will continue their journey to the
cosst and may come back to Newport.
Newport people received election re-
turns at the Opera House Tuesday even
ing, the Western Union SERVER being
lined into the building and the bulletins
thrown on a screen by means of the
moving picture machine. The returns
were not of very satisfactory character,
but it did not take very long to convey
the information that Taft was winner
The Pend Oreille Valley District Sun
day school convention, held in this city
Monday and Tuesday, was not very
largely attended by people from out Of
town. However, local Sunday workers
enjoyed the session and had the pleasure
of hearing Rev. c. P. Boppell, field sec
rotary of Spokane, who gave them use
full helps for the work. 1t is planned
to organize the work for the down river
country for next spring. The following
officers were elected for this district
President, Rev. G. H. Rice; vice-presi
dent, J. E. Williams; secretary, w. =
Erwin.
The Calispel cutoff road, on which
the people along the road have spent 81
much time and work, is now ready TO
travel, and the residents of the vale!
country are urged to use the new road
The new road is said to be in fair con
dition, and it saves considerable trave
and heavy grades. which should insur
its popularity with the travelling publ
when they get to using it. The peopl
who have done so much for the building
of this cutoff are entitled to mucl
credit for the work, and it is to be re
GREETED that our people generally hav