The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-08-06

WANTED-Girl at the Banquet Res
taurant.
Capt. Geo. H. Jones, OF Usk, was in
Newport Monday.
The closing out sale still continues at
the Ladies' Bazaar.
The H. 4 S. will be headquarters for
campaign badges and fobs.
Furnished room and board at IS per
week, Mrs. John MCKEE. l2-tf
Try the Home Bakery's superior
cream bread, SC per loaf.
"Down In Dixie at the Opera House
Wednesday evening. August 18th.
The regular teachers examination
will be held in Colville Aug. 1916.
B: T. Foote, of Erie, B c. is in town
this week looking after business inter
ests.
DR.. Clemmer, dentist; Spokane office,
2l7 Fernwell Building, Riverside and
Stevens street.
Mrs. L. j. Kimmel and little daughter
left today for several months visit at
Ypsilanti, Mich. their former home.
Heath Talmadge, of Seattle, who has
been visiting his sister Mrs C. NJ: Tai
madge and Mrs. s. W. Rogers, returned
to his home today.
| have some good agricultural home
stead locations in Stevens county, also
some forties which can be taken under
the stone and timber act. Homestead
locations in Oregon. Address G. H
Finley, Box 176, Newport, Wn II -
The Rogers & Talmadge insurance
agency has made a prompt settlement
of the loss of the Usk Mercantile Co., at
Cusick. paying the full amount, $500
Mr.. Chaloner. manager for the Mercan-
tile Co. was in town Wednesday and re-
ceived the payment.
The superior court of Stevens county
has issued writ of mandamus requir-
ing the town authorities of Newport to
appear at the county seat on August "a :,
to show cause why an order should not
be entered requiring them to issue
saloon license to A. L. Refs, of the Eagle
bar
Rev. r. c. Meter and j. E. Williams
were at Spokane Tuesday, to attend the
state convention of local option clubs,
at which the measure which the clubs
will present to the legislature next win
ter, for passage, was considered. An
other convention was held at Seattle on
Wednesday and the result of the gath
erings will soon be made known.
At Spokane on Saturday occurred the
marriage of Ettsel C. Jones and Grace
McCool, both of Newport. Miss McCool
is we'll known in this city and has many
who wish her happiness in married life.
Mr.. Jones is member of the firm of F.
c. Jones & Son, architects and contract
ors, who came here from Chicago last
winter, and is an industrious, exem-
plary young man.
w. Lon Johnson, of Chewelah, candi-
date for the Republican nomination for
clerk Of the superior court, is in town
today making the acquaintance of our
people. Mr.. johnson is young man,
active and pleasing in appearance. He
is at present deputy clerk and we'll quail
fled by his experience in the office to
fill the position as principal
Robert S. Bragaw, auditor of the state
of Idaho. was Newport visitor We'd
nesday, en- route to his home in Priest
River precinct, Bonner county. Mr..
Bragaw is candidate for reelection,
and seems quite certain of landing the
plum. 1t was his first Newport visit in
number of years, and he expressed an
agreeable surprise at the rapid forward
strides of the town
A telegram from President H. H.
Hoyt, of the Metaline Navigation Co.,
who went east to hurry up the machin-
cry for the steamer Ruth. is to the effect
that shipment of the boiler has been
made from Clinton, Iowa, and that the
engines and other equipment are being
loaded at saltwater, Mimi The work
on the Ruth has been greatly hindered
by the dilatory work of the manufac-
tnrers, and the boat should now be do
ing business had the contractors been
able to carry out their original plans.