The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-09-17

to this office and receive reward
The Cottage House dining room is
again open to the public, after having
been closed down for two months.
The Franklin block at Coeur d'Alene
was totally destroyed by fire last night
and two men were burned to death.
Try Books Don Antonio clear la
vana cigars. It's the best of all Havana
cigars on the market. For sale at the
H. 4 S.
John Jacobson, who purchased the
electrical business OF W. l.. Chrysler,
has brought his family here from Occur
d'Alene.
WOOD FOR SALE-Seasoned, none
better; pine 50, tamarack So 80; deliv-
cred full cord guaranteed. Box l12,
Newport, Wn. 1874
The Sunday school class of Mrs. Lam
gille gave reception at the SchWao
home one evening last week in honor OF
Ed BrlttOn ana Vile.
While driving along the county road
north of town Sunday afternoon E. }.
Lutz and wife saw large cougar cross
the road in front of them.
A company has been formed at Spirit
Lake for the development OF gold-bear-
ing claims in the mountains about four
miles west of Spirit Lake.
Henry Noyes has been here from Deer
Park this week, attending to business
matters and making arrangements to
move his family to that place.
F. W. Miner and family went to Spo-
kane on Wednesday, Mrs. Miner and
the children win leave this week for an
extended visit with relatives in Kansas.
O.. Kelly, OF Deer Park, has bought
a mining property in the Elk City,
Idaho, district, which is located near the
property of his uncle, T. J. Kelly, OF
this city.
Miss Catherine Mcdonnell, sister OF
Ernest and Archie Mcdonnell, and Miss
Elizabeth Perrine, of Spokane, have
been visiting friends and relatives IN
Newport the past week.
Superintendent Anderson, OF the new
telephone company, has installed about
so phones recently, He expects that
the company will have at least $50 new
ones in use by the first Of January.
Rev. O. NJ. Holden, the Lutheran
clergyman who held services in the Bap-
fist church last Sunday, has gone to
California for his health. The meetings
which were announced to take place
will be postponed.
Sept. 8, 1908.
We have a complete line
of Charter Oak heaters
from So up. Give us a
call. We can save you
money. Lund Hdw. Co.
Henry Dittmer, OF Garnavillo, Iowa,
is visiting Newport friends and looking
over his interests in this section. Mr..
Dittmer is an Iowa farmer, who has
been attracted to Newport and surround
ing country by the richness of our re-
sources, and has faith in the agricultural
future of our cut-over lands.
Rev. r. C. Meter and Rev. A. H.
Morton attended the M. E. conference
at Wenatchee last week, returning home
Monday. Rev. Morton was not returned
to Newport for another year. but has
been transferred to Colville. Rev. H.
T. Robinson has been assigned to the
pastorate of the church in this city.
A large house and ten lots for sale,
a dandy place for chicken ranch.
Charles F. Craig.
The Northern Electric Co. has been
cited to appear in court at Colville next
Monday, Sept. q, to show cause why
they do not render electric service to
DR.. Phillips. In his petition to the court
DR.. Phillips alleges that the defendant
company cut out the lights at his Office
on Sept. 8. aud has refused to return
the light, although he has offered to pay
the rental rate fixed by the ordinance.
w. A. Sloan, of Locke, made close
run for the nomination for representa-
tive on the Republican ticket, being de-
feated by only % votes. He succeeded
in getting large vote on the west side
of the county by raising the false issue
of county division. Up to the present
time there had been no prospect for a
movement for division to be taken up
this fall. Sloan must have known that
there was no such movement prior to
the primary but took advantage of the
old feeling to make votes for himself.
He has gone down in defeat, unmourned
nv those he ATTEMPTED to place in q