The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-02-06

Noah Ferguson, of lone, was caller
in our CITY this week.
D-Relinquishment on spot
cash basis. Address Box 134, Newport,
Wash. 38-tf
D. Mckenzie, of St. Paul, Mimi, one
of the members of the Gilbert Mercan-
tile company, was Newport visitor on
bufiness this week.
Since the installation of the new train
service on the I. & W. N. Newport now
gets the Spokane Evening Chronicle at
6: 80 and always on time.
q. A. VaWter, manager Of the Farm
ers' Cooperative Trading Company, has
been on the sick list couple of days
this week, but is able to be out again.
L. Kirchans, the new proprietor of the
Central Market, took possession of the
establishment Monday. He is an old
timer at the business and will attempt
to meet every want of the public.
Would like to correspond with parties
having to sell IS foot and longer cedar
poles, and also and inch cedar posts
7 to IL feet in length, also red cedar
split posts. Address H. J. Anderson,
Box $50, Newport.
Don't forget the masquerade ball to
be given by the Foresters of America at
Kelly's Hall on St. Valentines evening.
Friday, February 18th. Kirkpatrick s
orchestra will furnish the music and the
Foresters will see that all have good
time
County Treasurer Charles Adams the
past week sent out to taxpayers official
notice of the amount of taxes due from
them for 1907. Taxes were due Feb. 3
and become delinquent, drawing Is per
cent interest, anil are subject to collec,
ton by distraint after 80 days.
A leap year dance, first social event
OF the ladies' favorite year, will be given
at the Opera House Tuesday evening.
Feb. 18th and the members of the male
sex are enjoying the privilege of re-
celving invitations at the hands OF their
lady friends. 1t will be a party dance.
The Pacific States Company is reported
to be considering considerable improve
ment on the local exchange. These i'm
provements include modern 5O-phone
switchboard, which will enable the COM
pany to do away with the party line
system.
The lodge room over the Farmers
Cooperative Trading Company's store
has been neatly fitted up for the various
orders which expect to meet there. The
Odd Fellows have already moved in,
holding their regular meeting there last
Saturday evening. Several other orders
expect to move in soon.
The Washington agricultural expert
ment station has issued the first of a
series of popular bulletins containing
full accounts of the experiments con-
Quoted by the station. Farmers. horti-
culturists and others interested in the
work Of the station can secure these
bulletins free by sending request fol-
the same to the director of the expert.
ment station. Pullman. Wash.
Valentine Humphrey, whose home il
about eight miles west Of Newport and
who has been making his home at the
Cottage House this winter while. attend
ing school, was taken to Spokane Tues.
day fol an operation to relieve an abces:
in his side. DIR. Boudwin performed
the operation at st. Luke's Hospital
Mrs. Scott accompanied the boy to look
after his needs.
Frank Joscelyn, filler at the Hinkle
Bros mill, at Priest River, met with ar
accident last Wednesday that, ordinar.
lily, would have been fatal. Mr.. Josce
lyn was working around the mill and in
some manner missed his footing and fell
into the conveYor: The chain caught
his clothing and before he could be
rescued he had received severe injuries
His lower jaw was broken in two places
four teeth knocked out and a Jagged
hole punched through one of his cheeks
and his body badly bruised. The mill
is located about three miles from Priest
River, and it was some time before he
could receive medical attention. He
was taken to the Deaconess' hospital in
Spokane and at last accounts was rest
ing as easy as could be expected. Mr..
Joscelyn is well known in this vicinity,
having worked at Elk and Priest River
for several years.