The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-10-08
JUST AMONG OURSELVES
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Miiler's old stand.
FOR SALE--Team OF heavy draft
mares. Inquire Mcdonald Mere. Co. st
Colville has placed a new steam heat
ing plant in its high school building.
K. r. Anderson is constructing a
three room cottage in his addition on
the south side.
A large honse and ten lots for sale, a
dandy place for a chicken ranch. Charles
F. Craig.
Marshal Mills was at Spirit Lake last
Friday, disposing OF some residence lots
he owned there.
f. f. Ralston has purchased the
Spirit Lake Herald from w. ID. Smith
and has taken possession.
Chas. Luce, one of our sportsmen,
brought down deer in the neighbOr-
hood of Tweedie last Sunday.
A. R. Tiss received telegram Mon
dav, conveying the sad news of the
death of his sister in Iowa.
B. G. Hines and son Bruce have been
working on the Storms livery bnilding,
fixing it over for that business.
J. W. Ashpaugh went to Metaline
Tuesday morning to see his mother, who
is seriously i'll at the home OF his brother.
Step into Charlie Schneider 3 and have
your measure taken for a new fall and
winter suit from the new line he is
showing
w. G. Adam and wife have gone to
Rehulah. Wash, for short visit with
Mrs Adams parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Knowlton.
F. Lehmkuhl, general contracting,
will do jobbing on short notice. Screen
doors and windows furnished Shop on
Fourth and Cass. If
4 trip around the world, Tue sday,
Oct. 13 Train leaves NJ. F.. church at
7:30 p. m. Everybody come. Fare Csc.
Tickets on sale at parsonage.
Spirit Lake was one year old last Sat-
urday and the occasion was properly
celebrated by banquet, attended by
business men and leading citizens of the
town.
Repairs on the launch Nancy are
about completed. but announcement OF
her schedule has not yet been made.
Manager Warner is offering the launch
for sale.
The Spokane Fair is on this week and
large number of people from Newport
and the down river country have been
in attendance. The fair closes Satur-
day. The exhibits are reported to be
very good and well worth 4 visit.
The D. & K Mill CO., of Dalkena, is
shipping two million feet of undressed
lumber to the Spokane Sash 4 Door Co,
at the rate of about two cars per day.
The lumber is barged to Newport and
loaded at the new l. & w. n. spur to
the Transportation Co.'S docks.
Next week the erection of false work
for the steel on the new Great Northern
bridge at Albeni Falls will begin. A
pier will be finished within two days
leaking but two more to complete: II
is expected that trains will be using the
new bridge by Jan. LIST next.
Cruiser W. c. Lawrence, of the Pan
handle Lumber Co., and Chief Engineer
Smith, of the Idaho & Washington
Northern Railroad, left Tuesday morn
ing to spend the remainder of the week
viewing the timber and looking over the
lay of the ground back of Tiger.
Emanuel Oppenheimer, of Chewelah,
was a visitor to Newport and the Calls
pei valley last week. Mr.. Oppenheimel
is one of the leading citizens of the pros-
porous town of the west side, and hav.
ing sold out one addition is extensively
advertising another, which will be placed
on the market soon. He was agreeably
surprised at the progress being made by
our town.
George Beaton and Verne Ash left
Wednesday for few weeks visit al
their former home in West Union, Iowa
They expect to have an enjoyable visit
with old friends, but will not stay away
from Newport very long. They went
over the Soo-Spokane route, buying the
first through tickets over that line is,
sued from the /. & w. n. station.
John Alexander, SON of Mr.. and Mrs
Oscar Babbitz, of Locke, or Little
Johnny" as he was more Familiarity
known, was born Jan. "a, 1908, and
passed away Oct. 3, about 20 minutes
after O'Clock p. m. He was like q
beam of sunshine which came to gladden.
our home, for he always had smile fol
US. A Joy, comfort to us, but the gooo
Lord knows best ~