The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-07-30
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

The closing out sale still continues at
the Ladies' Bazaar.
K.McKenzie was down the river load
ing poles last week.
Mrs. E. NJ. Weymouth, of St. Paul,
Mimi. is paying her sister, Mrs. Van
Deusen, an extended visit.
Attorney Sherlock and wife were at
Spokane Saturday evening to see Robert
Mantell in Shakespearean drama.
The carnival company is playing at
Standpoint this week. They did not get
stoop-shouldered carrying away money
from Newport
The Commercial Hotel changed hands
Wednesday afternoon. The new lessee
is Mrs. Anna Newlands, who owns a
ranch east of town.
Henry Tweedie. of Tweedie, Is in town
today. He is recovering from the eff
fects of his recent fall but is little stiff
and sore as the result of broken ribs.
F. NJ. McCasslin, manager of Hoyt's
Cash Store at Metaline, has received the
appointment as postmaster at that place
and has taken possession of the office.
County Commissioner Fountain was
in town today on his way to Colville
The commissioners will on Friday hear
the petition of residents of the Calispel
valley for the formation of diking dis
trict.
Romaine, the lone bandit who at
tempted to hold up Great Northern No.
3 at Naples several weeks ago, plead
guilty to the charge at Standpoint Sat-
urday and was sentenced to ten years in
the penitentiary.
At the Congregational church next
Sunday the pastor will speak in the
morning on the theme, "Profit in
Prayer" and in the evening on Little
Foxes That Spoil the Vines.'' Sunday
school at 10 a. m. Christian Endeavor
meeting at p. m. Every one cordially
welcomed.
A young peoples Bible class has been
organized in connection with the Con-
gregational Sunday school, and it will
meet in the auditorium of the church at
the regular hour. All young people not
attending any other Sunday school are
cordially invited to attend this class
Rev. g. H. Rice is the teacher.
Three companies of {. S. regulars
from Fort Assiniboine, Montana, on
their way to join the manoeuvers of the
militia at American Lake, near Seattle,
were in town for short time on We'd
nesday. Their train stopped long enough
to give them time to come up town.
They carried with them tralnload of
baggage, and on the return trip will
have to march 200 miles of the way.
J. c. H. Reynolds, right of way agent
for the |. & w. n. r. R., went down
river this morning to continue the work
OF secureing easements on right of way
for the down river extension. Practically
all the work of securing easements is
being done on the east side but there is
as yet no clue as to which side the road
will use. A decision in the matter will
not be arrived at for several weeks and
not until the matter has been thoroughly
investigated.
Judge ID. H. Carey was in Newport
Saturday, arriving by boat from the
lower river country. Mr.. Carey made
the overland trip from Colvile to Meta
line and thence to Newport by boat. He
has great number of warm friends on
this side of the county, who admire the
qualities that have won for him the en-
dorsement of the bar, and he will poll a
heavy vote in this section at the pri
maries, Sept. s.
| ]. V. Fawcett, of Tacoma, candidate
| for lieutenant governor, was in Newport
Sunday making the acquaintance of
our people. Mr.. Fawcett is an old SOL
dier and prosperous business man of
Sound. He is making an unique cam
paign. having driven from Tacoma to
Spokane in two-seated surrey, bring
ing his family with him and interview
| ing the voters en- route. He drove about
900 miles in 40 days. He left hts family
and outfit in Spokane and is reaching
Stevens county towns by rail.
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