The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-02-27

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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on spo
cash basis. Address Box 1874, Newport
Wash. 38-tf
7. J. Kelly has received letter from
Mr.. Harshberger from Wyoming, wher
he is managing an oil property for New
! port parties, that the Eastern company
which has been drilling on their prop
erty has struck ten-barrel we'll at {
depth of 120 feet.
Elmer Hutton made trip to Metalins
Monday and will remain in the canip-fo
the next two weeks.
FOR RENT-Good 4-room house close
In; city water; electric lights; $40 pei
month. A. M. Harris
James M. Culberson left on Mondays
boat for the Metaline camp, where he
will remain several days.
Will G. Hartman, formerly resident
of Buckeye, Wash, has decided to cast
his lot with Newport in the future.
o. Father Folchi will hold the regular
monthly services at the residence Of
Paul Gladisch on Sunday, March l, at
O'Clock a. m.
Lonnie Shackleton, who underwent an
operation at Spokane hospital for a
growth on the neck, has recovered and
returned home.
The Newport Cement Block Works
have received two carloads Of cement,
and will reopen their plant on the first
of the coming month.
The isis in New York" company,
which showed at the Opera House on
on Monday night, was greeted by a
good-sized house. The audience was an
appreciative one.
If you expect to plant any nursery
stock this spring see Jas. M. Mcdonald,
agent for A. Miller & Sons. Milton,
Oregon. No orders accepted for spring
delivery after March 10Th. 1876
Geo. w. Hart, residing on the corner
of Scott avenue and Third street, and
who has been seriously i'll for some time.
is rapidly improving. Mr.. Hart was
formerly resident of Ruby.
"Shorty'' Yocum. engineer of the Spo-
kane. has returned from an extensive
visit with relatives in the vicinity OF
Cleveland, Ohio. This was "Shorty's''
first visit to his native heath for about
20 years.
Attorney Verne Branigan left on We'd
nesday for a months visit with relatives
at his old home in Franklin, Ind. Mr..
Branigan states that the report that he
will have company on the return trip is
untrue.
DR.. Richards, recently from Philadel-
phia. was in the city Monday and Tues
day looking after location. The gen.
tleman was greatly impressed with
Newport and may return in the near
future.
Ben T. Foote was visitor to Spirit
Lake on Sunday. He says that it is sur
prising to note the growth of the town
from one week to another. New build
ings are going up in all portions of the
town, and there is general air of pros
perity everywhere.
The following is list of the deputy
assessors appointed by Assessor Bottorf
who will have charge of making the as
sessments in the Pend d'Oreille valley
G. W. Sutherland. Newport; Hal Frem-
ming, Newport; L. L. Covell, Usk; John
Bettencourt, Cement; G.. G. Colebank,
Sullivan; H. G. Clifford. Cusick.
Messrs. Ames and Fuller, government
steamboat inspectors from the Portland,
Ore, Office, arrived in Newport Wednes-
day morning to inspect the steamer
Newport. They went at their work al
an early hour and had finished their in
spection before 9 a. m. They found
everything in shipshape, probably bet
ter than ever before, and compllmented
the management on the condition of the
boat.
With five cases of diphtheria in his
family. man residing near Jackson's
camp at Penrith has been having bis
share of this worlds trouble. His wife
and four children have all been afflicted
with the dreaded disease, but at the
present time they are all out of danger
with the exception of one child, and the
prospects are that the one now i'll will
soon be convalescent.