The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-08-05
SALOON MEN WON VICTORY
County Unit Will Not Vote Sep
TENDER 9TH.
New Petition Has Been Started.

Judge D. H. Carey Wednesday morn
inc dec,ded the case of Basil Brown, the
Valley saloonkeeper, against County
Auditor l.. E. Joseph in favor OF Brown,
and ordered that writ OF prohibition
issue against the county auditor, pre-
venting him from publishing or in any
wise giving notice of local option cleo
ton in Stevens county, outside OF
incorporated towns.
The decision was based on full hear
ing of the case, which disclosed that the
total number OF votes cast in the county
at the last general election was 5O2O, and
that 876 of these were cast in the incor-
porated towns, leaving the basis for esti-
mates at Ala votes cast in the county
INIT. 1t would require at least 80 per
cent of this number of qualified electors
to make good with their signatures.
The petition was signed by 1897 per-
sons. There were, after deducting the
names of those who had written the
precinct or postoffice address wrong or
failed to affix the date to their sigma
ture. "A short of the requisite 80 per
cent.
The local option leaders at Colville
Immediately held meeting and decided
to issue and mail petitions at once for
the county unit and to provide for an
election Nov. 9. They will take special
care to see that the name, date of sigma
ture, correct postoffice address and name
of precinct is plainly written in the petit
ton.
The local option election in the towns
of Kettle Falls. Colville, Chewelah and
Newport will not be affected by this de-
cision, but will be held on Sept. 7.
Good horse pasture, near town. In
ouire E. Thompson or S. K. Long.
Four hundred dollars to loan on in
come property. A. c. McLane, Attorney.
We handle sewing machines, also
nave machines to rent. Boyer Furni-
turc Co.
Watch Cary's bulletin board for
daily quotations on Groceries.
Trya pound Chase g. Sanborn S
Seal Brand Coffee. if you want the
best Coffee on the market. Home
Grocery.
The school board is contemplating
having the old school building near the
cemetery moved to town, placed on the
schoolhouse grounds and used for an
overflow room.
VIM. Moeser, G. P Moeser, F. c..
Krause. Engineer Krause and Cruiser
Johnson made trip to the Calispel
Valley this morning in VIM. Moeser's
big auto.
W. c. Adam is preparing to make
considerable improvement on the build
ing occupied by his drug store. The
Washington avenue side of the building
will be altered and an entrance from
Washington arranged.
L. F. Miller and daughter haye gone
to Deer Park where they will make their
home for time while Mr.. Miller is en-
ployed on the construction of the new
saw mill of the Standard Lumber Co.
The COMPANY expects to start soon on
the erection OF a mill to cut 100000
daily.
w. A. Ladwig has been enjoying a
visit from his brother, E. J. Ladwig
and Edwin Reimler, both of Sumner,
Iowa. The young men are making tour
of the northwest, registering for the land
drawings and will take in the A.-Y.-P.
Exposition.
Rex Osborne, an experienced news
paper man, who has been making a
canvas of the state of Idaho for the
Boise Statesman. to ascertain the senti-
ment of the people as to local option, re-
ports that all but six counties will vote
to 60 dry. Bonner county our neighbor
on the east, is one of the six that Os-
bore figures will remain "wet."
John S. Goar and F. w. Lachner. of
Spokane, are in the city organizing a
lodge of the Modern Brotherhood of
America, fraternal insurance order
The order is now twelve years old and
has paid nearly $5,O0O,OO in claims.
They are meeting with good success and
will organize here soon. Ladies and
gentlemen are admittedton equal terms.
The union meeting under the auspi-
ces OF the Local Option League will be
held at the Congregational church next
sunday evening, Rev. F. R. Margetts.
giving the address. These meetings
nave proven exceedingly interesting
ana have been attended by large audi
euces. 1t is one of the best evidences If
the interest the public is taking in the
lSSuo before II ,pok Y,