The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-10-28

OF Mr.. ana M RS. y. +. CrdlS.
Look at all the other lots and get the
prices and then you will say that lot
in the Blackwell addition is the cheapest.
Select your heating stove now. Sew
eral sizes and prices to select from.
Your old heater taken as part pay. Bell
&. Turnbull.
County Commissioners Sutherland
and Beggs are visitors to the down river
country this week looking after county
road matters.
Order your nursery stock now, as the
indications point to another shortage.
Jas. M. Mcdonald, agent Milton Nurs
cry.
W. w. Porter and wife returned last
Thursday evening from Cleveland, Ohio,
where they were called to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Porter's father.
Next week the teachers of the New
port schools will 60 to Colville to attend
the Stevens County Teachers Institute,
which will be in session for one week
W. +. Gum, chimney sweep, while
working in the postoffice building yes
terday afternoon, fell about II feet, sus-
tanning injuries which will lay him up
for week or more.
E. s. Appel, G. F. Craig, A. M. Har-
ris Jacob Martin. Edward Britton and
I. w. Harris are in Spakane today as
witnesses in the case of Nagle vs. the
I. & W. N. Railroad.
The new building of the Lund Hard
ware Co. is RAPIDLY approaching compile
ton and will be ready to occupy in
about three weeks. A cement sidewalk
is being laid in front of the building.
"a. Carter and wife have returned
from Seattle. where Mr.. Carter was
deputy commissioner in charge of the
Stevens county booth in the agricul-
tural building at the exposition.
For Sale, 2 or 3 lots, S. w.
corner Bird and Scott Make me
an offer. Walter Rogers. $40
Riverside Ave., Spokane, Wash.
Contractor E. A. Morrissey, who had
the railroad work on the Nancy prop
ertv north of town. is in town this week.
Mr. Morrissey is now rancher, haying
purchased property near Steptoe, in the
Palouse country.
Chas. Luce and W. M. Booth. better
known as "Tamarack," have made an
exchange Of properties. Mr.. Luce pnr-
chased the Booth ranch on Priest River,
$4,000 for the ranch and stock, and Tam
arack getting the Newport home of Mr..
Luce.
T. l.. Paulsen and George Wilcox have
purch ased the City Market of G. L. Gil
bert, and will conduct the same under
the firm name of Wilcox & Paulsen
They have had the business since last
Thursday and took active possession on
Monday.
For nearly two years past the ma jor-
ity of Newport's business houses have
closed at G:30 p. m. During the last
week several of the business houses that
have been observing the early closing
have joined the ranks of those who did
not close and are keeping open till a
later hour.
At the Harvest Home supper, given
by the ladies of the Congregational
church Friday, Nov. 5, the following
menu will be served: Roast veal with
dressing and brown gravy, mashed po-
tatoes, Boston baked beans, hot Johnny
cake. cabbage salad, pickles, pumpkin
and apple pie and coffee. Price 35c.
w. W. Warner has filed with County
Auditor L. E. Joseph plat of the town
of Metaline on the west shore of the
Pend Oreille river. The area comprises
about 80 acres of land, and the survey is
made to supplement an application fol-
the establishment of government town
site upon the site of the old town.
Owners of mining claims in the Mar.
shall Lake mining districts are prepaf
ing to contest the application of the
Northern Pacific Railway Co. for pat.
ent on the south half of the southeast
quarter of section Is, township 80, range
IS. Work has been done on claims or
this land for many years, and the mer
doing the work do not propose to let the
railroad company grab it without a con
test. The hearing will be held before
/ U. S. Commissioner Rogers ON NoY. s.