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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-08-05
Wreck Victims Number Fifteen

Fifteen people were killed and almost
100 injured in a head-on collision be-
tween two Inland Empire electric trains
which occurred near Coeur d. Alene
Saturday afternoon. 1t is thought that
several more of the victims will succumb
to injuries.
The cause of the wreck has not vet
been determined but the company is
making thorough investigation and
promises to give the fullest publicity to
its findings. The attitude of the COM
pany in dealing with the victims of the
accident and making settlements as
rapidly as possible, deserves the high
est cOmmendation
Both trains were crowded with people
either bound to Occur d. Alene to regis
ter for the land drawing or returning
after registering. No Newport people
were in the wreck but one of those who
died, w. J. House, was resident of
Scotia. His funeral was held at Cheney,
Wash, Wednesday afternoon.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-08-05
"A Farewell Party

One of the most pleasant parties of
the season was that given at the home
of Mrs. Charles Gilbert for Mrs. W. G..
Lawrence, who is leaving for her new
home at Winchester, Idaho. Mrs. Gill
bert and Mrs J. L. Montzheimer were
the hostesses. The rooms were taste
fully decorated with sweet peas, red
being used in the dining room, pink and
white in the living room and Lavender
in the hall. The ladies were very busy
with their thimbles until o'clock,
when dainty refreshments were served
by the hostesses. During the afternoon
Mrs. WI. Williams rendered delight
full music, both vocal and instrumental,
and Mrs. E. B. H. Remly favored the
guests with several readings. The in
vited guests were: Mesdames Aims
worth, Appleman, G. B. Boudwin, Boud-
win, Bloomer, Berry, Craig, Cain, J. c..
Jacobson, L. M. Johnson, H. A. Ken
nedy, F. C. Krause, Lund. w. F. Mil
lard, G. P. Moeser. T. c. Miller, J. T.
Phillips, AL McInnis, John Mcfnnis,
Pike, Sidney Rogers. E. E. Reid, A. E.
Reid, f. B. H. Remly, Sherlock. Tiss,
Thompson, Towle, Wimber, w. J. Will
liams and Misses Ruth Rogers and
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-08-05
River Notes

Fred Schaerer who has been firing on
the lone for the past year has resigned
his position and will 60 to Montana to
work for the Milwaukee railroad.
George Holmes has taken the position
of fireman on the lone. George has
been with the boat most of the time
since she was launched.
The Pend Oreille River Navigation
Co. has made arrangements whereby
passengers can get through to Metaline
on Sundays the same as on week days.
The excursion steamer is met at Blue
slide by one of the other steamers and
the passengers taken to lone, from
whence they 60 by stage around Box
Canyon and on the steamer Metaline
from the canyon to Metaline. The Met
aline will soon start running through
Box Canyon to lone.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-08-05
ARE BUILDING POWER LINE
New Electric Company Starts
Work on Transmission Line
Deliver Power From Standpoint

The Northern Idaho & Montana Pow
er Co. started work last week on the
construction of it's power Transmission
line from Standpoint to Newport. When
completed Newport will be furnished "a
hour electric light and power service
from the power house at Standpoint un-
til the completion of the big water pow
er project on which the company is en-
gagged.
A crew of 25 men has been set to work
on the construction OF the transmission
line and the work will be rushed as fast
as possible. The survey follows closely
the Great Northern right of way be-
tween Standpoint and Newport.
C.E. Groesbeck, vice president of H.
M. Byllesby & Co., OF Chicago. with
headquarters in Tacoma, and o. E. Ost-
hoff, vice president of the company.
with headquarters in Chicago, were in
Standpoint last week inspecting the
plans of the local management 80 far as
they have matured.
The gentlemen state that thev are
planning on a great future for this Sec
ton and will do all in their power to in
terest capital in manufacturing enter
prises in towns in which they are oper-
ating Their aim is to bring Industries
to use the power which they have to-
sell.
The company is expending much
more money in this territory than pres
they are confident that the country will
develop rapidly and expect to profit by
this growth.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-08-05

= as the popular resort for all of the mill
men. A hungry man was never turned
away from the hotel while she was
operating it. She was a mother to all
OF the men who made the place their
home.
From the union with Mr.. Quick seven
children we're born. Of these but four
are still alive. They are: Daniel, Frank
and Mrs. Media Collier, of Newport, and
Mrs. Belle Houchins, of Spokane.
There are II grandchildren and three
great grandchildren surviving the de-
cedent.
The funeral services were held from
Miller's Undertaking Parlors on Sun
day last and were conducted by Rev.
Robinson. There was a large attend
ance of old timers and friends of recent
years. The interment was in the Odd
Fellows Cemetery.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-08-05
PIONEER HOTELKEEPER DEAD
Mrs. Anna Quick Passed Away
Last Thursday.
Among First Residents of Town

Mrs. Anna Quick, born Booth, died
at Sweet, Idaho, last Thursday.
Mrs. Quick was one of the pioneers Of
Newport, having lived here since 1890,
two years before the Great Northern
construction work was started.
Deceased was the pioneer hotelkeeper
in this section of Idaho, having served
the first meals eyer served in Old Town.
She started in small shack and a tent
located near the present site of the New
port Hotel, a few days after her arrival
here. From the small beginning she
kept at work and finally made enough
money to construct the present building
and operated it as hotel until last Sep
tember when she was compelled by
reason of i'll health to lease the property.
Later on she sold the place and retired
from active business life.
Last fall she was taken i'll and after
consulting specialists found that she
was suffering from a cancer on her face.
She was treated by local physicians
until April of this year when she went
to take treatment from specialist at
Sweet, Idaho. All efforts to stop the
ravages of the disease were unavailing
and after months of suffering she pas
sed away
Mrs. Quick was born in New York on
July 6, 1912. She VAS married to Elijah
Quick in Detroit. Mich. In 1888 the
family removed from Kansas City to the
Big Bend country and resided there
until 1890 when they removed to what
is now Old Town. At that time there
were but two residents of the Old Town,
After the death of MIR. Quick, which
occurred in Kansas City, she was mar
ried to James Despair, who was resi-
dent Of the Big Bend country and who
died several years ago.
Probably no woman in this section of
Idaho was better known than Mrs.
Quick. For years her hotel was the
only place in this vicinity and was head
quarters for all of the men engaged in
the construction of the Great Northern.
After the work oD the road was COM
pleted and the mills started her house
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-08-05
SAY LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Supreme Court Hands Death Blow
to Judicial District.
County Division the Only Hope.

The Sapreme Court of Washington on
Tuesday rendered decision holding
unconstitutional the law passed at the
last legislature, which permitted ses-
sions of the Superior Court to be held at
other places than county seats. The
case was brought up from Chehalis
county, where it was proposed to hold
court at Aberdeen, as we'll as at Monte
sano. the county seat, and where the
county commissioners decided to build
a court house at Aberdeen, in addition
to thel lone at the county seat.
This decision of the Supreme Court
knocks out the new judicial district,
with headquarters at Newport, created
by the county commissioners in June.
Arrangements had been made for the
holding of a term of court at Newport
in the near future, but the case from
Chehalis county came up, and Judge
Carey decided to hold matters in abey-
ance until the court had rendered its
decision.
The knocking out of :he law puts an
end to the hope OF the people of this
section that they would be able to enjoy
court privileges without the necessity of
making the trip to Colville and the ad-
ditional expense caused thereby. Doubt
less there is very little mourning over
the death of the law at Colville. where
the hotel men and others were much
opposed to the organization of a new
district
There remains but one method for the
people OF this end of the county to pur-
sue to get what they are entitled to and
that is county division. When the mat
ter of county division was last consid-
cred the principal objection thereto was
the fact that this part of the county was
not sufficiently developed and did not
have a sufficient assessable value to
warrant it. With the completion of the
Idaho & " ashington Northern Railroad,
the big saWmill at lone and the cement
plant at Metaline. our valuation and
population will be greatly increased, anil
new county can be organized that will
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-08-05
County Assessable Value Going Up

The county assessor has completed
his work and has summed up the total
assessed valuation of all assessable prop
erty in Stevens county, both real and
personal, and finds that the assessed
valuation for the year 1909 is$8, ,519, 1913.
or a gain over 1908 of $448, ,736. The
gain, however, would have made better
showing had it not been for the destruc-
ton of the towns of Clayton, Springdale
and Valley by fire, the board ordering
deduction from the assessment rolls of
all the property thus destroyed in the
three towns mentioned.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-08-05

The new depot OF the l. & W. N. at
Dalkena will be completed this week
and the depot at Usk started. The
buildings are 3Ox70 feet, containing two
waiting rooms and ticket Office, also
baggage room. At Dalkena a water
tank has been erected. The water sup
ply will be piped about mile from
springs back in the hills. The town
site company and railroad company are
working together in the installation of
the water system.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-08-05

be wealthy enough and populous enough
to warrant its formation.
Eastern Stevens county has long SUBJ
mitted to handicap in the transaction
of business with the county seat; we are
practically off the map as far as political
representation is concerned, but are now
big enough and strong enough to 60 it
alone. movement to bring the matter
before the legislature in 1911 ought to be
started before long, as considerable pre-
liminary work is necessary.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-08-05
Vacuum Cleaners on Trains

The Great Northern Railway has in
troduced another innovation on it's
transcontinental trains between st. Paul
and the Pacific Coast Vacuum cleaning
machines are now used to keep the cars
spick and span. The time honored
broom has been relegated to dark cor
ner of the porter's locker and its func-
tions hei eafrer will be performed by a
machine in charge of skilled operator.
The apparatus comprises a vacuum
pump driven by an electric motor and a
metallic reservoir for receiving the dirt.
The machine is mounted on wheels and
is taken from car to car. There are
special attachments for taking the dust
out of upholstery, curtains and draper
les, as we'll as from the carpets. The
machine is part of the train equip
ment and uniformed operator has
been added to the train crew; his only
duties being to keep the cars neat and
clean.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-08-05
Won Another From Cusick

The Newport Ball Team played at
Cuslck Sunday and won the fourth
game of the season from the down river
boys, Cusick made good showing in
the first part of the game but weakened
and our boys won out to 4.
The local team is now playing strictly
home talent and the element that has
been causing all the friction having been
eliminated the boys are getting along
harmoniohsly. Next Sunday the Coeur
d'Alene team will be here. The lake
city has one of the best teams in this
section. but the BOYS expect to make a
creditable showing against them.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-08-05

The town council held a meeting
Wednesday evening at which routine
business was transacted Some street
grade matters were satisfactorily ad-
justed.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-06-12
NEWARK.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ara Bowen returned
Friday of last week from Pocomoke
where they had been visiting theil
daughter, Mrs. Harry Young.
Capt. James Bowen spent few days
of last week with his family here.
Miss Annie Holston is visiting friends
in Philadelphia.
Rev. John Bunting, of Mardela
Springs, made us visit this week.
Miss Marguerite Gray left Wednes-
day for an extended visit to relatives
in Cambridge and Wilmington, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Tull visited Miss
Dora West, at Ironshire, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor Dennis and Mr.
and Mrs. Clayton Dennis attended the
funeral of Mr.. Garrison Dennis, near
Willard. Monday.
We are sorry to report Mr.. Charles
Dennis on the sick list this week.
The Ladies Aid Society will meet
next Tuesday evening at the home OF
Mrs. Horace Tull.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-06-12
FRANKLIN CITY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Selby. of Philadel-
phia. are guests of Mr.. Major E. Selby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Colona, of Salisbury.
are visiting relatives in town.
Miss Margie Disharoon. of Stockton,
spent Sunday with Miss Lois Logan.
Miss Jennie Short, who has been at
tending school at Blackstone. has re-
turned home for the summer vacation.
Miss Martina Bailey is visiting friends
at Rehoboth this week.
Miss Laura Chapman, a nurse in train
ing at Atlanta. Georgia, is home on a
visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. C.
Chapman.
Miss Florence Harrington accompanied
by her guests. Misses Ethel and Marian
Salmon, of Wilmington, spent part of
this week at Chincoteague.
Mr.. and Mrs. Major Selby returned
Saturday from trip to Philadelphia.
Mr.. B. F. Powell, who has been TAX
ing special medical treatment in Balti-
more, has returned home much improved
in health.
Children's Day passed off very nicely
at the M. p. Church last Sunday even
ing, rejecting much credit on those who
so faithfully trained the young people
in their respective parts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Taylor and little
daughter, Dorothy, are guests of rela-
tives here.
The Dixie Tennis Club" was enter
ttaa;;n.ed 81 the .h.o;sie Of Miss Blanche
Ellis last Tuesday evening.
We are very glad to see our young
friend, Mr.. Elmer Hill, home again.
Mr.. Hill and his brother. Ernest, took
the famous advice, Go West, young
man," locating at Salt Lake City. Utah.
The Misses Colona, of Chincoteague,
are guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Birch.
Mrs. Minerva Mills who attended the
funeral of her brother in Delmar. Del. !,
has returned home.
Messrs. Will Davis and Harry Sharp
ley spent Saturday and Sunday at
Ocean City.
Miss Della Brown spent the past two
weeks with relatives at Chincoteague.
Mr.. Milby Hancock, who ATTENDED
the memorial services at Gettysburg,
Pa. in honor of the fallen heroes of the
U. S. Army. has returned home. Mr..
Hancock also visited Baltimore while
away.
News is scarce, and our little town is
dull at present owing to the fact that
those who have not sail boats, cannot
travel on our streets at present. The
railroad is surely boon to our COM
munity. We hope the county will get
busy" soon and build a road so that
every pedestrian will not have to wear
gum boots.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-06-12
BISHOPVILLE.

Children's Day services last Sunday
at Savagetown were well attended.
Mr.. Jacob Esburn, of Ocean View,
Del, died last week and his remains
were brought here for interment.
The wet weather has injured the
Strawberries.
Mr.. Timothy Rayne, Jr., spent Mon
day at Ocean City.
Miss Amelia Donoway. Of st. Mar
tins. recently underwent an operation
for tumor at the Peninsula General Hos
pital. The operation was successful
and the patient is doing well.
Misses Madge Richardson and Addie
Law and Mr.. Harry Ringler took the
teachers examination in Snow Hill last
Tuesday. We wish them all success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levin Nelson are visit
ing Philadelphia and Wilmington.
DR.. James Bishop and his father, Mr..
James Bishop, of Shovel, were in town
on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moore, of Harbeson,
DEL, spent Saturday and Sunday here.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-06-12
Land Without An Owner.

There is a strip of land of consider
able area lying between New Church
and Pocomoke City, that for more than
century has been truly called "No
Mans Land" 1t is not within the re-
collection of the oldest resident of Ac-
comac County, Va, or of Worcester
County, Nd, that any one ever has laid
claim to it, nor are there any records
of it in the Courts of either county.
Even the question as to which of the
two States the land belongs never has
been considered seriously.
Not few of the older residents hold
to the opinion that the land does not
even belong to the United States. some
of them going so far as to say that, il
it belongs to any country at all, it is
England, as the mother country owned
everything down this way before the
Declaration of independence changed
ownerships. and they think it more than
likely that, in dividing up, Virginia and
Maryland overlooked mo Mans Land, "
leaving it out in the cold and making of
it a miniature territory unto itself,
without ruler.
There are between 300 and 400 acres
of virgin soil in the tract that could be
made to produce bumper crops. but no
one cultivates it. and. SO far as is
known today, there is no one who has
any desire to do so. For some unac-
countable reason it does not appeal
strongly to the farmers and truckers of
this section. and they always take good
care to steer clear of the apparently
hoodooed land.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-06-12
500 Reward. 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages. and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requires con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in
doing its work. The proprietors have
so much faith in its curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails to cure. Send
for list of testimonials.
Address
F. j. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, Toe.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-06-12
POTENTIAL WHEAT ACREAGE.

With the many means which
are at hand to the future far
mers of the United States to
meet the ever-growing demand
for the "staff of life," it is hard
to imagine a real wheat famine
for our population in the inn
mediate future. He is a most
unwise prophet who would at
tempt to estimate the potential
wheat acreage of the United
States ten, twenty, or fifty
years from now. While it is
true that the most available
and most productive wheat
lands have already been tap
ped, the future acreage of
desert-and-swamp lands that
may he productive through en-
cheering skill is an absolutely
unknown factor. That many
of these regions will sometime
be extremely productive no one
can doubt, and if high prices
for wheat become persistent, IAN
extensive wheat acreage may
be developed in old agricultural
regions that have abandoned
wheat for more profitable forms
of agriculture.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-06-12
ANNUITIEs PROLONG LIFE.

An insurance physician tells
me an annuity is equal to a gift
of ripe old age. Says many an
old fellow he has passed as a
risk, giving him a year or two
at the most, has turned up regu-
larly to collect for a score of
years. Nothing strange in that.
I've known a few boys who
have been lucky enough to
have had annuities settled on
them, and in each case it was
like a new lease of life. An
nuity means end of worry, and
the wise doctors tell us worry
is the most fatal of all diseases.
Ever see an old man with a
competence walking listIessly,
or with a stoop. or wearing that
acknowledgements expression?
Not one. Ease and comfort as
sured for the future, and the
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-06-12
STOCKTON.

Mrs. James Cottman, Of Hurlock, is
the guest of her mother, Mrs. E. d.
Clayville.
Among the visitors to Pocomoke City
this week from here were; Misses Lu-
cile Taylor, Eliza Jones and Mr.. and
Mrs. Stewart Bromley.
Miss Marcelena Houston, who has
been teaching in Tennessee, returned
home this week accompanied by two OF
her friends, the Misses Rombose, OF
Virginia.
Messrs. Claude and Grover Hudson
entertained the Epworth League this
week.
Miss Lillian Waters entertained al
cards Thursday afternoon in honor Of
the visitors in town.
Miss Stella Richardson, of Whining
ton. DEL, came this week to visit her
sister, Mrs. Thomas Disharoon.
Children's Day services will be help
tomorrow Sunday evening at the
Methodist Episcopal, Methodist Prot
estant and Presbyterian Churches.
Mrs. Homer Mason visited friends in
Greenbackyille this week.
Mrs. Cecie Hopkins, of Philadelphia,
is the guest of her parents, Mr.. anC
Mrs. George Nicholson.
Miss Ellora Paradise entertained O
few friends at cards Tuesday.
Mrs. Bromley returned Wednesday
from visit to her mother, Mrs. Albert
Conner, in Snow Hill.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-06-12
THE BUSY HEN.

The magazines are fond of
quoting large figures about the
hens. Being the smallest variety
of the farm stock, they are
more or less overlooked, but
the total always shows results
which are surprising. A writer
in the Technical World Maya
zine figures the value of all the
poultry at about $50, 900, 900, or
about 81 for every person in
the United States. They lay
eggs enough to allow about two
hundred per inhabitant. The
weight of the eggs laid yearly
is greater than that of the ex-
ports of pork, beef, tallow, ham,
bacon and sausage.
The rapid growth in recent
years is said to be in the south
west. Missouri and Kansas sold
;sc;: nearly $50 $50, oocco ,ooG of poultry iii
one year. Iowa still leads in
number of eggs produced,
although the average price is
lower than in many eastern
States. Chicago continues the
leading egg centre both for
fresh receipts and for cold stor-
age, the average number stored
in recent years being twenty
thousand cases of thirty dozens
each. These eggs are produced
mostly in the West and South
west. The bulk is sold in the
West. but a good many come
to eastern cities. The higher
grades of eggs in the eastern
markets are produced in the
eastern States. The eggs pro-
duced yearly in the United
States are worth $40, 100000,
which is almost three times the
value of the wool product. The
value of poultry product beats
that of all the mines in the
country in annual cash output.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-06-12
BOX IRON.

A number of our young folks enjoyed
pleasant sail over to Green Run
Beach last Monday in Captain Scott s
boat, the Fairfield. The party sailed
from Rattlesnake Island. Those present
were: Mesdames William Scott, Frank
Mumford and Martha Taylor. Misses
Jane McAllen, Frances Truitt, Julia
Burbage, Lucy Stagg, Nellie Price,
Frances Johnson, Minnie Scott, Mary
Johnson, Maude Mumford. Lille MUIR
ray, and Mary Moore, Messrs. Clarence
Hall. Edward Johnson, Grover Truitt,
Luther johnson. James Mumford. Sam
uel Burbage. John Kelley and Elwood
Truitt, Masters Barney Mumford and
William Scott. All had a delightful
time.