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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-03-18
USING THE new BRIDGE
Great Northern Track Revision
About Completed
Has Been in Progress Two Years

When the Great Northern Oriental
Limited eastbound passed over the
bfidge at Albeni Falls this afternoon,
the bridge which has done service since
the road was built sixteen years ago was
abandoned and the new bridge placed in
service.
For over two years the work Of track
revision has been going on at this place,
and with the connecting up of the track
at both ends Of the new bridge. which
was done after the passing of No. 2 to-
iay the work is practically completed
In order to make this revision several
hundred yards of rock cut were made,
also a fill three-quarters OF mile long.
which required nearly million yards of
dirt. Bv this revision sharp curves are
eliminated, the track shortened and
grades cut down.
George Cooke & Sons, of Minneapolis,
had the contract for the building of the
piers for the new bridge Their work
should have been completed before high
water last year, but owing to the diff
Guilty of securing good foundations for
the piers they did not complete their
contract until last fall. For several
months the steel workers have been
busy putting up the huge steel structure
and the first trains passed over it today.
The new bridge is located about 100
Yards up stream from the old one, which
was directly oyer the falls. The new
bridge is 1880 feet long, having five
spans of 200 feet each and one of so feet.
The piers and abutments are of concrete
The stringers are AZ feet above low water
mark. Coming onto the bridge from the
east there is stretch of over mile of
straight track west. On which there for
merly were four curves. The elimin-
alton of these curves will make COR
siderable saving of time and wear and
tear on equipment, which will make the
track revision paying investment.
1t is estimated that the building OF the
new bridge and consequent track revls-
ion have cost the Great Northern a
million and half dollars The old
bridge will be taken down by the COM
pany as soon as contract can be let for
wrecking it. There has been some talk
of Bonner county acquiring the bridge
To convert it into a wagon bridge, and
the matter should be placed before the
county commissioners, as the Great
Northern people would doubtless put a
low figure on it if it could be util ICED for
public benefit.
Supt. l.. W. Bowen, Of Spokane, has
been in Newport today. experimenting
the work Of connecting the new bridge
and tracks.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-03-18
KILLED BY ROCK SLIDE
Two Workmen Buried at Brandt
Camp Sunday.
Two Others Were Badly Injured.

The lives of two men were crushed out
and two others were injured by rock
slide at the camp of Gilbert Brandt, op-
poslte LeClerc creek, on the I. & W. n.
extension Sunday morning.
The accident occurred about 8 O'Clock
in the morning. Five men. one of
whom had the contract for the station
work at that point. had gone to work to
clean out of the cut some rock which
had been loosened by blast. The cut
was about 35 feet deep and the sides
were apparently safe. They had barely
started work when huge mass of rock
from the top of the cut slid down upon
them. One of the men had his head
crushed, left arm torn off and leg broken
while another was cut nearly in two,
with tons of rock laying on them. One
other had leg broken and a fourth
was badly bruised while the fifth man
escaped injury.
Mr.. Brandt Immediately started to
drive to Newport, distance of 35 miles
after the company physician while his
men began the work of recovering the
bodies. Justice Long accompanied Mr..
Brandt to the scene the same night but
Wuen Cney arrived tney IOunO LnaC the
injured men had been brought to New
port by the Steamer Spokane. DR..
Phillips was called to the hospital to at
tend to their injuries and they are now
recovering.
The dead men, Otto Blad and Gus
Nelson were brought to Newport Mon
dav noon on the Steamer Newport and
were buried Tuesday in the potter field.
About 15 of Mr.. Brandt's men also came
up on the Newport having quit the job
as soon as the accident occurred.
Though there have been several deaths
among employees on the construction
work these are the first violent deaths
that have occurred.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-03-18
District Teachers Institute

On Saturday afternoon, March 10th.
there will be held in the hleh school
room OF the Newport High School the
annual Teachers District Institute of
Stevens County at 80 O'clock.
AT this time the discussion of educa.
tlonal topics of moment will be engaged
IN. The program will be interspersed
with vocal and instrumental music.
1t ls highly desirable that parents
who have children in our schools, and
patrons who are eager to cooperate in
rendering our public school system
more efficient should grace this occasion
With their presence. and take an active
part in the discussions which will fol-
low each topic. The topics to he dis
cnssed pertain to the increasing of the
effectiveness of our public >choals, the
methods and discipline of educational
work, and the cooperation OF teachers
and parents.
A cordial invitation is extended to
each one to attend this meeting and
participate in the various discussions.
Following is the program:
Music. ic.............Pu Pupils of Public School
Recitation. n.............. Pupil of Public School
some Ways OF Stimulating Attendance.
..................... Leo II. King
Ten Questions on the Above Topic, Ethlyn Kent
Music. Pupils Of Public School
"Why There Are So MANY Poor Readers.
Observation-Disclosures. Louise Lewis
HiiSS |\uuCtSch
importance of Discipline Florence Meisncr
discussion. ......... ..... Charlotte Davenport
"Co-Operation of Teacher and Patron"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. E. s. Appel
Discussion. n.....................E Esther Rogers
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-03-18
PLAN BIG WATERPONER
New Light and Power Company
Has Big Project
Starting on Local improvements,

II. H. Jones, of Standpoint, general
manager for the Northern Idaho q Mon
tana Electric Light Co., was in town
the first of the week, looking after the
intereits of the company. They have
assumed the management of the North
ern Electric Co.. of this city, and are
having a plat of the lines made in order
to ascertain the improvements neces-
sary to give the town the service re-
quired Several extensions are planned
and one on the South Side has been
started. 1t is the intention Of the COM
pany to give the best service possible at
an early date without awaiting the de-
velopment of water power. The gentle
men representing the proposition are
proceeding in a businesslike way to
place their plans before the public. Their
application for franchise was read be-
fore the council Tuesday night, and was
referred to the proper committee. At
the next regular session the matter will
be up for discussion.
In writing of the new electric power
proposition the Standpoint Review has
the following:
The company has not iully determined
upon the source OF its power supply, but
it is pretty we'll determined that the
Cabinet gorge of the Clark's Fork river
will be utilized for that purpose. If
such shall be the case the company will
harness the greatest water power in the
United States outside of Niagara Falls
and at a great outlay. The company
had it's engineers N AXE soundings in the
gorge, and complete reports showing the
amount of power to be secured there
have been made to the company. The
engineers reported there were 10000
cubic feet second going through the
gorge at the point where the power
would be harnesesd and that there was
available $1,000 horse power, which
leaves Niagara its only competitor In
the United States for the amount of
power to be generated from single
stream.
When the sounding were taken last
fall for the Byllesby company by En-
gineers Nichols and Lane, of their staff,
wire was stretched across the gorge
from bank to bank and batteau was
held in the seething waters below. A
heavy weight was attached to piano
wire and the sonndings taken. A depth
OF 12O feet was found. The engineers
had precarious job, and once Or twice
the battean came near oyerturning witsl
them.
As before stated by the Review the
location OF the big concern here for the
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-03-18

8. 8. Drew, of the state fish hatchery.
at hartford, on the Little Spokane, was
in Newport to-day on his way back from
a trip down the river. Mr.. Drew has re-
Gently planted 85, 900 eastern brook trout
in Davis Creek. Smalls' Greek and the
Calispel river and has also placed some
in streams near Jared's landing. These
shipments are from the half million
purchased by the county out of the
county game fund Mr.. Drew states
that parties desiring to secure fry for
planting from the state supply can do 60
by making APPLICATION to him.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-03-18
River Notes

change in the management of the
Pend Oreille River Navigation Co. will
occur this week, Jack McInnis being
succeeded as general manager by his
his brother James, better known as
Jim. Jack resigned in order to take a
position in charge Of the outside work of
the Panhandle Lumber Co., and-will
nave headquarters at Spirit Lake, which
Newport people will regret. as they do
not like to see Jack and his family leave
our town. jim, the new commodore,
has had considerable experience on the
Pend Oreille, and will make good gen
eral manager for the boat company.
The Pend Oreille River Navigation
Co. is enjoying good business these
days. Passenger traffic is picking up
rapidly and freight business is large,
they having the handling OF all the ma
terial for the railroad construction.
The steamer Defender has been placed
in commission as a tow boat by the
Pend Oreille River Navigation Co. Capt.
Clarence Sample is at the wheel and
Ray Ferroi is engineer. She took her
first load down the river Tuesday morn
ing.
Last Thursday Martin Woldson, one
OF the stockholders OF the Metaline Nav
igation Co., obtained Judgment in
Stevens county superior court against
the company for the sum of $l1.559 On
Saturday Deputy Sheriff G. A. Ledger
wood came to Newport and levied an
execution on the company's steamer,
the Ruth, and posted notice of sheriff
sale, to take place at the boats landing
place on Wednesday, March "a, at which
time the boat will be sold to satisfy the
judgment.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-03-18

Water rights in Stevens county seem
to be eagerly sought after During the
past week 0. L. Olsen and Floyd b.
Daggett have transferred to the Arcadia
Orchards Co. water rights On Loon Lake
in western Stevens county MIR. Olsen
has also filed additional rights on Loon
Lake and on Calispel river and lake in
eastern Stevens county.
Floyd B. Daggett is at the head of a
big irrigation project being pushed by
Spokane capitalists, and it would appear
that Mr.. Olsen is working in coniunc-
ton with him. This company has sue
ceeded in coping out the water rights
on most of the lakes in southern and
eastern Stevens county.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-03-18
New PostOffice Established

The postoftice department has estab-
lished new postoff1ce called Frem-
ming at Conquest Landing, on the east
side of the river, about six miles north
of Newport. II. E. Fremming has been
appinted postmaster and the Office takes
his name. Mr.. Fremming received no.
tice OF the establishment of the office
Wednesday, and expects that supplies
will arrive 80 that the Office can be
opened bv March "a.
The new Office will be quite conven-
ience for ranchels in that vicinity and
also miners of the Conquest mining dis
trict, in which are located number of
good prospects.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-03-18

Felix and JOS LeClerc returned Sun
day evening from four months visit
among the scenes of their childhood in
the vicinity of Quebec. Canada. Mrs.
Felix LeClerc. who was with them, re-
mained for longer visit. Both Felix
and Joe thoroughly enjoyed their visit
and found some Of their old friends alive
to greet them, but are glad to get back
to the Pend Oreille.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-03-18

development of power for ali this coun-
try means an awakening Of industrial
life which nothing else could mean. It
is the intention OF the company to fur
nish power for this whole region at a
price which will do away with steam
entirely for the work of its mills and
bring into it factories of all kinds, which
will utilize the wealth of this favored
section.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-03-18

A new addition to the town of New
port will be placed on the market April
l, consisting of several blocks of the
Panhandle Lumber Co. g tract, adjoin-
ing the town on the northwest. c. f.
Craig, OF the First National bank, will
handle the addition and will be ready to
talk business with prospective purchas-
ers about April !. 1t will make ch ice
residence district, located close in and
only two blocks west Of Washington
avenue.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-03-18
Phone Connections With Cusick

The telephone extension down river
OF the Newport Telephone Co has
reached Cusick and connections are now
established with all points between
here and Cusick. The line il working
very satisfactorily and Spokane connec-
tions with Cusick are heard Just as
plainly as at Newport.
The work of extending further down
the river will he taken up just as soon
as the conditions down the river
improve. The mud and slush are now
so bad as to make work extremely diff
cult. The construction force is now
working in Newport connecting up a
number of new phones, which will
bring the total number of the phones
in use in this town up to 2l5.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-03-18

Supt. l.. W. Bowen and Roadmaster
Connolly. of the Great Northern, were
Newport visitors Monday and inspected
the work on the new cutoff east of town.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
WATER EAST
SELAH LANDS
POMONA HEIGHTS TO Be RECLAIMED
Water Users and Land Owners to Meet
October IL, and Indications Point
to Settlement

Settlement of the Pomona Heights
troubles with the United States recla-
nation service and the irrigation of
that fine stretch of land in the East
Selah valley seems certain. Although
no official announcement is made, it
is expected that the land owners will
receive word from Secretary Ballinger
in few days that a way has been
provided for them to secure water for
the property
meeting of the land owners and
water users under the East Selah
canal has been called for Wednesday.
October 10, at the farmers room at
the court house. Attorney Thomas
e. Grady, who has been retained bv
the land owners to look after their
interests, says that he anticipates that
by that date there will be something
definite from the government
Secretary Balinger turned over the
Pomona Heights case to the local of
ficials of the reclamation service. and
it is understood they have agreed on
report. This must first be signed
by Secretary Ballinger. but his go. * i"
is anticipated. 1t is on the belief that
this report will be back in North Yak
ina in less than ten days that the call
has been issued for the meeting
While no statement viii be made of
the contents Of this report until Sec
rotary Ballinger has reviewed II. IT Is
understood that the Bryant-O'Rryan
water right is not recognized but that
the government will sell water at a
reasonable price for $500 acres of
land The original acreage under the
project was 5000. 1t is understood
that If the water is sold to the land
owners, they will form a permanent
association, build the canal and oper-
ate it.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
Rivalry of the Towns is Devel>
oping Very Fast.

be at the head of her district, writes
the contest manager as follows:
81 am not afraid of the finish if
can only keep within reach of the top.
l know my friends will come to the
front when they see l am going to be
among those right in the race. For
the present 1 don't care to be the lead
err in my district. And l know | am
not the only one who could have as
many votes counted now as the person
who is in first pace. / will try for
first place just within few DAYS of
the close and take what 1 can get as
the local candidate-and from people
who don't even know me-when it
comes to a test between my town and
some other place.
That's the politics of it. The can
vass is in such condition that i; is
any body's race in any of the districts.
But smart work is going to count Just
rs much in this contest as it would in
any competition where the prizes are
worth $4,000 and can be had by any
of the contestants.
Every mail brings in votes for the
contestants and the doors of the Office
are kept swinging constantly with the
steady stream of voters who go in and
out casting votes for their favorite
candidate in the race. The contest is
certainly gaining ground day by day
and no one can anticipate what Insight
this goOd-natured tug of war will at
tain. Certain it is that 80 per cent of
the people of Yakima and adjacent
territory are directly interested in the
outcome of the contest and before an
CHER week has elapsed the other ten
per cent will be into the contest as
deeply as the candidates and their
friends are today
No one is losing hope, and the dffe:'-
ence of few thousand votes is Moth
irs, as it means but couple of year
" subscriptions and chere are nearly
two weeks remaining III which to Sc
cure subscriptions and close the
chasm which now separates those in
other positions from first place. Many
PEOPLE are willing to help the young
ladies and are only waiting to be ask
ed and the first candidate to ask of
course will be the one To receive the
votes; so il is imperative that those
who desire to enlarge their count get
among the people and make their
cause known.
Subscriptions continue to pile in
from all sections of the country, and
Tuesday was another banner day in
issuing votes.
There is so much to win and so
many opportunities to gain by persis-
tent effort. Study the proposition cara
fully, and you will see that it is easy
to be a winner of prize.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06

and may have the effect of deciding
prize winners, they know that much
more can be accomplished in the same
time by getting subscriptions. The
wise contestants are leaving the de-
tails Of coupon getting to others, while
they go after real business.
The enthusiasm of the contest is by
no means confined to candidates. Peo-
pie all over the northwest are picking
their favoirtes and are helping, not
only with their own subscriptions, but
are working in their immediate circle
Of friends with splendid results.
Many of the candidates think of
nothing else and work the hardest for
subscriptions paid in advance for at
least one year. This, with the plan of
holding in reserve the bulk of votes
received, denotes a shrewdness in
management that will certainly show
to advantage at the finish.
One of the candidates who has
worked hard from the start of the
contest, but who has never desired to
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06

The great special offer made to the
contestants closes Saturday night at
IL o'clock. In order to have SUBJ
scriptions count on this special offer,
all subscriptions must be received at
The Herald Office by this hour. To
give the girls in the territory outside
the city the same amount of time to
work as those in the city, the manage
ment will accept all subscriptions sent
by them that are mailed before IL
O'Clock Saturday evening, but the en-
velopes or packages in which these
subscriptions are sent must bear the
postmark of the date and hour mail
ed together with the postmasters
name and date and hour mailed, writ
ten in ink on the outside of the en-
velope.
Two new six months subscriptions
will count as ore year. A two, three,
four or five year subscription will also
apply on this special offer, as so many
years new business.
Contestants are learning fast the
rules of contest politics and are out in
bunch for subscriptions. While they
realize that coupons help a great deal
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06


District No. 3--Will include all
territory south Of Union Gap, in
GLIDING the reservation.
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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
GIsANDEIIiW,

Messrs. Nickerson and Johnson of
this place have purchased the 44-acre
ranch of VIM. Laberton in Belma for
$500. This will make an ideal fruit
farm.
Leslie Wurst has returned from
Pomeroy, Wash, where he went to
work in the harvest fields. He at
tended the exposition at Seattle be-
fore coming home.
The high school football team was
defeated by the Norm Yakima boys at
that place Saturday by a score of 8 TO
0. The Sunnyside boys play here
Saturday afternoon.
Frank Delphi Of the e. S. Il. S. came
down from Wapato Friday to visit his
father and sister.
Oliver Davey and Miss Jessie Pit
man were married at North Yakima
Wednesday and are at home to their
friends ON Il street. Both are well
known here and have host of
friends
w w WentCh Is having an addition
built on his house in East Grandview.
and NJ Davidson, who recently re-
turned from Minnesota Is having a
cottage built in the Orchard Tract adj
dition.
Jess Baker and Miss Nina Rowley
were married Sunday at the home Of
the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Roney. They left Monday for the
grooms' home in Iowa. They leave a
host OF friends who wish them a lang
and prosperous life.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06

The list of candidates and the num-
Der of votes received by each show
that the industrious are forging ahead
in the battle of the ballots. The votes
are free. but in many cases it is neces-
sary for the candidates to go around
among their friends and gather them
in. These free votes are given for
payments on subscriptions, for new
subscriptions and also for coupons
and nomination blanks printed in the
paper daily. The votes on the sub
payments on subscriptions for new
subscriptions and also for coupons
and nomination blanks printed in the
paper daily. The votes on the sub
in pro- ortion to the amount paid at
the regular rate.
Second Payments.
A great many people do not under
stand land for their information we
wish to say that anyone starting to
take the paper since the contest start
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE
SPILLED IN ROAD
While Driving in From Sclah Horse
Becomes Frightened and Runs
Away.

A party of young people driving
into the city from the Selah Monday
evening were upset the horses ran
away, and at last accounts had not
been found, and one of the girls sus-
tanned a sprained ankle.
The animals in some way became
frightened when near the city, and in
their first plunge took the carriage
part way up the bank at the side OF
the road. The carriage toppled over
scattering out the occupants and the
horses kept right on smashing the
carriage and lamp and soon disap-
peared from view.
r. A. Taylor was the driver, and
had with his Miss Mabel Moore. who