The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-01-28
News OF OLD TOWN

Sheriff Merritt and Deputy Wilcox
came down from Standpoint, Wednesday
night to take view of the landscape on
this side of the line They found that
several buildings obstructed the old view
and that things had been doing since
their last visit.
The sheriff visited all of the places
where liquor is sold and informed the
proprietors that in the future he would
not stand for the presence of women in
the saloons. If the saloon men allowed
women to congregate in their places he
would see that their licenses were re-
voked. He gave them all plain talk
and all agreed to live up to the new rules.
Sheriff Merritt also notified the owner
of a building erected to be used as crib
that he would not be allowed to use it
for that purpose and also stated that no
cribs would be allowed in Old Town
while he was sheriff.
LaComb, the French Canadian who
was recently taken to Standpoint to be
tried rs to his sanity, was taken before
the probate Judge this week. He was
adjudged insane and committed to the
Orifino institution. LaComb became
much worse within few days after his
commitment to Standpoint Sheriff
Merritt is endeavoring to ascertain where
the patient belongs and if he can ascer-
tain that he is resident of Canada he
will probably be sent to that country.
County Treasurer Christensen at the
time of his last quarterly report, shows
that there was then $409. rs in the school
fund of the district in which Old Town
is located. In road district IA he reports
balance of $121 SO in the fund.
DR.. Walker, superintendent of the
emergency hospital has about 20 patients
under his charge at the present time.
Most of them are suffering from frost
bites, colds or rheumatism. None of the
cases are reported as being serious
DR.. Walker of the hospital made trip
to the camps along the river as far as
lone last week. The trip consumed four
days time. The roads were miserable
large portion of the distance and the
ride was anything but an ENJOYABLE one.
First relief supplies were left at all of
the camps.
County Superintendent OF Schools
Ramsey has apportioned the state school
funds TO the various districts. District 9
in which Old Town is located receives
$799.9S from the general fund and $24.l2
from the library fund.
Complaint has been made by one of
the teachers of the local school that two
OF the new pupils who have lately receiy-
ed permission to attend have been partly
under the influence of liquor when school
convened at the morning session. The
scholars who have been compelled to sit
with the new pupils have objected to
associating with them. The bows in
question have been furnishing music in
one of the saloons in Old Town and are
supposed to receive their drinks in the
morning the same as any other old topper.
The matter has been referred TO the
directors of the district and will probably
be brought to the attention of the county
attorney. The latter official will be ask
ed to institute proceedings against the
saloon men for allowing minors to lolter
IN his saloon.
Herman H. Taylor, one of the leading
members of the Bonner county bar, is
for the appointment as Judge
Of the district court soon be established
IN Northern Idaho by taking Kootenai
and Bonner counties from the old dis
trfct. R. N. Dunn, register of the Occur
land Office and former JUDGE
Morgan, of Kootenai county, are also
aspirants for the same position.
The county board allowed the bills Of
Henry Seitz and Della Seitz as clerks Of
election in the sum of eight dollars each |