The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-02-10
See Crandall for watches.

See Crandall for watches
\ nice new line Of good up-to- date
jeWelry at Shreve's.
F. E. Griffin has purchased residence
property in Cedar Park.
Call Phone l0l for something good to
eat and quick delivery.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Brazeau spent Sun
day and Monday IN Spokane.
Frank D. Crandall for watches; all
sizes all kinds; prices right
Thoroughbred Barred Rock cockerels
for sale Silver Birch Farm.
Mems Chippewa pack shoes at Kelly's
and, OF course, always at the right price.
Dr. Vinton, the we'll known eve man,
will be at the Antler Saturday, Feb II.
AUCTIONEER-Will cry sales any
where r. E. Ellis, Newport. Wash. tt
Quality considered. our goods are as
cheap as the other fellows. PAYNE &
Eawter.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Baptist
church will meet at the home OF Mrs.
Moore on Feb. IT,
Mr.. and Mrs. s. W. Rogers were at
Spokane Monday evening to see David
Warfield in the emusic Master"
NJ. Slack left this morning for Iowa.
to visit aged relatives who are sick. He
went via the Canadian Pacific route.
70 one-pound packages OF Csc Crystal
Coffee sold in one day this week at
Noble Bros Pretty good recommended
ton.
f. B. H. Remly has purchased the
Central Lumber Co.'S retail Yards at
Spokane, and will move to that city to
take charge of the business.
Rev G. H. Rice was at Elk Wednes-
day to perform the marriage service of
Archie F.. Depew, formerly of Newport,
and Ethel REYNOLDS, of Elk.
w J. Dow has closed his barber shop
and gone to Montana to file on a home
stead. The shop fixtures were sold to
an Old Town barber and moved across
the line
At a meeting of directors OF the New
port Battery Co. Tuesday evening, F. E.
Lehmkuhl was appointed travelling sales
man for the exploitation of the COM
pany's product.
F. F. Lehmkuhl returned the ,st OF
the week from tour of Southern Idaho
and Oregon. He reports business con-
ditiona abont the same as locally, but
with prospects of improvement as the
season advances.
The family of B. R. Willis, president
OF the Fidelity Lumber Co., will this
week move to this place from Spokane.
They will make their home 10 the j. C.
Jacobson residence during the absence
of the latter's family at West Branch.
Harvey Slack, OF the University of
Idaho, was the guest OF Newport rela-
tives over Sunday. Harvey is captain
and first baseman of the University
ball team this season and also bears the
reputation of being the teams best
hitter
At her home near Diamond Lake on
Saturday occurred the death of Mrs.
Marie kemacher. after an illness OF over
q year from Bright's disease. She was
born in 1883 and leaves a husband and
four children. two boys and two girls.
Interment was at the Newport cemetery
on Sunday afternoon. Rev. G. H. Rice
officiating
As an illustration of the way the
Northwest is handicapped by transpor-
fation charges the following serves to
mark the point. E. E. Ellsworth re-
Gently received shipment OF Is pounds
Of kodak supplies from San Francisco,
the charges OF which were $4.3S, or. III
cents per pound AS the goods in ques-
tion were valued at about SIS. it will be
seen that the transportation charge was
about 50 per cent of the value of the
consignment. and as they are of a class
of goods sold at fixed price on narrow
margin, the problem of the retailer in
placing goods before his customer is
easily apparent. The Northwest needs
and must have lower transportation
charges before it can reach tull develop