The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-05-05


Il Mary Mccullough has purchased two
lots on Meadowdale avenue, Cedar Park
from the Newport Washington Land Co
For best homestead and timber claim
locations and real estate of all kinds cal
on or address DR.. H. F. Hughes, lone
Wash.
n. Decker. recently of Spokane, is the
new car repairer of the I. & w. N. and
transfer track inspector for the tw,l
roads.
%10O For lot in the Blackwell
WV Addition. Two blocks from
Washington Avenue. Charles F. Craig,
agent.
| Chas. NJ. Talmadge has been drawn to
serve on the Federal grand jury at Mos
COW, Idaho, and will leave for that place
next Sunday.
| Koch & Weinkauff have arrived at a
settlement with the insurance com panies,
receiving the sum of 1888 in payment
| OF their recent fire loss.
| Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Ellsworth started
Sunday for Seward. Alaska. where they
will spend several months visiting their
son and looking over the country
Miss Ruth Rogers departed Sunday
for her home at Colorado Springs, Col,
having been forced by ill-health to re-
sign her position in the Newport schools.
Occur d'Alene, Idaho, is now among
the dry ones, the last of it's saloons clos
ing Saturday night, as the result of the
local option election held last winter.
G. E. Jaynes and family left today for
several months visit to Nebraska and
Colorado points. This will be the first
extended vacation Mr.. Jaynes has taken
in many years.
County Engineer w. NJ Manning, as
sisted by Thos. Fea and Johnny Jones,
has been working between Metaline
Falls and the Canadian Boundary for
several weeks.
Appropriate services for Mother Day
will be held at the Baptist church next
Sunday at IL o'clock a. m. Let every
one who comes wear white flower in
honor of the mother.
A swell new line of tailored suits, silk
coats, wash dresses and lingerie just re-
ceived at the Paris Store. Ladies in
yited to come and look over the line at
an early date, as the stock will not last
long.
w. G. Lawrence, of Winchester, Idaho,
is Newport visitor today. Mr.. Law
renee is as optimistic as ever about New
port, and there is a strong possibility
that the Lawrence families may again
make this city their home.
| G. S. Holmes. of Seattle, was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Talmadge, of SILVER
Birch Farm, Saturday and Sunday. MI.
Holes is interested in Newport property,
owning the Holmes block on Washing
ton avenue, and is also interested in the
Newport Washington Land Co.
The new reight engines of the I.
& w. N. Railroad are expected
to arrive this week, and the work OF
completing the ballasting of the new
road north from Newport will be started
next week. No expense will be spared
to put the whole line in first-class con-
dition.
The population of Newport. Washing
ton, is estimated right close to 1900,
which figure Is pretty near what the
official count will show. With about
600 on the Idaho side and in Watertown
and 200 in Halford's and other additions
not within the corporate limits OF the
town it is safe to claim 1000.
| At Standpoint. Idaho, on Thursday,
i April %, occurred the marriage of Lou
E. Combs, of Newport, and Della E.
/ Huffman. of Nixon, Mont. Mr.. Combs
il the popular cashier at the Great
Northern depot and has made many
friends in Newport since he was located
here. They have started housekeeping
in the Mrs. Hayes house.
| seventeen pairs of Hungarian pheasantt
we're received by express from Pennsyl-
vania Wednesday morning and were
sent down to Locke to be liberated
These birds cost So per pair and are paid
out Of the county game fund, the
d money being derived from the sale Of
hunting and fishing licenses. and can be
| used in no other way than the propoga'
ton and protection Of game birds and
lanimsls.