The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-08


Wenatchee. the petition asking for the
election having been filed in the city
clerks office A hard~fght is pre-
dicted.
Samuel Berry of Spokane. who has
been developing 1000 acres of land in
Okanogan County, has recently added
1000 acres more to his holdings and
Is now rated as owner Of the largest
orchard on the Pacific Coast
After being revised by the board OF
equalization, the total realty assess
ment Of Pacific County, based on 30
per cent of actual value, is $7,289.664.
The total personal assessment is $639.
1873, giving a total assessed valuation
Of $7.s2S,797.
George F. Cooke, United States
Army, who recently stood court-mar
tial at Seattle, for losing $4,000 of the
paymaster's funds, when he was COM
handing officer at Fort Gibbon, Alas
ka. has been ordered to San Francisco
by the secretary OF war.
Governor Hays offer of reward
Of $3.50 for the capture of the perpe-
traitors of the attempt to dynamite the
Lyons building in Seattle is being pub
lished throughout the northwest in
the hope that somebody Gin on the
DEAL wifi give the information.
Mrs. J. P. Potts, of Weston, died at
Walla Walla, of pellagra. She was a
native of Oregon. This is said to be
the only case in which the disease
was contracted in the Northwest, and
the only death recorded from this all
ment in this section.
Eugene Golf, 81 years of age, and
Guy Ronnes, 16, died of suffocation by
black damp in a well they were boring
on COTS place at Puyallup. The older
man was first overcome and in at
tempting to rescue him young Ronnes
lost his life
The Seattle municipal authorities
opened negotiations for the engage
ment of the services OF a civil engi-
neer, who is to take charge of the
identifying" Of the city and the or
ganization of plans for greater Seat
tie.
There has been filed with the Kick.
itat County auditor deed conveying
in the aggregate 1926 acres Of tim
Der lands to Edward r. Peer, of Lam
sing, Mich. The deed of acreage is
the most extensive OF record to any
one individual in the annals Of Kiicki.
tat County.
Exclusive of any bond issue for
good roads in Yakima county the
county commissioners have decided to
spend $4,000 for road contract work
during the coming year. The board
will submit the question of $625,0O0
bond issue to the voters at the fall
election.
The first vessel of the Bering Sea
Goldfish fleet to return is the schooner
Fortuna, of Tacoma. The Fortuna re-
ports an unusually tempestuous sea-
son, but despite that fact came home
with matches bullying to contain 1885,
900 prime fish in salt, which repre-
sents the seasons work.
More than 500 carloads of apples
have already been placed in the pool
Of the Wenatchee Fruit Growers AS
ISOLATION to be sold to the highest bid
der, and bids are being received daily
on different varieties. The associa-
ton is reserving the right to reject
any and all bids
The Lewis River Fruit Growers AS
sociation is rapidly getting things in
shape for the second annual exhibit
ton which will be held on Octo-
Der Ii, IA and Is, and the showing
promises to be of very high class,
rs every fruit grower in the valley is
taking interest in the exhibit.
F. A. Proulx and William Neuert,
Of South Bend, have been induced to
put up a moving picture show in
large hop field near Littell, Lewis
County, which is owned by Herman
Klaber. Mr.. Klaber thinks 1t will be
a paying proposition. as there will be
about 1000 hop pickers employed, and
he also thinks that 1t will help him to
keep his employees from becoming
restless.