The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
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Frank D. Crandall, expert watch-

Tx IL.
The Paris Store is showing fine new
line of patent leathe, belts.
Buy your watches, clocks and jewelry
OF Shreye and save money.
Mrs. Wilson, OF Wilbur. Wash, is the
guest of DR.. and Mrs. Wallace.
Lee Berry and wife, of Priest River,
were Newport visitors Tuesday afternoon.
Cordwood taken at the highest market
price in exchange for merchandise. G.
A. Sherman & Co.
WANTED-1O,O00 cords of four-foot
FIR and tamarack wood. International
Fuel Co., Spokane. Wash. 3tf
G. S. Freeman, of Leayenworth, has
been in town several days the past week
attending to business matters.
Rev. 8. E. Whitman. the new Congre-
gational pastor, is expected to be here
next Sunday to hold regular services.
George Play and John Baker. of Dali
kena, killed big black bear near that
place Tuesday. The animal dressed 300
pounds.
WANTED-Will trade Shetland pony
with new buggy, harness and saddle for
cows. Write Ralph Gordon, Penrith,
Wash. 14-4
The Farmers Grange will hold their
first annual picnic at the school house
west of Tweedie station on Saturday.
August 20, and are planning big time.
G. G. Whitcomb and Rufus Williams
were at Spokane Sunday to gee their
wives, who are in hospital convalesc-
ing from the effects of surgical opera
tons.
Members of the fire company this
morning hung the fire bell on metal t
bars, as it was thought that the tim hers
supporting the bell tended to deaden the :
sound of it.
Prof. Webb and family left this week
for Bonners Ferry, where they will visit ;
for several weeks and then move to
Greenacres, where Mr.. Webb will have
charge of the schools the coming school
year. E
Services at First NJ. E. church on Sum
dav, August 81: Sunday school at 10 a. t
M; preaching at II a. M, subject, 1.-The c
Obedience of Abraham" Junior League
at 2 p. NJ; Epworth League at D. M;
preaching at 8 p. M, subject, "The Old .
Corn"
The Northern Idaho & Montana Power
Co. has an electric current of 22UO volts
coming over the transmission line from ,
Standpoint for the purpose of "drving
out" the line. The beginning of the a.
hour service may now be looked for i
about Sept. /, according to latest re- !
rurts. IL
Northport business men have pledged
$40 900 and propose to ask the county
commissioners of Stevens county to put
in like amount for bridge across the s
Columbia river at Northport. The state
will be asked to contribute the balance i
of the cost of the proposed bridge.
R. S. Anderson was at lone Tuesday Y
night. appearing before the town coun- q
Gil. The council granted the Newport {
Telephone Co. franchise to build into
the town, and the work of extending the g
from Cusick to lone will be started as
soon as the material can be ASSENT led. 6
w. A. Leslie, seeking the Republican
nomination for representative, and F.
R. Richardson, seeking the commits
sionership for the Third district of Bon
ner county, were Newport visitors Tues
day, seeking primary votes on the Idaho
side of town. Both gentlemen are from
Bonners Ferry.
There will be special meeting of the
town council this evening at Z: 80 clock,
for the purpose Of estimating the cur
rent expenses for the ensuing year, what
the receipts will be, for determining
what amounts will have to be raised by
direct legislation, and determining what
the tax lew will have to be to meet the
demands.
j. B. Gallaher, of Deer Valley, was in
town Wednesday afternoon to receive
medical attention for an injury to bic
face. He was engaged in fighting forest
fires and was carrying an axe and
shovel on his right shoulder, when the
axe slipped down and the sharp edge
cut across his right cheek, penetrating
almost to the bone.