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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-01

will be returned in as good condition as
possible when the users have been able
to provide permanent shelters for them
selves. Thsse tents have been used be-
fore, having seen service at Fernie two
years ago, aDd are to be returned for
further service should occasion requireit.
Numbers of contributions of clothing
from Spokane, Ritzville and Medical
Lake have been received to add to the
quantity supplied by the people of New
port. AS far as known the pressing
needs of all families have been provided
for and all now have shelter.
Messrs. Jones & Onesrud, railroad
contractors, who were engaged in the
building of the grade OF the Idaho &
Washington Northern north from New.
port, and who erected large warehouse
and office building near the docks, were
solicited by J. T. Gibbs to donate the
lumber in the structure to fire sufferers.
The appeal met with a ready response
from these gentlemen and the property
is now at the disposal of the relief COM
mittee. The means of tearing down the
structure and distributing the material
therefrom have not been definitely de-
cided upon, but it is likely that the plan
will be followed of notifying those ranch
ers who wish to rebuild at once to join
forces. tear down the building and di-
vide the salvage among themselves. The
structure was built of first-class mater
ial and the salvage will be great help
to the men who have lost all their own
buildings,
The old George H. Jones warehouse,
which has stood on Great Northern
property across Fourth street for many
years, has also been donated for this
purpose and is being torn down.
Some alarm was felt for the safety of
the Cunningham brothers, who live at
Bead Lake, as no word was received
from them for several days. They came
to town this week and reported that
they had been making hay while the
fires surrounded them and kept them
from getting to their home. Their home
buildings did not burn and the Bead
Lake property in that vicinity also es-
capped destruction.
County Commissioner Sutherland has
made tour OF the burned district in
this vicinity with view of ascertainlng
the damage done to county bridges by
the fire. On the roads west of town be
found II bridges, with total length ol
495 feet, destroyed. On the east side ol
theriver- he found six bridges burned
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-01
Form a Strong Combination

A deal was consummated this week
whereby new firm, under the name Of
Heslin. Fox & Co., purchased the hay,
grain and feed business of D. r. Nor
gan, taking possession of the same on
Tuesday.
The new firm is composed Of Mike
Fox, Sr, recently mayor Of Newport, who
formerly conducted the business and
sold it to Morgan, then leaving Newport
to take up homestead in Montana.
The old town and business proved at
tractlve to Mr.. Fox, and on a recent trip
east he interested in the town George 7.
Heslin, for many wears leading busi-
ness man of Maiden Rock, Wis. With
them is also Ray ]. Fox, lately in the
employ of the Panhandle Lumber Co.,
and who is we'll known to the people of
this vicinity.
Together they present a strong COM
bination, and they expect to consider
ably enlarge the scope of business to
cover the whole Pend Orellle valley
country, and also to engage in COM
mission business to handle all kinds of
produce raised in the valley. The need
of business of this character has long
been apparent here, and the new firm
xrects to be able to handle it.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-01

with a total length of 800 feet. Mr..
Sutherland at once started crews of men
at work rebuilding the bridges, so as to
establish means of communication with
all of the burned district.
The family of J. D. Young, west of
Dalkena, had a thrilling experience. Mr..
Young was at work at Dalkena when
he saw the Black volume of smoke indi-
eating that his home was menaced. He
hurried to the scene :.nd on the way Sc
cured his brother with team to take
out the family. while he and the hired
man remained to battle with the flames.
They saved the buildings, but only after
hard fight, and the timber on the place
was badly damaged. Mrs. Young and
the children were taken into Dalkena,
where that night Mrs. Young gave birth
to a baby girl. Mr.. Young lost 700
cords of wood, besides standing timber,
but takes a philosophical view of the
situation, and will seed down his place
and put in about 20 acres of orchard
and some small fruit. believing that in
time the fire will have proven to be a
benefit.
In reporting the death of George R..
Campbell in last weeks MINER a slight
error occurred. The body was discov-
cred Sunday and was brought to town
Monday afternoon by the three sons of
Mr.. Campbell and DIR. Ellis.
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RECOVER FROM FIRE SHOCK
People of Burned District Optimistic and Starting
to Rebuild Their Homes.
TEMPORARY RELIEF FURNISHED THE NEEDY

abandon their homes as a result of the
fire. Everywhere there is disposition
to make the best OF the disaster, clear
the land of timber and get it under cul-
tivation. Some have brought their fam
lilies to town for the winter, the heads
of the family expecting to get work to
enable them to get back on their places
in the spring. Others haye already put
up tents for temporary shelter and are
planning the building of new homes.
The ranchers are unanimous in the
opinion that great good can be accom-
plished bv seeding down the burned
area. 1t is, of course, physical and
financial impossibility to seed over the
85 square miles that were burned oyer,
| but every rancher and home builder ex-
presses the determination to get in all
the seed possible.
To this end the matter of furnishing
seed to the ranchers was taken NY with
the Spokane Chamber of Commerce by
the Newport Commercial Club. Sidney
w. Rogers attended meeting of the
Cham Der of Commerce at Spokane Tues.
day, and addressed the meeting, point
out the value of the proposition to the
country and its feasibility. His address
was given a good reception and was Sec
onded by several members Of that body
AS result of that meeting it was evi-
dent that the Chamber approved of the
plan and was willing to assist. The
matter was left in the hands OF com.
mittee for further investigation and at
tention. Mr.. Rogers has also add, essed
a letter to Senator Wesley L. Jones
asking his assistance in getting the mat
ter before the U. 8. Department of Agri
culture to procure seed for the ranchers
and asking the government to cooperate
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Since last weeks issue of THE MINER
but few variations are necessary in the
fire report. Practically every loss in
this district was covered in the report OF
last week and no further deaths or in
juries have been reported.
With the passing of danger from the
fires and the subduing of the accom-
panying excitement the people of New
port and the surrounding country have
settled down to calm survey of the
situation, and optimistically setting
their faces toward the future are taking
account of the needs of the country,
leaving behind all regrets and starting
on the work of development. The ner-
vous strain resultant on the fire has
passed and business is again resuming
its normal condition.
Further estimates on the fire damage
to standing timber do not alter the esti-
mate of THE MINER OF last week. Ten
per cent on yellow pine and 25 per cent
on mixed timber is the general conclu-
sion of men posted on timber. The big
companies are preparing to take care of
their burned over timber and logging
operations in this section will be pur-
sued with vigor to save all that is possi-
BILE in the limited time within which
this timber must be cut.
While not able to quote Mr.. Blackwell
to this effect, it is the understanding OF
THE MINER that the Panhandle Lumber
Co. will handle all logs that the ranch
ers of the burned district will deliver in
the river or along the right-of-way oi
the Idaho & Washington Northern Rail
road Co. With this arrangement most
of the ranchers will be able to avoid
total loss on their timber.
Very few, if any, of the ranchers will
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-01

Messrs. Gillespie and Glass, of the
Chamber of Commerce, came to New
port with the car to supervise its un-
loading and turn it over to the local re-
lief committee. The goods were stored
in the building formerly occupied by the
McMorran drug store, and no sooner
were unloaded than the work of distri-
button was started. The supplies were
handed out on ratio that had been
fixed upon by the committee for each
mem Der of the families.
Accompanying the car we're thirty
tents, the property of the Chamber OF
Commerce, which are loaned to the
ranchers with the expectation that they
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ment ownership. DR.. Sutherland,
chairman of the board of county COM
missioners, will take up with the board
at the meeting of the board next week
the matter of making an appropriation
to assist the ranchers in getting seed.
The shower of Wednesday evening put
a quietus on the forest fires in the i'm
mediate vicinity OF Newport, and the fire
season is over for this year. However,
the shower was local in its character
and extended but short distance into
the Priest River country. The work OF
fire fighting in that section is continued
under the direction of Forest Supervisor
w. A. Millar. The fires there have not
been of the destructive character OF the
one that swept this section.
Acting on the recommendation of K.
W. Evenson. representative of the Spo-
kane Chamber of Commerce, who spent
Wednesday in this city investigating the
needs of the destitute. that body took
prompt action in appropriating sum
of money to buy supplies and forwarded
a full carload to Newport. which arrived
here Friday morning via the Idaho &
Washington Northern Railroad. the road
hauling it free of transportation charges.
The car contained the following articles
and approximate values:
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-01

Five tons of flour. 500
One ton of cured meats. ........ 300
$50 pounds of coffee. ee.............. 40
so pounds of tea. a............,.... 25
1000 pounds Of sugar. r........... 60
200 pounds of rice. e................. 20
500 pounds of beans. .............. 80
80 stoves with utensils and pipe. 240
$50 blankets. ........ 225
IS mattresses 800. $50
Total 1880
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-20

years in the United States army and
il was there that he found that he coult
handle his end of the argument with
most any man he found occasion tc
mix up with. This training, while ad
mittedly but amateurish, does not
leave the hefty fireman without yes
tige of experience.
Il never felt better in my life" is
Hart's declaration of his condition,
and am confident of winning"
betting is at even money on the out
come and already some big wagers
have been made Manager Eddie Rob.
inson, manager of Morris, who is stag
ing the fight, today received wire
from Tommy Ryan who is desirous of
matching Morris with his hope" Con
O'Kelly, providing Morris gets the long
end of the argument with, Hart.
Announcement from surrounding
towns indicate that special trains will
bring delegations from towns in south
ern Kansas and Missouri and all parts
of Oklahoma where Morris has ap-
peared.
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MORRIS READY TO MEET
FORMER WORLD CHAMPION

Sapulpa Okla, Dec. 1S.-Carl Morris
the undefeated Oklahoma fireman, and
Marvin Hart, ex-champion heavy
weight of the world, who are matched
for fifteen-round battle here on Tees-
day evening, virtually completed their
training Sunday. From now until the
time of battle both of the fighters have
announced that no heavy work will
be INDUCED in.
Morris, who is considered by his
friends as the real white mans hope Z
looks in perfect condition and when
he stepped on the scale this evening
he tipped the beams at 240 pounds.
Should he win the bout by knockout,
or even a decision, over Hart his
chances for the heavyweight honors
would then be considered most favor
able. He has fought number of
fights throughout the state since being
coaxed from Frisco engine some
few months ago and in each he has
put across the knockout before the
fight had gone many rounds Three
and four rounds has been the limit for
a majority of his fights
In meeting Hart he is hooking up"
with an experienced ring man, and
though not top-notcher, a man that
will allow fair judgment on Morris's
ability.
In declaring Morris novice at the
game number of "depesters" of the
country have overlooked one bet That
is the fact that Morris served three
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to paralyze the audience. The songs
may have been old, but you couldn't
understand them, any way. The most
of the jokes were familiar friends
whom it was pleasant to meet again
after many years. Probably THE
Flower of the Ranch will be around
here again sometime, with the same old
gags and the same girlies-but may it
be in the days of our grandchildren.
But Skivers Skivers was the bright,
particular star Skivers redeemed the
whole outfit from the shades of medi-
ocrity Skivers fingers in the memory
like the fragrance of the artificial rose
which the villain picked up and thrust
in his bosom as a memento of the
scornful schoolmaam Skivers poses
and facial contortions would make you
scream at joke which you were hear
ing for the five-hundredth time.
Come again soon, Skivers, but say
lean over here while we whisper get
a job in another company.
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OKLAHOMA HUNTERS PROVE
BIG SOURCE or REVENUE

Guthrie, Okla, Dec. 20. = Nearly
II 900 hunting licenses were issued in
Oklahoma during November accord
ing to the monthly report of State
Game Warden Judge Askew filed with
the secretary of state. A total of TO-
629 resident licenses were issued at
$1.25 each; ninety nonresident lie
.enses at $500 each. The state treas
ury profits to the extent of $11,91S by
the months business.
The state game warden's Office is
sued LIB resident licenses and AZ
nonresident licenses. The deputy
game wardens issued 1926 resident
licenses and nonresident licenses.
County clerks issued 5,519 resident
licenses and 35 nonresident licenses.
As the county clerks and deputies get
twenty-five per cent commission on
each license, several deputies earned
in the neighborhood of $3.50 each last
month, one of them issuing over 1,100
licenses and two near thousand each.
LeFlore county evidently is the fav-
orite gathering place for out-of-state
hunters, twenty-nine nonresident Ii
censes were issued there also. Sc
quoyah county comes next with $3.50
resident licenses; Bryan, 1926. During
the season to date there have been is
sued 1887 resident licenses in Atoka
county
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improved as it Progressed.

The audience which saw The
Flower of the Ranch last night at the
Auditorium thought at first that it was
tasting pretty sour lemon, but by
the end of the first act things were
sweetening up bit, and by the time
the chorus gave the good old paiama
and nightie dance, as a hint that the
show was almost over, it had proven
really quite an entertainment after
all.
The plot wasn't thick enough to tire
ones brain in the effort to see through
II. The acting wasn't dazzling enough
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do the same stuff all the time or have
you got rep?"
"A rep?' queries the puzzled sky
pilot"
Sure. Repitory Different acts
entries some call them. Why, Uncle
Toby-he's our clown-has got twenty
entries. Makes heap of difference
in the big cities where you have rum"
Il see. Well, try to say something
new every Sunday
None of your acts is like circus
acts, are they? Is there any laughs
in your acts?"
Not many laughs, I'm afraid But
ministers try to tell their people things
which help them and make them for
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get their weekday troubles for a
time"
why, that's just like the circus bus
iness-only circuses draw more people
than the churches" -
The scene closes when Polly is given
a peep at the pictures in the minis
ter's bible. Her eye is caught with
the figures of Ruth and Naomi, from
whose costumes she argues that "theA
must be circus folks" She asks to be
read the story, and the minister be-
gins with:
Entreat me not to leave thee.
Whittier thou goest. I will go. Thy
people shall be my people; thy ways
my ways, and thy God my God"
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bark, injured by fall from her horse
is seen tucked away under coverlets
in the home of rural minister, who is
the Good Smaritan of the occasion
She wakes up early in the morning and
slowly, comes to a realization of what
has happened. John, the clergyman
sits beside her and their conversation
develops the most charming episode
of the story.
Polly talks in the only language she
knows, the argot of showland, and the
minister gives gentle, often puzzled re-
sponses. The spirit of the girlish
naivete, the delicate, impulsive realism
the little circus rider puts into these
words, invests the scene with subtle
poetry and carries a current of pathos
underneath its mild humor. AS the
talk goes on, people in the audience
laugh, and at the same time would like
to cry little In this epoch of slang
sters, on and off the stage, the YER
nacular is usually forced to absurd
hYperbole. Real in its outward semb-
lance, it is only cheap pose within.
In life slang is usually merely an eff
fort to be smartly colloquial, and when
put upon the stage its insincerity is
accentuated The Rose Stahls, the
Victor Moores, and the irrepressible
slang mongers of the vaudeville stage
represent a strained point of view, they
are off the key of reality, but Polly
talks in circus metaphor, because she
is a child who knows nothing beyond
it. Her slang is absolutely spontan.
eous.
Kinder tough, amt it?" says Polly,
when she finally understands that the
show has to go on and leave her be
hind. How long will it be?"
THE doctor can tell better about
that when he comes answers the
young minister.
"Doctor AS bad as that, eh? It's
my wheel, amt it?"
"Yo, what?" demanded Mandy, the
colored nurse, in surprise.
my wheel-my creeper. Oh, golly,
that hurts Is it punctured?"
When Polly learns that John is a
clergyman she bounces up with:
Great Barnum and Baily! You sky
pilot! Well. l never thought that
would be talking to one of you guys"
"My church is right out there" says
John. You can see it from the win
dow"
How long have you worked here?"
she asks.
1--WE only been here about, six
months" SAs
six months Haven't they got
mighty tired of your spiel?"
81 hope they haven't"
"Gee Six months in burg like
thisl They must be sick of you-or
perhaps you change your act Do you
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One Of the letters received by The Senders-Wrieht
Store, to be forwarded on to Santa Claus.
The True Christmas Spirit

V1nita, okla. Dec 10, 1910
Dear Santa Claus:
Please give the presents you have for
me TO some little boys and girls that has
mo Papa and Mama to care for them. am siz
years old and hope dear Santa will be we'll
and visit all little children and make them
HAPPY.
Good bye dear Santa and wrap up good
so you won It freeze.
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Polly And the Preacher.

Slang is put to its best usage in one
of the scenes in Polly of the Circus"
The little siek-a-bed lady of the tan
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Aluminium Ware

A full and complete line of the cele-
brated 1892, pure aluminium, Tipped
sauce pans, 10c each, rs at this price.
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-25

There, are good signs manifest in
the city of Grand Junction. The fine
new buildings are the talk of the
strangers within our gates. A num-
ber of capitalists went this way not
long ago and made kind remarks
about the city and building projects.
Since the appropriation of 100000
600 has been made by congress there
Will be evident growth not only in
the city but in the valley. 1t is a
great thing to be in growing coun-
try. Many people who are dissatis-
fled at first in a new country are
afterward enthused with the pros
poets of growth. This is feature
that is not to be forgotten. We will
see the growth and the beauties of
the country as we live a long time
in the place. All honor to the cham
ber of commerce and the people who
are making the city and the valley
beautiful and tractiye.-Church
News
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-25
RAIN REFUSES
To Be COAXED

You seem to need rain very bad
ly, said Observer Hardinge to a
farmer today.
Yes. answered the farmer in a
tone of patient resignation. We've
done our very best. but it doesn I
do any good. @-eve given one Sun
day school picnic after another, left
the rockin' chairs an hammocks an
buggies out over night, an painted
all the buildings fresh; but none of
the things that used to bring rain
seem to work any more"
This is all the chance there is for
rain tomorrow:
Forecast for Grand Junction and
vicinity-Generally fair tonight and
Sunday
June "a, 6 pm. Temperature, SS
relative humidity, 13: direction of
wind, northwest; velocity. miles
precipitation. o: weather. clear.
June 25, 6 a.m.-Temperatu Go:
relative humidity. 20: direction of
wind. southeast; velocity, miles /.
precipitation. o; weather, clear.
Yesterday the maximum tempera-
ture was 90; minimum. 60: mean.
IS. which was the normal tempera-
ture for that day
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-25
PROMOTED TO GLORY.

Corps Cadet Minnie Kivitt of the
Salvation Army of Grand Junction
Miss Kivitt was born March 30,
1895; died June "a. 1910, at 4:3O,
at her home at l03 South street.
aged | ) years. 3 months and 25 days
She gave her heart to God in No
vember, 1905. and since that time
had been a faithful soldier of God
Her ambition was to work for God
therefore she sent in her corps cadet
papers in July, 1904, for life ser
vice in the Army.
Just before she died her father
spoke to her about her soul, she said.
81 have prayed to God about IL and
am ready to go: but would like to
stay and be Salvation Army Off
GER
She was loved by ali who knew
her.
Funeral services at the hall. Sun
day at IL o'clock, conducted by Colo
mel jenkins of Denver. after which
her body will be shipped to her old
home in Kansas.
She leaves father, mother and
sister to mourn their loss; but their
loss is her gain.
The daily sentinel., 1910-06-25
A $4,000 LAND SALE.

A deal was closed the past week
whereby Richard Sutton, one of the
best horticulturists in the whole Pali-
sade district, of Colorado, becomes
the owner of l67 acres of the Emmett
mesa, heretofore owned by r. II.
Bancroft and w. II. Lloyd of Pali-
sade.
We understand that 1t is Mr.. SUIT
tons Plan to move here this summer
and to commence improvement of his
new holdings. He already owns a
twenty acre tract near the Jackson
ranch that he is improving this sum
mer.
The price paid was $4,000 or a
little over seventy-one dollars an acre
which is considered very reasonable,
although Messrs. Lloyd and Bancroft
paid but forty dollars for the same
about a year ago. thus II is shown
how land values are steadily increas-
ing in the Emmett valley.
The writer mas known Mr.. Sutton
for number of years and it is a
pleasure to us to know that he has
selected the Emmett valley for his
future home Emmett Udaho) Ex-
aminer.