The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-08-24

10 to Shreve for expert watch, clock
repairing.
Business property for sale. Inquire
Box 282, Newport. Wash.
| Harding & Harding, the undertakers
Night or day. Phone 100.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Art Langdon Wednesday.
H. A. Miller, undertaken. All calls
answered promptly day or night.
Chas. Milliron. of Lamont. is here
looking after property interests.
Saturday only, home gown
eggs, Doc. South Side Grocery.
Twelve-room furnished house for rent.
Suitable for lodging house. Inquire at
Miner Office. tt
The Newport Washington Land Co.
has sold the Wilcott property on Warren
avenue to j. G. Russell.
George Neff and wife were in town
Monday from their homestead in the
LeClerc creek country, being on their
way to Spokane to make Communication
proof on their land.
L Sadler, of Kansas City, arrived
Monday morning for visit with his
brother, A. P, of Locke. The latter
came to Newport to meet his brother. 1t
was their first meeting in twenty years.
DIR. W, s. Wallace returned Monday
from Kennewick, where he had been
called by the accident in which his sis
ter was seriously burned. The lady was
very badly burned, but hopes are enter
tanned for his recovery.
STOLEN-Centuryb bicycle with Corbin
2-speed coaster brake, Model No. 10.
The number SO" is marked with punch
on bottom of crank hanger. A reward
of $40 is offered for recovery of bicycle.
R. E. CREAGER, Newport, Wash.
"What Are We Here lin This World)
For?" This question has been submit
ted on postal cards by Rev. Whitman to
a number of men this week. Numerous
answers have been received, indicating
much interest in the question. These
| replies will be read and considered at
| the evening service at the Congrega-
| tional church next Sunday.
| At the residence of D. R. Lusher oc-
Cured the marriage of Frank P. Barry
to Hattie s. Fields, both of Standpoint,
Idaho. The groom was ~ years of age
and the bride IS. R. L. Smallwood
acted as groomsman and Mrs. r. L..
Smallwood as bridesmaid. That health.
happiness and prosperity may accom-
pany this youthful couple is the sincere
wish of their friends
The last issue of the imberman, pub
| lished at Portland, Oregon, whose editor,
George M. Cornwall, was among the
party that visited the Fidelity mill the
first of the month, contained an excel
lent write-up of the Fidelity's plant, to-
|
and one of Albeni Falls. The Timber
man says that the Fidelity's electrically
illuminated sign, $50 feet long and 10
feet high, is the largest of its Kind in the
world.
Sam MCGEE is having a building
erected between the Commercial Hotel
and the Lund building on the Bronson
property, in which Mr.. McGee expects
| to operate news and cigar stand. Since
his accident two years ago Mr.. MCGEE
has been unable to walk, and has been
DESTROYS of engaging in some enterprise
| that he would be able to conduct, and
and there is no doubt but that he will
receive fair share of the patronage in
| his line.
Commissioner Sutherland and Asses
sor Purchase made trip into the West
Branch country north of Newport last
week, to inspect some of the country
that has recently GENE into patent to
the Northern Pacific Railway, with the
idea of getting some basis for valuation
of the land in assessing same. The ter
ritory is within the Kaniksu National
Forest. but the n P. has about 35, 600
acres in three townships. The country
ia sparsely settled. but those who are
making their homes there are meeting
with good success in farming operations.
The railroads are we'll known as
spreaders of noxious weeds along their
right-of-way, and many time has the
Jim Hill mustard been cussed to finish
But there can be no question that the
spread of red and white clover and tim
othy throughout this section is also aided
by the railroads. This week Jacob
Martin. foreman of the east section,
brought into town single stalk of al
falfa which has been growing the past
two years on the gravel fill of the Great