The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
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ROOMS for rent, with or without
board. Mrs. Aug. Schwab.
Tell us what you want. We carry
out your ideas. F. E. Lehmkuhl.
When you need an undertaken call
Harding & Harding. Phone 100.
Twelve quarts of rich milk for 81, nv
taking two quarts day. Hal E. Frem-
ming. Aotf
Dance given by the High School foot
ball team at Kelly's Hall Tuesday even
ing, Oct. 81.
Just arrived, some fine ladies' and
gents watches. Big stock and small
prices. Benson, P. o. ieweler.
Work has been started on the build
Ing of cement sidewalk along the Town
Hall property on Washington ave nue.
A. R. Morgan, formerly stationed at
Elk, is the new cashier at the Great
Northern station, succeeding Mr.. Gale.
WOOL BLANKETS-Some excen.
tlonai bargains offered Wednesday and
Thursday, Nov. l and 2. See our adv.
on last page. G. A. Sherman & Co.
K. E. Horton and family have gone to
Arden to reside, where Mr.. Horton will
assist in looking after the Stevens county
interests of the Fidelity Lumber Co.
Special sale on Men $. Ladies
and Children S Sweaters.
J. A. Noble.
The Spokane city commissioners made
trip to Metaline Falls Saturday morn.
ing, returning Sunday evening, for the
purpose of inspecting the plant of the
Inland Portland Cement Co. They were
the guests of Dan R. Brown treasurer
OF the company.
Division Superintendent Nichols, of
the Northern Pacific Railway at Liv.
lngston, Mont, made trip over the l.
& W. N. Tuesday in his private car.
Mr.. Nichols daughter was among those
who pre-empted lots on the government
townsite of Metaline.
Henry Abbenhouse and G. s. Abben-
house and families arrived from Mt.
Vernon the first of the week, and have
taken up their residence on the ranches
on Section 6, south of town. They have
let the contract to build two houses and
will clear and set to fruit 40 acres each
The work of pouring the concrete roof
on the new Fielder opera house was fin
ished at noon today, under the direction
of Edward ]. Ryner. consulting engineer
of Spokane. The work of pouring one
side of the scene loft and the roof over
the loft still remains to be done. When
completed the new theater will be a
credit to the town, and the first build
ing of it's type to be constructed in this
section.
Satur day night a Priest Lake man
named Bob Carey made pass at gun
play at Night Marshal Straight in the
Koch saloon. Straight was too quick
for him and arrested him on the charge
of carrying concealed weapons. Sunday
friends of Carey came from the Priest
country and secured his release on a
800 cash bond. and on Monday Police
Magistrate Mcdonald administered the
maximum fine OF $50, which was paid.
H. A. Hooper, of Spokane, repre-
sentative of the Chamber of Commerce
of that city, was in Newport Tuesday,
endeavoring to arrange for representa-
ton of our town in the big boosters
parade to be held during the Apple
Show. Mr.. Hooper did not receive very
much encouragement, except an assur-
ance that an effort would be made to
have as large a crowd from this section
as possible.
R. s. Proctor, of Dalkena, brought to
town Tuesday some elegant samples of
potatoes grown on his ranch. The sam
pies run from two to four pounds in
weight and were raised without irriga-
ton on Pend Oreille valley bench lands.
Some of these potatoes will be sent east
for exhibition at the New York land
show, and Mr.. Proctor will also exhibit
so pounds at the Waterville. Wash. po-
tato show.
The Public Service Commission OF
Washington, after personal inspection
of the ground, has advised Pend Oreille
county officials that grade separation
at the I. & W. N crossing near John
ston spur, north of Cusick, is not prac-
ticable and permission is granted for a
crossing at grade. The commission
states that a grade crossing is not dan
gerous, as a clear view of the track ls
obtained from both directions. Resi-
dents of that section had petitioned for
grade separation.
Although Washington has less than
one-sixth of the total mileage of the
Great Norihern svstem more than one