The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-02-15

P. O. Store.
Harding & Harding, the undertakers.
Night and day. Phone 100.
If you are fond of chocolates try
Overhauser's. They are delicious. at
Judd's Drug Store.
A lame back? Use Rexall Kidney
Pills. Your money is cheerfully re-
turned if they fail. Tulles Drug Co.
Don't overlook the sale of men wear
at the Sherman store. Their line of
mems wear is being closed out.
Have you tried The Cookery Bags?
Many of your neighbors have and are
satisfied. See them at P. O. Store.
FOR SALE-First-class timothy hav
and feed or seed oats at reasonable
prices. Inquire of John Davaz, of Dali
kena, Wash. 3e-a
A few more pure bred Barred Plym-
outh Rock cockerels left at So each.
Order now. SILVER BIRCH FARM.
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DIR. j. L. Rogers reports several
more workmen on the list of those who
are receiving aid from the State Indus
trial Insurance Commission.
Closing out sale of mems wear at the
Sherman store. We are going out of
this line of business and are making
prices that will get rid of the goods.
W. L. Norris, of Tiger, and C. L.
letters, of Blueslide, were in town the
first of the week, summoned here as
witnesses in the Bettancourt- Cleary
lawsuit.
Ray Rauch expects to complete his
logging contract for the Panhandle
Lumber Co. this week. He has put in
about four and half million feet of
white pine.
The Rebekah Valentine Social on
Tuesday evening was very largely at
tended, and the musical program rem
dered consisted of some very fine num-
bers. Refreshments were served and
very enjoyable time had by all.
Catholic services at St. Anthony Cath
Ollie church every first and third Sunday
at 8 and 1890 a. m. Sunday school
every Sunday. Seats are free and a
cordial invitation is extended to all to
attend the services.
According to all reports the lumber
market is steadily improving and while
prices are not what they should be,
lumbermen are at least able to do bust
ness and get their money out of the
large stocks they have on hand
The Reike delivery team participated
in fierce runaway Wednesday after
noon, starting out in the Halford addi-
ton, came down Second street and the
alley to the rear of the Kelly store.
The buggy and harness were badly
smashed up and one of the horses was
injured.
Taxes are being paid into the county
treasury at the rate of about $500 day.
None of the large taxpayers have made
payment as yet. Personal taxes be-
come delinquent on March 4th and are
collectable bp the sheriff after March
18th. A three per cent. rebate is al
lowed on real estate taxes paid before
March 18th.
A number of Newport citizens are
planning on the purchase of autos this
spring. There are now about Is autos
in the town. The auto is the greatest
good roads booster that has ever come
into action, and the spread of the auto
fever will have a good effect on the
roads of this section, as every owner of
machine does all he can to better road
conditions.
No more striking object lesson could
be afforded of the imperative necessity
for the enactment of legislation similar
to the Kansas blue sky law than is con-
tanned in the exposure of the Columbia
River Orchard Co. graft during the past
week. This concern is alleged to have
ioated something like 100000 in
bonds, operating in every important
city in the Pacific Northwest and among
all classes of investors. It's promoters
have disappeared and it's assets, in the
language of Bank Examiner Dolley, of
Kansas, consist simply of blue sky. The
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ment for the perpetrators of this gigan-
tic swindle, and, even if they did, it
would not recompense the people who
have been defrauded out of their money.
Protection is of vastly greater impor-
lance than penalties, and such super
vision as would make the floating of
worthless securities impossible should
be demanded from the next legislature.
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