The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-11-21
USk News

The Pend Oreille county commission
ers were in Usk Monday, viewing the
ferry landing, and trying to arrive at
some permanent means of taking care
of the large amount of traffic across the
Pend Oreille river at this place. During
the past summer months c. R. Brott
operated a gasoline ferry, the county
paying $50 month and the citizens and
business men subscribing about S35
month. This has become drain on the
already heavy taxpayers, and request
was made to the board to try and get
relief. The board Immediately took the
matter up, and engaged an expert from
Spokane, a Mr.. Platt, to come up and
see about installing gasoline engine
on the ferry boat, to operate small
cable over drum, and to use the pres
ent cable to prevent the ferry boat
floating down the river. It is the in
tention of the commissioners to install
larger boat, as the present one is en-
tirely too small. During the last month
the ferry has been operated by hand,
depending on the current, which is very
slow at this point, to push the boat
across, taking from a half to three
quarters of an hour. The increasing
population on the east side of the river
is deserving of at least a 15-minute SER
vice. The board re-engaged Mr.. Brott
to operate his launch to shove the ferry
across until more definite arrangements
can be made later
]. M. Jared, road supervisor for this
district, is busy with a crew of men
repairing bridges and washouts, due to
the heavy rains of late. Mr.. Jared
states that the roads are in fair condi
ton again.
DR.. Kennedy, veterinary of Newport,
was called to Usk Sunday to attend one
of George Davis horses. The Doctor
pronounced the case one of lung fever,
and dees not hold out very strong hopes
for it's recovery. Mr.. Davis lost val
liable horse last fall from similar all
ment.
The Methodist church is being re-
paired and overhauled. 1t is move in
the right direction, rs this building has
sadly needed attention.
The H. E. N. Club met Wednesday at
the home of Mrs. H. A. Rolf.
DR.. Foster announces the arrival at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Frazell
at Lenora of a 113-pound boy. The
Doctor reports both mother and son as
doing nicely.
Vet Hoisington is busy driving a well
at his home on the east side or the
river.
John Major has moved into town for
the winter from his homestead, about
IL miles southeast of Usk.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bockenhauser re-
turned from Spokane Tuesday, where
they have been attending the apple
show.
sit is pleasure to tell you that
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the best
cough medicine have ever use, writes
Mrs. Hugh Campbell, of Lavonia, Ga.
81 have used it with all my children
and the results have been highly salts
factory. For sale by all dealers.-Adv.
1t is reported that trains bound from
Canada to the states are heavily loaded
with people who are returning to this
country to make their home A rancher
who arrived in Standpoint this week
from Alberta states that there are
hundreds of people who are leaving that
country daily. He says that over half
of the grain raised in that country this
year is still in the field, and that the
ranchers are so discouraged that thew