The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-01-11

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When you need an undertaken call
Harding & Harding. Phone 100.
Choice residence property in Newport
to trade for ranch or timber land. c.
F. Craig.
Wood and cedar posts for sale in car
load lots. GEO. H. BOILER, Newport.
Wash. 35tf
Furnished house to rent. In
quire at South Side Grocery
VIM. Heisner has been very sick the
past week, suffering from an attack of
pneumonia. At present his condition is
somewhat improved
Lee Bilderback, of Lost Creek, was
at the county seat on Tuesday, having
probate business to transact before
Court Commissioner Parks.
Bliss Phillips, treasurer of Stevens
county, was in Newport Wednesday
evening on his way home from the Cal
ispell valley where he had been looking
after some property interests.
Miss Bertha Tanke, of Occur 'Alene,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. John Jacob
son. Miss Tanke formerly lived in
Newport, but is now in the employ of
the Idaho Mercantile Co. at the lake
city.
Catholic services at St. Anthony Cath
Ollie church every first and third Sunday
at 8 and 1920 a. M Sunday school
every Sunday. Seats are free and O
cordial invitation is extended to all to
attend the services.
One-third off the regular price on all
ladies' white shirtwaists at the Sher-
man store. A large assortment at
prices ranging from SIPS to S.. Also
silk waists worth from So to 81 at one
third off.
Exceptional bargains in many lines of
furniture and house furnishings are
offered at the store of the Newport
Furniture Go. during the month of Jan
parry. Furniture, china, cut glass and
trunks are offered at less than cost.
The cold wave that hit this section
the first of the week was general
throughout the northwest, middle west
and eastern portions of the country. "a
below was the mark registered here
Sunday morning.
Joseph Poirier, one of Rathdrum's
wealthiest citizens, was married at
Standpoint on New Years day to Phoebe
Jeannot, of Spokane: The groom is
one of the pioneers of this section and
brother of Albeni Poirier, of Albeni
Falls, and Louis, of Blanchard, Idaho.
The work of putting up the seasons
ice cut is now in progress. A fine
quality of ice, from 10 to ii inches
thick is being cut in the Pend Oreille
river near the ferry dock. Heslin &
Fox are putting up about 200 tons for
commercial purposes and a number of
carties are filing private ice houses.
The first of the year marked
change in the business firm of Heslin,
Fox & Co., dealers in hay and feed.
The senior partners, George T. Heslin
and M. Fox, ST., have purchased the
interest of Ray Fox and will conduct
the business under the firm name of
Heslin & Fox.
F. W. .Kimmel had as his guest last
week brother from Harrison, Idaho
The Kimmels are organizing company
known as the Western Swing and Lad
der Company to undertake the manu-
facture and marketing Of patent ex-
tension ladders and lawn swings.
The Pend Oreille river has been
frozen over since Sunday so that it is
safe to drive across but the chances are
the ice bridge will not long stand for
warmer weather has come. The stage
of water in the river is IA feet above
low water, good mark for this time
of the year.
J. M. Wood, who accompanied Lee
Kellogg to Denver last fall has re-
turned to Newport, although he left
here with the intention of remaining in
Colorado. Mr.. Wood finds that con-
ditions in all lines are better here than
at any point he visited. He reports
that both Lee Kellogg and Sam STACEY,
are improving in health.
Silver Birch Farm, of Newport,
Chas. M. Talmadge, Prop, has just
issued a catalogue of it's pure bred
Berkshire hogs. The catalogue is en-
bellished with photos of some of the
fine animals on the farm and is a sam
pie of the MINERS good printing. 1t
is the fist pure bred hog catalog ever
gotten out in this section and is sent
| free to those who ask for it.
Over $4,000 in real estate
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