The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-01-18


lngs by Mrs. Aug. Schwab. 1862
A Columbia Graphophone may now
be bought at the Rexall Store. $1Odown
and the rest to suit the buyer.
MOOSE INsTITUTION-Good group
pictures will be mailed to you at SOC
each. Wintemute Studio, Newport,
Wash.
Prosecuting Attorney Reading, of
Metaline Falls, has been in town this
week, advising the board of commits
sloners on the matter of bonding the
county.
Hallowell Concert Company, one of
the strongest concert attractions that
has ever visited this section, will appear
at Kelly's Hall Friday evening, Jan. 26,
under the auspices of the Moose lodge.
Commissioner Atherton is still expert
encing some trouble from his foot, which
was affected by blood poisoning, but
hopes to soon be able to get around
without crutches.
Rev. F. E. Whitman will preach on
''The Second Coming of Christ" at the
Congregational church next Sunday
evening. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all to attend.
The Dalkena Lumber Co. is logging
half section in the McCloud creek coun-
try, in addition to getting out a consid-
cradle quantity of logs and poles in that
vicinity which were cut last winter.
Standpoint has hopes of getting an
appropriation of $780, 900 from the US.
government for the erection of post
office building in that city. Congress-
man French has introduced bill into
congress for that purpose.
Robt. Scott has made application to
the State Land Commissioner for the
purchase of the south half of the south
east quarter of section 16, township 80,
range 45, located about a mile and a
half southeast of Scotia.
Tuesday evening at the Martin Hotel
the county commissioners and the court
house force, with a few friends, en-
joyed an oyster supper. Commissioner
Mathews officiated as chef and demon
strated rare ability along that line,
while Prosecutor Reading acted as head
waiter.
LOST-Registered letter addressed
to Claude Million containing money or
der for S. and two reduced rate tickets
from Spokane to Stockton, CAL; SIS re-
ward offered for return of letter and
contents to Postofice at Newport,
Wash.
Mrs. J. C. H. Reynolds, of Spirit
Lake, was in town Wednesday morn
ing, coming here to take Great North
ern train for Spokane, en- route to
Boise, Idaho. Mr.. Reynolds is quite
sick at Boise, suffering from an attack
of erysipelas.
Mr.. Tinkham, a representative of the
Pacific States Telephone Co., was in
town last week to investigate damages
to the company's lines by logging oper,
atoms west of town. The parties caus-
ing the damage were required to make
good the cost of repairs and will doubt
less be more careful in the future.
The engineering department of the
Great Northern Railroad is now al
work preparing plans for immense
: snowsheds in the Rocky mountain
country, to be put in places where snow
slides have occurred this season. The
2 slides of this year have occurred a
! points where forest fires have stripped
the mountains of timber and brush
: leaving nothing to hold the snow ont'
2 the mountain sides.
County Engineer R. M. Vail lief
Wednesday morning for lone and vii
3 make the return trip by team, driving
2 over the county road for the purpose O.
: inspecting grade crossings of the l.
W. N. This trip is made at the re
quest of the State Public Utilities Com
mission, which desires a report on som
!, proposed changes in the crossings.
1t is announced that the Great North
: ern Railroad will this season build a
miles of railroad in the Glacier Natlona
I Park in Montana, and erect numbe
IL of hotels and cottages for the accom-
$ mediation of visitors. Last year 1oO
IL people visited the park, and it is e2
e pected that in time it will take its plac
e as one of the greatest vacation grouno
; in the United States.
The local fire insurance agencies, COZ
2 sisting of Rogers & Talmadge, Securlt
lie State and First National Banks, repre-
or senting the board companies, announe
at new rates for Newport, as recon
n mended by the Washington Rating B'
to reau. 1t grants a reduction on man
he of the business blocks and slight Il