The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-08-15

] 8O-acre ranch; snap. Pend Orellle
County Land Co.
Pasturage to rent.
E. THOMPSON, Newport.
Harding & Harding, the undertakes.
Night and day. Phone 100.
Sixteen inch wood for sale cheap.
MoEsER LUMBER GO.
James E. Corlett and Carl Holmes,
of Seattle, were Newport visitors over
Sunday.
Watches! Watches! See them. Price
them. A. F. Benson, Newport. +. Y.
Jeweler
One-fourth off on all silk dresses,
fancy white dresses and tub skirts at
Sherman's.
Mrs. E. L.. Kilbonrne, of Spirit Lake,
spent Monday in Newport, the guest OF
Capt. and Mrs. Webster.
NJ H. Wolff, Forest Assistant OF the
Kaniksu National Forest, was in town
from Coolin, Idaho, Wednesday.
If you live in this county you can
have room at the Hotel Martin for 5O
cents. Running water in each room,
Special rates by the month.
For fine Bakery Goods go to The
Home Bakery where Lowery, the Bread
Man is located. The largest wholesaler
in the new Pend Oreille county.
VIM. Krause has started the erection
of dwelling on the corner Of Fourth
Fea avenue. A. B. Siggins has the
general contract for the building.
The Royal Neighbor Aid will meet
with Neighbor Hudson on First street
on August 81. All are invited to come
and bring friend, also their thimbles..
Work will be furnished.
Registration books, in the hands OF
D. M. Shreve, town clerk, will be closed
only on the day Of the primary election,
Sept 10, and will reopen the day after,
to be finally closed twelve days before
| the general election.
The Royal Neighbor Aid met with
Mrs. Chas. Straight Tuesday afternoon
with a goodly number in attendance,
and was treated with some fine water
melon, which all seemed to enjoy, it be-
ing warm afternoon.
A. L. Ries has decided to make his
home on the Eagle mine property north
of town, and has purchased horse and
wagon, chickens, cow and other es-
sentials for starting out in rural life.
His residence on the claim will aid him
in looking after work on the claim.
On Friday evening there will be a
special attraction at Fid's Opera, when
films depicting the discovery of America
by Columbus will be shown. Mr.. Fled
Ter says this is one of the best feature
films on the road, both entertaining and
educational in character, and should be
seen by all.
A benefit dance, given at Priest River
for Andrew Sullivan, lumberjack who
was shot in a brawl by Joe Compton,
Melted 5000 for Sullivan. who is in a
Spokane hospital and must remain there
, for some months. Compton escaped
after the shooting and has not been ap-
pretended.
Shorty Yocum, of lone, was county
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Shorty lost his right forearm by being
: caught in the machinery of the steamer
lone about month ago. He takes his
misfortune cheerfully, and is rapidly
learning to write and make other uses
of his hitherto neglected left hand.
B. Hoskins, of Cottonwood, Idaho,
was in town several days this week,
figuring on acquiring some property and
erecting an automobile garage. With
the present number of autos in town
and the prospects for considerable in
crease in their number next spring, a
garage should prove paying PROPOSE
ton.
John LaFever, who has homestead
three miles southeast of town and who
is one of the good demonstrators of the
agricultural possibilities of this section,
has on display in the window of the
Newport Washington Land Co., some
fine specimens of millet and wheat The
first apples brought to town for exhibi-
ton purposes this year were raised by
Stried on the Boiler place near VOL
fred. Albert belong, Cedar Park
7 boy, is showing some very fine pota-
toes. j. M. Mcdonald brought up some
nice peaches from his Parker mountain
l ranch.
The increasing Importance Of the dairy
industry to this section is being felt by
= ranchers, and manv of them are equip