The Newport miner. [volume], January 23, 1908, Image 8

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NEWS OF OLD TOWN
Sheriff Doust, of Bonner county was
clown to old town Tuesday looking after
the interests of the three smallpox
patients at the Great Northern camp
near Albeni Falls.. The patients are
doing nicely and there is no apprehen
sion that the disease will spread. The
victims are well quarantined.
The Northern Idaho News, of Sand
point,-says: "The official bond cf Win.
""Geary, as justice of the peace for New
port. precinct, not being properly ack
nowledged, was rejected.
Jack Furness, Amos Collier and Geo.
IVlky went to Bonners Ferry the fore
part of the week on a business trip.
Bert Hunter has gone to the Carter &
Qninn camp near Dalkena to show the
natives how to log.
Bert Harris and Frank Smith were
hotii injured at the Melnnis logging
camp the early part of the week and
have been compelled to take a rest until
they recuperate.
Thomas Higginson, filer at the Jur
gens mill, has returned from a visit
with relatives in the vicinity of Mon
treal, Canada.
According to a report from Colville,
Jerry O. Newsome has made an agree
ment. to sell the N. W. i 25-36-43, to J.
('. McDonald for a consideration of
$1,150.
"Montana" Jack and wife, of Bonners
Ferry, were in town on Thursday inves
tigating the sights of Old Town. "Mon
tana is the proprietor of a thirst cure
parlor at Bonners.
Col. Joe Pardessus has returned to
the old burg from his winter's hiberna
tion in Spokane. He will remain in
Newport during the coming season.
A new cable has been received for
the ferry and will probably be placed in
use early in the spring.
Spring Valley Couple Wed in Spokane.
A very pretty wedding occurred last
Friday afternoon in Spokane, when Miss
Maud L. Jenks was married to William
Elmer, of Spring Valley. Friends of the
couple had for some time past suspected
that the parties were contemplating
marriage, but not till Saturday were
their suspicions confirmed.
Mrs. Elmer is the daughter of Mrs.
Jenks, of Penrith, and is well known
throughout this part of the country,
where she has resided with her mother I
for several years.
Mr. Elmer is a well known and popu
lar young man of Spring Valley, where
he has resided for the past eleven years.
He is the owner of one of the finest
timothy ranches in the valley, and last
fall constructed a handsome dwelling on
his property, and it was this fact that
made his friends think things.
After the ceremony in Spokane the
happy couple left for their home„in
Spring Valley, and Monday evening
they were pleasantly surprised by a large
number of their friends, who had called
to tender their congratulations and best
wishes.
Old Resident of Priest Lake Country
Dies Suddenly.
David Coolin, one of the old timers
in the Priest Lake country died very
suddenly last week from appoplexy at
his home at Piiest Lake, aged fifty.
The remains were taken to the town
of Priest lliver last Tuesday by stage,
accompanied by his wife and step son
and friends from Priest Lake. The
funeral was held at Priest River Thurs
day under the auspices of the Odd Fel
lows lodge of which deceased was a
member.
Mr. Coolin, with his brother Andrew
Coolin, was among the first settlers in
the Priest Lake country and the two
Coolins have done much to bring that
rich mining section to the attention of
the outside world. He, with his brother
was interested in the present plan to
harness Priest Piver and generate elec
tric power and put in an electric rail
way from the lake to Priest River.—
News, Sandpoint.
The First House of Commons.
The earliest traces of the English
house of commons are found in the
year 1265. That year Simon de Mont
fort, earl of Leicester, caused writs to
be Issued in the king's name requiring
each sheriff of a county to return to
a parliament which he proposed to
hold two knights for the shire under
his jurisdiction, two citizens for each
city within its limits and two bur
gesses for each borough. The parlia
ment thus called met in London on
Jan. 22, 12G5. and was practically the
first in which the people, an dis-
from the nobility and
aristocracy, had ever participated. It
was not until the revolution of 1688,
however, that the people were fairly
and squarely represented in parlia
ment. The house of commons is to
day the supreme power in England.
Its will Is law, the lords and king be
ing, as Walter Bagehot long ago de
clared, men "ornamental." The power
ot the crown in England is merely
nominal, as is that also of the house
of lords. When the people speak out
loudly through their house of com
mons, that as a general rule settles it
Lighting baby's Face.
Benedick—That luminous paint is a
✓ splendid invention. Singleton—Wha*
do you use it for? Benedick—We paint
the baby's face so we can give him a
drink in the night without lighting the
gas.—Calcutta Empire.
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The Town Clock.
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[Original.]
A group of citizens stood in the mar
ket place of Sehramberg, in the Black
forest, looking up at the clock HP the
church tower. _
"It has stopped," said one.
"No, but the hands move at a snail's
pace," said another.
"I have been standing here fully te n
minutes," said a third, "and can't de
tect the slightest change."
"And I have watched it for an hour,"
said a fourth. "The long hand shows
a gain of two and a half minutes."
"When was the change noticed?"
"At 12 o'clock midnight. It has not
struck the hour since."
"Let me see—two and a half minutes
to the hony At that rate the minute
hand would sweep the dial in twenty
four hours. The clock registers but
an hour a day."
From a little shop near by old\Roth
holz, the watchmaker, glanced out of
his window at the group, shook his
head at them, then turned and resumed
his work. The day before his son had
come to him, wringing his hands.
"Oh, father," he exclaimed, "C|gUy
has been condemned! Old Mother
Gault swore that she had seen her i
with her own eyes vomiting crooked
pins."
"What! That innocent girl con
demned for witchcraft on the testl- ,
mony of that hag?"
"Yes, and she is to be burned at tji? 1
stake in three days. Oh, father, help!
We are betrothed!"
The youngster, still in his teens, hgd
not ceased to rely on his father for
everything. The old .man scratched
his head and gave himself up to deep
thought. Presently he said, "I cannot
prevent this tragedy, but I may delay
it."
"How?" asked the boy eagerly. 1
"You know, my son, that the clock
in the church tower, which I made
and about which no one except my
self knows anything, is the legal time
in the village—that I, the town clers
as well as watchmaker, keep the legal
calendar and keep It by the clock. If
1 stop the clock I stop the village time,
but in that case they would adopt an
other standard. I will make the hands
go very slowly. This will delay thP
execution, and something may happen
to save the girl."
In the middle of the night the old
man went up into the tower and chapp
ed the clock's rate to one hour in twen
ty-four. Cicily could not be legally
burned for more than two months.
The group standing in the market
place after further discussion moved
together to old Rothholz's shop, told
hfm that the clock had nearly stopped
and he must fix it. "Don't bother yohr
heads about the clock," he said; "It
will go well enough in time." "When?"
"After the girl who was condemned
yesterday has been burned." "What
has that to do with it?" "I don't
know. I only know that the clock,
which has kept perfect time ever since
it was set up in the tower, has sud
denly gone wrong." "Nonsense!" ex
claimed most of the party, and they
went away.
The old man insisted that he could
not fix the clock, though, to satisfy the
authorities, he pretended to try. In a
few days the burghers, finding a new
subject of interest, ceased to talk
about the clock. A week later Antoine
Hecker presented a note that was due
to Karl Becker for payment. Becker
declared that he w ? ould pay it when
the town clock should say the time
for payment had expired. Hecker
went to Rothholz and asked for a cer
tificate to that effect. Hecker declared
that by the village time the note \yafl
not due. The result was a quarrel be
tween the debtor and the creditor.
Then came a widow who wished* to
marry again. By the terms of her late
husband's will she would lose every
thing he had left her if she married
before a certain* date. The date had
expired, but the legal town time said
that it had not. The clerk said It was
his duty to keep the calendar by the
clock. He could do nothing. The
judge ordered him before the court
and to fix the clock or keep the calen
der by another timepiece. The towa
clerk refused to break the law, and
the judge had no power to compel him
to do sft.
As the days and w r eeks elapsed the
condition of the people of the village
became more irritating. They quar
reled about the time to go to bed, to
get up, for meals. The children would
not go to school till the clock struck
the hour. Nobody would go to church
because there was no knowing when
they should go. Those who had
watches tyrranized over those who>had
not and quarreled among themselves
as to whose watch was right At last
the hubbub was so great that It be
came intolerable. A committee wait
ed on the town clerk and begged him
to fix the clock or break the law, prom
ising, him immunity.
"-Not I," he said. "I believe that
heaven shows its displeasure through
the clock for the condemnation of a
pure young girl for witchcraft."
When this was repeated to the judge
he called the court together and re
opened the trial of the condemned
Cicily. Antoine Hecker, who was anx
ious to get his money from his cred
itor, having heard that the clock would
not go properly till Cicily was acquit
ted, swore that the night before he >had
seen her accuser sailing by moonlight
on the river in a sieve. All the dis
satisfied people in the village support*
ed Ills testimony. Cicily was acquit*
ted, and the old woman was condemn
ed to be burned in her stead.
That night at midnight the oldjslock
•truck the hour and thenceforth ttf*
torded the time correctly.
CHARLOTTB BOUD ITTT.T.
Now is a good time to send in youc.
subscription to the Newport Miner.
lone Notes.
The automobiles have arrived at lone,
but were put under sheds by P. B.
Franklin to feed the rest of the winter.
The general manager of the automo
bile company was in lone, and says the
rest of the auto power will be in Colville
Saturday, the 25th.
Mart Hamilton was in from his ranch
and said snow was only two and one-half
feet deep. He reports the building of a
gas station on the Colville road at Mr.
Bowen's.
We have a new settler in Wm. Mo-
Bride.
Mr. Sharp and a party of Metaline
people left lone for Newport on busi
ness. -
B. P. Franklin has been doing a big
live stock business this week.
Harry Pendell visited lone on the
launch.
The new cement company has quit
work on account of machinerv and other
necessaries.
The laborers at the Great Sandstone
& Granite Company's plant have quit
work on account of what the boss said.
Metaline Road Is Open.
Colville, Wash., Jan. 21.—Ex-Sheriff
G. B. Ide, of Jhis city, returned Sunday
from a trip over the wagon road from
this city to Metaline, and reports the
road in fine condition for winter travel.
The distance is about 40 miles. The
depth of snow on the sttmmit of the
range between lone and the head of
Deep Creek is about three feet, and the
travel is sufficient to keep the road open
for general traffic. Mr. Ide's object in
making the trip at this time is for the
purpose of putting on a light stage line
for handling the mail between-the two
points and to accommodate a number of
small postoffices en route.
A Full Explanation.
The General—ls that the way your
men present arms?
The Colonel—Well, you see, general,
they've not had much practice. They've
only had their guns a week. Their
last arms they presented to the enemy.
BEAUTY SPOTS.
To whiten the hands rub them first
with lemon juice and afterward with
dry salt.
Red spots which have been left on
the face by pimples wilt look better
after being massaged gently with cold
cream.
Equal quantities of glycerin and
benzoin rubbed into the finger joints
night and morning will keep the fin
gers supple.
An excellent massaging emollient for
the neck, bust and arms is made by
mixing one ounce of cocoa butter and
two ounces of lanolin.
Lanolin should never be used alone
on the skin, but when combined with
white wax and spermaceti it Is h
most excellent tissue builder and wrin
kle eradlcator.
If your complexion is rough and
flaky, it is possible that you shouldjput
some softening agent in the batnjng
water, or else the soap you are using
does not agree with your skin.
Liking For Brown Wail Effects.
The Increasing liking for chocolate
tones in a library or sitting room Is
worthy of remark. Engravings and
photographs, as well as gold framed
oil paintings, show well against it, and
the brown shades are restful to the
eye, particularly if the room is a sunny
one.
The difference between chocolate and
mustard tones must be understood.
For a dark room or one with a north
ern exposure mustard shades are bet
ter. There is a pretty design in felt,
with a lower wall showing small dark
brown fleur-de-lis against the mustard
background, while the upper wall and
celling are of plain mustard. With
walnut or dark oak furniture and dull
blue velour hangings such a paper is
very pretty indeed.
A Good Card Game.
"The happy pair" is played with two
packs of cards, from which a king of
hearts, a queen of diamonds, a knave
of clubs and queen of spades have
been extracted. They are then dealt
around equally, and the company pro
ceed to pair, as if playing "old maid."
Finally the persons left Avith the
queen of hearts and king of diamonds,
the queen of clubs and knave of spades
hand each other, their cards till one of
the party gets both the red cards and
another both the black ones. The own
er of the king and queen will be mar
ried happily, while the other will be
the hero or heroine of an unlucky love
affair.
Fever Tick on Sheep.
The cattle fever tick, which has been
found on sheep all through the range
country, has upset all the theories here
tofore held regarding the pest, jays
Denver Field and Farm. Experts have
been at work endeavoring to eradicate
the cattle tick under generous appro
priations from congress. The first dis
covery of the tick on the sheep was
ext* which had been left In an isolated
geld for a month before, the ticks were
discovered. In moving the herd this
One had been accidentally left behind,
fept the pest has spread rapidly in
some way, and now whole bands are
Infested in several states.
Tiger Talk.
Tiger, Wash., Jan. 19,1908.
E. Y. Hoage is at' Metalinedoing as
sessment work on his mineral claim,
which has flattering prospects.
J. H. Smock, who has been visiting
with J. W. Wooding, called at the Yoder
cottage and ordered The Miner sent to
his address at Metaline.
H. S. Savage returned from Wardner,
Idaho Jan. 13. Mr. Savage is a young
man of energy and push and will remain
on his ranch andjimprove it the coming
ing summer. Success awaits all young
men with the integrity that our es
teemed friend possesses.
J. W. Wooding shipped>a ton of pota
toes to parties at Metaline recently.
Mrs. Olmstead took the boftton Thurs
day morning for Newport, and will go
to Spokane to visit friends for three
weeks. - A
0 Mrs. Ada Wooding and daughter Mary
have gone to Metaline to visit the for
mer's Mrs. Gilmore. Miss
Maty will remaiu at Metaline'for the
winter and go to school, and Mrs. Wood
ing willjae home in a week oj two.
C. Buisman>has gone to work on the
public work at Box danyon in charge of
W. L. Morris.
Chas. Moffett and wife arrived here
last night from Kellogg, where they
have been visiting.
A. Chrysler, a new arrival from Michi
gan, is a guest at the Yoder cottage.
Mr. Chpysle* contemplates locating in
this place.
Rev. Thomas May and wife arrived
here, last night from Spokane, where
they had gone to spend the holidays
with friends in the inland city.
Spirit Boosters Busy.
At a meeting held Sunday evening
the Spirit Lake 10,000 Club was organ
ized with the following officers: H.
Davenport, President; Thomas Lewis,
H. P. Hanson and Frank Daw, Vice
Presidents; A. B. Jacoby, Treasurer;
H. R. Schenker, Secretary. The club
starts off in good shape and with the
spirit thus far displayed there can be no
doubt but that it will be. a booster for
the town and a great aid in its develop
ment.
Instruments Recorded.
The following is from the daily report
of the Stevens County Abstract ComJ
pany, Colville: x
S L Shubert to Tobias Oidne, It 14,
blk 4, Talmadge's add to Newport, $125.
Edw J Kichemaster to Walter Kirk
patrick, Its 5-6, blk 25, Talmadge's add
; * Newport, $1.
Jessie Grove, guardian, to Winfield S
Whitnev, It 10, si It 7, blk 9, Its 11, 14,
15, 18,19, blk 2, Talmadge's add to New
port, $90.
Newport Wash Land Co to B F Seeley,
It 9, blk 13, Talmadge's add to Newport,
$3750.
B F Seeley to M*A Bloomer, It 9, blk
13, Talmadge's add to Newpoit, $1. 0
FI'RST JVATIOJVAL "BAJVK.
OF JVEWPOUT
Capital - $25,000.00
A GEJVEHAL *BAJ*KJJ*G BUSINESS
Safety boxes $3,50 par year
If you are making a sale and want some one to
transact business for you put the matter in
this bank in escrow. Legal papers drawn up.
Notary Public
CHAS. F. CRAIG, "Pres. A. E. "REIT), Cashier
T. J. KELLY, President * JOHN McJNNIS, Vice-President G. S. THOMAS, Cashier
FIRST STATE BANK
CAPITAL, $25,0.00.00
We solicit your business. Interest paid on savings
v \
and time deposits. Loans on farm prop
erty at reasonable rates
T. J. KELLY, H. M. LUND. JOHN MeINNIS, Sr. R. P. SCOTT, G. S. THOMAS, W. I. FOUNTAIN
J. W. BLACK, THOMAS METCALF, J. J. COVELL, JOHN T. ROGERS, O. F. MELDER.
Colvtlle Getting Busy.
While Colville seems to haye given up
the auto scheme for connection with the
Metalinedistrict, and has little hope for
for a rail connection, its business men
are active in devising means for getting
in toiich with that section and control
ling its frade. A telephone franchise is
being asked from the county to enable
its projectors to build a "hello" line
from Colville to Metaline, and now a
stage line across the mountains is con
templated. Meanwhile Newport is do
ing nothing to get a telephone line down
the valley, and a proposed telephone
line, which means a local exchange and
a line clear down the vallev, has been
before the council for five months and
seems as far from passing as ever. It. is
time for us to get busy. The last States
man-Index contained the following:
G. 13. Ide and George Camp will leave
next Sunday for the Metaline country
in order to investigate the feasibility of
a stage line between Colville and Meta
line. This is the only practical plan for
transportation between the two points.
The automobile was not practical a
railroad is impossible at this time and
may never be built, but a stage line can
be operated successfully from all view
points.
It is the plan of Messrs Camp and Ide
to establish a tri-weekly service. They
Farmers Co-Operative Trading Co.
- - >
$ 1.35 Jersey OversKirts at $ .75
1.00 Underwear at - .80
1.10 Underwear at - v .95
1.50 Underwear at - 1.25
1.§5 Underwear at - 1.45
1.90 Underwear at - 1.60
5.50 Men's Suits . 4.50
IQJS© Men's Suits - - 8.25
13.50 Suits for - - 10.75
2.10 Men's Pants - - 1.60
Farmers Co-Operative Trading Co.
DIRECTORS
would be able to contract with the gov
ernment for carrying the mail for Cronin,
Cement, lone and Metaline, and it is
almost certain that a postoffice will be
established near the Meadows.
Such an enterprise as this should re
ceive every encouragement, as it means
more to Colville than any project which
has been begun for some time. It will
mean that all travel to the Metaline
district will come and go by way of Col
ville. It will also mean that a great
deal of trade which now goes to North
port will also liome this way, as the reg
ular trips ot the stage will he an incen
tive for settlers to go quite a distance to
meet it, itforder, for a small sum, to g<-t
to ride to Colville and return.
CUSICK SPABKS
We had a heavy rain all day lust Sun
day, but are having tine weather now.
Chas. Johnston returned from the east
last week.
S. E. Itentfrow and Chas. Sample and
family were visitors in S|»okane hint
week.
Ted Shoemaker has started a skating
"rink in the Cusick hall.
Rev. Rhodes preaches iii Cusick every
two weeks on Wednesday evenings.
S. B. Smith is building an addition to
his hotel.