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Tensions rise as surveyors are pushed off the Colville reservation over contested land boundaries.
“The young bucks have been sulky and irritable all spring and have frequently threatened to resist the opening of the reservation.”
A confrontation between a local marshal and three men on the riverbank leads to a shooting death, sparking unrest in the community.
“The dead Indian was an Okanogan who had come to Kettle Falls to purchase supplies... The Indians are greatly excited over the killing.”
Unprecedented mountain snowmelt triggers massive flooding on the Columbia, washing away bridges and isolating local settlements.
“The thunder of the falls at this place can be heard for miles, and Marcus Flat is under fifteen feet of water.”
Multiple unidentified bodies recovered near Kettle Falls, sparking a grim puzzle of identity and drownings along the river.
“The scalp and flesh was entirely removed from the head, making it difficult to identify except by the clothing.”
A prospector and a frontier rival face off in an armed dispute at the mouth of the Pend Oreille River, only to be stopped by a local storekeeper.
“Being a large, powerful woman, she fearlessly rushed upon Texas and disarmed him.”
A historic residence is reduced to ashes in Kettle Falls due to a faulty flue.
“The house stood on a slight hill... and was the first residence built in town.”
A congregation in Kettle Falls stages a revolt against a minister imposed upon them by the Presbyterian missionary board, leading to a schism in the small town's religious life.
“The presbytery do not accept his resignation and will support him here, whether the people want him or not.”
Washington Water Power expects a federal license within weeks and plans to begin work on a hydroelectric dam and powerhouse at Kettle Falls, with the first unit running by the summer of 1926.
“It is estimated that the first unit will take two years to build and should be in operation in the summer of '26.”
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