C. F. Craig
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- Nov 29, 1907Fired Railroad Workers Were Paid in Paper—So Their Lawyer SuedAfter the Idaho Washington Northern let go 26 men, it handed them orders for time certificates instead of cash. Newport's courts became the battleground.Newport, WA
- Oct 1, 1908The Railroad That Was Promised Finally Gets Its Money$2.5 million in bonds are sold for the Idaho & Washington Northern extension to Metaline, and right-of-way agents find landowners ready to welcome a line expected to reach Ione by late 1909.Newport, WA
- Apr 29, 1909Newport's Boosters Plan a Fourth—and a Bid for the CourthouseThe Commercial Club moved to raise $600 for a big Fourth of July, sent a delegation to Colville for a new judicial district, and weighed a glowing 'Newport' sign at the foot of Washington Avenue.Newport, WA
- Oct 7, 1909A Two-Year Railroad Fight Ends with a $6,000 CheckAfter two years in court, H. M. Lund's property dispute with the Idaho & Washington Northern ends in a buyout; his hardware store will move to Washington Avenue and the old building will come down.Newport, WA