George H. Jones
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- Sep 9, 1894The Resolution They Had to Strike: A Port Townsend Convention and the Warrant-Forgery FightJefferson County Republicans convened in Port Townsend, then recoiled when a platform resolution praised the prosecutor who had refused to pursue forgery charges against county warrant endorsers.Port Townsend, WA
- Feb 25, 1895A Port Townsend Lawyer Vanishes Without a TraceCapt. George H. Jones, a constitutional convention delegate and Republican county leader, had been missing for days when his family's Puget Sound search came up empty.Port Townsend, WA
- Jul 23, 1898The Creamery Valleys: A State Dairy Tour Finds Prosperity in Northeast WashingtonWashington’s dairy commissioner rides the rails and a river steamer through the Kalispell and Colville valleys, where a new co-operative creamery, purebred Jerseys, and farmers’ butter are remaking the countryside.Colville Valley, Colville, WA
- Oct 15, 1908The Dog on Trial: A Deadlocked Jury in NewportA man admitted shooting George H. Jones's dog but argued the animal was vicious. The justice court hearing became a referendum on the dog itself—and the jury could not agree.Newport, WA
- May 13, 1909Usk Sells Its First Lots as a New Town Rises on the Pend OreillePromoters unload $8,000 in lots on opening day as Newport businesses buy in; a lumber yard, bank, telephone line and hotel follow.Usk, WA
- Nov 11, 1909The Last Steamboat Ties Up as the Railroad Reaches MetalineWith the Idaho Washington Northern extension complete, the Pend Oreille River's freight and passenger boats went out of service — ending an era that old-timers remembered as romantic and hard-won.Newport, WA