H. G. Kirkpatrick
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- Jul 11, 1903The Unsolved Murder of Johnny SeymourA well-known farmer found dead on a roadside following a Fourth of July outing raises suspicions of foul play and potential arrests in the Colville area.Marcus, WA
- Feb 6, 1908The County Seat Crowd Had Already Picked Its WinnersColville's paper publishes the Republican slate for 1908, and Newport notices that the west side of Stevens County is once again after everything in sight.Newport, WA
- Mar 5, 1908The Fourth Street Merchant Who Lost Everything Wants His Freedom BackHenry Murphy built a thriving general store on Fourth Street; a conviction for attempted criminal assault took the business, the money and four years of his life. Now friends are asking the judge and prosecutor who tried him to bring him home from Walla Walla.Newport, WA
- Jul 16, 1908Overnight Line at the Courthouse as Washington’s New Primary Law Meets Its First TestCandidates camped outside the Stevens County auditor’s office to file for office—and Newport-area races split three ways before the votes were even cast.Colville, WA
- Oct 29, 1908The Saloon Men Had a Precinct MapA liquor-dealers' lodge in Stevens County picked its candidates and funded paid workers at every precinct—openly—in 1908.Colville, WA
- Nov 5, 1908A Republican Landslide—and a Socialist Spark—in Newport's 1908 ElectionStevens County swept Republican by roughly 1,000 votes, but Newport precinct drew just 267 of 333 registered voters and saw the Socialist tally more than double from nine to twenty-one.Newport, WA
- Feb 18, 1909The Election That Decided Whether Stevens County Would Stay ‘Closed’A county prosecuting attorney race turned on saloons and law enforcement, with the new officer’s supporters expecting a ‘wide open’ county—prompting a sharp rebuttal from the Newport press.Colville, WA
- Nov 18, 1909The Dries Sweep Stevens County—and 39 Saloons Get Their NoticeA local-option election gives the dries a 677-vote majority, closes 39 saloons, and leaves Newport's saloonkeepers pinning their hopes on a court challenge.Newport, WA
- May 12, 1910The Strychnine Widower: Northport Man on Trial for Poisoning His Insane WifeGeorge L. Pepoon stands accused of killing the mother of his three children for $1,000 in insurance and a new bride — with a paroled convict as the state's star witness.Colville, WA