Northern Mercantile Co.
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- Jan 30, 1908Newport Merchants Agree to Close at 6:30 — and Fine Themselves $50 If They Don’tIn 1908, local shopkeepers signed a pact to shorten business hours, hoping clerks and owners alike could finally take part in public life. Violators owed $50 to the Commercial Club.Newport, WA
- Apr 2, 1908Newport Bets on the RailroadThe Idaho & Washington Northern will break ground on a brick passenger station next week, with a freight depot and $75,000 in yard improvements close behind.Newport, WA
- Jun 11, 1908The Pend Oreille Swells Toward a Record CrestHeavy rains in Montana send drift and broken booms downstream, threatening Newport’s mills and log supply.Newport, WA
- Jun 25, 1908A Morning Boat to Metaline — and a Waterfront to RebuildThe steamer Ione began daily service on the Pend Oreille this week, promising a one-day run to Metaline and Sunday excursions out of Newport, while the falling river exposes wrecked piers, booms and 200 feet of dock.Newport, WA
- Aug 6, 1908Crushed Under a Falling Tier of Ties at the Newport DocksA Northern Mercantile superintendent is pinned by heavy timbers while unloading a waterlogged barge, his back lacerated and left foot crushed.Newport, WA
- Aug 13, 1908A Teamster Struck Down by the Heat at the Pole YardSi Perkins, hauling for the Northern Mercantile Co., is overcome on the job, rallies on Sunday, then relapses into serious condition.Newport, WA