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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1908 | 2 |
| 1909 | 1 |
| 1910 | 4 |
7 stories matching premis
- A Barn Burns at Midnight and Two Neighbors Are Arrested
W. H. Knapp's barn goes up in flames three miles east of Newport, killing a valuable cow. A kerosene-soaked rag under the doorstep points the deputy sheriff toward neighborhood gossip — and two young men.
- A Landlady Shot From the Shadows at Elk’s Montgomery Hotel
Mrs. North was passing between rooms when a bullet struck her temple; no one was ever caught.
- The Preacher Who Called Colville a Blind Sow
Rev. George A. Wells used a Sunday sermon to name-and-shame the town's liquor trade, its lax officials, and the 'pigs' who profited — without quite naming names.
- Sixteen Paupers, a Clay-Bed Well, and a Farm Not Fit to Live On
County commissioners tour the county poor farm and find cracked fences, filthy bedding, horses bleeding on barbed wire and water unfit to drink. The old place will be sold, they say — but only if a poor farm is worth having at all.
- The Newport Club Burns: A Saloon's Last Call Comes as Smoke
A midnight blaze in 1910 destroys one of Newport's oldest business buildings — the former miners' saloon that went dry after local option — and the owners say they won't rebuild.
- Three Trains a Day: Newport's Railroad Boom Arrives
The Idaho & Washington Northern's new equipment, a nearly finished depot, and Sunday river excursions promise to bring tourists and growth to the Pend d'Oreille valley.
- A $25,000 Depot to Put Newport on the Map
The Great Northern moves its old station aside and breaks ground on a brick-and-slate showpiece meant to announce that Newport has arrived.