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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 28 |
| 1909 | 47 |
| 1910 | 18 |
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- A Train Spark Nearly Burned Orient Off the Map
A Spokane Falls Northern train set the timber alight near Orient, and residents, ranchers, miners, and railroad crews turned out to keep the flames from swallowing the town.
- The Great Northern Replaces the Telegraph Key With a Telephone
Starting May 26, the Great Northern begins dispatching trains by telephone between Spokane and Leavenworth, with portable sets aboard every train — and telegraph operators' jobs left hanging.
- Loggers Beat the Northern Pacific Over Horses Starved in Transit
A Spokane jury awarded Victor and Oscar Pierson $1,999.99 after their horses sickened and died on a railroad car—a verdict the paper said set a costly precedent.
- Arson at Cusick: $200 Reward for the Fiend Who Tried to Burn the F.O.A. Hall
Someone piled slabs against the northwest corner of the Cusick hall and set them ablaze before dawn Friday. F. M. White spotted the fire and put it out before the town could burn.
- The Justice of the Peace Who Sent Men to the Chain Gang Takes His Turn in It
Former Newport Justice of the Peace Warriner, a fugitive after the grand jury and district court got through with him, is caught by a deputy sheriff and hauled off to serve 150 days at hard labor — ball, chain and a smile.
- The New Steamer Ruth Takes Her Maiden Run Down the Pend Oreille
Fitted out at the Transportation Co. dock and steered by a set of 'monkey rudders,' Newport's newest riverboat proves herself on a trial run to Downs' Landing — if only the government inspectors would hurry.
- Surveys Set for a Free Ferry Crossing
A Bonner County commissioner checks connecting roads while an engineer is hired to survey the proposed crossing at Newport.
- Great Northern Refuses to Pay the Salary Loan Sharks
The railroad tells a Spokane court that an employee's wage assignment is usury, setting up a test case over predatory lending.
- A Boulder, a Pistol, and a Saloon Reckoning
Harvey Goodman came back to Reis' saloon after being thrown out, setting off a rock attack, a gunshot, and two prosecutions in Newport.
- A Fall in the Kennedy Mill
Floyd More was repairing machinery at the Kennedy mill in Dalkena when he fell and shattered his leg — a routine catastrophe in a trade with no safety net.
- A Town Strikes Oil—or a Prankster Strikes First
A well inside Chewelah's city limits began oozing oil, setting off excitement—though one report blamed practical jokers who may have doped the well overnight.
- Prosecutor Says a $100 Bribe Was Offered to Fix a Bail Bond
In Judge Ronald's Seattle courtroom, Prosecuting Attorney George F. Vanderveer announced that someone offered him cash to set Frank Shapiro's bail at $2,500.
- After the Panic, the Woods at Elk Filled Again
A two-month shutdown ended, the planing mill was set to start, and along the Great Northern lumbermen were saying conditions looked brighter than at any time since 'the financial flurry of last year.'
- Newport Bought Its Fire Hydrants — Then Never Had Them Installed
The town paid for fire plugs in September, but the council never ordered the water company to set them. Now the work can't be done until spring — and the paper is warning that the town may pay for the delay.
- A Nickelodeon Exposed a Wife's Secret
A Seattle man at a five-cent theater recognized his supposedly visiting wife—and another man—in a moving picture of San Francisco, setting off a divorce suit.
- The $15,000 Orchard Gamble on Newport's South Bench
An Iowa-backed land company buys a donkey engine, clears stumps and lays out Cedar Park lots, betting Newport's bench land can become fruit country.
- Newport Will Vote on Going Dry
A Baptist church meeting launches a petition drive to put local option before Newport's 210 electors on September 7, 1909.
- Tragic Accident Claims Life of Young Girl
A minor injury from a fall against a stove leads to a fatal case of blood poisoning for a child near Scotia.
- The Woods Come Back to Life Around Newport
Logging camps and river drives restart, with a million feet coming down the West Branch and Victor Pierson set to run the main-river drive.
- The Colville Reservation Is Set to Be Broken Into Homesteads
A federal allotment plan would divide 1.3 million acres and assign parcels to about 2,452 Indians, opening the rest to settlement.
- Japanese Cabinetmakers Arrive in Seattle for A.-Y.-P. Exposition Despite Labor Exclusion Laws
Ten skilled Japanese workmen are granted special entry to build the Japanese exhibit, highlighting the complex intersection of immigration policy and international spectacle.
- The Federal Government Begins Land Allotments for the Calispel Tribe
Clair Hunt arrives in the Calispel Valley to begin the process of partitioning land for the Calispel people, a move following a special act of Congress.
- A Seattle Improvement Company Tried to Dispossess a Black Homeowner—He Cited the Constitution
S. H. Stone bought a lot in a 'high-class' residence addition. When white neighbors objected, the company moved to undo the sale—and his lawyer answered with the U.S. Constitution.
- Saloon Keepers Challenge Dry Vote, Test Case Heads to Higher Court
After Spokane County townships vote dry, John W. Kritzer of Elk opens his saloon, gets fined $25, and appeals—setting up a legal fight over local option.
- A Sawmill, a Ditch and a Vision of Orchard Land at Marshall Lake
Col. X. E. Linsley brings machinery to Newport and starts the first irrigation project of its kind in the district.