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| 1908 | 1 |
1 story matching challend
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- A Hundred Ranchers Tried to Steer the Railroad Down Their Side of the River
Property owners from the Calispel valley packed a Cusick meeting to lobby the Idaho Washington Northern for a west-side route—offering cheap right-of-way and a pile of guaranteed tonnage.
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- The Unchecked 'Firewater' Trail
A rash of bootlegging and theft at the Lakeside saloon forces a local reckoning with the lack of law enforcement near Chelan.
- The Skirmish at Chelan River
Two Indigenous farmers and two white squatters face off in a dispute over land rights and cultivation.
- Chloroformed at the County Fair: A Naked Chase Through Davenport
A Newport man woke to a thief in his hotel room, gave chase in his birthday suit, and let the night air—and a roll of bills—decide the outcome.
- Brutal Robbery of Chong Gill Long
A victim is assaulted with an iron bar in his own room after refusing to loan money to his assailants.
- The Dam that Changed Chelan
A century before global tourism and high-end resorts, the citizens of Chelan banded together to dam the river for basic infrastructure.