Move Across River Enables New Construction at Fidelity Lumber Plant
The Fidelity Lumber Co planing mill workers moved to the Newport Milling Co plant across the river as the new plant nears completion. The operation now ships about three cars daily, with eight cars daily capacity once fully set. The plant features seven planers, multiple saws, two moulders, and a 500 HP engine, plus a 1,000 kW dynamo.
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Fidelity Lumber Co
Newport Milling Co
Corliss
Bonner County Rejects Railroad Bridge Deal at Albeni Falls
Chairman Thomas Bell reports Great Northern HQ proposed selling the old Albeni Falls bridge to Bonner County if the county would pay six percent interest plus expenses for a St. Paul bridge wrecker and shipping. Bell answered there was nothing doing as the board was not in session and costs were deemed too high.
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Thomas Bell
Bonner County
Bell
Sandpoint
Street grading costs and regional dry laws update
Town Clerk Britton lists grading costs per front foot for Spokane Warren Scott Third and Fourth streets. News wires note Albeni Falls powerline progress, Newport saloon closures on Dec 7, and 90 percent rebate plans. County results show Cassia dry by 700 votes, Whitman mixed, Alabama rejects prohibition amendment, Washington Grange push for statewide ban, Bryan poised to seek 1912 Democratic nomination on prohibition. Colville saloons to close. some use warehousing to ship goods in dry zones.
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Britton
Spokane
Warren
Idaho
Washington
Order of Things
Cassia County
Whitman County
Colfax
Palouse
Tekoa
Colton
Rosalia
Alabama
Washington State Grange
William Jennings Bryan
Colville
Dog mutilation incident sparks outrage at Dunlap
Saturday afternoon a dog fledged in wounds to tail and ear, seen near the Dunlap saloon rear. Philip Nagle admitted harming the animal and offered a dollar to pay for a license, insisting on property rights. The marshal retains both the dollar and the license as officials consider legal steps.
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Dunlap
Philip Nagle
Nagle
Marshal Mills
Death of Arthur D. Norman in Tiger area
Arthur D. Norman of Tiger died at Sacred Heart hospital last Saturday evening from a complication of troubles. He was about 40 years old and had lived with his family in the Tiger vicinity for ten years. He married Uriah Woodings’ sister and is survived by three children. Funeral services were held Monday with interment down the river near the old home.
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Arthur D. Norman
Tiger
Sacred Heart Hospital
Uriah Woodings
Voters Face Two Tickets In Newport Municipal Caucus
Newport voters see a two ticket race for mayor councilmen and treasurer with the Citizens' Ticket nominating M. Fox and D. R. Lusher and the opposing ticket backing F. Krause and A. M. Harris Geo Torreson and Fred Phillips. The election next Tuesday at the town hall will decide the town’s leadership and enforce the local option law.
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Newport
Washington
Fred Phillips
Krause
Citizens
Messrs. Torreson
Phillips
Security State Bank
Fox
Wisconsin
Wrecking the Big Bridge at Albeni Falls
Gerick and Gerick of St. Paul begin removing the Great Northern bridge at Albeni Falls. Six workers take down side rails as river conditions delay main structure work. About 20 men will be needed later for two months. The longer span goes to Baker Washington for abutments. shorter span stored at Hillyard.
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Gerick & Gerick
St. Paul, Minn
Albeni Falls
Baker
Washington
Skagit
Great Northern
Hillyard
Getting Ready to Pay Warrants in County Treasury
County Treasurer Charles Adama reports advices from N W Hawley & Co of Chicago that the 220000 refunded bond issue voted Sept 7 will be paid into the county treasury once an itemized warranted indebtedness statement is provided. C M Durland prepares the statement with tax receipts since March 6. A December 15 call will cover warrants issued before March 6, 1909, and funds will be cash for general indebtedness except road and bridge warrants. Spokane reports say Rev Father Folchi, parish priest, is improving and expects to resume duties soon.
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Charles Adama
N. W. Hawley & Co
Bankers of
Chicago
C. M. Durland
Adama
Spokane
Father Folchi
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Fidelity
Priest River
Pole Gang
Northern
Idaho & Montana Power Co
Sanmdpoint
Carhartt’s
Gordon Hats
Cluett
Staley
J. Capps
Douglas
Arthur Norman
Business Men’s Party
F.©. Krause
A. M. Harris
Geo, Torreson
Hase
REGUS
Offees
Gine
Sanborn
Roy Wimber
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