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Spokan Falls Ahead in County Seat Battle and Westward Rail Hopes
The Spokan Falls townsite is favored as the future county seat of Spokan County amid strong local support and claims of its natural advantages for commerce and industry. The piece notes possible shifts to Cheney or Medical Lake if division lines and population centers change, and discusses routes and costs for settlers migrating to the Spokane Falls area, including overland and rail options through Kelton, Walla Walla, and Ogden.
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Paloner Gazette
Spokan County
Spo“kean Falls
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Spokan
Spokan Falls
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Kan Weith'isi
Cour d'Alene
Spokan’ Falls
Washington
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Spokan Couny
Cheney
Medical Lake
Chicago
National Republicati Pn
Indoree
Indias
E. P. Perry
National Democratic Plat
Samuel J. Tilden
Republican Party
United States
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Sereth
Hayes
Twilferth
Democratic Party
Corminants
Te Democratic Congress
Lnbor Js
Portland
Oregon
Upper
Almota
Overland Railroad
San Francisco
Kelton
Sam Omu
Lin
Joseph
Kansas City
Walla
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Congress
Beltoma
Omaha
Ogden
Dune
Walla Walla
Colfax