▁about ▁these ▁practices , ▁but ▁that ▁decision ▁was ▁struck ▁down ▁by ▁a ▁federal ▁court . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁Sp ok ane ▁su ed ▁under ▁the ▁newly ▁passed ▁He p burn ▁Act , ▁and ▁won ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁The ▁exact ▁circumstances ▁and ▁sequence ▁of ▁events ▁regarding ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁the ▁tree ▁are ▁obsc ure ▁due ▁to ▁conflic ting ▁accounts . ▁A verage ▁month ly ▁temper atures ▁obtained ▁by ▁sum ming ▁the ▁average ▁month ly ▁high s ▁and ▁l ows ▁then ▁div iding ▁by ▁ 2 . ▁A ▁study ▁published ▁in ▁The ▁Sp okes man - Re view ▁on ▁May ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁by ▁City ▁b acter i ologist , ▁Frank ▁Rose ▁found ▁only ▁seven ▁or ▁eight ▁germ s ▁per ▁cub ic ▁cent imeter ▁of ▁water . ▁As ▁a ▁standard , ▁" water ▁that ▁contains ▁ 1 0 0 ▁germ s ▁per ▁cub ic ▁cent imeter ▁is ▁considered ▁compar atively ▁pure ". ▁The ▁Sp okes man - Re view ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁family - owned ▁newspaper ▁since ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁The ▁Cow les ▁family ▁also ▁own s ▁the ▁city ' s ▁N BC ▁affili ate , ▁K H Q - TV . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Vis it ▁Sp ok ane ▁ ▁Gre ater ▁Sp ok ane ▁In cor por ated , ▁Chamber ▁of ▁commerce ▁ ▁City ▁– ▁County ▁of ▁Sp ok ane ▁Historic ▁Pres