Rather than wait for replacement equipment, Barnette purchased the press of a newly arrived editor, William Fentress Thompson, who had intended to set up his own newspaper. As part of the purchasing deal in August 1906, Thompson was allowed to publish an evening paper—the "Tanana Daily Miner"—while the "Fairbanks Daily News" was published in the morning. The deal lasted only through September, as Thompson and Barnette conflicted on a personal level. The "Tanana Miner" was reduced to a weekly newspaper, then Thompson was deposed as editor of the "Fairbanks News" in June 1907 and took the "Tanana Miner" to the settlement of Chena, outside Fairbanks. Barnette, meanwhile, became embroiled in a series of legal troubles. He faced opposition from the owner of the "Fairbanks Times", A.L. Anderson, who had fought Barnette about several gold claims near Fairbanks and purchased the "Times" to compete against Barnette.