The Disappearance of the Traveling Minister
A Presbyterian preacher sets out from Seattle for the wilderness outposts of Acme and Nooksack and vanishes without a trace.
“It is feared he lost his way in the woods and perished.”
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A Presbyterian preacher sets out from Seattle for the wilderness outposts of Acme and Nooksack and vanishes without a trace.
“It is feared he lost his way in the woods and perished.”
Polish, Swiss, German and Slavonian settlers plan a 20,000-acre farming community near Acme, naming it after the Polish refuge in the Swiss hills.
“"They have already located twenty-three families at Rapperswyll, and within 30 days expect to pilot 100 more to their El Dorado of the West."”
A Danish settler in a local farming community takes matters into his own hands after a cougar targets his livestock.
“They were effective, and this morning a couple of rifle shots ended the cougar's existence.”
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