SEP 8, 1893Beaver, WA
The discovery of a skeleton and a bullet in a nailed-shut cabin suggests a cold case of murder from the previous year.
“As the skull was being examined a .32-caliber bullet fell out, positively pointing to foul play.”
True Crime
SEP 9, 1893Beaver, WA
A grizzly discovery in a lonely Clallam County cabin reveals a forgotten crime.
“The flesh of the body was entirely gone and the clothes had been gnawed into tatters by mice or rats.”
True Crime
SEP 2, 1894Beaver, WA
Forest fires in Clallam County destroyed Representative W. R. Hoole's nine-room home, his timber, and the Beaver Leader printing plant.
“Not only the house, but all other buildings and the Beaver Leader plant, and Dr. Sparks' own house have been destroyed.”
Disasters
SEP 10, 1894Beaver, WA
A state representative's newly built Clallam County home, barn, livestock, and tools were destroyed in a fire — a $3,000 to $4,000 loss.
“His savings of years have gone to ashes.”
Disasters
AUG 7, 1894Beaver, WA
After 24 years of settlement, the remote Clallam County woods see their first carriage—and locals can hardly believe their eyes.
“It would have been hard to make a person believe twenty-four years ago that a buggy would be knocking around through these woods today.”
Strange But TrueBoom & Bust
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