A Bitter Business Rivalry Ends in a Shooting
A Garfield real estate businessman remains in critical condition after being shot in the street by a rival.
“Brown said with an oath, 'I'll teach you to follow me.' and then pulled his gun and fired.”
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Tensions Mount After Garfield Shooting
A real estate feud ends in a critical shooting, leaving a town on the edge of vigilante justice.
“All talk of lynching Brown has subsided, but should Turnbow die there will be grave danger.”
The Town's Pest House Dilemma
A Garfield official and a local doctor clash over who should pay for a young man's post-quarantine clothing.
“The public should not be saddled with the expense of a new outfit for young Eves.”
The Political War Over Washington's Senate Seat
Voters in Whitman County erupt in anger over 'lying' newspaper correspondents misrepresenting their support for John B. Allen against challenger George Turner.
“The Turner crowd is entirely in the wrong in holding out against what is plainly the wishes of the people... The writer has yet to find one Republican or Democrat in the town who, as between Turner and Allen, is not solidly for the latter.”
The War on Infested Nursery Stock
Whitman County fruit growers organize to purge the region of diseased trees shipped in by eastern nurseries.
“Solicitors for the sale of this stuff avoided counties having horticultural societies and fruit inspectors.”
The Vanishing Grocer of Garfield
A local merchant leaves on a routine business trip to Spokane and vanishes, leaving his family and neighbors in a state of growing alarm.
“Mrs. Pitzer is almost crazed with grief over the matter, as she feels certain something awful has happened to him.”
Fifteen Years of Litigation for a Single Plot of Land
A landmark land dispute between Perry Lawrence and J. G. Potter near Garfield nears its end after a decade and a half of courtroom battles.
“The land in question lies near Garfield, and the case has been through the land office and in the courts for fifteen years.”
Tragedy on the Palouse
An 82-year-old woman is found drowned in the river near her home, leaving her family and community to speculate on the cause.
“Whether it was a case of suicide or not will probably never be known.”
Smallpox Quarantine Lifted in Garfield
After weeks of isolation, local health authorities announce that the threat of smallpox in Garfield has subsided.
“It is now thought that smallpox is a thing of the past in Garfield unless other cases be imported.”
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