The Unwelcome Suitor of Woodinville
A logging camp worker’s unrequited, erratic affection for a widow leads to a violent struggle and an asylum committal.
“He has pursued his wooing with more persistence than was agreeable or polite.”
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A Young Mother Dies at Cottage Lake—and the Coroner Stops the Funeral
Twenty-two-year-old Mary Heizog died in childbirth attended by an “old woman” of uncertain training; when Dr. Chase arrived three hours too late, Deputy Coroner Frank Carroll ordered the burial halted for an investigation.
“She was attended by an old woman, but whether in the capacity of professional nurse or simply as a friend is not known.”
The Swamps and Hills of Democracy
For settlers near Cottage Lake, a four-mile trip to the polls was rendered impossible by rough terrain, forcing a twenty-five-mile detour until local officials intervened.
“These people have therefore been obliged to go south around by Avondale to Redmond and thence north by rail to Woodinville, a distance of over 25 miles, in order to vote.”
A Miner Goes to His Claim and Is Found Dead in the Woods
Joseph Gotchy of Bothell vanished between home and a Woodinville-area mining claim, leaving a widow, a large family and no explanation.
“Not even a conjecture of the cause of death was ventured by his family.”
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