Fred Parker
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- Jul 31, 1890Local Businessman Retires Amidst Failing HealthJohn Buckley announces the closure of his business, citing health issues rather than financial hardship.Yakima, WA
- Apr 23, 1891The Price of Progress: Yakima County Bids for the State CollegeIn a special session, county commissioners authorize $15,000 in warrants to help secure the site for the newly forming state agricultural college.Yakima County Courthouse, Yakima, WA
- Aug 20, 1891A Close Call in the CascadesA mountain hunting trip turns into a terrifying chase when a mother bear takes offense at a hunter's pursuit of her cub.Yakima, WA
- Sep 10, 1891The Art of Roping a BearAfter a close call with a grizzly, a local man returns to the wilderness to capture a cub with a lariat for the town's amusement.Moxee, Yakima, WA
- Dec 3, 1891Yakima's Artesian Boom: Turning Desert Into Hop FieldsAttorney Fred Parker told a Tacoma reporter that artesian wells and the big irrigation ditches would reclaim 30,000 acres of desert and draw Sound-country hop growers to Yakima County.Yakima, WA