J. A. Rochford
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- Jan 22, 1891County Treasurer Found in DeficitYakima County Commissioners order legal action against bondsmen to recover nearly $12,000 in missing public funds.Yakima, WA
- Mar 14, 1892The Judge, the Stenographer, and the $2,000 Bill the County Refused to PayA Yakima County water-rights trial dragged on for weeks. When the judge tried to stick taxpayers with the stenographer's tab, the state Supreme Court stepped in and said no.Yakima, WA
- Jul 16, 1908Overnight Line at the Courthouse as Washington’s New Primary Law Meets Its First TestCandidates camped outside the Stevens County auditor’s office to file for office—and Newport-area races split three ways before the votes were even cast.Colville, WA
- Oct 22, 1908The Prosecutor's Record: 'Arrest on Suspicion, Investigate Afterwards'A Stevens County election fight turns on the county's criminal docket — who jailed innocent men, and who got his convictions.Colville, WA
- Feb 18, 1909The Election That Decided Whether Stevens County Would Stay ‘Closed’A county prosecuting attorney race turned on saloons and law enforcement, with the new officer’s supporters expecting a ‘wide open’ county—prompting a sharp rebuttal from the Newport press.Colville, WA