John A. Stone
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- Jul 25, 1889Poisoned and Ambushed on the Road HomeA local rancher survives a harrowing highway robbery attempt involving a spiked flask and a desperate gunfight.Yakima, WA
- Oct 1, 1891The Coroner Who Left a Body in the DitchA freight train killed a man on the tracks near Satus, but the coroner did not reach the scene until Friday, leaving the body where the engine had thrown it.Satus, WA
- Oct 1, 1891The Treble-Decker Trestle That Would Bring Water to SelahJohn A. Stone reports the main trestle of the Selah ditch is framed—260 feet long and 56 feet high—with water promised by the end of October and a watermelon-cutting to mark the finish.Selah, WA
- Oct 22, 1891The Desert Blooms: Bringing Irrigation to the Selah ValleyA ambitious engineering effort to bring water to 50,000 acres of arid volcanic ash soil promises to transform the North Yakima region into a premier agricultural hub.Yakima, WA
- Jan 12, 1892The Donation Claim That Ended in Murder—and Took Decades to SettleA federal land ruling near Sumner untangles decades of inheritance, foreclosure, and a killing tied to a donation claim first filed in 1853.Sumner, WA
- Mar 3, 1892A Diamond-Studded Celebration for the Selah DitchForeman Dan McDonald is honored with a costly gift as the ambitious irrigation project reaches the summit, opening vast new tracts for agriculture.Yakima Club, Yakima, WA
- Oct 13, 1892Democratic Torchlight Parade Challenges Republican Rule in YakimaHundreds of supporters defied rainy weather in a massive display of local political energy as the gubernatorial campaign heated up.Yakima, WA
- Nov 3, 1892The Political Brawl Over the Seattle CanalA Yakima newspaper accuses a 'Seattle ring' of bribery and electoral intimidation as local races heat up.Yakima, WA