Register O'Toole
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- Nov 8, 1893The Minor Land Grabbers of Port AngelesFederal authorities rule that underage settlers may claim townsite lots, sparking a unique legal experiment.Port Angeles, WA
- Sep 18, 1894Whatcom County Vendetta: A Land Claim Reopens a Frontier KillingA routine land-office inquiry near Ferndale revived the story of John Guildy, who shot two members of the Mayfield family and was then hunted down and killed by a nine-man posse.Ferndale, WA
- Jan 6, 1895The Homesteaders Who Couldn’t Own Their LandA delayed federal survey left settlers near Sedro unable to prove title, borrow money or improve their farms—red tape with real human cost.Sedro-Woolley, WA