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- Oct 23, 1891A State Medical Examiner Accused of Faking a Fracture to Bilk the CountyM. D. Minkler of Centralia faces charges of obtaining money under false pretenses after county commissioners say his claimed treatment for a pauper patient was a fabrication.Centralia, WA
- Oct 25, 1892The Court Could Make Commissioners Act—But Not Tell Them HowA mandamus bid to split Martin's Creek precinct fails, with Judge Lichtenberg ruling the board already acted within the law.Superior Court of Washington for King County, Seattle, WA
- Dec 24, 1893A Christmas Auction That Fell Short—and a Mother Sent HomeDonations expected to bring $600 fetch only $158.40, but the Bureau of Associated Charities still outfits 100 families and buys a destitute mother a ticket to Kansas City.Seattle, WA
- Mar 30, 1895Spokane County Commissioners Fire Courthouse Superintendent, Demand Architect's ResignationA dispute over incompetency and neglect of duty leads to a shake-up in the construction of the Spokane County courthouse.Spokane County Courthouse, Spokane, WA