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| 1905 | 2 |
| 1914 | 3 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 8 |
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- Grazing Rules Relaxed for Forest Reserves
Federal authorities grant a one-year reprieve on new forest grazing restrictions, allowing stockmen to continue operations through the 1905 season.
- A Farmyard Tragedy in Hover
An eight-year-old girl is rushed to the hospital after a serious accident with a farm animal.
- Kennewick's 'Preparedness' Rifle Club Reborn
Local men revive a dormant shooting club to align with federal national defense initiatives, despite past issues with stray bullets near the Highlands.
- The Price of Patriotism at the Princess Theatre
War taxes and rising costs force a local theater to raise ticket prices, prompting a patriotic appeal to the community.
- The Confusion of the Ballot: Understanding the Initiative and Referendum
Voters struggle to decipher the complex state measures governing lawmaking, recall, and public utilities ahead of the November 7th election.
- Fire Consumes Garden Tracts Home
A local family lost all their possessions in a sudden Sunday night blaze that threatened neighboring homes.
- Taming the Horse Heaven Plateau
Deep-well drilling is transforming the wild, arid Horse Heaven hills into a new hub for large-scale cattle ranching.
- Turning Dry Grass into a Cattle Empire
A commercial land company bets on deep-well irrigation to revive the Horse Heaven Hills as a prime stock-raising region.
- Taming the Yakima: A Massive Engineering Overhaul
Facing record-low river levels, the Northern Pacific Irrigation Company launched an extensive repair project to shore up their dam and ensure the region’s water supply.
- The Rules of the Road Come to Kennewick
As automobiles begin to dominate the streets, City Hall codifies the right of way, speed limits, and the requirement for headlights and mufflers.
- The Pioneer of Kennewick’s Grape Juice Empire
How M.H. Church turned a home kitchen experiment into a national award-winning industry for Washington.
- The Great State Division Debate
Following the 1914 prohibition vote, some Seattle elites proposed splitting Washington into two states to escape the dry laws of the east side.
- Rotting Melons and Broken Markets
Kennewick strawberry farmers find themselves squeezed by commission men and failing cooperative distribution chains.
- A Mystery in the Garden Tracts
A Kennewick man is found critically wounded in his home garden, leaving police to speculate on a stray bullet from a nearby orchard.
- The Carload Mandate: How Shipping Costs Stifled Kennewick’s Early Farmers
Local grower C.R. Delepine reveals that superior quality isn't enough to compete with Walla Walla; without the volume to ship in carloads, local farmers are priced out of the market by cheaper freight rates.
- The Insurance Man Saved the Fire Department
The council wanted to shrink Kennewick's volunteer fire crew to eight men — until a state insurance surveyor pointed out that fewer firefighters meant higher premiums for everyone in town.
- Kennewick Wins the Northwest's Great Livestock Clearing House
Packers and stockmen from four states organize a $100,000 company and pick a triangle of land by the depot to turn Kennewick into the feeder market between Canada and the Rockies.