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- An 18-Year Pursuit Ends in an Ellensburg Jail
A fugitive who thought he had outrun his past is finally captured for an 1871 shooting in Los Angeles.
- Water on Mortgage: A Seattle Man Offers to Irrigate Kittitas — If the Farmers Sign Away Ten Years
J. W. Wells proposes a ditch across the east end of the Kittitas valley at $1 to $1.25 an acre a year. At the mass meeting only 6,500 acres sign on, and the deal is left to W. H. Peterson to sell.
- The Invasive Threat in Kittitas Valley
A local rancher reports the arrival of the Russian thistle, a destructive weed, on farms near Ellensburg.
- The Mysterious Woman Passing Forged Checks
A woman allegedly defrauded five Ellensburg businesses using stolen identities before vanishing.
- Warrant Wars and Financial Fights
A legal dispute over county warrants in Kittitas County highlights the volatility of public finance in the 1890s.
- A Fatal Shot in Ellensburg: Adopted Son Killed, Mrs. Norris Takes Poison
Mrs. J. C. Norris shot 21-year-old Thomas Murray in the temple, then swallowed rat poison and told callers she was glad of it.
- The Persimmon Pilgrimage
A local man returns from Missouri with fruit that brings homesick settlers to tears.
- The Price of a Saloon Brawl in Ellensburg
A local hod-carrier's attempt to force a fight in a street theater left him mortally wounded and sparked a desperate struggle for justice in a booming frontier town.
- The Fugitive Bride of Ellensburg
After a coerced marriage and a secret divorce, a local real estate dealer’s legal nightmare ends in a mysterious chase across the state.
- The City in Ashes
After a devastating fire leaves Ellensburgh in ruins, North Yakima reflects on the fragile nature of boomtown prosperity.
- The Ellensburg Rape Case Dismissed
A sensational legal case involving a landlady’s accusations concludes with a discharge, highlighting the era's narrow legal definitions of victimhood.
- A Daring Jailbreak in Kittitas County
An Indian prisoner and a grand larceny suspect escaped through a sawed window, while a murder suspect was left behind.
- The Great Manastache Mining Hoax
A town's feverish dreams of gold were shattered when a slick assayer fled with their hopes and their money.
- The Day Ellensburg Burned
A devastating fire leaves 12 city blocks in ruins, highlighting the catastrophic failure of the local water system.
- Rising from the Embers: Ellensburg's Rapid Rebirth
After a devastating fire consumed the heart of the city in July 1889, the community transformed from a charred wasteland into a brick-fronted city in just two months.
- The Chief Who Just Wanted to Be Left Alone
While Washington settlers braced for potential conflict with Chief Moses in 1878, a local merchant argued the indigenous leader was being provoked by a political usurper, not a desire for war.
- The Ghost Warrant of Ellensburgh
A legal warrant for a pre-fire assault is discovered in the brush, long after the records and the town itself were consumed by the blaze.
- Ellensburg's New Normal School Opens on the Hill
Ellensburg's new State Normal School opened to students, a brick-and-stone landmark with a gymnasium, auditorium, electric lights, and a rare surplus left in the building fund.
- The Normal School Was Cleared. The Unpaid Workers Weren’t.
A legislative committee investigating the Ellensburg Normal School found no corruption among trustees—only changed plans, discounted emergency scrip, and laborers left chasing a contractor.