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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1889 | 8 |
| 1891 | 3 |
| 1892 | 24 |
| 1893 | 26 |
| 1894 | 9 |
| 1895 | 16 |
86 stories
- Coroner's Jury Blames Conductors for Tragic Rail Death
A Lewis County jury finds two men negligent in the death of Robert John Turnbull, who was killed by a train near Napavine.
- A Saloon Death in Winlock, and a Prosecutor Who Isn’t Sure
A minister swore out a murder complaint against two saloon proprietors after F. M. Frost died from injuries received in their bar, but the county attorney doubted the evidence would hold.
- The Political Erasure of Lewis County
Citizens in rural Washington cry foul as the 1889 constitutional convention districting map threatens to strip their county of political representation.
- The Price of a Scandal in Lewis County
A husband takes the law into his own hands after a local hired hand turns his ranch into a site of open infidelity.
- The Price of a Teaming Business
A pre-dawn blaze in Centralia destroys a feed barn and stables, claiming the lives of the teamsters' horses and revealing the high stakes of early Seattle-area transport labor.
- The Iron Road Through the Wilderness
By 1891, the rush for transcontinental rail connections was transforming the remote timberlands of Lewis and Pacific counties, promising to turn quiet river valleys into bustling industrial hubs.
- The Breakfast Guest That Wouldn't Leave
A morning meal in rural Washington is interrupted by a massive bear, leading to a desperate struggle at the farmhouse window.
- The Valley Sixty Miles From a Railroad
In 1892, the Big Bottom settlers of Lewis County had no road, no sawmill and no rail line — just hand-hewn homes, packhorses, a tobacco-chewing cat, and a Fourth of July party for 160 neighbors.
- Tragedy in the Woods of Lewis County
A young girl is taken by a cougar during a brutal winter storm near Ethel.
- Witness Corruption in the Minkler Case
A key witness in a Centralia manslaughter case was jailed after evidence emerged that he accepted a bribe to skip trial.
- The Temperance Conflict: Saloons vs. Druggists
A bitter feud over illicit sales, city ordinances, and Sunday gambling in Chehalis.
- A Family Feud Closes the Shop
A retail liquor dealer in Toledo, Washington, finds himself locked out of his own business after a bitter domestic and business dispute.
- The Bar Association That Never Was
A local legal organization in Chehalis collapses into petty feuds, pointed insults, and accusations of judicial misconduct.
- The Centralia Doctor Who Beat a Murder Charge, Then Died of the Fight
Dr. James D. Minkler was convicted of killing a patient through surgery, won a new trial and an acquittal — and spent his last years in the shadow of the case.
- A Young Brakeman Killed on the Tracks
A 21-year-old Northern Pacific employee loses his life in a tragic coupling accident near Centralia.
- Scandal in the Populist Press
The internal affairs of the 'Advocate' turn public when a partner is accused of spiriting away his colleague's wife.
- Little Falls Fire Clay Plant Reopens with Tacoma Sewer Contract
After months of silence due to the economic 'dull times,' the Washington Fire Clay Company resumes operations to fulfill a massive city infrastructure order.
- The Push for Better Roads in Lewis County
Chehalis merchants and commissioners pivot from legislative talk to tangible road improvements to save winter trade.
- Organizing the Industrial Army in Centralia
A local organizer makes progress recruiting for the Industrial Army despite local mockery.
- A Hammer-Wielding Wife in Chehalis
A domestic dispute in Chehalis turns violent when a wife allegedly attacks her husband with a hammer after he accuses her of infidelity.
- A Woman Vanishes Toward the Cowlitz River
At Little Falls, a woman last seen walking toward the Cowlitz River has been missing since Monday, prompting search parties and fears she may have gone to the family claim or taken her life.
- The River Would Not Give Seth Catlin Back
After Seth Catlin drowned, his father and a crew of searchers fought an eight-mile-an-hour current with fish nets and telegraph wire.
- A Desperate Hour in a Chehalis Saloon
A mysterious stranger’s public suicide attempt offers a chilling snapshot of frontier instability in late 19th-century Lewis County.
- The Serpent Slayer of Chehalis
A man wanders into town wearing a top hat to battle a monster he believes is terrorizing the rail lines.
- The Rowdy Bible Debate
A theological debate between an ex-rev and a professor turns into a shouting match, leaving the audience divided and the town of Chehalis unsettled.