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50 stories
- The Hermit in the Hollow Pine: Loony Bill Comes Back From the Dead
Given up for drowned after his log raft broke apart in the Columbia rapids, an eccentric backwoodsman turns up alive — living inside a giant hollow stump.
- Wild Goose Bill: The Frontier Ferryman Who Kept a Free Boat for the Poor
A Washington paper remembers W. H. Condon, a 68-year-old pioneer whose free Columbia River ferry, homemade roads and violent past made him a local legend.
- The Tragedy at H Lake
A young man breaks through thin ice while skating, leaving his companions helpless to save him.
- The Fugitive in the Mill
A murder suspect evades the law by slipping past witnesses in Sprague.
- Gray Wolves Ravage Starving Livestock on Reservation
As winter conditions persist, starving animals on the reservation are falling prey to gray wolves in large numbers.
- The Churchgoer With a Murder Warrant Waiting
For three years, Sprague knew R. J. Howard as a trusted young man and Methodist probationer. Then a Lincoln County sheriff walked into Lewis' store and called him by another name.
- Expelled for a Poem About Jonah: A Davenport Boy Takes On His School Board
Henry Selde recited a comic verse hinting the whale never swallowed Jonah. His teacher cut him off mid-recitation, the board backed her, and a secular union carried the case all the way to the state superintendent — who said he had no authority to act.
- Unsafe at Any Depth: Detillion Bridge Condemned, Emergency Contract Let
A joint inspection finds the Spokane River crossing beyond repair, forcing Stevens and Lincoln counties to rescind a contract and fast-track a replacement.
- The Quietest Courts in the State
Two Eastern Washington towns set records for lack of legal trouble, as local Justices of the Peace go years without a single case.
- Colville Agency Seeks Mills for Indigenous Service
The U.S. Indian Service is putting out a call for contractors to build a flour mill and sawmill on the Coeur d'Alene Reservation.
- Wedded in Under an Hour
A long-distance correspondence turns into a lightning-fast wedding after a lamp nearly explodes.
- A Town on Trial: Sprague Fights Back Against Strike Rumors
As the 1894 railroad strike roils the nation, Sprague residents and its National Guard troop deny reports of lawlessness and mutiny, insisting their town is peaceful and loyal.
- Harrington Harvester Company Expands Facilities
A significant local manufacturing expansion is underway with the construction of several new buildings to increase production capacity.
- The Banker Who Ran East: Davenport's Missing Money Catches Up in a Boston Courtroom
Indicted in Washington for misappropriating the funds of Davenport's Big Bend National Bank, Charles C. May was back before a Boston commissioner — free on $5,000 bail while the case was put over a few days.
- A Fence Dispute Turns Violent in Douglas County
A saloon-keeper from Spragua flees the law after shooting a neighbor over a boundary argument.
- Harrington Teacher Envisions World Peace Through Children
A rural Washington educator gains traction for his plan to unite the youth of the world through a school-based league.
- A Judge Vanishes, Then a Body Surfaces in the Columbia
Weeks after Judge Kinnaird disappeared, a dispatch from Wilbur reported a body in the river—and a description that seemed to match.
- Sprague's Railroad Shops Import 120 Workers—and Lose Others to Canada
As old hands quit for the Canadian Pacific, the Baldwin works send a fresh corps of machinists and engineers to eastern Washington.
- Land Crazy in the Big Bend: A Dollar an Acre and a Warning
A traveller back from the Columbia's Big Bend reports farmers who owned nothing a year ago now signing for quarter sections as the railroad unloads its land — and predicts many will live to regret it.
- Chloroformed at the County Fair: A Naked Chase Through Davenport
A Newport man woke to a thief in his hotel room, gave chase in his birthday suit, and let the night air—and a roll of bills—decide the outcome.
- The Pastor and the Runaway
A Lincoln County deputy sheriff intercepts a minister and a married woman fleeing to pursue their own 'summer vacation.'
- The Bounty on Eastern Washington's Rodents
Farmers in Lincoln County are turning pest control into a steady side-income by cashing in squirrel scalps at the local mercantile.
- Fatal Accident in Wilbur Well
A farmer is killed after falling eighty feet while cleaning a well.
- Bear Hunt on Main Street
A surprise visitor causes a stir in a small town.
- Infrastructure Boom in Lincoln County
New concrete and steel bridge contracts across Lincoln County signal a regional investment in transit and commerce.