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| Year | Stories |
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| 1884 | 1 |
| 1888 | 1 |
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| 1892 | 8 |
| 1893 | 8 |
| 1894 | 2 |
| 1895 | 3 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1909 | 2 |
33 stories
- The Water Wars of South Bend
A dispute over local water infrastructure ends with the arrest of a city contractor.
- A South Bend Mill Assigned Itself to Creditors, Then Burned to the Ground That Night
The Willapa Cedar Lumber Company signed its assets over to creditors at 4:55 p.m. By 11 that nightthe shingle mill and dry house were in flames, five car loads of shingles lost and $12,000 gone up in smoke.
- The Shoalwater Bay Indigenous Exhibit
A meticulously assembled collection of maritime technology and daily life from the Shoalwater Bay tribes prepares for the World's Fair.
- The Surveyor Who Walked Into the Nemah Woods and Vanished
Capt. G. C. Brophy left his survey crew to walk back to camp near South Bend and never arrived; searchers have found no trace.
- A Massive Log Raft Heads to South Bend
A major timber shipment from the Nackel River underscores the scale of the region's early logging operations.
- A Tug-of-War Over Local Pride
The South Bend Journal faced a humbling lesson in geography and maritime reality after prematurely bragging about a local shipping milestone.
- A Rash of 'Skips' in South Bend
Local business owners face a string of losses as customers flee town without paying their bills.
- The Passing of South Bend’s Founder
Captain F.W. Swett, a pioneer of Pacific County and the visionary behind South Bend, dies in Portland after a struggle with heart failure.