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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1909 | 2 |
| 1910 | 1 |
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- Squatters on the Syndicate's Land: The Railroad Grant That Wouldn't Die
A state land cruiser found families settled on timber land now held by the Weyerhaeuser syndicate — all convinced the government would break the Northern Pacific's title and sell to settlers at $2.50 an acre.
- South Bend Fishermen Cut Out the Cannery and Double Their Price
Tired of ten cents a fish from the Barnes cannery, South Bend crews formed their own company and began shipping to Astoria for twenty cents.
- Parents Fined for Brutal Discipline
A Raymond couple faced police court after neighbors reported them for beating their three-year-old son with a broomstick and razor strop.