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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1888 | 3 |
| 1889 | 4 |
| 1891 | 7 |
| 1892 | 33 |
| 1893 | 39 |
| 1894 | 23 |
| 1895 | 24 |
133 stories
- The Safe Crackers of La Conner
In a town unaccustomed to such violence, burglars blast open a general store safe, signaling a new era of criminal sophistication.
- Forced Marriage in Skagit
A young man looking for a way out of a paternity suit finds himself wedded to an Indigenous bride instead of boarding a train to Kansas.
- The Great Anacortes Copper Heist
Lawless elements are discovered on a remote island burning off insulation from stolen trolley lines to sell the copper.
- The Great Northern President vs. The Boarding House Landlady
Railroad tycoon James J. Hill had to prove his identity with a handful of letters after being told to 'get out' by a Fairhaven woman who mistook him for a tramp.
- Pacific Northwest Rivers Run Wild in Record Floods
Spring freshets across Washington and British Columbia wash away bridges, drown crops, and halt the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railways.
- The Pride of Mount Vernon Went Up in Smoke
A $20,000 shingle mill — the finest on Puget Sound — burned to the ground in a single afternoon, throwing sixty men out of work and leaving a receiver and a Seattle mortgage house to sort through the ashes.
- The Great Northern Hotel Burned to the Ground in Mount Vernon
A three-story frame hotel near the depot was gone within minutes, and twenty-five lodgers barely escaped with their lives.
- The Homesteaders Who Couldn’t Own Their Land
A delayed federal survey left settlers near Sedro unable to prove title, borrow money or improve their farms—red tape with real human cost.
- The Dikes Gave Way: Skagit Farmland Under Water
High winds and tides broke dikes from Samish to Stanwood, covering thousands of acres and setting off a demand for a stronger state dike law.
- The Solitary End of a Prospector
A prospector returning from the gold fields is found frozen to death in the Cascade mountains, a grim reminder of the perils facing those seeking their fortunes in the wild.
- The Dealer in the Gambling Den
In the rowdy timber town of Sedro-Woolley, the local gamblers have found a unique way to keep the peace: replacing the standard rough-hewn card shark with a captivating young woman.
- The Saintly Swindler of Burlington
A charismatic conman charmed his way through Skagit County, leading church hymns and social teas before vanishing with the town’s funds.
- Mount Vernon Chamber Backs Lake Washington Canal
Mount Vernon chamber members clash over local infrastructure projects and perceived government neglect of the Skagit River.
- Daylight Raid on Anacortes
A trio of thieves plundered a waterfront home and fled into the maze of islands, sparking a dramatic boat chase.
- A Deadly Slip in the Cokedale Mine
Two carpenters, working on the rafters of an incline, lost their footing and fell 330 feet into a freezing, water-filled sump.
- The Fanny Lake Burns to the Waterline
A Seattle jobbing steamer meets a mysterious end in Sullivan's Slough, marking the third local boat lost to fire in two months.
- The Saloon-Bonding Controversy in Mount Vernon
A local moral panic over a proposed saloon location threatens to derail a crucial municipal bond election.
- The Groceries Run
When a mill worker demanded his pay early, a local dispute sparked an accidental raid on a company store in Hamilton.
- Explosion Levels Burlington Hotel
A saloon lamp explosion causes a total loss for a hotel and bar in Burlington, forcing a guest to leap from a second-story window to survive.
- The Tragic End of a Town Founder
A pioneer of Sedro-Woolley dies by heart failure in the wake of a family tragedy.
- The Hard Pan Tax Dispute
A small-town legal battle in Anacortes reveals how railroad companies and local governments clashed over the definition of 'rock' to dodge municipal assessments.
- The Captain's Last Step on a Dark Anacortes Wharf
A wrongful-death suit against the Oregon Improvement Company turns on an unlit slip, a fatal fall, and whether the wharf was dangerously built.
- The Dredge That Built a Dyke — and Then Went to Dig Seattle's Ship Canal
At La Conner a 200-horsepower suction dredge finished carving Swinomish Slough, pumping mud a thousand yards to wall off the tide. Next week the Anaconda leaves for Seattle and the south canal.
- A Tragic Hunting Accident Near Hamilton
A hunter is killed by his companion while stalking game in the brush near Sauk.
- Skagit County Teachers Demand Pay Equity
At the close of their annual institute, local educators highlight the gender wage gap in the public school system.