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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1876 | 7 |
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1878 | 5 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 17 |
| 1884 | 5 |
| 1885 | 13 |
| 1886 | 3 |
| 1887 | 2 |
| 1888 | 2 |
| 1889 | 5 |
| 1890 | 69 |
| 1891 | 14 |
| 1892 | 49 |
| 1893 | 70 |
| 1894 | 60 |
| 1895 | 44 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 4 |
| 1903 | 19 |
| 1904 | 4 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1908 | 43 |
| 1909 | 7 |
| 1910 | 28 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1916 | 1 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 1 |
43 stories
- The Peril of the Open Road
A hit-and-run driver on the Guide Meridian road destroys a buggy and attempts to hide their identity.
- The Horror in Happy Valley
A husband confesses to murdering his wife and burying her remains under the roots of a stump, only to be discovered months later after tending to the site.
- A Deadly Domestic Dispute
A Bellingham woman sues to collect her husband’s life insurance after shooting him in an act of self-defense.
- Vigilantism in Wiser
A deputy sheriff takes three men into custody for the targeting of Chinese laborers.
- The Legacy of the Stickney Home
A look at the origins and daily life of the mission school for Nooksack children, established on a Nooksack River island.
- The Great Nooksack Potlatch
Hundreds gather near Lynden for a traditional gift-giving feast and solemn reburial of ancestors.
- A Deathbed Promise Fulfilled
A Bellingham widow travels thousands of miles to marry her brother-in-law, honoring her late husband's final request.
- The Rural-Urban Divide: Who Actually Runs Whatcom County?
An early 20th-century editorial breaks down how the city of Bellingham dominated local government spending despite having only a minority of the population.
- The Struggle for Lynden's Main Street
Business leaders and the city council clash with the Whatcom County Traction Co. over plans to lay tracks through town.
- Streetcars Coming to Lynden
A new franchise agreement promises to connect Lynden via electric rail by next spring.
- Tragedy at the Lynden Light Plant
A dedicated engineer is killed while volunteering his time to maintain local machinery.
- The Notorious Smuggler’s Final Nap
A legendary Pacific Coast opium runner was caught fast asleep near Custer after a run-in with immigration inspectors hunting for laborers.
- Auto Stage Plunges into Gulch
Seventeen passengers survive a terrifying tumble after a mechanical failure on a stage route.
- The Battle for the Ballot in Lynden
Citizens gathered at the town hall to organize the 'Majority Rule' ticket, pledging to let the public decide the future of the local saloon trade.
- The Pioneer Who Never Gave Another Speech After Mt. Baker Erupted
N. V. Sheffer, Whatcom County’s oldest living pioneer, brought his donkey cart to Ferndale’s old-settlers’ reunion—and told why he stopped speaking in public in 1854.
- The Local Rebel Taking On the Political Machine
Frank W. Bixby, a Lynden attorney, is making waves by refusing to bow to Whatcom County’s political establishment.
- The Shingle Mill Accident That Shook Lynden
After a local mill worker suffered a permanent injury, the community and an official inspector weigh in on industrial safety.
- A Frontier Rivalry Renewed
84-year-old pioneer N.V. Sheffer sets off on a donkey-drawn cart to reunite with his childhood rival, Ezra Meeker, at the Ferndale settlers' picnic.
- A New Apostolic Church Splits from Original Congregation
Following an internal disagreement, a large group of members has organized a separate Apostolic church in Lynden.
- The Taxman Cometh: A Battle Over Corporate Accountability
An attorney challenges Bellingham newspaper editors to account for the lopsided taxation of railroads versus local farmers.
- The Price of a Machine Government
Auditor records reveal Whatcom County’s debt ballooned to $600,000, sparking local outrage over fiscal mismanagement and political patronage.
- The Political Circus of 1908
Local news satirizes the convoluted web of political machines, patronage, and special interest groups fighting for influence in Whatcom County.
- Tragedy Follows Accidental Lye Poisoning
After nine months of suffering, a toddler passes away following a household accident.
- Lynden Votes to Go Dry
A landslide local election victory mandates the end of licensed saloons in the town for the coming year.
- The Governor’s Veto: A Political Backstory
A defense of Governor Henry McBride’s 1903 veto of a local option bill, shifting blame from his personal stance to legislative corruption.