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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1900 | 90 |
90 stories
- Midnight Intruder Attacks Woman on Penawawa Creek
An unknown assailant chokes a woman in her bed, but flees after she calls for help.
- Quarantined and Cold
A citizen accuses county authorities of abandoning families to suffer in the winter cold during a smallpox outbreak.
- Medical Standoff at the Courthouse
Colfax physicians go on strike against the county commissioners over pay for mandatory insanity examinations.
- Domestic Crisis in Tekoa
A husband's attempt to isolate his wife leads to a standoff, a threat of murder-suicide, and a swift legal separation.
- Three Days Lost in the Timber
A local rancher survives a harrowing ordeal after losing his way and his pony near Farmington.
- Midnight Intruder Terrorizes Wilcox Farmhouse
A woman fights off a home invader who broke into her bedroom in the dead of night, narrowly escaping a violent assault.
- The Price of a Violent Temper
A town roughneck learns the limits of his reach after an unprovoked assault on a farmer in downtown Colfax.
- The Price of a Dangerous Bridge
After a terrifying 18-foot plunge into a river, a Whitman County woman finally wins her long-fought battle for damages against the county.
- Colfax's Endless Search for Pure Water
City council members push for an expensive shift from unreliable pumps to an artesian gravity system to secure the town's health.
- The Auditor Who Paid Himself
A former Whitman County official cashed a cancelled warrant for his own campaign expenses years after he left office.
- The Collapse of a Grain Empire
After a massive embezzlement scheme depleted thousands of bushels, a local warehouse company is forced into liquidation.
- The Tragic End of Arthur Hislop
A Tekoa man, plagued by chronic pain from an old railroad injury, takes his own life in a quiet, devastating final act.
- The Northwest Flour Trust Proposal
A representative from Boston attempts to organize local millers into a regional trust to control prices for the Oriental market.
- The Wheat Trap: Is Colfax Over-reliant on One Crop?
Local boosters worry that low wheat prices are driving farmers to the wall and suggest a shift toward mixed agriculture.
- A Shaming Serenade Gone Wrong
A citizen writes to the editor to defend a newly married couple from a violent, unwanted 'charivari' performance.
- The $5,000 Stand-off in LaCrosse
An elderly farmer faces a massive, suspended fine after drawing a rifle on a neighbor during a property fence dispute.
- The Peril of the 'Patent Knocker'
A rancher's squirrel-extermination device explodes, nearly ending his life.
- Freak Rail-Cutting Accident May Cost Foreman His Eye
A. L. Bird, section foreman at Hay, was struck in the eye by a flying piece of metal while cutting a railroad rail. He traveled to Colfax and then Portland for treatment, but doctors fear the eye cannot be saved.
- A Child Lost in Endicott
A two-year-old boy drowns in a farm watering trough, devastating his family and community.
- The Outlaw and the Neckties
After months of eluding sheriffs across the Pacific Northwest, a horse thief and burglar is captured in Spokane, but his case leads to a messy legal feud back in Colfax.
- The High Cost of Muddy Roads
A new engineering report argues that upgrading Whitman County's agricultural infrastructure could save farmers millions annually.
- The Hatchet-Faced Forger of the Palouse
A dapper swindler left a trail of bad checks and discarded lard across eastern Washington, fooling local business owners with a bank punch and a smile.
- The Forger in the Warehouse
A local farmer-turned-carpenter exploited casual access to grain elevators to swindle regional banks out of hundreds.
- County Commissioner Quits Over Business Conflicts
The lone Populist on the Whitman County board steps down, claiming the demands of public office are bad for his bottom line.
- The 'Astonishing Weakness' of the Whitman Democratic Ticket
A scathing critique of local party nomination tactics, accusing the Democrats of poaching 'turncoats' and rejected candidates.