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712 stories
- A Warehouse, a Baler and a Railroad Rate: Yakima's Bid to Hold the Wool Trade
W. L. Steinweg leases the old Chappell Cox warehouse, installs a wool baler, and talks the railroad into a $1-a-ton rate out of Kittitas County — the opening move in a plan to make North Yakima the range country's permanent wool market.
- The Great Potato Feeding Experiment
Agricultural researchers in the late 1890s tested whether potatoes, mangels, or sugar beets were the most profitable feed for range-raised lambs.
- The Orchardist Who Told the State Its Moth Spraying Was Useless
In 1898, a North Yakima grower argued that the state's codlin-moth spray schedule did not fit the Yakima Valley's climate—and warned that apple and pear growing might be doomed without better field science.
- The Rural Route Comes to Stay
Postal inspectors ride the 30-mile Yakima circuit and find 200 mailboxes where there were none — and a carrier pay raise to $400 a year.
- A Parade, a Brass Band, and Dancing Until Four
North Yakima's Odd Fellows mark the order's 72nd anniversary with a march down the business streets, an address at the opera house, and a ball that outlasted the refreshments at the Hotel Yakima.
- The Narrow-Gauge Dream Through Naches Pass
A completed survey and North Yakima's $100,000 pledge push a rail line toward the Sound.
- The Teacher Who Erased His Own Past
Jesse Edward Brown ran Yakima's Indian school, gave away his salary to his pupils—and destroyed every paper that might explain who he was.
- Farmers Take On the Commission Men—and Demand Weekly Checks
Yakima growers propose a $5,000 bond for produce brokers, while Sumner farmer W. H. Paulhamus recalls how organized producers stopped getting 'did' by middlemen.
- Three Bad Years of Hops, and a Trainload of Sheep Pointing the Way Out
Yakima County's hop growers have lost money three seasons running. The remedy, this farm editor argues, is to stop shipping raw hay out of the valley and start feeding it to cattle, hogs and sheep here — as forty carloads bound for Montana just proved.
- Battling the Invasive Thistle
A coordinated effort between the state college and the Northern Pacific Railroad aims to eradicate destructive weeds from the Washington landscape.
- Dairymen Demand a Brand on Every Pound of Butter
Washington's creamery men move to outlaw rebranded Eastern butter and process butter sold as the real thing — and a leading dealer offers to help write the bill.
- Apples and Prunes, Not Peaches: The Hard Truth About Shipping Fruit East
A horticultural commissioner's verdict — apples and evaporated prunes are the only sure commercial crops — forces Northwest growers to reckon with soft fruit that spoils on the long haul east.
- The Yakima Fruit Boom
A North Yakima ranch sells for $11,000 after shipping thousands of dollars in fruit to Montana.
- The Double Wedding Surprise
A quiet wedding service at a Yakima home takes a dramatic turn when the officiating clergyman unites the mother and the daughter in marriage simultaneously.
- Prisoners Stage Great Escape Attempt
Seven inmates caught tunneling out of North Yakima city jail and sent packing by local authorities.
- The Unsung Pioneers of Yakima
A reflection on the rapid turnover of life in the Yakima Valley as early settlers pass away in their youth.
- The Making of a Young Gambler
An old-timer reflects on the inevitable slide into the high-stakes gambling dens of the territory.
- The Great 1890 Headcount
Federal agents prepare to survey Washington's rapidly growing population, bringing new jobs and a complex pay scale to the frontier.
- The High Cost of Being a Farmer
A scathing breakdown of how protective tariffs inflate the daily expenses of Washington homesteaders.
- The Neighborhood Kids’ Backyard Circus
A group of North Yakima children stage a backyard circus complete with a dog-drawn chariot, an educated rooster, and an ill-fated mule.
- The New Kindergarten System Arrives in Yakima
Two educators arrive from San Francisco to establish a 'play-based' school, promising a radical shift away from rote memorization.
- Near-Misses on the Yakima River
A local National Guard unit's target practice nearly proves fatal for a group of cattle herders.
- A Banking Hand-Off in North Yakima
After surviving a life-threatening illness, Judge J. R. Lewis returns to reclaim his bank presidency from Edward Whitson.
- Street Brawl Ends in Jail for Local Man and Indigenous Rival
A violent confrontation on Front Street leads to a swift sentencing by the local magistrate.
- The Young Hunter of the Natchees
A twelve-year-old boy proves his mettle by taking down a lynx to save his father's hunting dogs.