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| 1861 | 1 |
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6 stories
- A Dead Man’s Name on the Payroll
A Walla Walla ex-employee files twenty charges against L. T. Erwin, accusing the Yakima Indian agent of fraud, perjury, and turning the agency into a private larder.
- A Scandal at the Simcoe Reservation
Protests erupt over the dismissal of religious personnel at a Washington Indian Agency.
- Safe-Cracking Ring Brought to Justice
Four suspects, believed to be part of an organized safe-blowing gang, are in jail after a chase involving the robbery of a Kennewick lumber company.
- The Cantaloupe Gold Rush
A Walla Walla produce dealer discovers that leasing Indian lands near the Yakima River has created a lucrative new fruit-growing empire.
- He Asked the Way Across the River and Was Never Seen Alive Again
A Whidbey Island man headed to the Yakima country to look at a farm, asked where to ford the river, misunderstood the directions, and drowned—his horse found wandering in the sagebrush two days later.
- The Apple That Won the 'Nobel Prize' of Fruit
An Yakima Valley export earns the prestigious Wilder Medal for its exceptional quality and durability.