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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1889 | 1 |
| 1892 | 1 |
| 1893 | 3 |
| 1894 | 4 |
| 1916 | 1 |
| 1923 | 1 |
8 stories
- The Palouse Pivot: How a Wheat Crash Forced Innovation
Facing a collapse in grain prices and a disastrously wet spring, farmers in Rosalia are abandoning monoculture for butter, eggs, and poultry to survive.
- The Barber, the Boarder, and the Bad Meat
A Rosalia boarding house proprietor sues for $6,000 after a poet lampoons his culinary standards in the local paper.
- The Estray Swindle: A Rural Confidence Game
A clever ruse targets farmers by using public notice requirements to set up a rigged animal sale.
- The Long Journey of 'Grandma' Gregg
An early pioneer couple in Rosalia dies, leaving behind a 66-year marriage.
- The Political Grudge Match in Rosalia
A legislative seat is caught in a bitter proxy war after a list of locals is circulated to pressure a politician’s vote.
- Whitman County Farmers Face Harvest Ruin
Record-late rains and grain sack shortages threaten the livelihoods of Washington wheat farmers.
- The Collapse of the Credit System
Palouse farmers are forced to abandon large-scale agriculture and the credit-dependent lifestyle as the hard times of 1894 take hold.
- The Miser’s Missing $1,500 and the Farmer Who Paid for It
A hidden hoard vanished from a Rosalia stove hearth, a neighbor was arrested, and the case collapsed — leaving an 1894 cold case.