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  1. Tragic Drowning En Route to Wedding

    A young rancher loses his life while attempting to ford the flooded Nisqually River to secure his marriage license.

    May 24, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerRoy, Pierce CountyDisasters

  2. Criminal Malpractice Charges in Roy

    Dr. E. W. Ratliffe is arrested on charges regarding the medical treatment of a young woman.

    Jun 4, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerRoy, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  3. They Called the Prairie Worthless. He Planted Wheat Anyway.

    A government immigration inspector bought gravelly land south of Tacoma and proved the skeptics wrong — sixteen bushels an acre of No. 1 hard wheat.

    Feb 5, 1898Ranche and RangeRoy, Pierce CountyFollow the Money · Boom & Bust

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