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9 stories
- The Boom Era's Bitter Hangover
New tax assessments reveal that local property values have cratered to one-fourth of their peak as the Grays Harbor economy struggles to adjust to the end of a speculative bubble.
- County Finances in Shambles
A scathing report reveals Chehalis County is $105,000 in debt while local officials draw high salaries.
- The Chehalis County Tax Revolt
Hard-hit by the post-boom recession, property owners organize to challenge local taxes and municipal waste.
- The Temperance Movement Gains Steam in Grays Harbor
Prohibitionists gather in Montesano to organize for the upcoming election, signaling a growing political shift across the county.
- The Political Ring’s Tight Grip on Chehalis County
Aberdeen’s Republican convention devolved into a 'cut and dried' affair as local party bosses utilized proxies and backroom maneuvering to maintain control.
- The Bachelor's Defiant Defense
A long-time squatter proves his sanity after his sister and brother-in-law attempt to seize his property by branding him 'crazy'.
- Grays Harbor Taxpayers Threaten to Stop Paying Up
Delegates from every corner of the county pack a Montesano rink to censure their officials — and weigh whether to simply refuse to pay their taxes.
- A Strike Argument at a Shingle Mill Ends with a Knife in a Man's Abdomen
Two mill hands fall to blows over the strike question; the ex-preacher parries a club and stabs the man his neighbors call crazy on the industrial question.
- The Flour-Trail Burglar of Montesano
A clumsy thief’s attempt to pilfer supplies ended in a very literal trail of evidence.