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| 1863 | 3 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1865 | 1 |
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| 1876 | 63 |
| 1877 | 43 |
| 1878 | 26 |
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| 1892 | 68 |
| 1893 | 68 |
| 1894 | 78 |
| 1895 | 135 |
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- Spokane Capitalists Map an Electric Railroad and Irrigation Empire West of Newport
Surveyors traced a line from Arcadia to Newport while a syndicate secured water rights on five Stevens County lakes, promising power, irrigation and a transformed countryside.
- To Pay for the Ditches, the Yakamas Were Asked to Sell Their Land
A former lease clerk canvasses the reservation, urging allotment holders to part with acreage so the government will finish the Wapato irrigation works.
- The 1825 Millstones That Fed the Oregon Country Headed for Seattle
A Stevens County man sent the Hudson's Bay Company's oldest Pacific Coast millstones to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, where they joined the state historical exhibit.
- Drilling for Water Under Washington's Dry Wheat Country
A federal geologist probes the desert east of the Columbia and the Big Bend wheatlands to see whether deep wells can water the dry interior — and finds pressure underground, but no free-flowing artesian springs.
- Plumbing Failure Floods State Capitol
A clogged flush tank at the Olympia capitol caused hundreds of dollars in damage to government records.
- Is Newport in Washington or Idaho? Surveyors Head North to Redraw the Line
A government party leaves Lewiston to retrace the Washington–Idaho boundary, and Newport may learn before election day which state it really belongs to.
- Police Expel Gypsy Band from Walla Walla
Citing public nuisance and theft, the Chief of Police clears a group of 75 people from the outskirts of town.
- Calispel Valley Ranchers Move to Dike Out the Pend Oreille
A petition for a new diking district would protect 11,000 acres from annual floods—and add thousands to Stevens County's tax rolls.
- Railroad Shifts to Oil to Prevent Wildfires
A change in engine fuel is welcomed as a major fire prevention strategy for Washington's forests.
- Railroad Giant Stumbles in Palouse
A landmark court ruling strips the Northern Pacific of its right-of-way through Palouse City.
- The Riverfront Gets Rearranged for the Railroad
Houses are moved, cedar poles shifted, and the Idaho & Washington Northern prepares to start its loop through Newport’s old riverfront.
- Head-On in the Tunnel: A Fatal Collision Beneath Olympia
Two Northern Pacific trains met inside the Olympia tunnel, killing Engineer Warren of Tacoma and wrecking freight cars and tunnel roof.
- City Council moves to connect Center Street
A new infrastructure project aims to link the west end and South Tacoma with a low-grade route.
- A Deadly Dispute Over the Price of a Calf
A multi-year feud in Walla Walla culminates in a brutal stabbing over a livestock transaction.
- Benton County Officially Born
After legal hurdles and a formal decree from the superior court, Governor Albert E. Mead signed the proclamation establishing Benton County, signaling a new era for the region.
- After the Fire, a County Helps Springdale Rebuild Its Main Street Crossing
Stevens County commissioners put $1,000 toward an earthen fill over Sheep Creek, replacing a bridge lost when fire took the town's business district.
- Blocking the Mullan Road
Farmers are barricading a public thoroughfare, forcing local officials to intervene.
- Frozen Ground Crushes a Railroad Worker
A steam-shovel man on the Idaho & Washington Northern is struck by a collapsing bank of frozen gravel and brought to Newport with a broken nose and severe bruises.
- A Missing Word Nearly Derailed Bellingham's First City Election
Washington's Supreme Court ruled that Whatcom and Fairhaven could hold a combined city election in December 1903, reading past a clerk's drafting error to honor the legislature's intent.
- Cheney Moves Toward Public Water Ownership
Facing a long-running legal dispute, the city of Cheney strikes a deal to bring its water utility under public control.
- A Stevens County Rancher Gets Word of a $7 Million Transvaal Inheritance
Richard Oehmigen of Hunters learned that relatives in Germany had named him heir to one-fifth of an uncle's distant estate—and took the news with remarkable calm.
- City Moves to Kill Unused Rail Franchises
Tacoma prepares to revoke streetcar franchise rights that have sat dormant for two decades.
- A Premature Blast Tore Apart 'Lead' Long's Face Near Metaline
A miner known across the district was badly hurt at the Wake Up Jim prospect when a blast went off early, and details were slow to reach Newport.
- A Canal Turns Sagebrush Into a Boomtown
Kennewick bets on 15,000 irrigated acres and a thousand new residents as the Horse Heaven country fills with wheat.
- The Federal Government Begins Land Allotments for the Calispel Tribe
Clair Hunt arrives in the Calispel Valley to begin the process of partitioning land for the Calispel people, a move following a special act of Congress.