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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 4 |
| 1858 | 6 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 5 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 17 |
| 1876 | 77 |
| 1877 | 77 |
| 1878 | 43 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 14 |
| 1882 | 19 |
| 1883 | 100 |
| 1884 | 41 |
| 1885 | 71 |
| 1886 | 47 |
| 1887 | 41 |
| 1888 | 51 |
| 1889 | 132 |
| 1890 | 22 |
| 1891 | 92 |
| 1892 | 180 |
| 1893 | 109 |
| 1894 | 165 |
| 1895 | 262 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 16 |
| 1899 | 57 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 88 |
| 1904 | 78 |
| 1905 | 10 |
| 1907 | 8 |
| 1908 | 50 |
| 1909 | 97 |
| 1910 | 23 |
| 1911 | 7 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 18 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 30 |
| 1917 | 15 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 3 |
6 stories matching soon
- The Chain Gang Escapee
A petty thief learns the hard way that jumping from the chain gang in Buck's Canyon only results in a much longer stay in the county jail.
- The Fugitive in the Mill
A murder suspect evades the law by slipping past witnesses in Sprague.
- The Judge and the Skunk Hole
A local editor alleges that a Whitman County judge engaged in witness tampering, perjury, and attempted kidnapping to secure testimony in a personal vendetta.
- Railroads Begin Farming Their Own Forests
Facing a national timber shortage, western railroads turn to industrial-scale tree planting to secure a future for their own infrastructure.
- The Struggle for Household Help at the Turn of the Century
A Seattle employer recounts the candid, often frustrating process of interviewing domestic workers in 1900.
- The Hobo 'Capitalist' Who Ran Palouse on Credit
A smooth-talking Swiss convinced butchers, brewers and saloon men to hand over shops and goods — some $1,200 worth — on the promise of a fortune still sitting back in Switzerland.