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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 36 |
| 1877 | 21 |
| 1878 | 17 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 8 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 40 |
| 1884 | 16 |
| 1885 | 40 |
| 1886 | 29 |
| 1887 | 34 |
| 1888 | 27 |
| 1889 | 89 |
| 1890 | 7 |
| 1891 | 44 |
| 1892 | 113 |
| 1893 | 131 |
| 1894 | 157 |
| 1895 | 138 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 9 |
| 1899 | 30 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 68 |
| 1904 | 67 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 11 |
| 1909 | 76 |
| 1910 | 16 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 10 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 16 |
| 1917 | 4 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1924 | 4 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 4 |
8 stories matching troubl
- City Council vs. The Mayor
A public power struggle in Farmington ends in a legal defeat for the town council over street expansion plans.
- The Postmaster's Temperance Trap
O.P. Bruihl, the Winona postmaster, faces legal trouble in a case linked to a local community feud.
- The Sheriff's Long Ride to Nowhere
An urgent report of horse theft near Sunset leads to an exhausting night mission that turns out to be a classic case of mistaken identity.
- A Shaming Serenade Gone Wrong
A citizen writes to the editor to defend a newly married couple from a violent, unwanted 'charivari' performance.
- The Price of a Violent Temper
A town roughneck learns the limits of his reach after an unprovoked assault on a farmer in downtown Colfax.
- The $5,000 Stand-off in LaCrosse
An elderly farmer faces a massive, suspended fine after drawing a rifle on a neighbor during a property fence dispute.
- The Great Escape from the County Courthouse
A notorious local thief rigged an ingenious 'Spanish windlass' to dismantle his cell window and vanished into the night—completely naked.
- The Great Wheat Fraud of Whitman County
A farmer’s widow fights for her grain after a bankrupt buyer leaves her with a worthless check and a vanishing act.