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- Violent Windstorm Shreds Walla Walla County Infrastructure
A sudden, shifting gale rips roofs from elevators and destroys miles of railroad sand fencing across the valley.
- A Series of Farm Accidents in Dayton
Local farmers face dangerous mishaps involving heavy machinery and livestock.
- Race Track Revival in Waitsburg
A prominent horseman secures a five-year lease to revitalize the local race track.
- Walla Walla County Fair Stalled by Financial Shortfall
Construction of fairgrounds buildings and grandstands at a standstill as subscribers default on $3,000 in pledges.
- The Foggy Breakout
Convict John H. Toy escaped the penitentiary Saturday under heavy fog while working on a new barn.
- Mental Health Crisis in Prescott
A man’s history of institutionalization clashes with inadequate mental healthcare services in the rural community.
- City Council Caught in Illegal Power Play
Local officials in Walla Walla are accused of violating the city charter to oust a veteran from his position as poundmaster.
- A Fierce Gale Leaves Walla Walla Battered
A localized cyclone tears roofs from buildings and levels trees, leaving debris strewn across city streets.
- Quarantine Enforcement on Sprague Street
When parents failed to keep children with smallpox indoors, health officials forcibly removed the family to the pest house.
- The Privatization of the Walla Walla River Basin
Wealthy sportsmen have locked up local hunting grounds behind fences and permits, shutting out the public to ensure a private preserve for their weekend outings.
- The Maze of the Snake River Hills
Early road surveys were so poorly planned that settlers were forced to build their own paths, leading to a tangled web of private property and impassable public routes.
- Walla Walla's Farmers Needed a Market—and the City Needed Them Off the Streets
In 1903, farmers and downtown businessmen pushed for a central public market where produce, wood and hay could be sold and weighed—instead of hawked from wagons on back streets.