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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 4 |
| 1858 | 5 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 4 |
| 1861 | 9 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 38 |
| 1877 | 31 |
| 1878 | 7 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 11 |
| 1882 | 9 |
| 1883 | 56 |
| 1884 | 20 |
| 1885 | 53 |
| 1886 | 39 |
| 1887 | 33 |
| 1888 | 26 |
| 1889 | 58 |
| 1890 | 13 |
| 1891 | 41 |
| 1892 | 231 |
| 1893 | 179 |
| 1894 | 174 |
| 1895 | 188 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1898 | 13 |
| 1899 | 45 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1903 | 65 |
| 1904 | 53 |
| 1905 | 9 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 18 |
| 1909 | 117 |
| 1910 | 37 |
| 1911 | 8 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 13 |
| 1915 | 9 |
| 1916 | 27 |
| 1917 | 19 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1923 | 6 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
18 stories matching kill
- A Pick, a Stick of Dynamite, and a Supper Break That Killed a Man
A landslide buried the Great Northern's Spokane Falls Northern track near Marcus. The crew sent to clear it was never told the dynamite was already loaded — and grief over the dead man turned into gunfire before the sheriff arrived.
- He Fired a Salute—and Killed His Best Friend
Sam Kay was trying to greet J. McGraw before a hunting trip when a revolver shot struck McGraw in the stomach. Kay is in custody while the Stevens County coroner investigates.
- A Fatal Shot in Ellensburg: Adopted Son Killed, Mrs. Norris Takes Poison
Mrs. J. C. Norris shot 21-year-old Thomas Murray in the temple, then swallowed rat poison and told callers she was glad of it.
- A Freight Train Chases Three Horses Into Newport
One of Ed G. Harris's horses is struck near Hardscrabble, then driven miles into town by an eastbound freight before City Marshal Jenne puts the injured animal down.
- Vigilantism in Wiser
A deputy sheriff takes three men into custody for the targeting of Chinese laborers.
- Tragedy at the Lynden Light Plant
A dedicated engineer is killed while volunteering his time to maintain local machinery.
- Two Locked Bucks, One Shot, and a Northport Hunting Tale
A Northport farmer found two whitetail bucks deadlocked by their antlers—one already killed by the other—and brought their heads to town.
- The Hook Slipped: A Scaler Killed Two Miles From Newport
James Wall, 50, was loading logs for the Panhandle Lumber Co. when a heavy log fell and fractured his skull. He lived only five minutes.
- A Deadly Domestic Dispute
A Bellingham woman sues to collect her husband’s life insurance after shooting him in an act of self-defense.
- A Neighbor's Warning From Deer Valley
A drunk husband beat his wife until neighbors pulled him off. She swallowed poison and nearly died. The Miner printed the warning without a name — just a promise that he would be 'taken in hand.'
- He Heard the Timbers Creak and Almost Got Out
A snow-loaded barn roof gave way near Northport; the 14-year-old inside ran for the door, but a six-inch beam caught him. The leg could not be saved, and neither could the boy.
- A Tragic Loss for the Women's Relief Corps
The local chapter mourns the death of a member killed in a dynamite explosion while processing a report of illness and community updates.
- Auto Stage Plunges into Gulch
Seventeen passengers survive a terrifying tumble after a mechanical failure on a stage route.
- Stevens County's First Prohibition Convention Vows to 'Kill the Saloon' for Good
Reformers from Newport and across Stevens County met in Colville, organized a permanent Prohibition party, and asked commissioners to stop licensing saloons outside town limits.
- Tragedy at Cle Elum: Twelve Tons of Dynamite Explode
A catastrophic explosion at a mining magazine claims multiple lives, including a former Lynden pioneer.
- The Nooksack Trek: A Local Expedition to Glacier
A group of Lynden men recount their journey into the Cascade foothills to scout for coal and game.
- Rain Stops the Great Pend Oreille Fire After a Firefighter Is Killed
More than a hundred men cut fire lines from Tacoma Creek to Little Pend Oreille lakes as flames threaten Sandpoint and destroy tens of millions of feet of timber.
- The Kaniksu’s 1908 Fire Season: 40 Blazes, $3,569 Spent, and a Warning in the Young Timber
Federal rangers and local crews kept the Kaniksu National Forest from another Alispel-scale conflagration, but the season still burned 700 acres and cost an estimated $15,000 in damaged reproduction.