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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1914 | 4 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 6 |
| 1917 | 4 |
6 stories
- A Ruinous Gale Sweeps the Valley
A severe windstorm lays waste to orchards and hay crops in Finley, leaving farmers to survey the wreckage.
- The Day the Wind Blew the Farm Away
A survey reveals that a five-acre plot of land near Finley has literally blown away, leaving only a fraction of an acre behind.
- Political Oratory on the Grange Lawn
Sixteen candidates for office take to the Finley schoolhouse lawn for a polite political debate and an ice cream social.
- A Rabies Scare Set Finley’s Dogs on Notice—and Its Poet to Rhyming
A cow and a pig died after violent fits near Finley in November 1916, prompting a state veterinarian, chained dogs, and a local poet’s curfew verse.
- The Price of Local Control
An editorial debate on whether Kennewick should adopt a township organizational structure to handle road funding.
- Seventy-Two Miles an Hour on the Oiled Road, and the Sheriff Is Asked to Stop It
Eleven cars tore past a half-mile stretch before midnight at forty miles an hour or better, and Finley parents want deputies posted along the road their children walk to school.