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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1871 | 3 |
| 1872 | 9 |
| 1876 | 43 |
| 1877 | 32 |
| 1878 | 34 |
| 1879 | 6 |
| 1880 | 11 |
| 1882 | 5 |
| 1883 | 38 |
| 1884 | 24 |
| 1885 | 32 |
| 1886 | 29 |
| 1887 | 28 |
| 1888 | 15 |
| 1889 | 62 |
| 1890 | 8 |
| 1891 | 59 |
| 1892 | 100 |
| 1893 | 116 |
| 1894 | 90 |
| 1895 | 142 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 10 |
| 1899 | 21 |
| 1900 | 7 |
| 1903 | 63 |
| 1904 | 32 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 12 |
| 1909 | 49 |
| 1910 | 11 |
| 1911 | 2 |
| 1912 | 3 |
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| 1917 | 9 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 6 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1929 | 1 |
9 stories matching settl
- The Town Divided Over Long-Distance Communication
Richland stockholders clash over selling their local phone system to a Kennewick-based manager.
- The Last-Minute Change of Heart
After securing a ranch management position in California, a local resident abruptly cancels his move and his auction sale, deciding Kennewick looks 'awful good' after all.
- Coin Toss Settles Club Feud
After years of scheduling conflicts, two prominent fraternities leave their meeting dates to the luck of the draw.
- The Expert Turns Farmer
A county agriculturalist who has spent three years advising local farmers decides to test his own theories by homesteading land.
- Sixteen Children March Out of a Burning Home in Their Nightclothes
A Kennewick boy barely escapes a Spokane orphanage fire — and the children's drill-book exit becomes the only thing that saves them.
- The Struggle for Irrigation in White Bluffs
A government reclamation expert visits the Yakima Valley, sparking hope for a long-sought gravity ditch project.
- Pioneer of the Valley Dies at 80
William McGuire, a Civil War veteran and longtime Hover resident, leaves behind a sprawling family legacy of 59 descendants.
- The Dry Law Comes to the Courthouse: Auditor Accused of Pouring Drinks for Commissioners
Prosecuting Attorney C. W. Fristoe filed four complaints against Auditor J. C. Syfford, alleging he served liquor to county commissioners and others in the commissioners' room. Syfford says he is ready for court.
- Use It or Lose It: Washington’s 1917 Water Rights Showdown
A proposed state water code would end speculation in stream rights and force landowners to put water to work—or forfeit the claim.