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1. The Great Rattlesnake Hunt of Tieton

   After clearing over a hundred snakes from a hillside near Tieton, a local man vows to use poison gas to finish off the den.

   May 16, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanTieton, Yakima CountyStrange But True

2. Boy Scout Rescues Drowning Child from Anacortes Waterfront

   A 14-year-old uses his training to save a drowning boy from the logs at the foot of 31st Street.

   Sep 12, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanAnacortes, Skagit CountyStrange But True

3. Moonshine Violence at Vernita

   A ranch manager, reportedly intoxicated on moonshine, threatened his wife and cook with a meat cleaver, sparking a local incident.

   Jul 11, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs, Benton County

4. Caught in the Cement Pipe Works: A Lonely Cry for Help

   A worker’s clothing snagged in the machinery at the Columbia Valley Cement Pipe Works. Alone and unable to cut the power, he called out—and a neighbor ran to save him.

   Mar 14, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs, Benton CountyWork & Pay · Follow the Money · Boom & Bust · Disasters

5. The Salmon Detour

   As power companies eye the Priest Rapids dam, locals joke about putting up road signs to redirect the fish.

   May 16, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanPriest Rapids, White Bluffs, Kittitas CountyFollow the Money · Strange But True

6. The Tent City Spokesman

   Recalling the winter of 1909, when the White Bluffs Spokesman was forced to publish out of a canvas tent to keep the town's news flowing.

   Jan 25, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs, Benton CountyStrange But True

7. The Fight for a Columbia River Highway

   Local delegations from White Bluffs and Hanford lobby for a state highway to secure the future of the river route.

   Aug 22, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanWenatchee, Chelan CountyBoom & Bust

8. The Feminist Turkey of White Bluffs

   A local farmer reports that his turkey gobbler has begun nesting, prompting tongue-in-cheek commentary on the changing gender roles of the 1920s.

   Aug 1, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs, Benton CountyStrange But True

9. Domestic Abuse Leads to Contentious Divorce Case in Hanford

   A woman files for divorce citing physical abuse, property disputes, and claims that her husband locked her out of the kitchen.

   Feb 1, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanHanford, Benton CountyScandal

10. The Bank Panic and the Fifty Million Dollar Backstop

    A telegram from the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad promises federal intervention to stabilize agricultural banking in the Northwest.

    Feb 29, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs, Benton CountyBoom & Bust

11. Why Our Fruit Falls Short in Seattle

    Local growers discover that lackluster packaging is costing them nearly half the market price compared to Grandview competitors.

    Jun 20, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanWestern Avenue, Seattle, King County

12. The Collapse of the Priest Rapids Irrigation Mutiny

    A grassroots effort to dissolve the local irrigation district fails as land owners abandon the petition, fearing the cost of independence.

    Mar 7, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs, Benton CountyFollow the Money

13. The $100,000,000 Fruit Crop Looks for a Fair Price

    Northwest growers draft a cooperative marketing contract, and White Bluffs-area orchardists are summoned to Hanford to hear the plan.

    Mar 14, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanHanford, Benton CountyFollow the Money

14. Blasting the Berries

    An innovative agricultural technique using explosives brings new life to Washington’s unique holly industry.

    Mar 7, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanKirkland, King CountyStrange But True

15. The Bachelor Parade Complains

    A group of eligible bachelors in White Bluffs publicly protests the 'popularity contest' committee's lackluster descriptions of their romantic qualifications.

    Feb 15, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs, Benton CountyScandal

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