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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1889 | 5 |
| 1891 | 1 |
| 1892 | 13 |
| 1893 | 6 |
| 1894 | 3 |
| 1895 | 6 |
34 stories
- A Desperate Hour in a Chehalis Saloon
A mysterious stranger’s public suicide attempt offers a chilling snapshot of frontier instability in late 19th-century Lewis County.
- The Serpent Slayer of Chehalis
A man wanders into town wearing a top hat to battle a monster he believes is terrorizing the rail lines.
- The Rowdy Bible Debate
A theological debate between an ex-rev and a professor turns into a shouting match, leaving the audience divided and the town of Chehalis unsettled.
- Torchlight, Two Bands, and a Canal: Lewis County Opens the 1892 Campaign
Four hundred Centralia Republicans ride a special train into Chehalis, fill the opera house past overflowing, and cheer loudest for the Lake Washington canal.
- Fire Claims the St. James Hotel
A late-night lamp fire traps families and destroys a prominent Chehalis building.
- The Judge Put On His War Paint: A Chehalis Courtroom Rebuke
After remitting a drunken assailant's fine, Judge W. W. Langhorne turned on the petitioners—and the newspapers—who had earlier demanded his own removal.
- Gold in the Hills at the Foot of Mount St. Helens
Rich assays, anthracite coal and a waiting fortune lure an Eastern syndicate to the remote mineral district of eastern Lewis County — if only a railroad would come.
- A Rough Week in Chehalis
A local train wreck and a string of mishaps keep the town busy.
- The Rising Tide of Chehalis Hops
Local farmers see a golden future in hop production, aiming to make their region the hop capital of Washington state.