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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1889 | 179 |
| 1890 | 169 |
| 1891 | 180 |
| 1892 | 190 |
718 stories
- The Great Irrigation Machine
A massive engineering project promises to transform the Yakima Valley from cattle range into a garden of prosperity.
- The Prince’s Apples
A gift of Yakima-grown fruit is carefully packed for delivery to the Iron Chancellor of Germany.
- The Irrigation Boom and the Yakima Valley Transformation
An editorial on how capital investment in canal systems is fueling rapid development and population growth in Yakima.
- The Missing Marshal
A city council committee tries to force the resignation of the town marshal, but the official simply fails to show up for the meeting.
- The Sheep Rancher Who Broke the Bank
A mysterious visitor from the Yakima sheep country creates a stir in a Seattle faro parlor, outplaying the professionals and baffling the house.
- A Diamond-Studded Celebration for the Selah Ditch
Foreman Dan McDonald is honored with a costly gift as the ambitious irrigation project reaches the summit, opening vast new tracts for agriculture.
- State Irrigation Association Formed in Yakima
Delegates from across the arid belt met in Yakima to demand federal land grants and the opening of the Yakima Indian Reservation to white settlement.
- The Political Knife is Sharpened
A contentious city council election in North Yakima pits the Knights of Labor against incumbent officials, foreshadowing a bitter political autumn.
- The People's Party Takes Root in Yakima
Farmers, laborers, and unionists form a new political coalition to challenge corporate dominance and land policies.
- Republican Party Bosses Control Convention Outcomes
Local political machine uses pre-arranged nominations to maintain grip on power, sidelining country delegates.
- Accusations of Corruption Against the Gubernatorial Nominee
The Herald levels harsh criticisms against Republican gubernatorial candidate John McGraw, citing a past career marked by alleged scandal and 'vice'.
- The Great School Parade of 1892
Over 400 Yakima students marched through the streets to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America, complete with flags and patriotic salutes.
- The Cross-Threaded Nozzle That Cost Ellensburg the Race
In an 1889 hose-cart contest, North Yakima’s fire team beat Ellensburg—but the day’s real drama was a stuck coupling and a heartbroken nozzleman.
- At 77, a Yakima Pioneer Slips Away to Wed
Joseph Bartholet Sr., one of Yakima’s wealthiest and most respected old settlers, stuns his family by marrying Mrs. Mary Healey in Seattle without a word of warning.
- The Town That Might Move: Wenatchee Waits on the Great Northern
With the railroad undecided on its Columbia River crossing, Wenatchee's townsite company threatens to relocate the whole town—just as North Yakima was moved—and engineers send divers to probe the riverbed.
- A Mining Camp Too Rich to Believe at Bumping River
Two prospectors return with specimens from parallel ledges, one fifty feet wide, and assays up to $100 in gold.
- A 42-Acre Land Fight Near Zillah Ends—For Now
Federal commissioners uphold local land officers in a long-running contest over 42 acres near Zillah, where the Bartholet family filed three times and paid $1.25 an acre trying to prove up desert land.
- A Week After the Goods Arrived, the Doors Closed
S. Blumauer & Son of Ellensburg collapses with liabilities above $72,000, forcing a fresh $30,000 stock onto a jittery local market.
- Steamboat Service to Bypass Ellensburg? Trade Route in Jeopardy
Word is that the steamer Ellensburgh will make Wenatchee its lower landing, cutting off a vital trade link for Ellensburg and the communities along the Columbia.
- The Settler's Faith in Horse Heaven
Life on the frontier requires more than just endurance; it demands a resilient, if sometimes wavering, belief in the future of the arid landscape.
- The Valley's New Tobacco Boom
Yakima prepares for massive production as tobacco emerges as a leading rival to hop farming.
- Narrow Escape from Fire for Two Girls
Prompt action by neighbors saved two young children after their clothing caught fire near a stove on the same afternoon.
- The Garden Prank That Sour-Ed a Marriage
A husband’s elaborate scheme to fool his wife with gilded pebbles backfires, leaving the household in a state of icy tension.
- The Desert Bloom: Yakima’s Irrigation Dream
A visiting irrigation expert predicts that 150,000 acres of arid Yakima Valley land will be transformed into a garden through large-scale canal projects.
- The Yakima Inventor Who Struck It Rich
A local inventor's patent for a hay baler nets him a windfall of $16,000 after Portland investors realize the machine's true potential.