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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1889 | 179 |
| 1890 | 169 |
| 1891 | 180 |
| 1892 | 190 |
718 stories
- Searching for Black Gold Between the Rivers
Local boosters organize a syndicate to drill for coal in the promising fields between the Naches and Wenas rivers.
- The Auditor's Office Feud
A public spat between the Yakima Herald and Auditor Myron R. Ellis over the hiring of partisan clerks and the outsourcing of county printing contracts.
- The Opera House Dairy Maids
A locally produced theatrical performance in North Yakima proves to be a financial and artistic triumph, showcasing the drill-master skills of Miss Hattie Bawyer.
- A Total Circus Failure
A traveling circus skips the city license fees and leaves the locals furious with a botched performance.
- Chasing Gold in the Yakima River
A group of enterprising prospectors has constructed a specialized barge to extract gold from the sands of the Yakima River.
- The Butcher's Close Shave
A drunken patron at the local butcher shop turned violent, leading to a physical altercation with the proprietor.
- The Violent Reformation of Bumble the Dog
A notorious St. Bernard, known for terrorizing local residents, has a new owner with a questionable theory on canine rehabilitation.
- The Teenager Who Rushed Toward the Pen
A young drifter steals a horse in Yakima, only to be caught in Toppenish the very next morning.
- A Carriage Disaster on the Yakima River
A satirical, vivid account of a carriage accident involving local power brokers, detailing a chaotic plunge into the river and the comical loss of a macintosh.
- A Night Out for John L. Sullivan
Famed pugilist John L. Sullivan ignores local fans while passing through town on a train.
- A Giant Among the Yakima Hops
A tall man's visit to the Tacoma Exposition leads to an irrigation marketing prank.
- The Sudden Loss of a Young Editor
James Williams Holton, the young heir to the Yakima Republic, passes away at twenty-two.
- The Price of a Title: A Satirical Pitch for Yakima Bachelors
After a socialite’s marriage bargain with a French nobleman falls through, a local editor makes a cheeky, patriotic offer to find her a better—and cheaper—husband in North Yakima.
- The Christmas Dream at the Window
A local resident drifts into a vivid, celestial vision of the Nativity, only to wake up back in North Yakima.
- The 'Dodo' in the Account Book
A wife catches her husband in a suspicious expense record, leading to a domestic misunderstanding over slang.
- A Wedding and a Banquet in the Valley
Society news from North Yakima, featuring a secret wedding and a mayoral banquet.
- The Quiet Passing of an Early Settler
Ellen Francis Hewlett, one of the first women to establish a home in North Yakima, passes away after a long illness.
- The Pioneer’s Final Crossing
Reflecting on the life of Lucy Tanner, a devout woman who built the first Protestant church in the Ahtanum Valley.