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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 1 |
| 1892 | 6 |
| 1893 | 14 |
| 1894 | 3 |
26 stories matching collect
- Loggers Win Right to Collective Lien
A landmark state supreme court decision empowers loggers to file collective liens against companies for unpaid wages.
- The Question of Missing County Tax Money
The Herald calls on the county commissioners to account for over $6,000 in missing tax funds allegedly held back by former county attorneys.
- Aberdeen’s First Library Begins as a 'Nest Egg'
A modest collection of books and a donated office space mark the first steps toward a civic institution.
- The Prosecutor’s Payday Ends
A landmark court ruling forces county attorneys to surrender private legal fees back to the public treasury.
- The Fee Dispute Scandal
Aberdeen's newspaper takes on county officials over suspicious legal fees and potential public theft.
- City Council Loses Tax Assessment Battle
A blunder by city officials leads to a court dismissal of tax collection suits, forcing the city to start the assessment process from scratch.
- Delinquent Tax Sales Nullified
A judicial decision wipes the slate clean for Hoquiam property owners, declaring tax liens expired.
- The Case of the County's Vanishing Funds
A local editor questions why county attorneys are pocketing tax collections while leaving the county treasury empty-handed.
- City Faces Financial Collapse After Failed 'Boom' Schemes
Aberdeen’s city council orders lawsuits against property owners who failed to pay for the ambitious boulevard projects that left the town in debt.
- The Price of Incompetence in Chehalis County
The local press takes the county commissioners to task for allegedly mismanaging public funds and obscuring delinquent tax revenue.
- The High Price of Delinquency
An Aberdeen taxpayer exposes how the county's tax collection laws inflate minor debts into heavy penalties for ordinary residents.
- The County Attorney Wrote His Own Case—and a Commissioner Objected
Commissioner Peter Autzen accused two colleagues of signing a self-serving statement in a tax-fee dispute, exposing a conflict at the heart of Chehalis County government.
- A Successful Catholic Hospital Fundraiser
Community members and local clergy gather to raise funds for the hospital through a well-attended multi-day fair.
- The Townsite Rebellion
Prominent citizens challenge the legal legitimacy of Aberdeen’s city government to dodge street improvement assessments.
- Grays Harbor Sends Giants to Chicago
Loggers and mill men scramble to supply massive timber for the Washington State building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.
- The Prank Gone Wrong
A festive church fair collection turns into a masked highway robbery—or does it?
- The Heron Street Debt
Aberdeen City Council debates how to handle unpaid improvement assessments in a legal quagmire.
- The Legal War Against River Traps
A legal opinion from Judge Scott challenges the right of private interests to use fishing traps on tidal lands, arguing they violate public trust.
- Aberdeen’s Battle Over City Debt and Private Property
The City Council clashes over who pays for street improvements and whether to exceed legal debt limits to fund municipal growth.
- The Chehalis County Tax Revolt
Hard-hit by the post-boom recession, property owners organize to challenge local taxes and municipal waste.
- The Unraveling of J. B. Maling
A prominent local real estate dealer and former mayor finds himself on the run after allegedly bouncing checks and absconding with Fourth of July funds.
- The Right to Get Paid
A landmark Washington Supreme Court ruling secures the rights of loggers to file collective liens against timber companies.
- The Shingle Packing Showdown
Thousands gathered in Snohomish to watch a test of skill that crowned a local favorite and showcased the vital labor of the timber industry.
- The Seattle Post-Intelligencer vs. Aberdeen: A War of Words Over the Chinese Eviction
In November 1890, a fierce public feud erupted between Aberdeen and Seattle when the Seattle paper defended the city's recent expulsion of its Chinese residents, accusing Aberdeen of violence that never happened.
- The Souvenir That Sold Washington by the Page
A state pamphlet meant to promote Washington at the World's Fair gave Tacoma ten pages and Aberdeen not a line—unless towns paid. South Bend's mayor had already refused.