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| Year | Stories |
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| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 5 |
| 1892 | 3 |
| 1893 | 5 |
| 1894 | 3 |
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- Chehalis County Sues the Northern Pacific Over a Road It Says the Railroad Took
The county wants $12,000, charging the railroad with occupying the county road at Porter Creek bluff without providing an equally good replacement.
- The Tax Fight on Grays Harbor
Aberdeen taxpayers take on the state board of equalization, arguing that Chehalis County property assessments are unfairly inflated compared to the commissioner's home district.
- The Fight Against Unfair Tax Assessments
Prominent taxpayers petition the State Board of Equalization, claiming Chehalis County is being squeezed for more than its fair share of state taxes.
- The Price of Progress: Aberdeen’s 1890 Infrastructure Bond
Facing a massive backlog of bridge repairs and road construction, Chehalis County commissioners move to tax residents for a sweeping modernization plan.
- The Townsite Rebellion
Prominent citizens challenge the legal legitimacy of Aberdeen’s city government to dodge street improvement assessments.
- The Heron Street Debt
Aberdeen City Council debates how to handle unpaid improvement assessments in a legal quagmire.
- The Battle Over the Public Purse
A legal challenge threatens county infrastructure funding, exposing a rift over how the town calculates its own wealth and debt.
- The Mystery of the Altered State Tax Law
A suspicious, unexplained edit to an enrolled bill threatens to protect railroads from paying their fair share of taxes.
- The Town Votes on a New Schoolhouse
Citizens of Aberdeen decide on the location for a $25,000 schoolhouse, with dueling donations from prominent boosters.
- The Search for Washington's Greatest Timber
As the state prepares for the World's Fair, officials scramble to verify reports of legendary forest giants—only to find that some don't quite measure up to the legends.
- Aberdeen Citizens Hustle to Secure a Rail Line
Facing economic stagnation, locals offer labor and materials to force the Northern Pacific to extend their track to the Wishkah River.
- The Great County Road Grift
A skeptical resident argues that the proposed county road bond is a pork-barrel scheme that ignores the actual needs of the region's infrastructure.
- Grays Harbor Taxpayers Threaten to Stop Paying Up
Delegates from every corner of the county pack a Montesano rink to censure their officials — and weigh whether to simply refuse to pay their taxes.
- The Nativist Gatekeeping of the Grays Harbor Boom
An editorial from the Aberdeen Herald argues for stricter federal controls to preserve the local labor market and favor specific immigrant groups over others.
- The Harbor's Salmon Season: 40,000 Cases, 200 Jobs—and a Case for the Lowly Dog Salmon
A Grays Harbor cannery packed nearly two million cans and paid fishermen more than $50,000 in three months, while a correspondent argued the maligned dog salmon was as good as dried beef.
- 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.
- The Boom's Bill Comes Due: Chehalis County Taxpayers Foot the Cost
An Aberdeen editor tallies a quarter-million-dollar tax burden and blames real-estate speculators who promoted 'fool improvements' during the boom, then slipped out of paying.