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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1914 | 3 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 4 |
| 1917 | 1 |
| 1918 | 1 |
11 stories
- The Fight for Power on the Columbia
Settlers and a New York corporation clash in federal court over the future of the Priest Rapids dam project.
- The Hanford Irrigation Crisis
With the receiver out of funds and water users refusing to pay excess charges, the future of the Hanford irrigation project hangs in a precarious legal balance.
- The Fight for the Hanford Phone Exchange
Public Service Commission members visit the Columbia River Valley to mediate a dispute over the proposed consolidation of telephone lines.
- The River That Walked
When the Columbia River froze solid, Hanford residents bypassed the ferry and walked across the ice to their ranches.
- Hanford Settlers Win Fight for Cheaper Water
After a hard-fought battle, the state Public Service Commission slashes irrigation rates for Hanford farmers, promising a new era of development.
- They Planned to Pull Iron Out of Columbia River Sand
A Hanford inventor and the Great Western Iron Company claimed the Columbia Valley's sand held high-grade magnetite worth $90 a ton.
- Hanford’s Bank Closes Doors
Consolidation of banking institutions reflects the changing economic landscape of the mid-Columbia river region.
- The Hanford Farmer Who Wrote a Wartime Hit
C. F. Whaley of Ballygreen Farm penned the words to “Every Girl Who Has a Heart Loves a Soldier,” with music by Madame Schumann-Heink’s accompanist—and the profits went to the Red Cross.
- Fugitive Returned to Face Desertion Charge
After eluding local authorities for months and facing a forgery conviction in Portland, a Hanford man is brought back to Benton County.
- The Hanford Heist
Two strangers are held in the county jail after a clean safe-cracking job leaves the town of Hanford without its store funds.
- Hanford’s New Model School
A growing rural community prepares to christen a modern educational facility built for the future of vocational training.