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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1877 | 3 |
| 1878 | 8 |
| 1879 | 3 |
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- The Sunset of a Snohomish Partnership
A local mercantile firm dissolves, leaving behind a trail of outstanding debts and a stern deadline for settlement.
- The Bitter End of a Snohomish Partnership
A public notice in the Northern Star signals the messy dissolution of the Packard & Jackson firm, reflecting the fragile nature of early frontier business ventures.
- The Price of Staying Fed: A Frontier Eviction Debt
A legal summons from 1878 captures the harsh reality of pioneer life, where unpaid boarding bills for food and lodging resulted in formal court action.
- The Price of a Roof and a Meal
A legal summons from 1880 reveals the precarious reality of boarding-house life, where a single debt for food and lodging could lead to a court-ordered default judgment.
- The Price of Staying Fed and Housed in 1877 Snohomish
A local lawsuit reveals the mounting cost of room and board in the early days of Snohomish County.
- The Sheriff’s Hammer: Snohomish’s Last Stand Against the 'Nuisance'
In March 1877, Judge J.R. Lewis and the local Grand Jury launched a coordinated assault on vice, seizing brothels and fining operators, while simultaneously exposing corruption in county bonds.
- The Business Academy on the Frontier
A look at the professional aspirations of Snohomish in 1888, where ambitious students flocked to learn the complexities of commerce, bookkeeping, and mercantile law.
- The Price of a Bed and Board: A Snohomish Debt Struggle
A legal summons filed in 1878 highlights the precarious financial lives of territorial residents, revealing how the basic cost of survival—rent and provisions—could swiftly result in litigation.
- Evicted from the Table: A Frontier Debt Dispute
When boarder Daniel Leighton failed to settle his bill for food and lodging, he found himself named in a district court summons, revealing the precarious reality of daily life in the Snohomish territory.
- The Cost of Survival in Early Snohomish
A legal summons from 1878 reveals the precarious nature of life for transient workers, as one man is sued for his unpaid tab for basic food and shelter.
- A Debt of Board and Lodging
A legal dispute over a $236 unpaid bill offers a rare, granular look at the economy of 1878 Snohomish.
- The Price of Staying Fed: A Frontier Debt
A legal notice from 1877 reveals the precarious reality of life in the Snohomish River Valley, where board, lodging, and dry goods could lead to a court summons for unpaid accounts.
- The Boarding House Debt
A legal dispute over unpaid bills for housing and goods reveals the precarious reality of daily life in the Washington Territory in 1877.
- The Price of a Bed and Board: A Snohomish Debt Lawsuit
In 1878, a Snohomish resident was taken to court over a $236 unpaid bill for room, board, and dry goods—a reminder of the precarious credit-based economy of the frontier.