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| Year | Stories |
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| 1876 | 25 |
| 1877 | 24 |
| 1878 | 11 |
| 1879 | 2 |
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- The River Side House: A Temperance Haven on the Snohomish River
While rival hotels advertised their fine wines and billiard rooms, the Riverside Hotel staked its reputation on a strictly sober policy.
- The River Side Hotel: A New Chapter in Snohomish Hospitality
Under new management, the historic River Side Hotel has been fully refitted, promising the 'first class' comforts of a modern boarding house for the growing Snohomish community.
- The 'No Chinese Employed' Sign at the River Side Hotel
A hotel proprietor in the Skagit Valley advertises his business with a exclusionary labor policy reflecting the era's intense nativist sentiment.
- Brutal Assault on Indigenous Woman Reported
An Indian woman, identified as Mrs. J'ouls, suffered a fractured skull during a violent attack near the Puyallup reservation.
- The 'Whisky Trade' at Port Townsend
A British gunboat captures twelve Indigenous prisoners following violent disorder fueled by the illegal supply of American spirits across the border.
- A Community Under Siege: The Whidbey Island Diphtheria Outbreak
A harrowing account of how a single family was devastated by diphtheria in Oak Harbor during the summer of 1887.
- In Defense of the Old Hat
A Snohomish resident offers a defiant, humorous ode to a battered, three-year-old hat that refuses to quit.
- The New Life of the Black Diamond
A Snohomish captain purchases a small steamer to ply the rivers of the Sound, reviving a vessel from his past.
- The Unending Mountain: The Promise of the Newcastle Coal Mines
A detailed 1878 report on the labor, engineering, and seemingly limitless coal wealth of the Newcastle mines, then the engine of Seattle’s industrial future.
- The Great Unknown: Snohomish’s Centennial Celebration and the Rise of a Logging Empire
On July 4, 1893, the community gathered at the River Side Hotel for music, oratory, and history, marking a decade of growth in a county defined by its forests.
- H. W. Light Prepares River Side Hotel for Guests
A classic 19th-century hospitality update from the heart of early Snohomish.
- Turning Marsh into Gold
Farmers on the Swinomish flats have completed a massive infrastructure project to reclaim thousands of acres of marshland for agriculture.
- H. W. Light Refits the River Side Hotel for Guests
Newly refurbished and under fresh management, Snohomish's premiere lodging house promises first-class accommodations for the burgeoning river town.
- The River Side House: A New Era for a Snohomish Landmark
H.W. Light breathes new life into a local fixture, promising first-class lodging and supplies for the growing Snohomish community.
- The Riverfront Factory Boom
New manufacturing operations along the Snohomish River signal a growing industrial future for the region.
- The Pride of the Frontier Saloon
An 1877 profile of a Snohomish establishment boasting a polished maple bar and 'quiet, gentlemanly' service.
- The Snohomish 'War Path'
A rowdy night at the Snohomish riverfront ends in a knife fight between a local drunk and the city marshal.
- Burglar Nabbed After Jewelry Store Heist
A bold thief who robbed a jewelry store of $400 in goods was apprehended in Seattle after a sharp-eyed witness spotted him breaking the glass.
- The Steamer Nellie's Grand Entrance
Snohomish celebrates the launch of a custom-built steamer, signaling a new era of river navigation.
- The Skagit's Buried Treasure
A survey of the booming coal prospects near the Skagit River, and the physical toll extracted from the pioneers who first uncovered them.
- The Struggle for School Space
A call to stop patching the Snohomish public school and instead plan for the city's inevitable future growth.
- The Great River Jam of 1877
How three determined settlers cleared a quarter-mile of timber that engineers said would take years to move.
- The Tragedy of Booth: A Fatal Mistake with a Revolver
A young man preparing to move his hogs north from Island County suffered a gruesome accident when he mistook a loaded chamber for an empty one, resulting in a bullet that pierced his heart and shoulder.
- The High Cost of Being 'Across the River'
In 1878, Sumner settlers faced a familiar struggle: a transportation monopoly that forced them to pay as much to haul freight across the river as to ship it 150 miles by rail.
- Life and Lore on the Snoqualmie Prairie
A look back at the isolated, burgeoning agricultural life of the Snoqualmie Valley in 1878, from the pioneer blockhouses to the dream of a thriving dairy industry.