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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1889 | 6 |
| 1890 | 7 |
| 1891 | 7 |
| 1892 | 5 |
25 stories matching settl
- The Guilford Miller Land Case Resolved
A landmark victory for settlers against the Northern Pacific Railroad.
- The Grain Thief's Defense
An accused thief avoids conviction by arguing that his alleged crime was actually an attempt to settle a debt.
- The Contract for Indian Education
Federal authorities push to integrate Indigenous children into public schools to swell local district funds.
- The vanishing ferry of Kiona
A high-water accident at the Kiona ferry leaves the community wondering if their only link across the river has been swept to the sea.
- Promoting the New State
An editorial from the Snohomish Sun argues that Washington must attract specific types of settlers to achieve its full potential as a state.
- Boosterism and the Quest for the Capital
North Yakima’s editors aggressively frame their growing city as the inevitable future capital of Washington.
- Tragedy at the Roslyn Mines
A devastating explosion traps forty-four miners in the Roslyn slope, leaving families in despair.
- The Depot Ticket Heist
A theft of transit tickets at the Yakima depot highlights the vulnerability of local agents to company policy.
- The Seattle Doctor’s German Inheritance
After years in exile for his political views, a prominent Seattle physician reclaims a massive family estate.
- The Council Grapples with 'Peculiar' Houses
City leaders debate whether to regulate or police the city’s red-light district in a heated session.
- A Violent Altercation at Taggard's Saloon
A dispute over a gambling debt nearly turns fatal when a patron draws a knife.
- The Fugitive Bride of Ellensburg
After a coerced marriage and a secret divorce, a local real estate dealer’s legal nightmare ends in a mysterious chase across the state.
- The Fight That Sparked a Spasm of Virtue
A boxing exhibition at the opera house turns into a legal battle over what constitutes a prize fight.
- The Grand Design for the Sunnyside Canal
A multi-million dollar irrigation project promises to transform arid lands into an agricultural empire, aiming to support 60,000 residents.
- Democratic Convention Nominates County Slate
Yakima Democrats organize for the fall election with a platform favoring government-owned infrastructure and currency reform.
- The Bachelors of Teanaway
A desperate group of Kittitas valley bachelors place a bizarre ad in a local paper, hoping to lure women to their remote ranches.
- The Wheelbarrow Penance
A local landlord settles a lost election wager by wheeling his attorney through the streets of Yakima to the tune of a brass band.
- The Midnight Wait for Sunnyside Land
Homesteaders staked out a long, cold vigil at the land office, only to find the government had already cut a backroom deal.
- Water Wars in the Yakima Valley
A bitter dispute over irrigation rights threatens to stall critical development for the county.
- The Political Pudding of the Washington Legislature
How local party bosses in the late 1880s traded speakerships and senate seats in smoke-filled backrooms to secure personal power.
- The Ghost Farm on the Big Bend
A pioneer spends his life building a homestead for his family, only to lose them in a catastrophic train wreck on the day they were to join him.
- The 'Whitecap' Land Pirates of Lake Wenatchee
A vigilante gang is terrorizing settlers and extorting newcomers on government land in Okanogan County.
- The Unraveling of Professor Barrimore
A traveling actor and self-proclaimed 'Professor' leaves a trail of abandoned wives and broken hearts across the Pacific Northwest.
- A Noble Fight, but Olympia Takes the First Round
North Yakima finished second in Washington's first state capital election, with no city winning a majority—setting up a bitter rematch and a referendum on railroad-town politics.
- The Valley That Grew Rich on Hops
A horseback correspondent rides through the Ahtanum Valley and finds scarce irrigation water, a handful of prosperous growers, and Yakima Indian crews doing the picking.