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  1. A Chaotic City Council Showdown

    Personal feuds and volatile accusations stall public business in North Yakima.

    Mar 19, 1891The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyCity Hall · Scandal

  2. The Strange Craze of Inhaling Whiskey

    A local saloon patron discovers a new way to enjoy spirits without taking a drink.

    Nov 13, 1890The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyNightlife

  3. The Thresher's Letter

    A moving sketch of two young brothers working the wheat fields of Yakima, finding connection to home through a pressed pansy.

    Aug 29, 1889The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyStrange But True

  4. The Tragedy of Pillar Rock

    An old resident recounts the Indigenous legend of how a powerful magician created a massive rock formation on the Columbia River.

    Oct 9, 1890The Yakima HeraldSkamokawa, Wahkiakum CountyStrange But True

  5. The Double Wedding Surprise

    A quiet wedding service at a Yakima home takes a dramatic turn when the officiating clergyman unites the mother and the daughter in marriage simultaneously.

    Sep 5, 1889The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyStrange But True

  6. The Miracle Town Rising from the Sagebrush

    A visiting reporter describes North Yakima’s rapid transformation from a vacant townsite to a bustling center of commerce and irrigation.

    Apr 11, 1889The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyBoom & Bust

  7. 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.

    Oct 3, 1889The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyBoom & Bust · City Hall

  8. The Cross-Threaded Nozzle That Cost Ellensburg the Race

    In an 1889 hose-cart contest, North Yakima’s fire team beat Ellensburg—but the day’s real drama was a stuck coupling and a heartbroken nozzleman.

    Jul 16, 1891The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyStrange But True

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