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  1. Pioneers Face Ruin as Irrigation Fails

    Early White Bluffs settlers struggle with crop failure, water shortages, and financial desperation.

    Oct 19, 1923White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs, Benton CountyBoom & Bust

  2. The Bank Won't Bet on Orchards

    Federal land bank president D. G. O'Shea declares fruit trees are too risky for long-term farm loans.

    Jun 8, 1917White Bluffs SpokesmanSpokane, Spokane CountyFollow the Money

  3. School Bus Wreck Sparks Alarm Near White Bluffs

    A morning school bus run ended in a collision with a car near the old pump house, resulting in vehicle destruction but miraculously few injuries.

    Jan 30, 1925White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs, Benton CountyDisasters

  4. Relocating Nuisance Beavers to Save Orchards

    Game commission transplants beavers from Okanogan orchards to mountain streams to prevent damage and boost water conservation.

    Jan 12, 1923White Bluffs SpokesmanSalmon Creek, Okanogan, Okanogan CountyStrange But True

  5. The Price of Reckless Clearing

    A brush-clearing fire near Yacolt spiraled into one of the Northwest's most catastrophic blazes, incinerating 23,000 acres and destroying $200,000 in property.

    Aug 8, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanYacolt, Clark CountyDisasters

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