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| Year | Stories |
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| 1916 | 5 |
| 1917 | 3 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 6 |
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- The Old Water Tower Falls
A local landmark built in 1912 is dismantled after the town shifts to a new well-pumped system.
- Stopping the Smut Explosions
Innovation in threshing technology saved Washington farmers from fire and financial ruin.
- Hanford Ranchers Challenge Power Company Water Rates
When the Pacific Power Company tried to hike rates to cover their own overhead, White Bluffs ranchers fought back with a fight over what an irrigation season is actually worth.
- Irrigation Crisis Forces Assessment on Farmers
Facing a $1,060 power bill, the White Bluffs Water Company moves to levy assessments on landholders to save the irrigation system.
- The River Runs Dry: A Drought Threatens White Bluffs
Record-low water levels in the Columbia River leave irrigation systems high and dry, forcing farmers to brace for a parched season.
- The Battle for the River Ditch
Speculative land owners attempt to dismantle the Priest Rapids Irrigation District, threatening a vital community tool for cheap power and water rights.
- Washington’s Governor Calls for a 'Bone Dry' State
Governor Lister’s annual message to the legislature includes a sweeping push for absolute prohibition and the overhaul of state government.
- The Sliding Hill: Railroad Abandoning Prosser
A shifting, unstable hill beneath the tracks forces the Northern Pacific to build an expensive eight-mile detour, threatening to bypass the town of Prosser.
- The Station Master’s Garden Oasis
A bachelor station agent in Elk, Washington, earns national acclaim for transforming a railway depot into a picturesque landscape masterpiece.
- The Nation on the Brink: Rail Workers Push for Eight-Hour Day
As contract negotiations fail, two million workers threaten a total shutdown of the nation's rail system, prompting intervention from President Wilson.
- The Battle for the Columbia River
A Seattle attorney challenges a major dam project to secure the water rights of the Hanford-White Bluffs community.
- The Fight for Public Power
Seattle municipal power superintendent J. D. Ross defends the controversial Bone Bill in White Bluffs, arguing for cheaper rates through public competition.
- The Battle for Mail Service in White Bluffs
Patrons of the former post office site face a bureaucratic maze as the Department offers three distinct, and potentially inadequate, solutions for mail delivery.
- The Salmon Elevator: How Science Aims to Tame the Columbia
A new basket-based mechanical lift promises to move migrating salmon over high dams, challenging the limitations of traditional fish ladders.
- Potato Showdown: Son Outperforms Father in Thurston County
A local potato competition turns into a generational victory for Roy Taylor, who outclassed his father in four out of six categories.
- The Rising Cost of Living and the Local Monopoly
A representative of a regional retail chain faces local anger over accusations of price-gouging and lack of competition in White Bluffs.
- The $100,000,000 Fruit Crop Looks for a Fair Price
Northwest growers draft a cooperative marketing contract, and White Bluffs-area orchardists are summoned to Hanford to hear the plan.