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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1900 | 7 |
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- The Pioneer Who Found His Home on the Fairgrounds
A celebratory gathering honors 'Grandpa' Waldrip, an 82-year-old pioneer who once helped settle the land now occupied by Whitman County’s fairgrounds.
- The Chain Gang Escapee
A petty thief learns the hard way that jumping from the chain gang in Buck's Canyon only results in a much longer stay in the county jail.
- A Young Man’s Fall from Grace
A Colfax native faces justice in Spokane for a jewelry sales scheme, sparking a debate on leniency versus punishment.
- The Warehouseman’s Betrayal
A legal dispute over the embezzlement of wheat highlights the fragile trust of the Palouse agricultural economy.
- The Judge Who Tried to Save a Thief
A local magistrate spent an hour trying to talk a defendant out of a penitentiary sentence, only to be rebuffed by the prisoner.
- A Judicial Feud Erupts in Whitman County
A former prosecutor and a sitting judge trade public accusations of deceit, perjury, and misconduct involving a prisoner and a local jail scandal.
- The Great Wheat Fraud of Whitman County
A farmer’s widow fights for her grain after a bankrupt buyer leaves her with a worthless check and a vanishing act.