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3 stories matching smith

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:smithi, smither, smite, smithern, smithkum, smithson

  1. Three Days Lost in the Timber

    A local rancher survives a harrowing ordeal after losing his way and his pony near Farmington.

    Feb 16, 1900The Colfax GazetteLittle Hangman Creek, Farmington, Whitman CountyStrange But True

  2. The Fugitive in the Mill

    A murder suspect evades the law by slipping past witnesses in Sprague.

    Feb 2, 1900The Colfax GazetteSprague, Lincoln CountyTrue Crime

  3. Palouse Farmers 'Show Up' Poorly for Scientific Farming

    Agricultural experts visited Colfax to teach modern crop rotation and pest control, but found only empty benches and apathetic crowds.

    Feb 16, 1900The Colfax GazetteColfax, Whitman County

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