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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1898 | 6 |
6 stories matching agent
- Swift Justice for a Railroad Theft
A man caught stealing from a freight car is arrested, tried, and sentenced to the penitentiary within the span of a few days.
- The Price of Proving Up
A Ritzville homesteader defends his livelihood against malicious neighbors in a grueling legal battle over the integrity of his claim.
- Federal Troops Ordered to Clear Colville Reservation
Tensions mount on the Colville Indian Reservation as the Secretary of War orders troops to remove settlers trespassing on tribal lands.
- The Biggest Land Deal in Adams County
An Iowa speculator secures twenty sections of railroad land near Ritzville for a massive stock farm.
- The Unvarnished Guide to Claiming Land
An editorial from the Adams County News offers practical, no-nonsense advice to the flood of prospective settlers arriving in 1898.
- The Bessie K. Lost at Sea
A steamship overdue from Alaska is discovered shattered against the rocks north of Victoria, with no signs of survivors.