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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1898 | 7 |
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- The Phrenologist's Uncomfortable Night
A visiting lecturer claiming to predict marital compatibility via head exams meets a skeptical local crowd in Ritzville.
- Mining Claims vs. Townsites in Republic
A landmark land office ruling clarifies whether land should be used for mining or settlement.
- The Vagrancy Question in Ritzville
Business owners and locals grow increasingly hostile toward transients passing through on the railroad.
- The Great 'Old Settler' Debate of 1898
Ritzville's town paper picks a fight over who actually earns the title of 'pioneer' in Adams County.
- The Stranger in the Haymow
A lonely death on a Lind farm leaves behind few clues and a question of identity.
- The Million-Dollar Lot
After a decade of litigation, a pioneer wins a judgment against the Northern Pacific Railroad for a prime section of downtown Spokane.
- The Town's Stagnant Puddles
Ritzville's streets are so poorly graded that rainwater collects in unhealthy, persistent pools, raising concerns for public sanitation.