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  1. The Town Council Invites the Cattle to Roam

    In a baffling policy shift, the city abolishes the poundmaster, effectively turning the downtown streets and the courthouse lawn into free-range grazing land.

    Nov 18, 1903The Evening StatesmanCourthouse, Walla Walla, Walla Walla CountyCity Hall · Strange But True

  2. A Touchet Farmer Dodged Bullets When Armed Guards Mistook Him for an Escaped Convict

    A rumor, a coatless pursuer, and a single shot on the railroad tracks — all for a neighbor riding home on a bay horse.

    Dec 1, 1903The Evening StatesmanTouchet, Walla Walla CountyTrue Crime

  3. Seattle Admits It Let Portland Steal Walla Walla's Trade

    A visiting Sound trade man says Seattle was too busy with Alaska to notice the Inland Empire — and that Portland salesmen took the cream of it.

    Nov 3, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyBoom & Bust

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