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| Year | Stories |
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| 1903 | 22 |
| 1904 | 2 |
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- The Bold Fish Market Heist
A local man is robbed of nearly $500 in a busy market, leaving police scrambling to track a group of elusive pickpockets.
- The Evangelist and the Elks
A visiting revivalist stirs controversy in Moscow, Idaho, and brings his tent-preaching tour to Walla Walla.
- The 'Oakesdale' Silver Strike
After years of speculation, prospectors discover a rich vein of steel silver on the Crawford farm, sparking excitement for the region's mineral future.
- The Battle for Carnival Queen
As the Walla Walla carnival approaches, the competition for 'Queen' turns into a heated local rivalry, with Lottie Wuesteney overtaking Grace Anglin.
- The Flagpole Mystery at Whitman College
A red and green sweater displayed as an effigy on the conservatory flagpole has students speculating on freshman-sophomore rivalries and campus politics.
- An Accidental Blast at The Tanks
A bungled attempt to extract a stuck shell from a Winchester rifle triggers a chaotic runaway at a local camp.
- The Prescott Elopement
After two young lovers fled their homes to escape parental disapproval, a desperate search ends with a change of heart and a marriage license.
- Baseball for the Heppner Flood Victims
Walla Walla turns out for a charity game as the community rallies to aid those devastated by the catastrophic Heppner flood.
- A Father’s Final Afternoon
A reunion thirteen years in the making ended in sudden tragedy over a watermelon in a Walla Walla shop.
- La Salle Institute Dominates Fort Walla Walla
Local schoolboys from La Salle Institute soundly defeat the Thirtieth Battery in an exciting game at the Fort Walla Walla grounds.
- The Shadowy Killing of the Italian Chieftain
Conflicting accounts of a posse's lethal encounter in Valley, Washington, raise questions of vigilante violence and missing money.
- The Government's Green Light for Land Speculation
A federal ruling confirms that 'investing' in timber land without living on it or using it is perfectly legal, sparking relief among speculators.
- The Butcher's Double Life
A local butcher's social charade collapses when his wife arrives in town from Pendleton, leading to a swift departure and unpaid debts.
- Vigilante Justice on the Sound
When a steamer full of card sharps tried to fleece a group of shingle weavers, the workers fought back—and won.
- A Wedding Night Turned to Blood
A celebratory shotgun 'charivari' in Ping Gulch went terribly wrong when pranksters left live ammunition in their guns, leaving the bride with multiple bullet wounds.
- Whitman College Triumphs in Interstate Debate
After a hard-fought battle against the University of Oregon, students celebrated the win with bonfires and victory yells.
- A Bolt Out of a Clear Sky Passes Inches From a Sleeping Man
Lightning hits the flagpole of the Walla Walla Athletic Club on West Alder at seven in the morning, tears a hole in the roof, rips an American flag down through the building — and leaves manager S. S. Bettman untouched in his bed.
- The Forged Check and the Third-Story Leap
J. R. Seeley tried to cash a check bearing another man's name, then fled across the college campus and out a third-story dormitory window. His father is searching for him in Moscow.
- A Presidential Coincidence in Walla Walla
A local G.A.R. commander surprises Theodore Roosevelt by presenting a letter the President had written to him twenty years prior.
- The Midnight Saloon Brawl That Shook Main Street
A political argument over a local election turned violent when a Deputy Sheriff pistol-whipped a veteran in front of a crowded saloon.
- Trapped by the Beast in Eden Valley
A rancher’s attempt to capture a predatory panther results in a harrowing fight at the edge of a cliff.
- Outweighed Eighteen Pounds a Man, Whitman Nearly Stunned Pullman
A 75-yard touchdown run by Elmo Reser kept the Missionaries in it until the final fifteen seconds, when the Aggies' sheer weight finally told, 18 to 6.
- A Football Scandal Roils Whitman College
Coach Knight of the University of Washington accuses Wiley Lasater of dirty play, and the campus erupts as students and President Penrose weigh in.
- The Panther, the Mail Route and the Ox Team: A Frontier Preacher's Long Road to Walla Walla
Rev. A. W. Sweeney, who carried the U.S. mail alone through the Arkansas wilds at eight years old and crossed the plains by ox team to the gold camps, died this morning at his son's house in Walla Walla at 76.