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4 stories matching hamper

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  1. Produce Bottleneck Hits Local Growers

    A regional shortage of rail cars leaves potato and vegetable shipments languishing in Walla Walla warehouses.

    Nov 5, 1903The Evening StatesmanEast Main Street, Walla Walla, Walla Walla CountyBoom & Bust

  2. Blocking the Mullan Road

    Farmers are barricading a public thoroughfare, forcing local officials to intervene.

    Jan 14, 1904The Evening StatesmanPrescott, Walla Walla CountyCity Hall

  3. The Great Walla Walla Water Heist

    City officials discover a massive, clandestine system of secret pipes siphoning irrigation water into the municipal supply.

    Jan 18, 1904The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyFollow the Money · True Crime

  4. Drought Forces Franklin County Farmers to Pivot

    After a difficult harvest hampered by insufficient rainfall and improper cultivation, local ranchers shift to fall-sown wheat.

    Sep 19, 1903The Evening StatesmanConnell, Franklin County

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