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2 stories matching packer

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:packet, pack, pacer, packenham, packshoer, backer

  1. The Final Trek of Michael Buckley

    A frontier packer and pioneer who survived the rigors of the Idaho mines and the early Walla Walla valley succumbs to double pneumonia.

    Sep 17, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla County

  2. 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.

    Jul 13, 1903The Evening StatesmanMain Street, Walla Walla, Walla Walla CountyCity Hall · Scandal

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