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42 stories matching carey
- Court House Construction Dispute Nears Legal Limbo
A procedural error by the bench keeps former county commissioners out of jail while the county's infrastructure project remains deadlocked.
- A 'Non-Partisan' Judgeship Descends Into Mud, Ink and a Socialist Wildcard
Stevens County's race for superior judge turns into open personal warfare between newspaper offices, while a Socialist candidate from Northport quietly builds what his rivals fear is an 800-vote bloc.
- The Price of a Five-Day Job
A railroad brakeman with only five days on the job dies in a horrific workplace accident in Gilman.
- The Political Ousting of a Postmaster
A Civil War veteran is pressured to resign his post so a G.A.R. member can take his place.
- A Lumber Case Becomes a Political Weapon Against Judge Carey
Opponents whispered that the judge reversed a jury in secret. A witness says the ruling came in open court before 200 people.
- Thrown Seventy Feet While Loading Coal
A Seattle teamster sued the Seattle, Shore & Eastern railway after a switch train smashed his wagon at Battery and Vine—and sent him flying.
- The First Death Sentence in Stevens County
After a murder conviction for the killing of his housekeeper, William Frederick Jahns faces the gallows in a landmark legal case for the region.
- The Unlikely Paradise of the Sagebrush
While cattle ranchers once guarded their grazing ranges, a 1878 report from the Yakima Valley reveals the early, optimistic push to transform 'useless' desert land into a thriving agricultural hub.
- A Private Canal Scheme Tries to Put a Tollbooth on the Yakima's Water
A state land commissioner warns that a canal company wants to control a lake north of Ellensburg and charge every future Yakima canal for passage.
- Newport Wins a Court District—Now It Needs the Judge's Signature
Stevens County commissioners vote to split the county in two and name Newport as the eastern district's court town, contingent on Judge D. H. Carey's approval and a promised city hall.
- A Judicial Candidate's Newport Speech Turns Into a Personal Attack
George A. Allen came to the Opera House to talk primary law. He spent the evening savaging Judge D.H. Carey instead—before a crowd of about 14.
- Judge Carey Rules for the Silver-Lead Company in Metaline Claim Fight
A Stevens County court decision turned on whether assessment work had been done on valuable lead claims in 1905—and the mining district was watching.
- The Judge, the Ballot, and the $2,000 Reprieve
A losing judicial candidate tried to force Stevens County to reprint every ballot. A Tuesday court ruling stopped him—and spared the treasury a costly last-minute scramble.
- Defeating the Yakima Valley Land Grab
State officials block a massive land selection scheme, sparking a debate over corporate control of irrigation water.
- Legal Battle Stalls Inland Empire Railroad Expansion
A Spokane legal team secures a restraining order against the Inland Empire Railroad, marking a pivotal moment in the infrastructure dispute.
- The Bureaucratic Battle for the Yakima Valley’s Water
Federal engineers issue an ultimatum: clear the state’s land claims or lose government irrigation for the entire region.
- The Fight for Yakima Valley Water Rights
State officials abandon their opposition to federal reclamation investigations, clearing the way for government-led irrigation projects.
- The Pioneer’s Final Crossing
Reflecting on the life of Lucy Tanner, a devout woman who built the first Protestant church in the Ahtanum Valley.
- A Stolen Rig, a Suspicious Liveryman, and a One-to-Ten-Year Sentence
James Thompson hired a rig in Colville, drove it to Addy, and tried to sell it—then found himself before two judges in a single day.
- A Judgeship Fight and the Spirit of the Primary Law
A Democratic editor accuses two local politicians of scheming to defeat the nonpartisan primary and warns that voters are onto their "underground methods."
- The Judge, the Primary, and the Socialist Scare
A Newport lawyer begs Stevens County voters to put judicial fitness above party—then a Chewelah paper warns that Socialists could capture the superior court.
- Government Moves to Forfeit Railroad Land Grants in Washington
Federal attorneys begin the legal process to reclaim millions of acres granted to railroad companies that failed to fulfill their construction promises.
- A Jury Settles the Water for Calispell
Landowners in the Calispell bottoms are awarded damages, clearing the way for a diking district to reclaim about 100 acres from the annual overflow.
- The Trial of the Sheep Herder
A legal dispute over grazing rights in Sunnyside escalates into a dramatic courtroom spectacle involving out-of-town lawyers.
- The Jailhouse Docket
Four local residents, including a man accused of arson at the Hotel Dacres, enter pleas of not guilty as court proceedings begin in Walla Walla.