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199 stories matching cherri
- Why Our Fruit Falls Short in Seattle
Local growers discover that lackluster packaging is costing them nearly half the market price compared to Grandview competitors.
- The Forgotten Spring of Cherry Street
City Treasurer Adolph Krug proposes reviving a historic natural spring near Sixth and Cherry to provide free, pure water to the city.
- The Cherry Diplomacy of Kennewick
Local councilman J. W. Behrman proves that a box of fresh Bing cherries is a more effective booster for the region than any promotional pamphlet.
- The City That Forgot Its Sidewalks: Seattle’s Shameful Neglect of Cherry Street
In October 1878, the Seattle Daily Intelligencer blasted local property owners for leaving a major commercial intersection in a state of dangerous disrepair, highlighting the early struggle between private neglect and public safety.
- A Runaway Team Crashes into the Merchants' National Bank
A runaway wagon careens down the city's steepest slope, narrowly missing a bank employee.
- The Box of Cherries That Made the Railroad Pay Up
Walla Walla shippers turned a single unstamped crate into a daily $50-fine threat—until Northern Pacific headquarters blinked.
- Beating the Market Heat
While Portland’s cherry market faces a mid-summer crisis from extreme heat, Kennewick growers are already turning their attention to the next harvest.
- The Tragedy of the Crippen Household
A witness recounts the chilling final days of an infant following an alleged poisoning, highlighting a web of domestic desperation and control.
- The Search for the Perfect Late-Season Cherry
Horticulturists in Washington are celebrating the discovery of two new, hardy cherry varieties that could outshine the Bing.
- The Great Cherry Street Escape
A band of savvy business owners nearly outfoxed their creditors by packing up shop in the middle of the night.
- Rancher Injured in Dynamite Accident
A local farmer was severely wounded when a blast intended to clear cherry trees detonated unexpectedly.
- The False Alarm That Struck Fear in a Seattle Neighborhood
A frame building caught fire at the corner of 31st Avenue and Cherry Street, sparking fears that victims were trapped inside.
- Masked Highwaymen Strike Near the Rainier Hotel
A teamster is held at gunpoint by two masked men just blocks from one of Seattle’s grandest hotels.
- The Mosquito Netting Orchardist
A clever gardener in Lynden manages to defy the seasons and local birds, producing fresh cherries long after the neighbors' trees were picked clean.
- The Street That Couldn’t Get Paved
Contractors forfeited $250 rather than grade Cherry Street at their bid, and the paper argued Seattle should wait until 1884 rather than rush a muddy, expensive job.
- The Cherry Boom: How a Local Cannery Turned Wenatchee’s Orchardists into Millionaires
In July 1905, the Wenatchee Canning Company reported an unexpected surplus of cherries, revealing that local growers were netting $6 per tree—profits impossible to achieve by shipping to Seattle.
- Fire Horses Run Amok in Downtown Seattle
A tragic accident involving runaway fire horses and a streetcar leaves one young girl dead and several others injured.
- The Great Seattle Front Street Excavation of 1876
As teams and scrapers descend on the heart of the city, laborers begin carving out the steep terrain between Cherry and James to make way for the future.
- Drunk Disturbs Open-Air Church Service
A man named J. L. Cook was arrested after elbowing his way through a crowd to interrupt a sermon at Front and Cherry Streets.
- The Industrial Army's Women's Relief Corps
Working women gather at Third and Cherry to provide aid to the destitute during the economic collapse of 1894.
- The Bear at 8th and Cherry
An early morning kitchen encounter with a cub ends abruptly for a Seattle resident.
- A Family Estate, a Half Interest, and a Fraud Charge
A lawsuit in superior court claims Joanna M. Russell misrepresented her share of the Jane Russell estate when the Cherry and Fourth property was sold.
- A Burglar’s Failed Heist at the Cherry Valley Hotel
A hotel proprietor used a lamp and a revolver to fend off an armed intruder who demanded the contents of his safe.
- The Skagit Valley's Endless Harvest
While the rest of the country faced the winter chill of 1891, gardeners in Skagit County were picking fresh blackberries and watching peas bloom in the open air.
- A Daring Climb Above Second and Cherry
A Home Messenger Company lineman risks a terrifying ascent to repair a flagpole atop the New York building.