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6 stories matching codd

  1. The Price of a Snowless Winter

    A mild, open winter in the Palouse has left mill operator William Codd unable to transport thousands of feet of timber to his Colfax mill.

    Mar 9, 1900The Colfax GazetteColfax, Whitman CountyWork & Pay

  2. A Tin Box of Gold Hidden in the Rafters

    South Seattle police say the hammer that killed a mother and her baby belonged to Henry Cramer — and the money taken from the dead woman's house was stashed in his shed. Now the neighbours are talking about a rope.

    Aug 16, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSouth Seattle College, Seattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  3. The Night Colfax Built an Opera House

    A secret crew of Spokane masons raised the walls of a new theater in a single night—while the town's electric lights conveniently failed.

    Apr 25, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerColfax, Whitman CountyBoom & Bust · Gone Forever · Strange But True

  4. The Cedar Boom Transforms Edmonds

    A surge in timber production is turning the small town into a bustling manufacturing hub, quickly exhausting the local supply of vacant housing.

    Jun 27, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerEdmonds, Snohomish CountyBoom & Bust

  5. The Juvenile Crime Spree in Colfax

    A gang of boys, sons of prominent citizens, ran wild in a night of vandalism and theft.

    Sep 28, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerColfax, Whitman CountyTrue Crime

  6. End of the Old Mill Street School

    A historic landmark, the Mill Street schoolhouse, is reduced to ash by a spark from a neighboring sawmill.

    May 4, 1900The Colfax GazetteMill Street, Colfax, Whitman CountyDisasters

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  1. A Grand Dedication at Codding Hall

    The entire valley converged on White Bluffs to christen the town’s first modern amusement venue with a night of dancing and patriotic fervor.

    Jul 7, 1916White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs

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