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70 stories matching elk
- Taming the Elks of Humptulips
Two hunters capitalize on a deep snowstorm to capture and relocate wild elks near Humptulips City.
- The Great Northern's Bad-Luck Stop: Freight Wreck at Elk
A through eastbound freight slammed into the caboose of a local train at Elk, smashing six cars and tying up traffic for hours—just the latest wreck at a town with a reputation.
- Survival in the Wynoochee Snow
Four hunters face starvation in the mountain snow, surviving for a month on nothing but elk and eagle meat.
- An Elk-Sized Celebration in Tacoma
Tacoma’s Lodge No. 174 hosted a lavish Washington’s Birthday banquet, featuring grand toasts to the 'United States' and urgent pleas for the protection of local wildlife.
- Everett Labor Council Takes Stand Against Elks Lodge
Local unions clash with the fraternal organization over the hiring of an 'unfair contractor' for their new building project.
- A Christmas Saloon Fight in Elk Left a Lumberjack Maimed for Life
Two lumberjacks mixed holiday liquor with violence at an Elk saloon, and a 50-minute brawl ended with three fingers bitten off and charges likely for everyone involved.
- The Fraternal Grudge Match at Robbins Park
Everett’s Moose and Elks lodges squared off in a Decoration Day showdown that proved more competitive than any of the fans expected.
- The Evangelist and the Elks
A visiting revivalist stirs controversy in Moscow, Idaho, and brings his tent-preaching tour to Walla Walla.
- Protecting the Olympic Elk
A federal official tours Washington's forests to propose the first game refuges, hoping to prevent the total loss of the state's elk population.
- Labor Council Takes on the Elks
A standoff emerges after the local Elks lodge hires a contractor known for violating union standards.
- Saloon Keepers Challenge Dry Vote, Test Case Heads to Higher Court
After Spokane County townships vote dry, John W. Kritzer of Elk opens his saloon, gets fined $25, and appeals—setting up a legal fight over local option.
- Labor Council Boycotts New Elks Building
Building trades council declares new Elks lodge unfair and warns union workers to stay off the job.
- The Uninvited Guest at the Elks Lodge
A Ballard woman claims she has mastered the secret rituals of the Elks after spying on their meetings from a rooftop, and now she's demanding membership.
- A Landlady Shot From the Shadows at Elk’s Montgomery Hotel
Mrs. North was passing between rooms when a bullet struck her temple; no one was ever caught.
- The Sermon That Rocked the Elks
A Presbyterian minister uses a memorial service for the departed to launch a fiery, public crusade against the morality of his fraternal hosts.
- Tragedy for the Portland Elks
An excursion train bound for an Olympia picnic plunges into a ditch near Chehalis, leaving many dead and injured.
- A Mill Town Gets a Recreation Hall—and a Makeover
The Consolidated Lumber Co. builds a reading room and ball alleys to keep its married workers—and remakes a shack town along the Great Northern.
- Labor Dispute Clouds the Construction of the Elks' New Building
Organized labor in Everett confronts a local fraternal order over the use of non-union contractors.
- The Snow Drove Twenty Elk to the Beach. A Hunter Killed Them All.
Near Brinnon, settlers formed a vigilance committee after an unknown hunter slaughtered a snowbound herd—and then burned his cabin.
- Third Suspicious Fire in Ten Months Burns Montesano Restaurant
A 4 a.m. blaze destroyed the Elk restaurant and scorched a neighboring home—the third suspected incendiary fire in the area in ten months.
- The Elks Shanghaied One of Their Own to Port Townsend
Thirteen Seattle Elks locked R. M. Schoenfeld in a steamer stateroom and carried him off to install a lodge—then sent his bicycle back to the shop.
- Union Boycotts and Labor Organizing
The Everett Trades Council takes a hard line against non-union businesses and 'unfair' contractors in a display of organized labor's local muscle.
- Relics of a Coast Salish Landing Found Beneath Seattle’s Locks
Stone tools and bone implements from an old Native American gathering place have been classified and added to the University of Washington’s Coast Salish collection.
- The Station Master’s Garden Oasis
A bachelor station agent in Elk, Washington, earns national acclaim for transforming a railway depot into a picturesque landscape masterpiece.
- The Elks vs. the Woodmen: A Charity Baseball Thriller
A nail-biting, ten-inning game raises over $50 for the Heppner flood relief committee.