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18 stories matching farmhand
- A Body Beside the Tracks Near Cathcart
Dennis Wall, a Cathcart farmhand, was found dead in water beside the railroad with a head wound and two sets of new clothes nearby. A French farmhand who had been with him may know more.
- The Professor and the Boston Butterfly
A college professor disguises himself as a farmhand to avoid social pretension, only to be caught in a high-stakes comedy of errors after a train wreck brings his secret—and his stubborn romantic interest—to a head.
- Tragic Death on the South Park Tracks
After celebrating Independence Day with excessive alcohol, a young farmhand met a gruesome end on the electric car trestle.
- The Disappearance of John Squires
A Whidby Island farmhand vanishes after traveling to Seattle for medical care, sparking fears of foul play.
- The Midnight Elopement of the Kitsap Valley
A teenage daughter vanishes into the night with a farmhand, sparking a desperate manhunt across the Washington Territory.
- A Fatal Accident on the Reed Ranch
A farmhand meets a tragic end while watering a horse on a Horse Heaven ranch.
- The Vanishing of Fred York
A farmhand on the Abbott ranch vanishes while herding stock near the river; only his horse returns, leaving the community to fear the worst.
- A Series of Farm Accidents in Dayton
Local farmers face dangerous mishaps involving heavy machinery and livestock.
- The Perils of the Prairie: A Horse Entanglement
A young farmhand near Union Flat narrowly escapes tragedy after being dragged nearly half a mile by a spooked horse.
- The Unlucky Suicide
A farmhand attempts to take his own life twice, only to find himself frustrated by his own survival and a change of heart.
- A Night of Vengeance in Horse Heaven
Twenty-eight draft animals were found slaughtered in a calculated act of malice, suspected to be the work of a disgruntled farmhand.
- A Farmhand’s Violent Break in Eureka Flat
After terrorizing his neighbors, a worker goes on a wild, clothes-tearing spree fueled by alcohol.
- The Alyssum Mystery
A young man is wrongly accused of the murder of his aunt until a patch of garden flowers reveals the truth.
- The Desperate Plea of a Starving Squatter
A man living in an abandoned log house on the Puyallup reservation describes the violent standoff that led to his arrest and the shooting of a local sheriff.
- A Holiday Tragedy on the Seattle Trestle
A Norwegian farmhand, coming into town for the Christmas season, meets a grim end after losing his way on the railroad tracks.
- The Meadow Snake Fiasco
A bashful farmhand’s desperate attempts to avoid the local quilting party result in an unintended, high-speed chase with a black snake.
- A Farmhand, a Misdiagnosis, and a Smallpox Scare Near Kent
E. Ballard returned from Seattle, fell ill in a barn, and was first treated for measles. By the time doctors suspected smallpox, several Kent residents had been exposed.
- The Great Rancher's Fiasco: When Seattle Met the 'Eastern Immigrant'
A local farmer’s desperate search for farmhands on the docks of Pioneer Square ends in comedy of errors, revealing a cultural clash between Washington Territory agriculture and the influx of Eastern settlers.