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2 stories matching northov
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- The Hunter of Muck Creek
A rancher near Spanaway Lake achieves local fame after a brutal showdown with a family of cougars.
- A Violent Escalation at the Train Station
A drunken horse trade between two men in Steilacoom turns into a public shooting, leaving a man wounded and the assailant on the run.
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- The Smelter Fires Up Again, and a Town Exhales
A second furnace roars to life at Northport's smelter on Thanksgiving week, the payroll swells — and a manager's quiet trip to the Orient mines hints that more stacks may follow.
- The Promised Land of North River
A booster advertisement in 1878 paints the North River Valley as a hidden agricultural utopia awaiting two hundred families.
- Tragedy at the Northport Hotel
A devastating fire at the Commercial Hotel in Northport claims the lives of two men and leaves others severely injured.
- Street Robbery on South Third
A laborer is clubbed and robbed of his savings near the Northern Pacific tracks by men posing as dance hall patrons.
- The New Bridge That Bound the City Together
A newly completed bridge over the Wishkah River signals the rapid industrial expansion of North Aberdeen.
- The Mail Starved North River
Citizens of the remote North River region are petitioning for a dedicated post office, citing their reliance on the charity of neighbors to ferry mail from distant towns.
- The North Bank Railroad Boom
A new joint venture between the Northern Pacific and Great Northern will connect Pasco to Portland, funneling millions into the regional economy.
- The Day Northport Vanished
A single cigarette discarded in a tailor shop behind a saloon triggers a conflagration that consumes the entire business heart of Northport.