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64 stories matching riversid
- The Riverside Bar's Final Night
After a series of ownership changes and a police attachment, the Riverside bar is stripped of its stock and shuttered for good.
- The First Inter-School Field Meet
Youth from Chesaw, Riverside, and Oroville gathered for the county's first-ever organized field sports and oratorical competition.
- Two Children Die After Eating Poisonous Wild Parsnips
A tragic afternoon playing by a creek near Riverside leads to the fatal consumption of wild vegetation.
- The Riverside Hotel and Logging Outfit Up for Grabs
William Romines lists his Snohomish hotel and a complete logging setup for sale in a 1878 advertisement.
- The Riverside Hotel Under New Management
A classic advertisement for a Snohomish hospitality hub, signaling the town’s growth and the era’s penchant for 'first-class' service.
- H. W. Lee Refits the Riverside Hotel in Snohomish
A newly leased and refurbished hostelry promises a first-class experience for the growing community of Snohomish City.
- The Hunt for a Courthouse
Newly formed Benton County struggles to find a permanent home for its government, weighing the costs of repair against the urgency of record storage.
- H.H. Light Offers First-Class Lodging at Riverside Hotel
Under new management, a classic local establishment promises a 'first class' experience for weary travelers in the Washington Territory.
- After the Great Fire, Tull Built Bigger
A Spokane furniture merchant lost a new bank building in the 1889 blaze, then rebuilt at Riverside and Stevens with the city's largest block.
- Benton County's First Courthouse? A Hotel Will Do for Now
As Benton County organizes, commissioners lease the Riverside Hotel in Prosser for courtrooms, offices, and a temporary jail—because there are no houses to rent.
- The Unlucky Duck Hunter of Riverside
A simple afternoon gesture turned into a painful lesson on the dangers of uneven ground when a farmer's attempt to shoo a bird resulted in a trip to the hospital.
- The Last Breath of Susie Shouts: A Mother’s Grief in the Garden Lands
In March 1877, just as the Northern Star was extolling the fertile promise of Snohomish’s tide marshes, a local family lost their four-year-old daughter to acute bronchitis at the Riverside Hotel.
- An Estate at Auction on the Riverside
A court-ordered sale reveals the lingering legal threads left behind by a Snohomish pioneer.
- The Snohomish Hotel Boom: When the Exchange Was Too Small for Seattle's Ambitions
As the local exchange building becomes overcrowded with investors and merchants, the community is looking to build a new hotel near the site of the former Riverside House to accommodate the growing influx of capital.
- The River Escape That Failed
A riverside elopement turns into a dramatic showdown when a steamer captain intervenes in a young woman's flight.
- The Fruit Feud: Oroville vs. Riverside
A war of words erupts between local newspapers over winter damage to orchard crops.
- A Father’s Deadly Act at Riverside
On the same morning his daughter was born, a man took his own life and critically injured his toddler daughter in a shocking explosion.
- The Unflappable Horsewoman of Riverside Avenue
Before she was a Washington local, she was a Civil War guerrilla and expert rider, breaking 'refractory' horses that no man could handle.
- The Renting Prospect on the Snohomish River
A rare glimpse into the early housing market of the Snohomish valley, where a riverside property seeks a tenant for a multi-year term.
- A Frontier Land Opportunity in Snohomish
An 1877 classified advertisement offers prime riverside acreage, signaling the rapid transformation of the Snohomish riverfront for settlement.
- Lost for Days in the Grays Harbor Wilderness
An elderly hunter is rescued in a state of delirium after disappearing in the rain-soaked timberlands north of Riverside.
- Street Robbery in Spokane
Two young boys ambushed a woman near a streetcar stop, snatching her purse in the dark.
- The Rebirth of the Riverside Hotel
New management promises a first-class experience for travelers in Snohomish City.
- The Bunco King of Riverside Avenue
A Wisconsin farmer falls for a classic card-sharping trap in downtown Spokane, while local firemen demand more pay for shoveling coal.
- The River's Grimmer Secrets
A gruesome discovery near the Coyote pumping station finally provides a clue to a year-old riverside mystery.