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69 stories matching sunnysid
- The Suspicious Sunnyside Blaze
A doctor's Ford car is reduced to ashes in Sunnyside while en route to Kennewick under mysterious circumstances.
- The Sunnyside Caravan Rolls Into White Bluffs
Sixty-five boosters arrive by car to sell the valley on community cooperation and the promise of Ford Day.
- The Fight for the Sunnyside Belt Line
Residents are firing back at rumors of railroad abandonment, insisting their fertile soil promises a profitable future for the Northern Pacific.
- Hay Farmers Take a Stand Against Speculators
Driven to the brink by low prices, hay growers in the Sunnyside district form an association to secure fair returns and standardize their product.
- Benton County Fights Back Against Sunnyside’s Road Grab
Local leaders successfully blocked a petition for an independent highway district that would have taxed Benton County landowners to pay for Sunnyside's infrastructure.
- Battle for Yakima Valley Water Rights
A state land dispute pits the Sunnyside Canal Company against the Yakima Development Company in a high-stakes fight for irrigation rights.
- Engineers Eye Expansion of Sunnyside Canal
Federal investigators are surveying a massive project that could irrigate 30,000 acres of arid land between Kiona and Kennewick.
- The Sunnyside Canal Sale
Irrigation officials discuss selling the Sunnyside Canal system to the U.S. government to secure Yakima Valley land rights.
- The Desert Road District
Sunnyside boosters launch a pioneering bid to link the Inland Empire highway to the isolated Priest Rapids district.
- The Perils of the Hand-Crank
A Hover resident sustains a serious injury while starting his automobile, highlighting the physical dangers of early motor travel.
- A Three-Year Winning Streak Dies on the Question of Military Training
Kennewick's high school debaters argued the affirmative for military drill in Washington schools and ran into a Sunnyside team that had all the good evidence — their first loss in three years.
- The Sunnyside Canal's New Problem Was Too Much Water
Farmers who once feared the canal could never water the whole valley are now drowning in seepage — so a private company has been chartered to drain the land before the state district can get its paperwork done.
- The War Effort to Water the Desert
Federal officials eye the extension of the Sunnyside Canal to bring thousands of parched acres into cultivation for the national food supply.
- The High-Stakes Fight for Sunnyside Land
A legal battle over valuable desert land reveals a history of failed filings, rejected appeals, and government corruption in the Sunnyside district.
- The Making of a Suburb
A speculative land development project christened 'Sunnyside' promises a model residential section and a dedicated site for a state capital.
- The Colorado Beetle Arrives in Benton County
A district horticultural inspector warns local potato growers that a destructive new pest has been identified near Sunnyside.
- The Desert to Bloom in Sunnyside
A major irrigation project backed by the Northern Pacific Railroad promises to transform 60,000 acres of arid land.
- Sunnyside’s Eight-Ton Alfalfa Boast, Put to the Test
A North Yakima skeptic doubted the valley’s famous hay yields. A local correspondent polled the oldest growers and came back with a table—and a defense of the district’s sales pitch.
- The Sunnyside Canal Water Dispute
Farmers from the Dunkard colony in North Yakima square off against the government, demanding a fix for their water rights after a season of devastating crop failure.
- Benton City Marks Irrigation Milestone
Thousands gather to dedicate the Benton extension of the Sunnyside Canal, signaling a doubling of local irrigated acreage.
- Major Irrigation Expansion Coming to Benton County
Construction crews to begin enlarging the Sunnyside Canal to bolster agriculture in the region.
- Seeking Federal Aid for the Sunnyside Canal Extension
Senator Miles Poindexter tours the Kennewick valley as local leaders lobby for a federal survey to irrigate 40,000 acres of land between Kiona and Hover.
- A Farmer's Daughter and a Gray-Haired Defendant: The North Yakima Assault Case
Frank Egbert, 50, is held in the county jail for attempted rape of a 7-year-old Sunnyside girl, and his tame statement offers little hope before the next term of court.
- The Desert Blooms: Harnessing the Yakima River
A look at the massive Sunnyside Canal project promising to turn 75,000 acres of arid volcanic ash into a fruit-growing paradise.
- Kennewick Votes Unanimously for Irrigation Expansion
Highland ranchers unite behind the Sunnyside Canal project, signaling a massive leap forward for local agriculture.