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| Year | Stories |
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| 1876 | 1 |
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1878 | 2 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1893 | 2 |
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- The County's Ledger: A Glimpse into Snohomish Life in 1877
Minutes from the Snohomish County Commissioners reveal a town in transition: new justices, bridge bids, and the quiet bureaucracy of building a community on the edge of the frontier.
- Is the Road Law Unconstitutional?
A Seattle man challenges the legality of a new road near Houghton, claiming private property rights are being trampled for the benefit of a few.
- The Brutal Trail to the Stillaguamish
A survey team mapping a new route through the wilderness describes a 80-hour stretch without water and the discovery of a 'white pine' frontier.
- The Daily Business of Building a County
Before the era of massive public works projects, the Board of County Commissioners shaped the local landscape one road, one bridge, and one 'poor' claim at a time.
- The Swamp That Was: How a Drainage Project Threatened to Reclaim King County’s Wetlands
In 1876, local farmers petitioned the county to drain the marshes between White and Black rivers, arguing that reclamation would boost public health and add millions to the region's wealth.
- Gov. McGraw Opens the State Road Convention at Olympia
Delegates from every county gather in the capital to plan a statewide campaign for better roads — and to demand that the political parties finally take up internal improvements.
- The Price of a Wagon Road: Financing the Frontier
A look at the logistical grunt work of early King County, from building roads to settling school district boundaries in 1878.
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- A Glimpse of the Underworld
A judge dismisses a divorce petition after testimony reveals the couple's shared life in Tacoma saloons.
- A Visitor's Critique of the Press
Thomas Brennan, an Irish nationalist, claims the British government controls American reporting on the Irish cause.
- Judge Graves Holds Court on Contempt and Collusion
A local judge punishes a witness for skipping trial and uncovers a plot to buy off justice, leading to charges of perjury.
- The Watchful Companion
An elderly saloon worker dies in a local barn, found only because his dog refused to abandon the site.
- The Judge and the Editor: A 1886 Contempt Battle in Seattle
When a judge appointed a receiver to run a newspaper, he effectively gagged the press by turning the paper's own voice against its editor.
- The Peeping Captain and the Landlady
A Seattle municipal court case reveals a bizarre dispute over a rental property, featuring an spying tenant and allegations of a framed morality crime.
- The Interpreter’s Standoff
A courtroom drama unfolds when a key Indigenous interpreter refuses to work without guaranteed pay, stalling a high-stakes murder case.
- The Lonely Vigil of the Weather Man
Before satellite arrays and supercomputers, the Seattle Weather Bureau relied on the tireless, midnight labor of trained observers and a secret telegraphic cipher to predict the Pacific Northwest's volatile storms.