Walla Walla ~ Yakima County Washington Newspapers, 1894
Walla Walla County
Population 12,215. This county, the
oldest and richest in Eastern Washington, presents all the
features of a populous and fertile agricultural country. The
productions are wheat, corn, in short, the whole range of
agricultural and orchard products.
Waitsburg, Population 819
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Democratic Banner |
P. S. Heskett |
We.-Sa. |
Dem. |
1893 |
Times |
C. W. Wheeler |
Friday |
Ind. |
1877 |
Walla Walla, Population 7,500
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Statesman |
Frank J. Parker |
Daily |
Dem. |
1861 |
Statesman |
Weekly Edition |
Sat. |
Dem. |
1861 |
Union |
Union Pub. Co |
Daily |
Rep. |
1869 |
Union |
Weekly Edition |
Sat. |
Rep. |
1869 |
Whatcom County
Population 8,351. The lumber resources
of the county are immense. The fir and cedar attain enormous
dimensions; three saw mills are now located upon Bellingham Bay,
one having a capacity of 100,000 feet per day. Corn, peaches and
other products mature readily and yield prolifically. The
mineral deposits of the county consist chiefly of iron and coal.
Blaine, Population
500
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Journal |
G. D. C. Pruner |
Friday |
Dem. |
1884 |
Fairhaven, Population 4,200
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
World-Herald |
Fairhaven Pub. Co |
Thru. |
Rep. |
1890 |
Ferndale, Population 400
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
West Ferndale Clipper |
E. B. Smith |
Friday |
Ind. |
1891 |
Lynden, Population 850
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Pioneer Press |
W. H. Dobbs |
Thru. |
Ind. |
1888 |
New Whatcom, Population 2,500
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Bellingham Bay Post |
A. Blechschmidt |
Thru. |
Ind. |
1892 |
Champion |
Jenkins & Stewart |
Sat. |
Populist |
1893 |
Reveille |
Adams & Evans |
Daily |
Rep. |
1890 |
Reveille |
Weekly Edition |
Friday |
Rep. |
1883 |
Nooksack City, Population 552
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Reporter |
J. Hannum Jones |
Thru. |
Ind. |
1830 |
Sumas City, Population 525
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
International Vidette |
Osborn & Walrath |
Thru. |
Rep. |
1890 |
News |
Hopp & Leitch |
Thru. |
Rep. |
1890 |
Whitman County
Population 19,072; agricultural. This county contains nearly
2,000 square miles of territory, nearly all productive to the
highest summit. This county has a special advantage in its
neighbor ship with the Coeur d'Alene mining district.
Colfax, Population 1,200
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Commoner |
Warner & LaRue |
Daily |
Dem. |
1892 |
Commoner |
Weekly Edition |
Friday |
Dem. |
1885 |
Palouse Gazette |
Gazette Pub. Co. |
Friday |
Rep. |
1877 |
Colton, Population 650
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
News-Letter |
E. Eugene Alton |
Friday |
Rep. |
1891 |
Elberton, Population 560
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Wheat Belt |
D. M. Nulty |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1892 |
Farmington, Population 500
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Forum |
J. H. Elliott |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1892 |
Garfield, Population 804
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Enterprise |
C. A. Gwinn |
Friday |
Ind. |
1887 |
Oakesdale, Population 1,050
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Sun |
Sun Pub. Co |
Friday |
Ind. |
1888 |
Palouse, Population 1,126
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
News |
Wm. Goodyear |
Friday |
Ind. |
1884 |
Republican |
A. H. Harris |
Friday |
Rep. |
1892 |
Pullman, Population 600
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
College Record |
Floyd L. Moore |
Month |
Ind. |
1892 |
Herald |
Wifford Allen |
Friday |
Rep. |
1888 |
Tribune |
Brainerd & Murray |
Friday |
Dem. |
1891 |
Rosalia, Population 450
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Rustler |
J. E. Nessley |
Thru. |
Ind. |
1888 |
Tekoa, Population 300
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Globe |
D. W. King |
Sat. |
Rep. |
1889 |
Uniontown, Population 250
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Washington Journal |
Friesch Bros |
Friday |
Dem. |
1886 |
Yakima County
Population 4,455. Agricultural industry is old in the Yakima
valley, and the productions consist of wheat, corn, hops,
sorghum and a general variety of vegetables. The Yakima Indian
agency occupies a large district in the Yakima valley.
North Yakima, Population 2,600
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Herald |
Reed & Coe |
Thru. |
Dem. |
1888 |
Republic |
C. M. Holton |
Friday |
Rep. |
1879 |
Prosser, Population 400
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
American |
Prosser Falls Pub. Co. |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1893 |
Washington Index|
Pacific States Newspaper Index
Source: Pacific States Newspaper
Directory, Sixth Edition, Palmer & Rey Type Foundry, San
Francisco, 1894
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