Good Old Days

8 years ago

September 30, 1887

On Tuesday, a three-year-old stallion owned by R. Richardson on the South Palouse near town jumped into an adjoining field where there was another stallion belonging to R.K. Landsdale. Then began the battle, which was continued until Richardson’s stallion lay dead on the field. A lady who saw the animals fighting reported the matter as soon as the men came home, but they found only the victim of the unequal fight dead.

The Or.&N. Co.’s safe at the depot was blown open with powder or some other explosive sometime Tuesday night and $2,000 taken.

The match race fo...