Summer Scene in Medical Lake

ID: 5529 ~ Creator: Image courtesy of Washington Rural Heritage

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In 1906 Medical LAke was a popular summer tourist destination.

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Self-defense or murder?: A scandalous murder trial in turn-of-the-century Medical Lake

By Natalie Brinson

Josephine Barth claimed that she shot her husband when he advanced on her with a poker. Her twelve-year-old daughter told a different story.