Although it boasted newspapers and telephones , lynch law often prevailed ( there were at least four deaths by lynching in 1882 ) , schools barely operated , and indoor plumbing was a rare novelty .
Seattle in this era was a freebooting and often relatively lawless town .
Although Seattle boasted newspapers and telephones , lynch law often prevailed ( there were at least four deaths by lynching in 1882 ) , schools barely operated , and indoor plumbing was a rare novelty .
Seattle in this era was a freebooting and often relatively lawless town .