The first electricity to town was provided by the Northwest Improvement Company's power plant in 1902. Before that time, kerosene lamps were used.
(ANOTHER STORY, A Collection of Stories About the Early History of the Upper Kittitas County in Washington State, published 2013, Northern Kittitas County Historical Society, Page 17)
(Northwestern Improvement Company store, located at the corner of Pennsylvania and First Street, early 1900s. Photo courtesy of Northern Kittitas County Historical Society)