I am interested in learning if there were newspapers in Dayton in Aug 1891.
There is a listing of a burial in the Dayton Cem for an EJ Gift for 1-Aug-1891.
I would like to know if there was an obit or mention of her death and if
there was a death certificate for her. Any help would be appreciated.

For the obit:

The Washington State Library has a free research service, the ask-a-librarian program, where they will look for information in the archives, in this case the newspaper microfilm for an event, such as an obituary. They will look up to an hour and send you the results. Contact them at: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/ask.aspx . Depending on the amount of requests, it could take up to a couple of weeks.

You can also check the listing of newspaper microfilms in their catalog of holdings at: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/catalog.aspx
Click on Washington Newspapers and enter the key word of Dayton.

Ron Bestrom

Ron, Thank you for your help!