17 Feb 1892
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Newspaper
Olympia Tribune
Location
Olympia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1892
Page
1
A blurred travel guide item describes late arrival via Gate City and Centralia with connections to Chehalis Montesmo Otays and Fre Gate City. It lists Tecoma and Seattle trains, with arrival times around 6:00 pm and 9:47 am, and a Portland link priced at $2.05.
The notice outlines daily departures and returning times for multiple routes. Willie leaves daily at 9 2 am and Shelton Doctor departs at 9 am with a return around 4 15 pm.
Fragmentary OCR shows a daily timetable with pick up days Monday Wednesday Friday and a five day period. Mentions 7345 and 5878 numbers and a local address or route code. No clear entities or complete actions identified.
A list from W. Goodel lSecretary of Bom d of Trustees itemizes items to be received at Washington State OW oclock WM including barrels gunpowder extin g agent and other supplies such as lard butter hay and grain. long inventory names various vendors and goods with quantities.
Notice to plumbers invites sealed proposals to be received at the venue in Washington. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference detective service in 1878 connected to Chicago stock exchange and a building at St Louis and Olive streets with bank associates. The readable items show generic terms rather than a complete incident or action.
The county board of commissioners announces a sale of merchantable timber on school lands in section 36 township 18 north range 3 west. Timber estimate at 458 000 feet cedars and firs. minimum bid fifty cents per thousand feet. Sale to occur on February 15 under governor’s approval and state constitutional provisions. Deputy clerk confirms official order and sale details.
A reviewer discusses Tom Fitch's new work and a sketch featuring a duel tale set in Missouri, alongside notes on Better Days and a canal prophecy. The piece cites comparisons to Ben Hur, labor themes, and the author J Benson Starr's store, praising the novel's blend of satire and practical insight.
Miss Verne Chilberg hosted a small gathering for her young friends last evening from 5 90 to 8 p m. The attendees included Miss Charlotte Gett, Miss Marie Simonson, Miss Tva Van Pps, Miss Mary Stone, Miss Marion Willace Oppenheimer, and Vic Stork.
In a school election context, voting rules hinge on registration. The piece notes women’s rights in Washington and references February 24th as a key date for related civic action.
Yesterday N. N. Allen and Ernnest Myers reported at the residence of Mauch Hart on Muddy road and found Hart dead in bed. Hart was 65 years old and left considerable property. California Grain Market references and wheat prices follow in local notices.
In Washington and Minneapolis reporting, Charles A. Pillsbury argues the world wheat surplus is shrinking and that one owner could command higher prices abroad. He notes Europe’s need for wheat, Russia’s lack, and rising consumption while stock market notes show steady gains and ongoing anti option discussions. The day also covers European weather upheavals, unrest in Idaho and South Dakota, typhus cases in Massachusetts, and political organizing in Oklahoma and Chicago as factions seek Blaine or Harrison support.
A short Senate session in Washington D C delivers several actions. A joint resolution asks the president to return to Mexico twenty one US Army Academy flags captured in the war. A Treasury bill to admit wreckage from Trenton and Vandalis to the King of Samoa is passed. Idaho Boise City and Montana public buildings, plus a San Francisco land office fee case, are acted upon. The Idaho contested election case features Gray opposing DuBois for the seat.
Ross McGraw and the P I. team plan to send a Washington state delegation to the Minneapolis convention. Jim Hill spoke two hours at the Hotel Rainier on a route into Seattle for the Great Northern. Gol. James Hamilton Lewis arrives from New York. The Green River coal mines near the Northern Pacific line are to be opened. James H. Causten chosen city survey Townsend.
Reports review outbreaks and disasters from England to Sicily. Foot and mouth spreads in England. South London dairy farms quarantined and culled. Vesuvius erupts with lava. Paris battered by a roiling storm. Algiers shelter deaths from a collapsed roof. A Tacoma ship Soudan wrecked at Ascension. crew saved. Lord Lyndhurst in Montevideo. Blue Bell mine yields a giant silver ore vein. ore blocks weigh 300 pounds. deemed finest in years.
Loxton Feb. 17 A bill by Condon East Tipperary member extends municipal franchise in Ireland giving authorities similar to England. Government did not oppose the measure. Nearby Chicago market notes show Wheat Corn and Oats cash and May prices with small moves.
Stringer the longtime Olympic hotel operator leases the Farquhar hotel at the Jefferson street corner and will open it as a first class hostelry. The opening event will be notable as the city’s Stineng stands out as one of its largest, finished with every guest accommodation.
The day recorded a maximum of 42 degrees and a minimum of 34 with 00 rainfall in the last 24 hours ending at 8 p.m. Winds from the north in a phase of diminishing cloudiness. Light rain noted in California and prospects favor warmer, cloudless weather locally.
Today Addy and Gordon, attorneys for Joseph Casper, held before Justice Rathbun on the charge of obtaining a diamond ring from O R Simonson by false pretenses, appeal to the supreme court for a writ of habeas corpus. A similar application was denied to ey Robinson Monday.
The council did not decide on electing three street commissioners and adjourned to Thursday. Linn was declared elected but later deemed ineligible. Mitchell then served as city attorney. Mayor O'Brien criticized the process as void and demanded proper legality before any attorne y qualification. Miscellaneous items included sewer plans, right of way bids, and a bid for the Gamewell Fire Alarm system.
The board of trade met to consider sites for a new Olympia branch factory making cabinet ware and office fixtures. George A. Barnes Joseph Chilberg and Aaron Hartsuck were appointed to seek new sites. Barnes McKenny and Gowey were named to work with the council’s committee if Jim Hill visits Olympia.
In Tacoma a dialogue unfolds about prizefighters in the Bible as John L. Sullivan defends boxers and a curious auditor questions scripture. The exchange pivots on a rustic quip about pugilists and a biblical reference, highlighting tensions between sport and church views.
A special meeting of the State Historical Society will be held in Armory hall Tacoma on Monday February 22 1892 at 8 oclock p m Hon Biwood Evans will read a paper on The First Discovery of the Columbia River Country The society has more than sixty members including representative citizens of the state Meetings will be held monthly with papers read by old time residents.
The article notes Governor Perry's health may be imperfect yet suggests his condition is aiding the state. It mentions Governor Laughton’s health as surprisingly robust and references a medical treatment claim involving Dr Miles’ Nervine for a sick headache.
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