Shelton's Mare and Early Washington Territory Racing Tale
A San Francisco News-Letter piece recounts Wells Drury's tale of the Blue Mare, a famed Olympia racer in the 1860s, and a rival Kentuckian stallion that defeated the Sheltons’ horse in a dramatic Oregon-Olympia showdown. Also included are real estate transfers, local ads, and a dog license update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Territory
Olympia
Occidental
Montana
Sunol
White Hat McCarty
Bay District
West
Wells Drury
Sacramento Evening News
Drury
Shelton Brothers
Shelton
Skookemchuck
Charley Granger
Oregon
Grainger
Shelton’s
Sam Ewing
San Francisco
Castoria Ad Advertising and Laundry Offer Highlights
A vintage ad text offers Castoria for infants and children, promotes City Steam Laundry with reduced prices to favor local labor and avoid Chinese labor, and notes a giveaway of a spoon with two packages of Mokaska coffee at Demingberry’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Demingberry’s
Olympia Briefs Show Fourth of July Crowding and Local Trades
One arrest for drunkenness reported. Barber shops move locations. Argo restaurant offers dinner for 25 cents. Flower pots and fishing gear advertised. New courthouse draws visitors. Fresh salmon at Tinkham's and oranges at Leighton's. Local mills run full, loggers praise Olympia. Strings of notices cover clothing, sewing machines, furniture, and street commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
D. T. Mitchell
Columbia
Fourth Street
Fred Carlyon
Argo
O’connor
Main Street
Court House
Tinkham’s
Pacific Drug Co
G. Noschka
Leighton’s
Fourth St
G. Rosenthal’s
Olympia
Olympia Dying & Cleaning Works
Third Street
Dosrin & Smith
Aoning
Aed
Enterprise Mfg Co
R. G. Esterly
Tumwater
Multnomah
Tacoma
A. m. Melton, Kellogg & Co
Brecuam
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Street
Lafayette
L. Cormier
Springer & White
Second
Jefferson
B. F. Denton
Adams Street
Singer Sewing Machine
Joseph Cheim
G. Rosenthal
Meenney
A. Ellis
W. W. Work
Seventh Street
Davis
Electric Light & Power
C. EB
Leighton
Bolinger
Main
Seventh St
Local notes and notices from Olympia and Tacoma area
A compilation of social updates including visits and travel plans of Mrs J L Holland in Spokane and Miss Mamie Covington in Olympia, travels to Seattle and Portland, a family reunion at Kamitchie, and marriage license for Francis Duncan and Adalade Stackhouse. Also reports on bicycle race prizes in Tacoma and traveling advice for Chicago via Wisconsin Central lines with travel agents listed, plus a millinery sale in Olympia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Holland
Spokane
John Cain
Seattle
C. M. Barton
Mamie Covington
Castle Rock
Charles V. Leach
Tacoma
Charles Claypool
A. B. Cowles
City
H. Irving Millard
O. T. Melvin
Brady City
Texas
Olympia
Bessie Lee
Portland
Lucy Hartman
Edward Callow
Kamitchie
Francis A. Duncan
Shelton
Adalade F. Stackhouse
W. O. Powell
A. H. Christopher
Safeties
Puget Sound
Fitch Versus Olympia Abstract Company Heads to Court
In Superior Court today Fitch alleges fraud and improper disposal of company proceeds by Thompson and Mumford. He seeks an accounting and asserts sale illegality while court handles multiple judgments and continuances in other cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitch
Olympia Abstract Company
Muco
Sebree
Baker
F. W. Brown
Simmons
Allen & Harkness
Olympia F. & M. Co
Wilson Bros
Libermann
Eckert
Dickey
Sperling
Campbell
Olympia Abstract & Title Insurance Company
Thompson & Mumford
Old Tumacacori Mine Shaft Found Near Church Ruins
A shaft near Tumacacori church ruins at Tubac is about 10 by 12 feet and filled to within twelve feet of the surface. James Fisher and two Nogales Mexicans report clear drill marks and believe it the famed Tumacacori mine long sought after. The tale recalls Jesuit priests and Indians discovering riches, later blocked by Apaches, leaving the church ruins as a somber memorial to their efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tumacacori
Tubac
James Fisher
Nogales
Arizona Republican
Revival Meetings At Union Tabernacle Continue This Week
Revival services at the Union Tabernacle are likely to run through the week with tonight and tomorrow night’s meetings announced. A Sunday night gathering drew full attendance, prompting seats on a pile of boards and the sidewalk. Evangelist Bell stirred conversions among young men, boosting religious interest in Olympia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Tabernacle
Evangelist Bell
Mr. Bell
Olympia
Davis' Best flour offered at low prices from Union Pacific agent
Cheap rates advertised for Davis' Best flour sold at $1.35 per sack or $5.25 per barrel. Dispatch notes refer to shipping to St Paul Milwaukee Kansas City Chicago and points East. The offer marks the flour as high quality and warranted to be as good as any in the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wisconsin Central Lines
Pullman
Wisconsin Central
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Davis
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Claray
History Company
History Building
Market St
San Francisco
Kilmer& CO
South Bend
Ind
Queen City Silver & Nickel Plating Co
East St. Louis
Alesman
P.O. Box
New York
Henry J. Achilles
Wellsville
Wallace
Idaho
Spokane
H. Jones
Sec’y
Cal
Tribune praised for pro German stance in war reporting
The article recalls the New York Tribune's wartime reporting on Germany and France, noting its extensive cables and German readership. It cites editorials copied by Berlin’s press and credits Greely influence, while praising Reid for executive ability and sympathies. A later item includes a fake patent medicine affidavit and a notary public seal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
New York City
The
New York Tribune
W.P. C. Shanks
Reid
France
Tribune
Newark
Enne
Bismarck
Berlin
Aapie
Greely
America
Mr. Greely
Louis Napoleon
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Charley Grainger
Capital City Abstract & Title Insurance Company
Chambers’ Block
F. G. Blake
M. J. Gordon
C.J. Lord
North Range
United States
Jacob Ott
Ottles
Marr & Ross
Acme Drugstore
Eastside Ladies Aid Society
M. E. Church
Can Way
M. BR
Indiana
Miles
Acme
Miles Medicine Co
Elkhart
Bates—Neese
Capital City
D. ©. Bates
Ollie Reese
Wichita
Kansas
Bates
Harned & Bates
Undertakers
Aben
Castoria
Miss
Archibald Adams
Olympia Briefs
J. W. Wright
Fourth and
Jefferson Streets
Superior Court
Arizona
Everett Shingle Company
Everett
la Camas Booming Company
la Camas
Clark County
Washongal River Improvement and Log Driving Company
Ellensburg and Okanogan Transportation Company
Ellensburg
Cheatham Baker Company
Whitman County
Iilwaco Cemetery Association
Ilwaco
Pacific County
German Society Germania
Rasq
Sam
Johnson
Harper’s Bazaar
Thurston County
Jits Joun
Chicaco Celoraine and Supkr Co
Tf F. C. Brown
LL Weigh Centre
Sbsol Mes Cab Royal
Royal Boxine Powder Co
Wall St
Great Northern
Snohomish
Washington
Onto
Orry
ToLepo
Lucas Country
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Goener & Co
Toledo
Hall
Rank J. Cheney
A. W. Gleason
Ae Hall
F. J. Quinry & Co
DR. Miles
John B. Collins
Romeo, Mich
Hurd C. Brasius
Heathville
DR. Miles Medical CO
Iide
the History Company of
Capital Stock 000
Pacific Coast
Exposition Grounds
United States Mail
Willie
Willey Steamship and Navigation Co
Seatle
Olym and Kamitchie Boats
Samuel
Pia
Rochester
N.Y
Beatty’s Pianos Serutssrezasss
el F. Beatty
Washington, New Jersey
Leslie E. Keeley
Keeley Institute Lympia
Wash
Tenth St
Tenth
Center & J
Dayton
I and
Carpenter & Janes
Fifth Street
WM. Hildebrandt
K.C.B
Poe Ees
Edison
Monticello Park
Carpenter & Anes
Panie
E. T. Dooley
Oregon Boys’ and Girls’ Aid Society
CuHicaco—Stock Exec
St. Louis
Olive Street
Nassau Street
German American Bank
Denver
W. A. Rogers
Contractor & Builder
Thomson - Houston
Electric Railways
Portland, OR
Olmy Pia
Collegiate Institute
Pioneer School of
Norman
Grammer Courrse
Eocurion
Advancor
Luther Covington
Everbody
J. R. Chaplin
C. Thoreson
D. Mitchell
Thurston County Land Company
Woodruft Block
A. L. Campbell
Turner Elk
Cor Main and
Fourth Sts
Olympia, Wash
Cottage Home Building Co
Tacoma, Wash
Ancuitectunat Daerantmann
Harold T. Burntrager
Liberman
Olympia, Washington
Beas
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