Northern Pacific Train Schedules From Olympia and Nearby Points
Travel guide lists train departures and arrivals for Northern Pacific routes to Portland Gate City Tacoma Seattle and Olympia. Notable connections at Tenino and Tenino transfers with Portland Seattle and Tacoma services daily except Sunday.
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Portland
Gate City
Centralia
Chehalis
Montesano
Grays Harbor
Tacoma
Seattle
Kalis
Ee Tacoma
Olympia
Tenino
Northern Pacific
Multnomah
Clara Brown
Shelton
Willie
Kamitchie
Daily Rail Schedule Snippet for Washington and Adjacent Regions
Arrival and departure notes list times for Tacoma Lower Sound Tumwater Tenino and western Oregon points with early morning connections. The fragmentary timetable mentions eastern states California and British Columbia routes with multiple daily departures and select days such as Monday Wednesday and Friday.
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California
Grays Harbor
Coast
Tacoma
Lower Sound
Tumwater
Tenino
Dorn Sosatas
Pickering
Uae
Oregon
British Columbia
Wisconsin
Washington
States
Proposals for Fresh Beef and Mutton in 1892
Sealed proposals for fresh beef and mutton to the U.S. Army subsistence department will be received at the Washington office and at posts in Idaho and Washington until March 24, 1892. Bids cover delivery to Barracks, Fort Canby, Fort Walla Walla, and other posts for the year starting July 1, 1892. The government may reject any bid, and payment is subject to appropriations.
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Department of the Columbia
Vancouver
U.S. Army
Boi Barracks
Idaho
Fort Canby
Vane
Wash
Fort Walla Walla
United States
Congress
A.C. S
W. H. Nash
U.S. A
D. C
Notice of Administration Petition in Thurston County
In the Superior Court of Thurston County Washington Geo A Mottman petitions for letters of administration on the estate of Enoch Hart deceased A hearing is set for Wednesday March 2 1892 at 11 o'clock am in the court room of the superior court in Olympia Thurston County Washington Any interested party may appear to show cause why the petition should not be granted Witness W H Roberts County Clerk and Clerk of the Superior Court February 19 1892.
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Thurston County
State of Washington
Enoch Hart
Geo. A. Mottman
Washington
Paeace Thurston County
Peenens
Superior Court
W. H. Roberts
Guardian Appointed for Isaac C Patton Estate
In Thurston County Washington superior court guardian for Isaac C Patton insane has been appointed by order of court. The guardian has taken oath and posted bond as required. Eddy & Gordon and W I Agnew attorneys for guardian dated February 27 1892.
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State of Washington
Thurston County
Isaac C. Patton
Enry Patton
A. D
Eddy & Gordon
W. I. Agnew
Foruardian
County of
Thurston
Peterfield Turpin
City
Olympia
County of Thurston
Notice to Creditors Turpin Administratrix 1892
Notice to creditors of Eunice M. Turpin Administratrix dated February 27 1892. Eddy Gordon and W S Agnew attorneys for £ 20-5td.
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Eunice M. Turpin
A. D
Eddy & Gordon
W. S. Agnew
Olympia School Board Seeks High School Plan 1892
By unanimous resolution the Olympia Graded School District 1 invites submitted plans and specifications for a high school building of stone or brick costing not more than 25000 dollars. Bids due March 21 1892 by 10 a m. The board may reject all bids. Joseph Chilberg district clerk Olympia Wash March 1 1892.
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Olympia Graded
Thurston County
Joseph Chilberg
Olympia
Wash
Matt
Tide Land Commission Meeting Report Whatcom Fairhaven
The Tide Land Commission met in the public buildings room to hear Whatcom county matters. Present were Shaepstein Warner Mires Reed and Weir with Secretary Barton. They discussed harbor surveys of Sidney, blue prints and metes and bounds, and bids for stenographic work.
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Whatcom County
Tide Land
Tide Land Commission
Shaepstein
Warner
Mires
Reed and Weir
Barton
Kitsap County
Sidney
J. J. Donavan
Fairhaven
New Whatcom
Title Land Commission
Bellingham Bay
Dorr
Howard
Guest
English Baptist Challenges Child Baptism Case in Shenandoah
In Shenandoah Virginia the wife of David Jones had their infant christened against his expressed wishes as the father and spiritual guardian. Jones, a Baptist, had the clergyman arrested under a law claiming paternal control until maturity. The lawsuit has been sent to court for test.
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Jones
Boston Journal
Shenandoah
David Jones
Episcopal Church
Thurston County Court House Delayed Over Budget
The Thurston county court house, praised for its appearance, faced delays as its contract required completion by March 1 for 107000 dollars. Contractors have received 73000 dollars and the roof remains undone, with a builder predicting six more months and a total cost around 150090 dollars, all outside the county.
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Thurston County Court House
John Armstrong's Rheumatics in California Earthquake Jest
The Ontario Observer recalls Jack Armstrong with a quip about his rheumatic leg during a California quake. It notes J Lansing Lane shares a room at the Southern Pacific hotel and wakes him shouting to stop rubbing the leg as the tremor rattles the building.
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John Armstrong
California
Ontario Observer
Jack Armstrong
J. Lansing Lane
Southern Pacific Hotel
Jack
Tide land board orders harbor platting and shoreline addition
At the meeting the engineer was told to plat blocks on the east side of the harbor in front of the Bige low donation claim to Hale's addition and to plat shoreline property north of there per Swan's and upland additions. No action on west harbor lands. Afternoon view of water front near Butler's cove.
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Board of Local Tide Land Appraisers
Bigelow
Hale
Swan
Butler’s Cove
Rainfall Report for Olympia Through February
Since January 1 Olympia reports 6.24 inches of rain total and 16.08 inches average, a 9.84 inch deficit since July 1, 1891, with a 0.68 inch excess over the average to end of February. February had 14 rainy days, 2 sunny, 9 partly cloudy and 18 cloudy. average cloud cover 75 percent. Profiling wind from the south at 33 percent, total wind 1 730 miles, highest velocity 20 miles from the west on the 12th.
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Olympia
Olympia Land Office February Receipts and Filings
Business in the Olympia land office continued as standard in February with cash receipts totaling 4134.15, fees and commissions 657, homestead entries 30, final homestead entries 3, cash entries 19, pre-emption filings 3, timber land filings 3, and coal land filings 3.
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Olympia Land Office
Crossing the Northern Pacific trestle causes danger to residents
Residents in the southeast city area frequently use the Northern Pacific trestle for a shortcut. A few days ago a passenger train had to stop to rescue a small child placed on the track, taking it to the trestle end and then to safety on solid ground.
Burglary Reported At J M Bell Home On Nineteenth Street
The Bell residence at Nineteenth and Franklin was entered yesterday and items taken include a baby ring with three stones a large revolver a small masonic pin masonic cuff buttons and an embalming knife. Police notified today and weather data notes a 52 degree high 38 low with dry conditions ahead. Bucklin's Arnica Salve advertised for skin ailments by Acme drug store Marr and Ross.
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J. M. Bell
Franklin Streets
Bucklin’s
Arnica
Acme Drug Store
Marr & Ross
Local Marriage Notice and Business Ad Fragments
A mixed fragment lists loan amounts 250 to 2500 with no delay. It mentions Harorp T Burntrager in Room 10 Chilberg block and a Methodist parsonage wedding of John A Marker to Miss Caroline Webb by Rev F E Drake. Also a note from Tumwater touting flour quality and a telephone number 98.
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Harorp T
Burntrager
Chilberg
Methhodist
John A. Marker
Caroline Webb
F. E. Drake
Springer Dies Imminent As Illness Worsens
Washington March 3 A sudden change for the worse has placed Congressman Springer in critical condition. As chairman of the Ways and Means Committee his family and friends fear erysipelas has spread to his brain. Dr Vincent of Springfield Ills and the attending physicians confer as the patient remains unstable at 3 pm with no decisive improvement.
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Washington
Congressman Springer
Ways and Means Committee
Vincent
Springfield
Ills
Springer
Congress Eyes Investigation Of City Slums And Other News
Representative Mills of Texas lauds a better Congress while discussions on slum investigations arise. The Lahn arrives in New York from Bremen. Coal miners in Leicestershire demand higher pay amid other Washington notes including a pending Nicaragua canal vote and a Supreme Court appeal by whiskey interests. The evicted tenants bill stalls in the commons and Secretary Blaine suffers a cold. Rhode Island Democrats back a dollar standard, and 800 workers strike at Selz Schwab in Chicago. A Duluth stock exchange is formed with H R Richardson as president.
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Representative Mills
Texas
Congress
Lahn
New York
Bremen
England
Dolph
Senate
Whiskey Trust
United States Supreme Court
Blaine
W.C. Wardwell
Rhode Island
Selz, Schwab & Co
Chicago
Duluth
Minn
Duluth Mining Stock Exchange
Richardson
Pope
Tucker
Andover Theological Seminary
Dartmouth College
Bartlett
Edward Norestrom
National Rolling Mills
McKeesport
B. F
G. J. Johnson
Clarendon
Ark
Arkansas
Portugal
Boyd
Nebraska
R. R. Geer
Sam Brass
Joseph Garneau, Jr
Omaha
M. F. Weiss
Hebron
Brass
Thayer
Russian emigrant inspections planned at Hamburg ports
The American Packet Company and Prussian authorities will inspect Russian emigrants bound for the United States in Hamburg and on American ships. Those suspected of typhoid fever or other diseases will be denied entry. In Hungary famine worsens with many child deaths in Arva and Manisetto. seventy five starvation deaths reported in two months. Chicago wheat, corn, oats and pork prices shown. Lord cash and May futures listed. President and party enjoying a quiet time in Virginia. not returning to Washington until next week. San Francisco wheat prices for March shown.
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Hampure
American Packet Company
United States
Hamburg
Prussia
Vienna
Arva
Hungary
Manisetto
Washington
Halford
Virginia
San Francisco
Frank Slavin
Fitzsimmons
Maher
Robert Fitzsimmons
Gus Lambert
Peter Jackson
Peter
Mike Cleary
Charley Gallagher
Tommy Allen
Allen
Gallagher
Pennne
Fitz
New
Orverans
Canal Street
Olympic Club
Mitchell
Sullivan
Seattle registration illegal and rail lines shift in state
Washington news item notes illegal registration charges in Seattle and a string of local incidents. Puyallup Lumber assigns assets while Great Northern work starts at Wenatchee. Snohomish Daily Sun sold by FE Masseter to W M Sanger. Tacoma Puyallup railroad to run as street line with no freight or tickets as ends withdraw.
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Seattle
Puyallup Lumber Company
Great Northern
Wenatchee
Snohomish Daily Sun
FE. S. Masseter
W. M. Sanger
Oakes
N. P
Iowaco
Shoalwater Bay
Tacoma & Puyallup
George A. Jennings
Tacoma
Peter McCartney
John Cain
Sprague
Railroad Avenue
Superior Court
Walla Walla
Salem
Spokane
Conchilla Liverdere
Nineteenth
Pincini
Guiseppe Morsete
Senate confirms Dubois election after Idaho contest
Washington reports the senate vote 55 to 5 confirms Dubois as senator while Claggett loses his seat 55 to 7 in the Idaho contested election. The House focused on District of Columbia appropriations with no major actions noted. Military posts gain traction as a Helena Montana bill moves forward with support from Gen Schofield and Gen Miles.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Helena
Mont
House Commission On Military Affairs
Schofield
Miles
War Department
Idaho
Yeas
Senate
Clagcott
Dubois
Gray
Claggett
House
Firefighting Hometown Hero: Col E D Baker in Civil War
In 1861 Colonel E D Baker recruited and led California troops before becoming brigadier general. He aided at a fire near the National Theater with Philadelphia firemen, then commanded a brigade near Washington. He died at Ball’s Bluff in 1862, leaving two surviving colonels, Isaac F. Wistar and Turner G. Moorehead.
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Philadelphia
E. D. Baker
California
Senate
Seventy-first Regiment
Pennsylvania
Baker
Lincoln
Seventy-first
Isaac J. Wistar
J. T. Olsen
DeWitt Clinton’ Baxter
Turner G. Moorehead
Continental
Central Theater
Philadelphia Hose and Fire Engine Company No. 1
Washington
Ball’s Bluff
Priest bars flag at church in Council Bluffs controversy
In Council Bluffs Father O Rourke refused entry of the American banner with a dead G A R member in a Catholic service. The procession passed the church with the flagged casket and no service was held. He later apologized saying he erred on regalia rules. Also from Reno J Edwin Smith completes across continent attempt in 170 days despite ankle complaints.
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Council Bluffs
Father O’rourke
Grand Army of the Republic
Father O’ Rourke
Reno
Nev
J. Edwin Smith
Slavin’s Take on Fitzsimmons Maher Fight
Frank Slavin delivers his quick appraisal of the bout in which Fitzsimmons defeats Maher. He criticizes Maher as slow and lacking defense and praises Fitzsimmons as the superior, noting the fight's key exchanges and the Australian’s decisive finish.
Leper Seeks Aid. Rushed to Municipal Hospital
March 3 PuinapeLputa reports John Wing a Chinese man applied at the bureau of charities for relief. He is described as a pronounced leper and was sent to the municipal hospital for care.
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PuinapeLputa
John Wing
Bureau of Charities
Fatal Train Collision Shocks Burlington Line
Two freight trains on the Burlington road collided this morning. The fireman aboard one train was killed and the engineer was severely hurt.
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CxarcaGo
Burlington Road
Veteran night editor rebukes daughter during daytime rest
A veteran night editor, taking nights off, wakes early with his family. After correcting his youngest for misbehavior, the child dashes to her mother in protest, calling the sleeping man with whiskers “that man wiv whiskers that sleep here day-times.”
Quip on Babies and Husbands Carrying Them in Public
The Atchison Globe quotes a humorous remark imagining wives wrapping a baby as a game bag or gun to coax husbands to carry infants on the street, highlighting social attitudes toward parenting.
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Atchison Globe
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Avi
Aei Wholesale and
Urnitur
Third Street
Springer & White
Olympia Planing
Third and
Jefferson Street
R. G. O'Brien
Woodruff Block
C. Wooprurr
Travelers’ Guide
Northern Pacific Line
Port Townsend Southern
DAILY
Gantt
Fourth and
Jefferson Sts
Ealer
E. C. Bickford
Fourth Street
Columbia
Mary L. Page
F. G. Blake
Olympia, Wash
Chicago—Stock Exchange
St. Louis
Olive Street
Nassau Street
St. Paul
German American Bank
Denver
Architects of
New Court House
B. Ouney
Observer
Capital Mills
National Bank Robbery
Conpwater
Mich
Coldwater National Bank
Reading
New York Stock Market
Pacific
Atchison
Central Pacific
Burlington
Denver & Rio Grande
Northwestern
Newark Central
Oregon Navigation
North American
Pacific Mail
Rock Island
St. Paul & Omaha
Texas Pacific
Union Pacific
Wells Fargo Express
Western Union
Lord
Washington News
Col. E
Senator
Slavin
Peter Maher
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