A. A. Phillips
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- Oct 24, 1891A Missing Lawyer, a $350 Deed, and the North Olympia Land SchemeWith Attorney D. P. Ballard absent, Olympia lawyers are tracing suspicious transfers in a platted addition—land already sold to dozens of owners, now used as security for a $4,000 mortgage.North Olympia, Olympia, WA
- Oct 27, 1891The Sheriff Was Coming for Olympia’s Hotel. A New Company Rode In.On the eve of a foreclosure auction, local investors incorporated a $130,000 company to buy the Hotel Olympia property and keep it out of the sheriff’s hands.Hotel Olympia, Olympia, WA
- Nov 6, 1891A Mayor, a Rigged Lottery, and the Fight for Olympia's City HallA month out from the municipal election, the Tribune accuses Mayor J. C. Horr of quietly fixing his fences for a second term — and the drawing of lots that handed one councilman a longer seat looks to a good many people like a put-up job.Olympia, WA
- Nov 30, 1891Olympia's 1891 City Election: Ward Caucuses, Backroom Maneuvers, and a Fight Over Fair PlayAs the Third Ward nominates a councilman and candidates jockey for mayor and treasurer, a taxpayer protests a plan for a mass convention that would sideline ward delegates.Olympia, WA
- Dec 15, 1891The $70,000 Rebellion: Olympia Refuses to Pay Its Railroad BillNorthern Pacific missed its promised deadlines, so the citizens who pledged land and cash to bring the line to town decided the contract was void—and headed to court.Olympia, WA
- Mar 27, 1909The Power Company ReckoningA legal fight over bondholder claims and allegations of conspiracy has left the Olympia Power company facing a federal receivership.Tacoma, WA