George B. Hartman
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- Nov 24, 1891The Only Job Worth Having in a Bankrupt Little CityNobody wants a seat on the council, but five men are scrambling for the treasurer's office and its commissions on $200,000 of debt.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 19, 1891A Fortune in Strawberries: The Grower Who Says Thurston County Is Sleeping on Its Own SoilOlympia closed the fruit season with its biggest shipments yet, but veteran orchardman George B. Hartman says the county's trees are thriving on forty years of neglect — and that proper cultivation could out-earn Oregon and California combined.Olympia, WA