J. F. Gowey
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- 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
- Oct 28, 1891Sheriff’s Hammer Sets the Price: Hotel Olympia Sold for $48,322.30With no other bidders, A. H. Chambers and J. F. Gowey bought in the hotel for the Hotel Olympia Company—then the trustees named T. I. McKenny president.Hotel Olympia, Olympia, WA
- Nov 11, 1891Mossbackism in Olympia: The Club, the Hotel and the Saloon MenBoard of Trade members proposed folding the Washington Club into the Olympia Hotel to settle liquor complaints and give the board a cash stake—then the club's defenders blamed saloon keepers and 'picayune politicians.'Olympia, WA