J. W. Maple
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- Sep 7, 1894A Gavel, a Roar, and a Populist Ticket Born in ChaosKing County's People's Party convention at Turner Hall turned into a shouting, proxy-fighting, faction-splitting marathon—and buried Dr. J. Eugene Jordan and Jack McDonald on the way to nominating a ticket.Seattle, WA
- Jan 4, 1895The Treasurer-Elect Can't Find Bondsmen for a $400,000 BondJ. W. Maple's search for sureties exposes a quiet fight over King County's swelling public funds—and the commissioners say they actually let him off easy.Seattle, WA
- Jan 13, 1895The Treasurer Who Wouldn't Post Bond: J.W. Maple to King County—'Wait Until I Find Bondsmen'King County's treasurer-elect refuses to file his required bond on schedule, claims the law gives him until the end of his term, and circulates a circular attacking the 'courthouse ring.'King County Courthouse, Seattle, WA
- Mar 5, 1895The Populist Takes the County TreasuryAfter a long bond fight, J. W. Maple finally took control of King County's money—and the temporary treasurer resigned rather than stand in the way.King County Courthouse, Seattle, WA
- Mar 12, 1895Every Cent Accounted For: The New Treasurer Counts Out the County's GoldJ. W. Maple relieves Dr. A. P. Mitten of the King County treasury — $464,905.37, more than eighty per cent of it coin — and hands the plum jobs to fellow Populists while the remaining Republicans start looking for the door.King County Courthouse, Seattle, WA
- Dec 25, 1897The Fumigation Didn't Take: Live Scale Found on Japanese OrangesA King County fruit-growers' committee inspects a shipment of imported oranges that the state's own commissioner had fumigated, finds the mealy bug and scale still alive, and demands stricter enforcement before the fruit goes on sale.Seattle, WA