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Joseph Chilberg

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Nov 14, 1891The Brick Blocks That Told Olympia It Had ArrivedIn 1891, three pressed-brick buildings rose along Olympia’s business streets—and boosters read them as proof the wooden capital was becoming a real city.Olympia, WA
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 3, 1891Olympia's Ward Caucus Turns on Who Counts as a CitizenA Second Ward meeting nominates C. H. Springer for council, but a delegate's citizenship and a sitting councilman's legal status throw the city ticket into question before the convention at Columbia Hall.Olympia, WA
Dec 7, 1891Who Should Keep Olympia's Money?On the eve of the 1891 municipal election, a dozen anonymous Olympians argued over the city treasurer's race, a regular nominee, a new brick block, and a saloonkeeper's ten-dollar joke.Olympia, WA