M. A. Root
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- Oct 28, 1891A Lincoln Judge Buried: Olympia Mourns C. C. HewittThe bar and superior court adjourn as pioneers honor the ex-chief justice of Washington Territory, remembered as a plain, honest man who served from the bench through stormy years.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
- Nov 16, 1891A Town Buries a JudgeOlympia’s bar and Masons escort John G. Sparks to the Masonic cemetery, with resolutions praising a lawyer, magistrate, and civic fixture.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