Thurston County Commissioners
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- Oct 22, 1891A Medical Board Member’s $100 Ghost BillDr. Minkler told Thurston County he had paid two Centralia doctors for help. They said they never got the money — and a legal technicality kept the case alive only as a threat of removal.Chehalis, WA
- Jan 13, 1892A Quack, a $125 Bill, and a Prosecution That Cost the County More Than It RecoveredA Thurston County letter-writer asks why commissioners and the county attorney spent the public's money to convict an irregular doctor over a small bill — and got nothing back.Olympia, WA
- Mar 16, 1892Defective Brick in the Courthouse? The Former Superintendent Says YesFormer superintendent W. A. Rogers says the county courthouse contains defective brick that can be crushed by hand, disputing the county attorney's claim that only the architecture is at fault.Thurston County Courthouse, Olympia, WA
- Apr 5, 1892The Courthouse Architect, the Commissioners, and a $458 Bill Nobody Wants to PayThe man who designed Thurston County's new courthouse demands the rest of his fee; the commissioners say he broke his contract and has been paid enough.Thurston County Courthouse, Olympia, WA
- Aug 24, 1894The Railroad That Tried to Take Its Tracks Off the Tax RollsNorthern Pacific receivers tell Thurston County that its right-of-way and stations are federal property—and therefore exempt from local taxes.Olympia, WA