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1. Olympia's 1891 City Election: Ward Caucuses, Backroom Maneuvers, and a Fight Over Fair Play

   As 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.

   Nov 30, 1891The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

2. A City on the Brink: Olympia’s 1891 Debt Crisis and the Fight Over Jobs

   Facing a constitutional debt limit, Olympia’s city council considers firing the deputy clerk, assistant city attorney, and city engineer—while a motion to revoke the street railway franchise fails by a tie.

   Nov 18, 1891The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

3. The Mayor's Chair Is No Bed of Roses

   Olympia's old city officers resign to clear a ballot-printing challenge, the new mayor takes the oath—and both incoming and outgoing officials warn that public service brings more abuse than thanks.

   Jan 8, 1892The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

4. A Mayor, a Rigged Lottery, and the Fight for Olympia's City Hall

   A month out from the municipal election, the Tribune accuses Mayor J. C. Horr of quietly fixing his fences for a second term — and the drawing of lots that handed one councilman a longer seat looks to a good many people like a put-up job.

   Nov 6, 1891The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

5. The Continuing Battle Over Marr Road

   A contentious road-opening project near Prescott faces new delays as farmers question the validity of the original survey.

   Sep 16, 1903The Evening StatesmanPrescott, Walla Walla CountyCity Hall

6. A $1,500 Sewer Plan, and a Demand for an Affidavit

   Olympia's council weighs buying a complete sewerage scheme for the city — but not before the engineer swears his figures are honest.

   Oct 23, 1891The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyBoom & Bust · City Hall

7. Olympia Bought a $1,500 Sewer Map Critics Called Worthless

   A letter to the editor accuses the city council of buying a stranger's sewer plan without scrutiny—complete with a harbor reservoir already condemned in San Diego.

   Nov 30, 1891The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyFollow the Money · City Hall

8. The People’s Ticket: Olympia’s 1891 Caucus Revolt

   A printed slate handed out at the door, a mayor booed as 'defeated,' and a second-ward protest meeting: the fight over who would control Olympia's city nominations.

   Dec 1, 1891The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

9. A Nail-Biter at Madison Street Park

   Seattle edges out Spokane in a tense, hard-fought baseball match decided by late-game heroics.

   Jun 10, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMadison Street Park, Seattle, King CountyNightlife

10. Three Hundred Olympians Pack Columbia Hall to See Who Takes the Cake

    A novelty dance craze two weeks in the gossiping arrives at last: one hundred couples, a flag, a pair of clashing cymbals, and a ten-cent ticket for every march — all to raise money for the YMCA's women's auxiliary.

    Mar 2, 1892The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyNightlife · Strange But True

11. A Lincoln Judge Buried: Olympia Mourns C. C. Hewitt

    The 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.

    Oct 28, 1891The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

12. The Denny Hotel: Seattle’s Grand Bet on Itself

    As the city raises nearly $100,000 to build a luxury hotel, workers break ground for excavation, signaling a new era of civic ambition and commercial confidence.

    Mar 17, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWallingford, Seattle, King CountyBoom & Bust · Gone Forever

13. The Trolley That Had to Buy a Gulch

    A streetcar line blocked by a ravine gets its way to Harrison Avenue — for the price of a $1,630 strip of C. M. Moore's block 48.

    Oct 23, 1891The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyFollow the Money · Boom & Bust

14. Olympia's Election Scramble: A Mayor Bows Out, a Boss Bides His Time

    With municipal elections set for December, Mayor Horr declines a second term while Councilman Sickels and other local figures jockey for influence—and talk of a west-side ward and Tumwater consolidation simmers.

    Nov 18, 1891The Olympia TribuneOlympia City Hall, OlympiaCity Hall

15. Resign Now: The Tribune's Plan to Get Olympia Out of Debt Thirty Days Sooner

    With the city paying $1,500 a month — $50 a day — in interest on its outstanding warrants, the editor demands that the outgoing mayor and three councilmen step down early so the incoming council can start refinancing immediately instead of waiting for January 12, 1892.

    Dec 10, 1891The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

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