Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-10

Gas Cakzx. x.--About two years ago a
snsa, hsasy sst man. absut 50 years Of
NJ ssasbsd Seattle from some place.
"A ans semed 20 know where. Being
q q sssrestio disposition he converted
klmself inip sori Of advertising msdi-
m. ssi fof 9 consideration would stick
psssss % bis back. and hand ball on
his ald wnrn ont plug hat. and parade
lie ersess, beating = triangle. He did
a aofss Of cork, and was generally
ksorn as The odd Job Man" Nv
ksi Ct crook be got hold Of an old
Rsis aad sart, and beoams city scay
tnrpT. However, la dae oourse of time
aRxeanny occurred on the stah Of the
hstiy eAroaiels, and the pssition was
k4zdsrsd shs "Odd job Msn.' whose
pmpsr naans proved 10 oe William ID.
sssithsofth. For several months be
tsld his position ON thas publication,
xi b. bis unmiuieated gall became
my zell known In this community.
q sas eccentric In the extreme, and
ssa always riding some hobby. He
dalmsd % BE- q lawyer, sienosrapher,
nksr, huntsF, soldier and everything
dxh One day, without any warning
tls nan disappeared, aud the ne1t the
Ehlis know Of him he wss AZ
HnptlnR 20 organize q National
Gaafd" In san Francisco, and had two
q shrns communications on that sub
10 pabiished In the San Francisco
rlrssicls. 10 seems that be- stnsk TO
As NATIONAL gard hobby until 10 drove
In erazy, for q dispatch was reoeiyed
sfss aays sinSe, addressed 10 Q lodge
4 uhiah be was . member IN this city,
Eflinz that be had been sdiudged In
al.H kpd sent Go QUE Of the CalIfornia
Sac inszAe asylunis. south xorth waB
slaAn Of very even temper. and never
spo1ssfd % worry over F0buh. On
~ sscasiop, while Henry Willard was
q H. bead Of the MoFtheru faeias and
ahas railroad sysssmH, he, In company
s.Ih Z distinguished party OF guests,
psAli visit 10 Seattle. On their arrival
Nj pRueeeded TO she Arlington Hotel,
sa<Is dinner was IN waiting for them,
" ssonsf bad tbs psrts bsscome seated
= The table ih1te private dining room
nhzi eoathwoEth rushed into toe hotel
I'D Attempted to enter size dining
sess. which MAS locked. He then
psAed Into the ofiiss. and wr',ts on thA
bsck d card. VIII ID. sonthvorth.
nsfessntine W. q. e. Pitt, reQuests 40
inisrass With Mr.. Willard Ihis card
sa s.ns 10 by . waiter. who
ssni from Mr.. Willard. He then
sspis IN address 90 Mr.. Willard, de-
nsndtna Q reAaon Why be Refused 10
= tntefviswea; bnt Captain smith, one
& iAs ffppri-tors of the hotel, refused
Y aiis< Mr. Willard and his gucsss 20
lfasthsf snnoyed by the odd lob man.
sss1 - p,ititeiy sired ous. On an
@tef ecussioz Soatalwofth attempted TO
eoafs . spssial sxcsrsioa steamer one
~ xaeF being nosiaed that strict or
80 nd eeSn given 10 ALLOW no one on
eAzA aad was carried ashore by tho
saesf of The dsek. after re,,eiviua .
1'eEfved kiak or two. On ene 90
sae " n Wright. Of rAconA fame.
tae1 seattle. and south woFth, by vtr-
ef hia eonneetion With o daily
M<>fsttr, tsok the hbeFsy of at
@p1na 10 intervi#s him against his
- end oy he sersissenos aud impa
- -<t@1 WUkutt Ntolt q mtsery "
- ssli 60 an euibsrrAssEpent b. his
taA saa sinos that time O. b. w.
~ nsssr nlsssd an epgorsunity ~ aive
w . bisek ere. south Worth ua-
zsse1if soarsA hin on the plsee. He
= spcz Win b. plssssd 70 loArn Thai
slesezsA has gene crazy. Before
s.Nex Seattle Soashworth had co.,
s1S IN -katiensi Guard scheme.
- nnsily drove him insane. and
sshsd several articles .eoneerusn1
zhH N The paw defancl Herald
spsuis V t1ensfaas Grant. siherman.
<s eAefidAn, aud many oshel
nsns military nnsn. about hss
- sems u vhnu,. cat Of coartesy,
tefly 70 hIa letters. Tksss replies
sssla pahlish. and scms folks im-
tsai soathvotth musi os ''ssams
kass This nsld. however, proved
Ne1lActed fof shs Atg enbsae b
akn4. % be vent % Texas. and
aesfs made he way bach 90 Cali
- shsss be wia probably rsnaiz
aasAea as his dAya he was Z
sad u more 20 bs pliied thAx