Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-08-09

tor. e. Sylvester. in q log building of
two rooms. 1t afterwards passed into
the possession of 8. Williams, and
was greatly enlarged and improved.
Being the principal hotel. it had many
succeeding landlords. 1t was after
wards kept by David T. Drewfy, J. M.
Hays, Jos. Kellett, Silas and Miles
Gallagher, Louis Ensign, and later BY
Huggins and Gienham, until at the
present time. ''mein host" is C. H.
Guiberson.
Next to the hotel stood q building
that afterwards became historic. It
was erected by Parker. Coulter and
company, who had began a store on
Second street. In connection with
their store. they managed an express
service, maintained by their individ-
ual efforts, with Portland, carrying
letters for 20 cents and treasure at
proportional rates. Their stock was
small but by persistent endeavor they
were making q fair living. It was
their custom to make alternate trips,
on horseback, connecting with canoe
on the Cowlitz and steamer on the
Columbia rivers. All went we'll for q
time. but on one Of the trips Coulter
decamped with about 5000 that had
been entrusted for transportation and
got away with the plunder. Be 1t
said, however, that his partner, John
G. Parker, restored to its owner the
full amount from partnership and his
own funds, although 1t practically
bankrupted the concern. The build
ing was afterwards occupied by Drs.
G. X. and Rufus Willard, rs q drug
store, and In the upper story school
was taught by Rev. Geo. F. Whit
worth, but its crowning glory was In
housing the first legislature that met
in the territory of Washington. It
consisted Of nine members In the
council, or upper branch, and 81 in
the house. or popular branch. The
building. In its last days was known
as the Gold Bar restaurant, and
achieved first-class reputation under
the management Of Larry Cormier.
Along in the COS was built q large
ell" on the north side of this hotel.
on Second street. that for many years
was an admirable public hall. for all
sorts of meetings, shows and social
entertainments. 1t was called Wash
ington hall. 1t was several years ago
cut up into sleeping apartments.
On Second street opposite the hotel
north was the store of Louis Bett-
man, which was succeeded by L.
& B. Bettman. the 3D." Of the firm be-
ing one Of the best and most popular
of our business men. He returned
many years ago to Germany. The
next building north. was for many
years the Office OF Gen. w. w. Miller.
our first capitalist-banker, and after
wards by the popular. statesman. pol
itician, Judge McFadden. Just IN
the rear of Bettman's store, on Sec
ond street, stood q building that was
famous until 1t was replaced by
Powe's barn. 1t having been the resi-
dence of George B. Mcclellan while
he was still Ito fame Unknown"
The space north Of this and east of
Main, still vacant, was then fine
grassplot, though now springy and
mirey, and was fine baseball ground.
on which the business men almost
daily sought recreation from their ar
duous cares, ON an improvised dia-
mond. The same conditions regard
ing soil extended across the street,
and the northeast corner of Washing
ton and Second was likewise a grassy
plot, on which people collected while
2waiting the opening of the (only)
weekly mail, in the building opposite,
which served the purpose afterward.
of school house, church and public
hall. but has now wholly disappeared.
Coming back to Main street, oppo-
site the hotel was a then somewhat
pretenti0us building, erected by
Charles E. Weed, for a bakery and
north of it about q hundred feet was
a small one-story building. now dis
guised by false front and occupied
as China wash house which Cover
nor Stevens occupied as his down.
town Office. 1t was here that he sat,
his arm on the window sill. the least
disconnected of all. while the excite
ment incident to the passage of Judge
Lander. through the city, while at
dinner, under arrest for violation OF
the martial law proclaimed by the
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