Early history of Thurston County, Washington : together with biographies and reminiscences of those identified with pioneer days . ard, fixing a rate of 7 mills for school,court and Territorial purposes. The legislature of 1861 had extended the terms of Countyofficers to two years, hence only Representatives to the legis-lature and County Commissioners were elected this year. B. F. Ruth, A. S. Yantis. Wm. Cock and Wm. McLainwere elected Representatives. G. W. ]\Iiller and G. W. Frenchv/ere elected Commissioners. In the Summer of 1861 A. M. Poe established the OverlandPress in Olympia. Rev. B.
Early history of Thurston County, Washington : together with biographies and reminiscences of those identified with pioneer days . ard, fixing a rate of 7 mills for school,court and Territorial purposes. The legislature of 1861 had extended the terms of Countyofficers to two years, hence only Representatives to the legis-lature and County Commissioners were elected this year. B. F. Ruth, A. S. Yantis. Wm. Cock and Wm. McLainwere elected Representatives. G. W. ]\Iiller and G. W. Frenchv/ere elected Commissioners. In the Summer of 1861 A. M. Poe established the OverlandPress in Olympia. Rev. B. C. Lippincott this year assumed charge of thepublic school in Olympia. At the Spring election Elwood Evans, T. M. Reed, , A. Frankee and S. W. Percival were elected Lane was chosen Clerk, Wm. Billings, Marshal, and W. , Magistrate. Upon the abandonment of the military post at occurred this year, some uneasiness was felt due to theprevalent idea that the absence of troops might encouragethe Indians ^.o resume hostilities. But the vear closed Avith ^^BLIC LIBRARY I *., .uno/tIZ. THOMAS OTCHIN THURSTON COUNTY 41 hriglit prospects for the County. Of 53 postoffiees in theJerritory, Thurston County had nine. Early in 1862 the erection of a Courthouse was the discussion of the matter it was discovered thatthe County had no title to the public square, which it hadbeen reserving for County purposes. It will be recalled thata few years previously, after Tumwater had offered a bonusfor the location of the County seat there, that Olympia madea deed to the County for the public square (bounded by , ]\Iain and Washington Streets). Later it was foundthat Edmund Sylvester had donated this to the city for parkl)urpc)ses exclusively, hence the conveyance by the cit}^ to theCount}^ was invalid. At the ]\Iay term of the Commissioners this year theyjHirchased property on the northeast corner of Union andWashington street
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