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USA > Washington > Kittitas County > History of the Yakima Valley, Washington; comprising Yakima, Kittitas, and Benton Counties, Vol. I > Part 80
USA > Washington > Yakima County > History of the Yakima Valley, Washington; comprising Yakima, Kittitas, and Benton Counties, Vol. I > Part 80
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In the handsomely fitted store erected and owned by J. Mueller on Third, between Main and Pearl streets is the newly stocked drug house of Watson Bros. Connected with the business of Smith Bros. & Co. from its beginning, the senior Mat Watson, was enabled to foresee the approaching trade possibil- ities of town and county, and upon arrival of his brother, Jesse, an accomplished pharmacist, embarked in their present business. Carrying a complete new stock of drugs, toilet, notion and holiday goods and always busy, the young men have evidently now a glimpse of success, in the vicinity of which they propose to reside, as evidenced by their recent purchase of the Burrell farm.
In April, 1881, E. F. Church, saddler and harness maker, arrived in Ellens- burgh. Erecting a small building where Watson Bros. now are, Mr. Church after a few months removed the same to Fourth Street, and enlarged into what is now the Red Front. In response to steadily increasing trade the Pioneer Saddler made several additions, and finally last Spring removed to more com- modious quarters at the corner of Fourth and Main streets. That the people are pleased with Mr. Church is evidenced by his success and that he has con- fidence in the outcome is plainly shown by the purchase of additional town prop- erty, upon which in 1883 was erected his private dwelling.
In the Odd Fellow's Building, from which have graduated so many of our successful business men, is the present location of Mr. J. L. Coleman, formerly of Fresno, California. This gentleman more recently came from a country where "business makes business", has not been weighted down with the natural caution early advent into comparatively untried fields usually endows one with and in consequence carries a larger and more diversified stock of saddlery and harness wares than ordinarily is found on an agricultural frontier. Unex- pectedly large sales of fine harness goods, fancy Russian chimes and Swiss attuned sleigh bells, give evidence that Mr. Coleman's foresight was good, and that by preparation for an increased Spring and Summer trade his "after" sight will prove equally correct.
At the northeast corner of Fourth and Main is the still more recent saddlery and harness undertaking of W. J. Peed. Mr. Peed had the benefit of several months employment in Mr. Coleman's establishment from which to make his estimate of Kittitas trade requirements, and his proposition to "make, sell and repair goods in his line at hard times prices" is ample evidence that he had the good judgment to conclude that the trade would rapidly assume proportions warranting further division.
Just west of the grove at the corner of Fourth and Main is the pioneer wood working establishment of Pressey & Sprague. From the little 16x24 shop, erected by Mr. Pressey in 1879, to the present two-story building with lumber sheds attached, and from the original set of hand working tools to the present large planer, lathes, etc., for all sorts of planing, turning, sash, door and furniture making by aid of ample water.power the working capacity of Pressey
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& Sprague's plant has been increased just a little in advance of annual require- ments, until now they are fully prepared for the trade harvest almost ripe for the sickle in Kittitas County.
Webb & Baggs, November 20, 1882, began the erection of a small cabinet shop on main street in the rear of the business house now occupied by W. L. Webb. That prosperity has attended the efforts of the partner who here remained is witnessed by additional enlargement and improvement of both the building and wood-working machinery equipment. Mr. Webb in addition to his business location is the owner of neat town residence property, and in 1884 added stoves, hardware, sash, doors and undertaking to his previous complete line of office and household furniture requirements.
In 1883 the irrepressible Odd Fellows' store room-which by the way, when the writer first saw it, was occupied by the stockade grocery of Bell & Bryant, and was surrounded by what its name implied as a refuge of defense in event of Indian attack-opened its lucky portals to the bidding of Mr. Thomas Howe, the furniture dealer, who still continues in a handsome new building on the east side of the public square his original undertaking-to handle, set up. make and sell exclusively household furniture, woven wire mattresses and general cabinet ware that can always be warranted according to price for complete worth, artistic finish, or both.
Rehmke Bros., jewelers and confectioners, in 1883 pitched their tents in Ellensburgh, occupying rented premises and wondering if they had not arrived too far in advance of the N. P. R. R. A glance at their complete stock of watches, clocks, jewelery and assorted optical goods, neatly displayed, will speedily show that the boys. came not a day too soon to win a solid foothold in the graces of our people in advance of the arrival of the N. P. R. R., with its magic trade developing wand. Rehmke Bros. now occupy their own prem- ises on Fourth Street, between Main and Pearl.
In 1883, Mrs. M. A. Schnebly, a long time resident and enterprising mil- linery dealer of Walla Walla, engaged in millinery, dressmaking and later in the sale of the White sewing machine in this town. Mrs. Schnebly, in addition to every qualification of a lady, always well sustains her reputation for keen busi- liess sagacity and never in greater degree than by purchase of the premises occupied for business and residence purposes on Main Street, near the corner of Third.
The special agricultural, mill and farm equipment dealer of the town is Mr. J. J. Imbrie, who during the past two seasons has sold large amounts par- ticularly of his J. I. Case, Osborn and Studebaker specialties. Coming first into the field as an exclusive dealer in these things Mr. Imbrie had a surprisingly large trade, which will sink into insignificance by comparison with results of succeeding seasons, when railroad shipping facilities will immeasurably increase acreage and demand.
The pioneer City Hotel at the northeast corner of the public square is pre- sided over and owned by Mrs. Shazer, one of the earliest residents of the valley. Less pretentious than its competitor, the City has yet a firm homelike hold upon many old patrons that time cannot efface.
The Valley Hotel, corner Third and Main, is a forty-room house, superior
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to any upon the northwest coast in a town not yet accessible by steam com- munication. Walter A. Bull lessee and Harry M. Bryant manager. The Valley Restaurant attached to this house, is of like size and appointments and under the proprietorship of Frank Forrest and wife. The bill of fare, etc., graces well the house.
The Durr Restaurant is on Main Street, between Second and Third. To the thousands who have dined at Durr's bridge, or the Durr station, while staging or otherwise traveling by wagon road, no guarantee of merit could bet- ter set forth the solid excellence of every appointment that is presided over by Mrs. Jacob Durr.
At the two present business extremes of Main street are located creditable features of our local growth in shape of respective livery, feed and sale stables of George W. Elliott and Jacob Durr. Accommodating each upward of thirty horses in good shape, exclusive of shed and corral room, well equipped with saddle and driving stock, buggies, hacks, dog carts, cutters, sleighs, etc., it is hard to draw a distinguishing comparison between the two except that Mr. Elliott's barn is the newer and having been built under his own supervision is more modern, and perhaps more complete in its appointments. Both gentlemen are enterprising pioneers in the matter of Kittitas County development, though hitherto in different sections. The one, Mr. Durr, having built bridges, wagon roads, etc., in response to demands of travel, while Mr. Elliott, as in the location of his present venture, has constructed prominent buildings a little in advance of the march of trade in different quarters of town.
On Third Street, next door to the county headquarters, are Smithson & Meagher. These gentlemen have been in business here for several years and certainly deserve credit for steering their bark clear of the breakers upon which particularly frontier meat markets are usually foundered. In addition to sub- stantial encouragement toward the starting and development of Swauk mining enterprises these gentlemen own business and residence property in the town.
To notice in even the previous briefly detailed style the entire business, professional and general appointments of Ellensburgh and vicinity not being within the possibilities of space in this little exclusively home made newspaper, we condense in consequence the remaining statement with an accurate estimate of the number of persons named who are property owners in the town or county. In mechanical contracting lines we have Gardner Bros., Shotwell & Cameron, H. H. Swasey and Jacob Becker as blacksmiths; Shuler Bros., wheelwrights : J. Sands, repairing machinist ; Starr the Tinner ; Drew, the painter ; Elliott, Dawes and Marvin the respective boot and shoe makers. In fine arts, Wood and Deitzel the respective barbers. In the professional list, Drs. Henton, Catto, Amen and Dr. Cutting, the dentist. Attorneys, Austin Mires, J. H. Naylor, Daniel Gaby, Davidson & Davidson and Thorp & Barry ; civil engineer and sur- veyor, J. Roy Wallace : builders, Martin Sautter, D. W. Dillon, Robert Fleming. Nicholas Rollinger. Breweries, The Ellensburgh, Theo. Hess: the Kittitas, J. Blomqvist ; the City, Chang & Becker. Saloons, The Corner, J. T. McDonald ; the North Pacific, J. Lyons ; the Palace, C. W. Thompson : the Board of Trade. Keyes & Jackson. Beer halls, the Germania, Wm. Von Hollen ; the Kittitas, J. Blomqvist. Church edifices, Presbyterian, J. A. Laurie, pastor : Methodist, Ira
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Wakefield, pastor: Catholic, Father Parodi, pastor. Educational institutions, an academy and graded public school. Newspapers, Localizer and Standard. Secret societies, Odd Fellows, Masons, A. O. U. W., G. A. R., and I. O. G. T. Literary societies, two. Private libraries open to the public, one.
Thirty-three persons, including academy, churches and two societies con- nected with the condensation which is, through lack of space, abruptly termin- ated, are property owners in Ellensburgh or immediate vicinity, thus testifying clearly their approval of its location and confidence in its future growth to more than ordinary inland greatness. In the surrounding valley. 20 x 25 miles in extent, is a large and rapidly increasing agricultural population, merely await- ing the shrill whistle of the locomotive to spring into activity, the like of which in productive and consequent commercial and manufacturing greatness, has but illy been conceived by the most imaginary mind in the vicinity. Standing upon Capitol Hill in the immediate suburbs of Ellensburgh, every portion of the natural grandeur of the fertile valley, as also its bordering forest or grass clad mountains, is clearly seen in about equal proportions as to distance encircling the point of observation. Exactly midway between the two terminal points of the Cascade division of the N. P. R. R. and already with option of the railroad town at disposal of town site proprietors, Ellensburgh with no mishappen set- back through individual avaricious greed should certainly justify, upon com- pletion of the Cascade division in 1885, her pre-railroad attainments, in which the matter of deceptive "boom" has had neither part nor parcel, by securing, not only the middle division advantages, but the capital crown as well of the com- ing state of Washington. [End of excerpt. ]
Population increased rapidly from 1885 to 1889. While in the Autumn of the former year there were not over 600 there were at least 2,500 in the later year, and by the census of 1890 there were 2,768. Each of the years 1887 and 1888, and indeed 1889 till the great fire, had a remarkable record of con- struction. In 1887, as it appears from the report of Austin Mires, first mayor, seventy-three dwellings, a two-story bank building, the great three-story flour- ing mill of Shoudy and Tjossem, the roundhouse and machine shops of the railroad company, and a number of lesser business structures, went up.
In the same year the brick courthouse, still occupied, was erected, at a cost of $15,000. The next year of 1888, however, saw far more extensive im- provements. Real estate was fairly jumping in that year. Transfers in town property exceeded half a million dollars.
Over two hundred dwellings were built. Nine brick business blocks and one of stone added to both the business facilities and the beauty of the town. Among the most prominent buildings of the year these may be enumerated : the Opera House, $25,000; the Lynch Block, $20,000; the Odd Fellows Build- ing, $12,000; the Ben E. Snipes stone bank building, $20,000; Cadwell's Hotel, $25,000; Ellensburgh National Bank building. $8,000. There were a number of others of less cost. It is probable that the expenditures for the year for buildings, private and business, came close to half a million dollars.
A considerable change had taken place from 1883 to 1889 in the personnel of the business and professional community. This is well indicated by the re- production of part of a page of advertisements and locals from the "Localizer"
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of April 6, 1889, from which the reader can note the new names in comparison with the names already given in the advertising pages of the "Standard" of July 14, 1883.
Of special interest at the close of these excerpts from the "Localizer" is the apportionment of school funds to the districts.
April 6, 1889. Items copied from "Kittitas Localizer."
The Kittitas Localizer.
Published every Saturday
-by- D. J. Schnebly.
Office-Corner of Main and Fourth Sts.
Legal advertising, $1.08 per square for the first insertion, and 50 cents each subsequent insertion.
Transient advertisements same as legal.
Local notices inserted at the rate of 10 cents a line. No local notice given short of 50 cents.
LODGES
James Parson Post No. 11, G. A. R., meets every Saturday night at 7 p. m. Room on Main Street, over Perry's drug store.
Ellensburgh Lodge No. 39, F. & A. M., meets first and third Saturdays of each month .- J. P. Sharp, W. M .; H. M. Baldwin, Sec'y.
Stated convocations of Ellensburgh Chapter No. 11, R. A. M., held at Masonic Hall, second Saturday evening of each month .- M. Gilliam, Sec'y ; S. C. Davidson, H. P.
Stated conclaves of Temple Commandery No. 5, Knights Templar, on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Sojourning Sir Knights cor- dially invited .- E. T. Wilson, E. C .; M. A. Cole, Recorder.
CHURCH DIRECTORY
Presbyterian-Preaching every Sabbath at the Academy chapel at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Sabbath school at 10 a. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evenings at 8 .- Rev. Jas. A. Laurie, pastor.
M. E. Church-Services every Sabbath morning at 11 and evening at 8 o'clock. Sabbath school at 12:30 p. m. Prayer meeting every Thursday even- ing .-- Rev. J. W. Maxwell, pastor.
Church of Christ-Preaching every Sunday night at 7 o'clock-J. E. Denton, pastor.
Baptist Church-Preaching in the Presbyterian chapel Sunday at 3 p. m. Sunday school at 4 p. m .- A. M. Allyn, pastor.
Congregational Church-Services in old Masonic Hall on Fourth Street. Sunday 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sunday school 12:20 p. m .; Y. P. S. C. E. 6:15
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p. m. Prayer meeting Thursday eve at 7:30 at the Christian Church. The public invited .- Alfred P. Powelson, pastor.
PROFESSIONAL A. SHOUE Physician. Office
N. HENTON, Physician and Surgeon. Office-On Pearl Street. All calls will be promptly attended to.
Notary Public. U. S. Commissioner.
S. C. Davidson ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Office first building west of Johnson House. Ellensburgh. Washington Ter.
J. H. Naylor, Attorney-at-Law. Office-One door north of Ellensburgh Keg House. Main St., Ellensburgh, Washington Ter.
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J. B. Reavis. A. Mires. C. B. Graves. REAVIS, MIRES & GRAVES, Attorneys-at-Law.
Will attend to all U. S. Land Office business. Office at Ellensburgh and at North Yakima. 47-tf
W. G. Porter, Attorney-at-Law and Notary Public. Prompt attention given to collections. Office in Odd Fellows Block. Ellensburgh. I. T.
Jno. B. Davidson, Ellensburgh.
H. E. Houghton, Frank H. Graves, Spokane Falls.
HOUGHTON, GRAVES & DAVIDSON, Attorneys-at-Law and Notaries Public. Ellensburgh, Washington Ter. Special attention given to collections and Real Estate matters.
S. O. Morford. F. H. Rudkin.
MORFORD & RUDKIN, Attorneys-at-Law.
Will practice in all the courts and attend to business in the U. S. Land office. Office-Upstairs in Geddis Block, Ellensburgh, W. T. 430
Corner of Fourth and Pearl Streets.
All operations pertaining to dentistry skilfully executed. Prices within reach of the poor. 2326
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DR. A. M. MUSSER, Dentist.
Daniel Gaby. F. W. Ewing. GABY & EWING Attorneys and Councillors-at-Law. Office one door west of Ben E. Snipes & Co.'s Bank. Ellensburgh, W. T.
L. A. VINCENT Attorney-at-Law and Notary Public. Real Estate and Insurance Agent. Office in Odd Fellows Building, Corner of Third and Pearl Streets. Ellensburgh, Washington Ter.
DR. WILLIAMS Dentist Is located in Room No. 13, Geddis Block.
Teeth extracted without pain. People who wish artificial teeth can come in the morning, get a new set made the same day. Gold filling a specialty.
DR. T. J. NEWLAND
Local Surgeon N. P. R. R., who guarantees to give satisfaction to those who patronize him. Surgical Cases
Are especially solicited as long experience insures successful treatment. Office-Main street, Ellensburgh, W. T. 47-tf
GEORGE BETHUNE Assayer and Chemist. Tacoma, W. T.
Assays Gold and Silver. $1.50
Assays Gold, Silver, Copper and Lead. 3.50
Assays Iron
2.50
Also assays of coal, fire clays, limestone, tin and nickle ores, etc. Send samples by mail. Prompt attention.
GREAT ATTRACTION -at the- NEW DRY STORE -in the- LYNCH BLOCK Corner Fifth and Pearl Streets New Goods.
New Prices. No More Mining Camp Prices for Ellensburgh.
We are showing goods at Eastern Prices. Come and see for yourselves. Our stock is the most complete in the city. We are receiving new goods by express daily. We carry everything in the DRY GOODS line.
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Silks, Dress Goods, Velvets, Plushes, Linens, Muslins, White Goods, Flannels, Blankets, 'Comfortables. House Linen, Batting, Ribbons, Laces, Corsets, Gloves, Hosiery, Underwear. GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS Of All Descriptions. Goods Marked in Plain Figures. Only One Price. Samples Sent to all Parts Free on application. O'CONNOR & HOGAN Ellensburgh, W. T.
C. D. OSBURN, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Office over Capital Drug Store. Ellensburgh, Washington.
EDNA BAXTER, M. D. Physician and Surgeon. Offers her professional services to the ladies of Ellensburgh and vicinity. Room 2, Geddis Block, opposite the Johnson House. Ellensburgh, Washington.
LOCALIZER OFFICE All Kinds of Job Printing.
Office on Third Street near Main. Do Commercial Printing and General Job Work at Portland prices ( freight added). All kinds of blanks printed to order. Remember that the Localizer has the best equipped office in central Washington.
WANTS, FOR RENT, SALE, ETC. MRS. C. E. CLARK
Dress and Cloak Maker, Machine Stitching, Ladies' Underwear, Gents' Shirts Made to Order. Davidson Block, opposite Johnson House. 21
MASONIC. Wm. S. C. Davidson has been appointed local agent of the Masons' Fraternal Accident Association of America, located at Westfield, Mass.
HORSES FOR SALE.
Two fine, stylish work horses, warranted to draw; also a new wagon and harness for sale. The whole can be purchased for $300, spot cash. They will weigh about 1,300 pounds each. Inquire at this office. 34
AFTER GREAT EFFORT
Kleinberg Brothers have secured the agency for the well-known James Means $3 and $4 shoes. This shoe is known all over the United States to be the best for the money. Just the thing for winter wear and none should be without. They are comfortable, warm and easy. 27
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ANTLERS HOTEL, ELLENSBURG
WOOLEN MILLS, ELLENSBURG
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ELLENSBURGH KEG HOUSE
The Ellensburgh Keg House, corner of Main and Fourth Streets, is run by O. B. Castle, who continues to sell at wholesale and retail the choicest liquors and imported cigars. This well established house allows its patrons to go and help themselves from the casks the liquors are imported in, and every one gets the worth of the money they say. Patronage solicited. 12tf
BACK AGAIN.
C. McVicar, watchmaker and jeweler, would respectfully announce to the citizens of Ellensburgh that he has opened a shop in the California Fruit Store, on Pearl Street, opposite the Kittitas Meat Market, where he will be on hand to do all kinds of job work in his line of business. He will be pleased to see all his old customers and as many new ones as have work in his line. Prices at hard-times rates-lower than the lowest. C. McVICAR.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
Having withdrawn from the firm of Walters & Co., of this city, I have established an office of my own and will hereafter be alone in my real estate business. I would say to those seeking property for improvement or invest- ment, I solicit a share of their business. My entire attention will be given to real estate, and I trust my long residence here justifies me in saying that I have a fair knowledge of local values. Patrons may depend upon promptness and fair dealing. I shall make a specialty of front foot business lots, yet will handle all safe property. 28 GEO. W. ELLIOTT.
DESERT LANDS-NOTICE OF INTENTION TO MAKE PROOF. U. S. Land Office at North Yakima, W. T., Feb. 19, 1889.
I, Ira Canaday, of Wenatchee, W. T., who made desert land application No. 125 on the 15th day of March, 1886, for the S 1/2 SE 1/4, Sec. 27, and N 1/2 NE 1/4, Sec. 34, Tp. 22 N, r 21 E, containing 160 acres, hereby give notice of my intention to make final proof to establish my claim to the land above described before W. H. Peterson, Clerk District Court, Kittitas County, W. T., at Ellens- burgh, on April 25th, 1889, and that I expect to prove that said land has been properly irrigated and reclaimed in the manner required by law, by two of the following witnesses: George Voice and Reuben Steadman, of Wenatchee, W. T .: Robert N. Canaday, of Ellensburgh, W. T .; and E. W. Lockwood, of Con- connully, W. T. 3241
J. H. THOMAS, Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. U. S. Land Office at North Yakima, W. T., March 23, 1889.
Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the judge, and in his absence before the clerk of the district court of Kittitas County, W. T., at Ellensburgh, on May 21, 1889, viz .:
John Maher
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Who made Homestead Application No. 840, for the SW 1/4, Sec. 22, Tp. 20 N, R 16 E.
He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon . and cultivation of said land, viz. :
Oscar James of Roslyn, W. T .; George S. Priest, William Mack and Joseph B. Stevens, of Teanaway, W. T.
Any person who desires to protest against the allowance of such proof, or who knows of any substantial reason, under the law and regulations of the In- terior Department, why such proof should not be allowed will be given an op- portunity at the above-mentioned time and place to cross examine the wit- nesses of said claimant, and to offer evidence in rebuttal of that submitted by claimant. IRA M. KRUIZ, Register.
QUARTERLY APPORTIONMENT OF SCHOOL MONEY MADE APRIL 4, 1889.
No.
1. Canaday
$ 343.40
2. Bond
227.25
3. Ellensburgh 2,075.55
383.80
5. Whitson
222.20
6. Kittitas
212.10
7. Sparta
222.20
8. Reeser
257.55
9. Bates
217.15
10. Thorp
151.50
11. Kolockem
111.10
1 12. Polyhutz 186.85 1 J
13. Wallace
252.50
14. Peterson
217.15
15. Swauk
292.90
16. Cove
186.85
17. Teanaway
171.70
18. Pleasant Hill
252.50
19. Wenatchee 1
191.90
20. Naneum
257.55
21. West Side
136.35
22. Preston
75.75
23. Lake Valley
75.75
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Roslyn
1,646.30
25. Cle-elum
398.95
26. Columbia River
176.75
27. Mission Creek
156.55
28. Easton
90.90
29. Morrison
80.80
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With the opening of the year 1889 there was just a little shade of busi- ness anxiety. The orgy of speculation in which Los Angeles, San Diego, Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane, had been reeling, was bound to end in a tumble, unless it could be slowed up and cooled off before its feet hit something. The smaller places did not feel the breath of impending depression so soon as did the larger ones, especially those of southern California. Ellensburg entered the year 1889 with as bright hopes as ever, but there was beginning to be a little less exuberance on the part of the outside buyers. But while the invest- ing public were beginning to tread a little more cautiously, suddenly there swept down upon three Washington cities the most destructive calamities that they had ever known. These were the great fires of 1889 in Seattle, Spokane, and Ellensburg. While of course each city would have suffered the financial reverses of the great depression from 1889 to 1897, the fire in each of those cities made it the harder to meet the other losses.
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