Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-16

finally taken to himself a help-mate
He was married on the 9Th inst. a
Seattle to Miss DR.. Britton, who vii
rellnquish profitable practice of fou
years duration, to better dischar g
the duties Of wife. The happy coupl
Will reside either in this city or a
Tumwater.
Probably no plan yet devised Ia.
met with more favor than Woodruff.
scheme for selling improved acre-lot
on the in stalment plan. The sale be
gan yesterday, with a line OF peopl,
extending far beyond the doorway, al
anxious purchasers who had been il
position many hours to secure an earl,
choice OF tract. The reason for thi,
brisk demand is that it affords one o.
the best and easiest means yet devised
for securing a home.
The Grand Operate Orchestra con.
nectcd with "Our German Ward
Company, is spoken Of in the highest
terms by the press all over the country
The programme rendered by the
superb orchestra will be Of Il character
to please all classes, Monday evening
at Olympia Theater. 1t will comprise
classical and popular selections, de-
scriptivc solos on cornet and double
bell euphonium. The company add
vertise their opening overture at S
O'Clock sharp.
The decision of the Supreme Court
in the Barker estate case affords par
tial relief to the plaintiff. While it
holds that the will OF Mrs. Barker is
not void, the entire estate could not
go to her husband, as she directed. but
was subject to lewiston among her
heirs. Plaintiffs attorney will apply
for appointment of an administrator
to that part of the estate. Messrs.
Gordon and Agnew were the plaintiffs
attorneys, and the defense was repre-
sented by Messrs. Skillman, Kleber
and Hoffman.
Alvin Lent, resident of this city
since 1891, died on Westside yesterday
He was born in New York
in June, 1891, and moved to Montana
in 1864. Was married in 1873 to
Mary Miller, and served in several
prominent positions OF trust in that
Territory; came to Fairhaven in 1889,
and to this city the succeeding year.
He held policy of $4,000 on his life
in the Pacific Mutual, belonged to the
Knights of Pythias, Masons and Elks.
Mrs. Lent left on the train yesterday
afternoon with the body for Mis-
soula, Montana, where it will be
buried at their former home. Mrs. L.
will return to Olympia.
A lodge of Royal Society of Good
Fellows was instituted at Woodruff 3
Hall, last evening, with As charter
members. It is known as Olympia
Assembly No. 2S4. The following Of
ficers were chosen: Ruler, George
Scofeld; Instructor, B. F. Denton
Counselor, George Boardman Past
Ruler, w. S. Bedford; Secretary,
George Hopkins; Financial Secretary
Fred Schomber; Treasurer. Fred Crom-
bic; Prelate, C. F. Allen; Director
William Andrew; Guard, S. N. Ham
mond; Sentry, w. o. Powell; Trus
tees, B. F. Littlejohn, r. A. Ford, H
L. Willard. The assembly will meet
again on Monday evening, and those
who join the order then will be en-
rolled as charter members. There are
now 26 assemblies of this order in
Washington. 1t is a fraternal organi
cation, with insurance privileges.
While the conduct of young OFT
who forcibly recovered $3.50 he had
lost on craps," Saturday night, in
one of the saloons where this fashion
able game is OF nightly occurrence, is
not to be excused or palliated, it will
be very likely to have one good effect
and that is to keep minors out OF all
games where they hold the winning
hand if the aid of the law is invoked
If men must gamble, why do they
not confine themselves to the limits
which ordinary prudence suggestsi
The letter and spirit of the law il
against them, in every particular, if a
vigorous prosecution is made, and
they should exercise enough caution
to. maintain that conservative FEELING
in every community, which is content
to bear the ills that exist rather than
invite others of untried effect. Very
few people justify the presence of
boys in saloons, whether they are
allowed to drink and gamble or not,
and the quickest way for saloon men
to lose the support of this controlling
sentiment, is to violate the law in
that particular. It is said that OH
defies the banker" and threatens il
any effort is made to recover the
money he grabbed from the table he
will give information for allowing
minors to gamble.
The prople Of this city must admit
that it looks as if George o. McHugh
may be bad egg. When he left fol
the East few weeks ago, under sus
picious circumstances, his friends in
sisted upon a suspension of opinion
until hia story was heard, but since hi
last exploit, this week, he is literally
without anybody to defend his course
1t seems that he, through C. H
Carpenters aid, sold Hope Island, in
Mason county, q tract Of land con
tanning 120 acres, by a power of at
torney from Father Richards, 0
MonfrAl hut Il was only affar rais