The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-09

n n proposed TO change the name 81
the town Of Maresllus to Marcella in rec
ognation Of the fact that thsrs woman 10
In the ASCENDANT For . time Kansas led
the professor for the advancement Of
woman and Utah was regarded ~ the por-
sion Of the United States where woman
was most In subjection- Yet in body
OF thousand people gathered from all
parts OF the United States IN political
convention At Chicago. the only state or
territory having for delegate . woman.
WAS the once poiyaamous territory. now
state. Of Utah.
In Colorado women VIII be entitled un-
der the laws Of that state TO vote for
presidential electors next November: they
are already entitled to vote for certain
officers In several Western states. and
the Republican convention In California
came out explicitly in favor OF woman
suffrage In the Eastern states women
have long been allowed to work In facto-
riss and mills. but II 10 70 the West 10
which she must look for political henors.
Lady mayors have become so common
tn Kansas that very little attention Is paid
to them and thu presumption Is that they
are acauitting themselves with credit as
their names are never found IN the news
papers. There are two towns in Michs-
gan. however. where they are not content
% be mayors and indeed al the best part
OF the ofysces. In Decatur. which has =
population OF f.kSa. all the town cfrc-s en-
cept that Of dcgcstchcr are tlled by wo-
men. and We suspect that n any woman
had wanted 20 be the ofsc;al togcstcher
she would have cot tie once. The lead
fnx physician OF the town Is q woman:
one OF rs most popular pastors is . wc-
man Tive women conduct the principal
restaurant. The proprietor Of the iarg-
est dry soois store IL . woman: GRE OF
the best sheeEnakerr I. q woman. ard
there are woFnen painters. harness max
sgs. rorssts and brokers. The postniatress
Of the town n also q woman. In Mar
e.siu. eat OF population OF t.eoo. two
shirds o. tie church uesasers are women.
Five OF the stx sSheci teachers are we-
men. Two members Of the public school
beard are wersen- TIE undertaken OF THE
tewa Is . wcnarA and . hsadscnas eiones
at that. tae local ehrcnieIer adds with par
sonshss prs.s. The fsveTt.s barber of the
scwa 10 a woman. and a weman - ths
proprietor es tire ieaatax hotel Bas II =
needless 20 g. On with the r~cord Anoas
forty wornsn altogether are rcrTssenfe3
m professional or saszrsss LIE. snd they
are eefrx ghssr work a. ec<i ;hAs every
body IS SATISFIED They have crEarlzet =
Tweatsesh Century Cab. IN whsea taey
2lsenss stsli further eivAEoes FOR she sex.
and ss> probabilities are that they w.t.
seoE hos al ire -aarssaesi Gees IN ia
sown. with the ressless exception c. dog
esscAar. watch VIII ee given - ssms
~o~ssy rass. In sAe FneNnstn.. however.
gAey are re poser A.slra sAs throse.
ana very assse - aes- q sAs sawn 81
watch they Re rst s~p~o~r
NusA mere zessc> 3 taken ~ sas r.
s.ssA psr~r~ q shSzs tae,s hecAaSs there
sasA a eonssSsaa - izspSssh,e u 1. re-
ccree. that = wesasa seesrs mayer -
a sewH n New Zealand. eot sxc-pt 81
scaeSs matters. ~onpsn take very usas
rs-t sn Aanseapsl wesern-@us sn 0r.&s
Britain er sny ~ ser soioases
The state e wAxAfswtsn leads az ne
~xsssrn enweaFsSs ct shs UH!s@3 states N
Il. r~cogusssc1 es the rights 81 ~eenea "a
vrorerxs a.. AFTER a rssr xsss tasr<ss-s
all re property Re acquires "a "a =saea
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