The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-27

] - vsxi,or presented his card This Is tx:
swEARlNG is violation of the
LAWS
L /: or THls STATE. AND
OF GOOD SOCIETY.
And an therefore plainly neither
{ Christian. good Citizen. nor a
z Gsa''sran. swEAn. :
Please send this card and your
address,. with Initiation fees, ffys
r. q. WYNN sec'y.
fson Swearing knights, I:
Copyrighted Fpcs Moine-. Ia.
M. Wynn n railroad man OF iowa
ssh youthful ia appearance tcsshaps
membership In the Nan Swearing Knights
has something 10 d with that. he says
" has hssn in the railroad business
,ssnsy-.Eree years as brakeman. bag
sasenan and conductor. He has been at
leading the conductors convention at Los
Ans4ies and " goiaE home by the North
een Pacific 10 Spokane. and the Great
Northern from there 10 ST. Paul
syou remember the big Missouri Pacific
ssske. about dozen years ago." said
Mr. wynn well, thought that was Il
rood time for me 10 strike so / struck
against the use Of profanity. Three of
u started the Non Swearing Knights.
peysr thinking We would go beyond local
membership OF thirty or forty. Bu, we
have soOp members nov. No. membership
i not confined To railroad men exclusive
b. III tell you. we've got people graded.
ssw Steamboat men will admit that they
can use more ciiss words than any other
class Of people on earth: they come first.
lhsn come The railroad men. and third the
80 - a
sifson never swear.
But you have delightful climate here.
a0ut you like II much better than Los
Asxeies, /, gets too hot there. Seattle
Soesnt look as IL she knew what hard
tines II. Your business blocks are all
aIed your streets are full Of hustle and
activity. and altogether IL is the busiest
aaoking place have been in"
Last Monday night "a San Francisco
nan named Marshall invited a party OF
frfsnds Including several ladies. to at
tsnd . performance at the Seattle the
stsf After the theater the invitation In
GUIDED petite souper AZ one IF the down.
sewH cafes. The party adjourned from
TIN theater to the place designated and
at down TO rartake of refreshments. tho
Iesialisy Of the function carrying IL along
EulIky announced that II would be neces-
sa'y 10 break up the party. as the hour
fsa arrived when. according 10 the city
fsdsnanes II would he necessary 10 close
~ place. Marshall stormed and raved at
city Law that allowed him To be humil-
lated before bis friends but the function
ssy Of the cafe remained obstinate an!
ne party was compelled To leave. In con
tiSsratinn of the fact that the party was
eerposed If ladies and gentlemen. prop
sfs discreet and chapernncd by well
iaoxn people the working of the ordt-
nance was positive hardship. and the
strietures laid upon the city hs strangers
vho ean Only believe that personal privi-
sss Ia inserfered with viii not be 10 Seat
ts's advantage when It's claims 20 metre
rslltanism are Wanted.
The caae was called 10 the attention Of
Mayor Wood. who remarked that there
nigh, be occasional cases when the ore-
Fs'saas Of the law would appear as hard
.sipe. but that the ordinance was drawn
Believing that IL waS for the best inter
ssss Of thN community as whole. He
ssAerpS IL this belief and while re re
rfeis the termination of Mr.. Msrshalfs
ss+ater supper he lsli.vas that the cafe
sstrs Il wns given protected itself by re-
fsslng 20 keep It's doors open during the
sfoscrihed hours
T. r. Drew Is advertising not only the
eaasness prosperity ef Seattle in the Fast.
est Is recountlug the sort of personal eS-
essasnoeS that make New Workers pre-
pare camp aulnt when they start Tor
ass place west Of Buffalo Mr. Drew
INC bis wril known cougar story. winding
20 with sosne reference 70 the booming
s5y' that undoubtedly Will he accepted
via grain ri allowance IL The wild ami
sAl part OF u Is considered The story
vas told by Air. Drew 10 New York
ssa reporter and Is as follows.
II had lrft nay house ave minutes
SIR ore morning. seven years ago.
sfaasa have stepped upon seves-toot
asssT ~ tiss sssiie0le. said I. +. Drew,
sm'asns man froIn ARE West 1t was
81 ~ csIap tn the wilderness bat my
.sasr On FIX street in Seattle. IL VAS
s@s.s mnFnsi'G y hen i walked out ~ the
49, 80 ~ SO u naF pts@ az business Five
ssaasNs ssfeT ! heard several shots cred
80 ~ ne Ia the direction of ;ty house.
asas not nnui nay Fegurn home ct noon
- ! ;ra gFe'4 that the shots which had
var wy
re eeas' had got los, In ne fos, an,.
aaeFsd iutn the town lie WAS first
- sasa after es3 ictI laf hetsn ny
- asaiafn3An NJ an electric cap yruugh-
- " he ways.Hss iu readiness I'd, N'ffry
se Saf- THE fnetcruau soaeAcd tha
sSss Asaa cracked oa sl,vsa aad at that
seSs@F taroeG gan tutn the yeStthl.ts,
ae9sS. &1o cvcaf hr4 81 fhs dooeSlI
sass'Nsfssan S&itas EAF nesEhbor Mr
aT4,st.S 2w resident % lastG4aS bank
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sA,.sss - ihto tHe AoAs- gpt his VIZ
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