Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-05-27
DEATH OF LOUIS BETTMAN.
One Of Our Pioneer Merchants Answers the
Last Call.

VIC VI OuI fioheeT WeTCndntS answers the
Last Call.
While the death of Louis Bettman,
Tuesday afternoon, about 3 O'Clock,
was not unexpected, from the fact that
he has been quite feeble for many
months past, the announcement came
as great shock from prominence of
the deceased as a bu siness factor in
the community as we'll as All acquaint-
ance that extends over half century
OF continued residence in our midst,
and numbers nearly everybody in the
county and many throughout the
State. He was man of the strictest
honor in his dealings with his fellow
man, enterprising and public spirited,
though imbued with the conservatism
which almost always marks the sue
cessful business man. An evidence of
this is in his leaving a splendid com.
potency for his family after a long
busy life, unaided by extraneous cir
cumstances or conditions. The chance
he had in life is open to all who have
the industry, application and perse-
verance to uphold calm judgment.
He was a man of high Masonic degree,
which is seldom attained without great
merit.
Louis Bettman was born in Ebels-
bach, Bavaria. July Oath, 1882, and
came to this country before attaining
his majority. He came to Puget
Sound in the early fifties, making the
trip around "The Horn" in sailing
vessel. After An examination OF differ
ent places on the Sound, ell OF which
were then in their infancy, and con-
fined to Port Townsend, Whatcom,
Steilacoom and Olympia. he decided
upon the latter, and in 1852 succeeded
his brothers Moses and Sigmund Bett.
man, in the store business, in a build
ing corner OF Main and Second streets,
which was subsequently, removed to a
place just south of the international
Hotel building, and the business under
his own name and OF L. & b. Bett-
man was continued many years there.
after in the one.story frame building
now on the same corner, from which
the two-story building was removed.
His partner and cousin "Ben" Bett-
man, was mere youth when he came
to Olympia, was educated in the pub
lie schools and many years ago re.
turned to Fatherland to care for his
aged parents.
Deceased was married at Los Ange.
les, Cal, in 1860, to Miss Amelia Kob.
lentzer. His widow and two children
Will, who has had active charge of his
fathers large mercantile business fol-
several years past, and Mrs. Open.
heimer, with her daughter, Josie, con.
stitute the direct relatives OF the family
in this State.
Olympia and Harmony Lodges, F.
and A. NJ, az we'll as Washington
Lodge OF Workmen, managed the de-
tails OF funeral rites in this city, as
sisted by the Eastern Star member
ship. Brief services of the Masonic
order were held at the family resi-
dence. Thursday at 10 A. NJ, where q
long procession of those orders and
prominent citizens formed in line and
followed the body to the Northern Pa
cifc depot, where under a guard Of
honor appointed by the Masons, and
attended by the beresved relatives, i,
was placed on a car for Portland, where
interment will be made in the Jewish
cemetery under the ritual of thai
church. Senator Ruth, Mitchell Har
ris and Messrs. Friedman and Fros
aonstitrtnI Tho oa;J r,~.l