Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-12-30

al tue )late.
y marriage license was issued yes
t'roay to +. +. Bullard and Pearl
l-uebbe. both of Puget City.
The matter of abolition of the
death penalty was the subject Of
discussion. Wednesday night, bv or
local Humane Society, and it is pro
posed to have introduced bill for
that object early in the approaching
session of the Legislature.
The prizes at the Carlyon track,
Monday, for rifle and gun contests.
were to have been blooded foN-
terrier puppies, instead of money, as
prizes. but the sport has been post
poned till a later date, OF which due
announcement will be made.
Geo. Marvin Savage, of horse-car
days in Olympia, was in the city
yesterday. He and family live in
Seattle. For over year he hiss
been afflicted with acute Indigestion
and has been obliged to sleep in a
tent. His wife and son are in good
health.
l.. B. Faulkner's residence in the
upper part of town, caught fire Tues
day evening. from defective chin
ney, and the roof was quite ablaze
when discovered. but garden hose
in the hands of Mr.. +. subdued
it before the fire team could reach
the premises.
The inmates of the Hospital for
| the Insane at Fort Steilacoom were
treated to a moving picture show, as
well as Il heavily laden Christmas
tree, this year The former diver
sion is TO be established as Il weekly
or seuri-monthly means Of recreation
for the patients.
Local Union No. 1874 of BARRIERS
have elected the following officers:
Ed. Osborne, President; l.. Rairdon,
Vice President; c.. b. Collins, re-
elected Secretary; w. f. Beckwith,
Treasurer; Clarence Ruddle, Record
ing Secretary; H. Dale, Guide, and
r. }. FreyOu, Guardian.
+. N. Heffner, an employee of the
brewery at Tumwater, twelve years
ago invested 1925 in a lot at Van
couver, of twenty-five feet frontage,
which he has just sold for $4,000.
During the period he owned it, an in
come from it paid its keep" max
ing the price it sold at all velvet. !"
watch Bonnie Kendrick," the
16-year-old son of William Kendrick,
the painter, is the slogan of a bunch
of local Socialists. who listened to an
address delivered by the young man,
recently at Rabcck hall on the SUBJ
ject: Capital, not Olympia; but
Wealth in Exchange He is young
enthusiast.
Would it not be good plan for
the incoming city administration to
take an inventory of assets and liza
bilities? If the Council shall see
fit to do SO, it will be serving the
public good turn, provided through
the medium of printers ink the in
formation shall be given the requis-
lite publicity.
Mrs. Florence L. Clough, wife OF
C. H. Clough, well known rancher
living a few miles south of Tum-
water, died suddenly yesterday af-
ternoon, at the family home. Mrs.
Clough leaves besides her husband,
two children, Misses Mary and
Clarie Clough. Funeral arrange
ments have not yet been made.
Olympia is to have the only Postal
Savings Bank in the State, and will
open for business on the Sd day of
the new year. 1t will be news to
many of our people that its privi-
leges are open only to persons who get
their mail through. that Office. The
limit of deposits is $500 q year. and
not more than 800 a month will be
received from any deposition.
The Suffragists. having attained
the ballot, will meet at the home of
Mrs. Lena Meyer, on East Bay ave-
nue., next Wednesday, and will elect
delegates to the annual convention
to be held at Tacoma on Jan. 18th.
1t will then adjourn sine die. 1t
may be supplanted, however, by a
new club to be known as Washing
ton Council of Women voters.
George Schapp comes to the city
occasionally. In Holland, his native
country, he was in the postal SER
vice and is man of more than ordi-
nary intelligence. He says in the
old countries the postal savings
banks and parcel post delivery are in
active operation, and thinks it is
time for our Uncle to catch on. He
would, if it we're not for the power
exercised by certain plutocratic in
terests which control legislation.
A. Nell, n connection with other
property owners on Frederick street
in Fourth street addition propose to
improve this street near their hold
ings by cooperative efforts. I'm
provements in this locality are quite
noticeable. Last summer an at
tempt was made to get the residents
in this addition to petition our City
Council for annexation to Olympia,
but the opposition was too strenuous
and the project was abandoned.
A degenerate pair calling them
selves Fannie Hansen and Robert c.
Snyder. have been arrested on a
charge OF vagrancy-the alleged Of
Tense being white slavery in taking
q girl to Shelton from British Co.
lumbia, through this place, and leav-
ing her ir that place for alleged i'm
moral purposes. The mother has
written Chief Wright that the girl
be sent home, and the matter is I'M
der investigation for the purpose of
convicting the perpetrators OF the
heiuous charge.
Judge Mitchell of the Superior
Court, has fined c. J. Erickson. con-
tractor OF the Lake Washington
Canal. prliltv of cOntemnt. in dis