Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-10-20

the llth inst The bride spent most
OF her schCoi girl days in Olympia,
graduating i'll the high school. She
then moved with her parents to
Maine. where she taught school for
a time. returned here about five
Years ago. She has been teaching in
SEATTLE for some time past. The
couple will reside in Cleveland, Ohio.
William McArthur. of Tcnino, has
sold hi, patent for producing iluml-
mating gas from low grade coal, to
Franklin A. MunSted. of Chicago,
for $50 01D $5O. 900 down and Sl;id.-
900 to be paid July LIST. 1912. The
sale includes the complete expert
ment station at Tenino Nr. Munsted
has also purchased the Great Western
Coal and Land Development com
pany's old mine near BucOda for the
sum of $1,000 from parties who
hold it on a Sheriff deed.
At the late bar examination il
Olympia one of the questions pro
pounded to the students was: Can "A
minor make a valid will under the
laws Of Washington? Some of the
students said he could if he were an
orphan Others thought he might
through guardian. One OF the
members of the examining COM
mittee thought he might if he
were married. when his minority
would cease; but it was finally agreed
he could not, as the statute is positive
in its terms.
Many persons, owing to the fire.
quent changes that have been made
by the laws of this State, have err
roneOus ideas about the punishment
for crime Of murder in the first de-
gree. 1t is punishable by death or i'm
priSonment in the State Penitentiary
for life, in the discretion of the court.
For crime of murder in the second
degree the Imprisonment is fixed for
the period at not less than ten years,
which would seem to give the trial
court the power to fix the term at
such a length of time that it would
practically mean Imprisonment for
life.
An addition to our list of gentle
men who care for and often cure the
ills of mankind, OF mature experience
and great success, DIR. f. c. Story,
has taken up a permanent residence
for professional life in this city. He
was a graduate of the University of
Michigan in 1879. and been actively
engaged in professional and drug
business ever since, seven years in
GortOn, South Dakota, and "a years
at Montesano, this State. DR.. Story
after graduating in the allopathic
school of practice took a post-gradu-
ate course in homeopathy in the same
college. He to favors the latter,
in the belief that it Is the wise course
to assist nature in performing cure,
instead OF a reliance upon n,dterid-
medica to do the work. 1t is hoped
that DR.. Story will receive a fair
trial by our people.
Laurence f. Hill, last Sunday,
while hunting. slipped and fell from
the edge of Nisqually canyon, dis
lance OF $50 feet down the high bluff.
into a small pool of water at the edge
of the river, escaping with a slight
conclusion of the brain and a few
bruises. Notwithstanding this SEEM
ingly slight injury his gun was shat
tered to pieces by the fall. 1t is not
known how long he had laid in the
water, with his head on the bank
before he regained his senses. He
was brought to by a small puppy
which he had taken hunting with
him licking his face. The dog had
found his master at the waters edge,
and the little animals efforts may
have saved him from drowning had
he changed his position very slightly.
On regaining his senses he found his
way to La Grande, whence he was
taken by automobile to Tacoma. He
was at last accounts still in dazed
condition from his miraculous ex-
perience.
Is there any city or town in the
United States that would allow the
charred remains of the old Star
Lodging House to remain nearly
couple months to mar the appear
ance of our reasonably fair city, was
it not for this and a few other woful
objects Of gross neglect that meet
the eye in some of the most public
places. The Star was large two
story building. corner of Main and
Second streets, that was given bad
name soon after erection, by becom-
ing the habitation of dissolute peo-
Pile, since which time it seems
curse has lowered over it and it has
mainly stood idle. 1t was unoccu.
pied when it was burned to a mere
shell, about six weeks ago. If the
owner has not enough respect for
prOprieties to remove a palpable nui-
sance, the public authorities ought
to do it at his cost. 1t is far beyond
the damage limit for repairs, and
had it not been liable to damage
surrounding property, might have
well been allowed to burn to have
cleared the site for prospective i'm
provement.
The ladies Of the Catholic congrega-
tion held an enjoyable entertainment
in the shape Of an old-fashioned
singing school, Wednesday night, at
Mallory hall. Following was the pro-
gramme:
Opening address - by the teacher,
Professor Pearson, OF Black Lake.
s0KGs.
1,"Ost On the Sea-"
"Retween Sunshine and Shade"
3. Guartette---" Beautiful Birds"
GLASS.
3. Ring Merry Bells"
Q. Still the Angels Stars are Shin.
ing"
Z, Hear the Bells"
After which Father Malley. in be-
bali OF the class, presented Professor
Pearson with gold-beaded umbrel-