Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-07-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Leo f. Schmidt Jr,
and Two children have returned TO
Olympia, Mrs schmidt and children
from j yiSi, At her old home in ClarE--
willie. Tenn, and Mir. SchmiIi from q
s,hort visit with his father in Ger
many,
cupid may have thought he was so
ing some for Thurston county last
month when be persuaded County
Auditor Charles a. Burr to issue mar
riage licenses TO % couples durin5
June. but Cupid went himself one be
ter during the Fourth of July season.
according to the court house records,
for on luly 3 seven licenses were is
sued. four on July and one on July /,
or total of l. in three days. They
are coming slower now, however.
DO you want a homestead? A few
claims soon to be opened. Call or ad'
dress A. b. c., this office, if interested.
6-4,i
The members of the Altar society OF
ahe Catholis church were entertained
"Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. ". Cad
s1y, assisted by Mrs. May Phillips and
Miss Jessie Kelly.
The Eastside Sunday school gave a
box social at the Boulevard Grange
last Tuesday evening, those who al
aended enjoying fine program and an
snteresting evening.
MIR. and Mrs. C. v. Aspinwall of Sc
attic are spending this week and next
camping at Mud Bay.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Flanagan were
called to British Columbia this week
ON account of the serious illness OF
their elder son, whosfs not expected to
live.
Charles SchOne, san francisco
merchant, and Mrs. Schone arrived in
Olympia this week to spend a couple
of weeks camping at Mud Bay as the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Braeger.
Fire completely destroyed the house
at Eleventh and Jefferson streets, own
ed by Thomas Prather, early Monday
morning, the blaze starting in some
unknown manner and gaining such
beadway before the department arriv-
ed that efforts to save the building
were fruitless. The residence had
been occupied by James Macarthur and
family who were visiting relatives in
the country at the time. There was
practically no insurance and the build
ing and contents were almost total
loss.
Much to the surprise of their Olym-
pia friends, Miss Olivia Barksdale,
sister Of Mrs. Leo F. Schmidt, Jr., and
niece Of Judge and Mrs. John r.
Mitchell of this city, and Eagle Fresh
water, editor and owner Of THE WASH
INGroN STANDARD, were quietly mar
ried at St. Luke's Episcopal church,
Tacoma, at 8 o'clock last Friday even.
ing by Rev. Frederick T. Webb. They
will make their home in Olympia, liv-
ing at 121 West Eighteenth street.
The bride had just returned with Mr..
and Mrs. Leo. F. Schmidt, Jr., from a
short visit at her old home in Clarks-
willie, Tenn, the groom meeting her in
Seattle.
Olympia lodge No. /, F. & A. NJ
will confer the third degree this even
ing at the Masonic temple, and ali
members and visiting Masons are in
vited to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Yantis have ar
rived in Olympia from Wisconsin
where Mr.. Yantis was just graduated
from the law school of the state uni
versity. and will spend the summer
camping down the bay. Mr.. Yantis Is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Yantis
of this city while Mrs. Yantis was Miss
Ruth Tower of Beloit, Wis. They were
married last month.
party of eight girls from the Uni
yersity of Washington, chaperoned by
Prof and Mrs. E. J. Saunders, who
are making trip over Western Wash
ington studying geologic conditions il
this part of the state, stopped over in
Olympia and Tumwater Wednesday
spending that afternoon in the neigh
borhood of the latter city and Thurs
day morning in the Quarries around
Tenino. Two of the party, all of WHOM
are students at the university's sum