Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-09-03


Another change in the police de-
partmcnt occurred this week when
Edward Husk, special speed cop. re-
signed. The position will be left
vacant.
Thurston County Pomona Crango
viii hold its next regular meeting at
the Des Chutes hall, near Vein, Sep
TENDER Il. All persons who want
transportation are asked TO commu-
uilate with +. A. Warner.
County Agent @. G. Van Houten,
who spen, the greater part of last
week at the Southwest Washington
Fair at Centralia-C hehals, will be
out of the city until September Is,
taking his vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus McNeal. accom-
panied by their son and wife of TIA
coma, left the fore part of this week
on an automobile trip TO Yellowstone
National park.
Miss Hazel Iris Spinning, daughter
of Public Service Commissioner and
Mrs. Frank r. Spinning, became Mrs.
Berger o. Bendixen at one of the
prettiest weddings recently in the
Puyallup valley, held at the Sumner
country home of the Spinnings last
Saturday. Large parties of the fam
ily's friends motored from Olympia
and other points for the ceremony.
The wedding took place on the lawn
of the home at O'Clock in the after
noon. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Bendixen
are graduates of the Washington
State College, class of 1914, and their
romance began there. Mr.. Bendixen
is assistant county engineer of JEFF
ferson county with headquarters at
Port Townsend. Mrs. Bendixen is
member of the Alpha Delta Pi soro-
rity and Mr.. Bendixen of the Sigma
Chi Epsilon fraternity. A unique
feature of the wedding was that 1t
took place on the thirtieth wedding
anniversary of the brides father and
mother.
Earl. the 12-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Lawrence Bacon, who
slipped while chopping wood last Sat-
urday and fell in such way that his
left wrist struck the axe, nearly sew
ering it, is reported to be recovering
satisfactorily from his painful in
Jury. The boy was standing on a
round stick of wood on the ground
chopping another one, the accident
occurring when the former slipped
out from under him.
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While the auditors Offices of the
larger counties of the state are max
ing preparations for extra help tc
handle the applications for permits
for LIQUOR shipments which must be
taken out by thirsty ones" after
Januay /, 1916, when the statewide
"dry" law goes into effect, Auditor
Annie CASTOR of this county says she
does not expect to hire any "bar
tenders" as some one has dubbed
the new employees. The "dry" law
permits person to have shipped to
him IL quarts of beer or half gal
lon of other liquors every 20 days
upon obtaining a permit from the
county auditor for which he pays 25
cents.
i The Bookstore was the lowest OF
4 five firms bidding on eight fiat steel
filing cases for the surveyor-generars
Office and was awarded the contract
The cases will cost about $500 and
will be used for filing maps and blue
prints.
| MISS AllCc IOttlcIus WAOoO Gil
gagement to Harry Sigmond, Seat
tie attorney, was recently announced,
was guest of honor at miscella-
neous shower last Saturday night at
which the Misses Gertrude Knox and
Arleta Coulter were hostesses. She
was also guest of honor at dinner
given by Miss Edith Lemon Friday
evening.
Local police authorities have paint
ed white the sewer manholes in the
intersections of various downtown
streets and issued instructions to
autoists that in turning corners in
these streets they must go around
these points.
Thirteen innings of rafting good
hall ended in a defeat for the Sem