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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-11-20
STATE GOOD ROADS
ASSOCIATION MEETING
Prominent Men of State Attend the
Convention ---Speeches by the
Various Delegates

about 10000 dollars per mile, vary
ing from about 5000 dollars per
mile in Spokane county to about H.
600 in King county. Gravel ma
cadam roads constructed appear to
be equal to the macadam roads and
their durability remains to be dem
onstrated. The differences in soil,
and climatic conditions between
eastern and western Washington
are serious conditions that confront
us. The experience of the past
year has demonstrated that on the
dry and ashy soils of eastern Wash
ington where there is practically no
rainfall from April until October,
macadam roads cannot be kept in
perfect condition without daily
sprinkling, unless an oil or tar
binder is used. This has been dem
onstrated both at Pullman and Wal
la Walla. The roads constructed in
Spokane county during the present
season are differently situated, and
it is extremely doubtful if they will
stand up without the application of
water.''
In his address last night on Ed
cational Movement for Good Roads"
he urged the building at once and
the improving Of the present roads
along the lines of moderate expense
and not rcsorting to Z 900 dollar-a-
roads which are for the present te-
yond our reach. He urged good
roads to remove the isolation which
is the bugbear of farm life and the
advantages of good roads as a So
cializing influence. With our young
er citizenship educated to the advan-
tages Of good roads better conditions
on the farm are boond to come.
Mr.. Bryan's address was nearer to
the people and less theoreticsl than
perhaps any other address of the
days session.
The paper read by Attorney Ron
aid, of Seattle, on "The Farmer,
the Greatest Beneficiary of Good
Rords" was most carefully prepared
and gave most valuable data as to
cost yf transporting farm products
to market with different classes of
roads; the tonnege possible to be
transported by one team and the
rate Of speed they could transport
it were carefully worked out in de-
tail from our own and foreign sta
sites. 1t is a paper that should be
carefully studied by farmers, but it
cannot be adequately handled in a
newspaper report.
A practical paper we shall con-
slider in a later issue was that of DR..
Cox, of Everett, on the question of
"Shall Our County be Bonded for
Good Roads" The ten minute
talks by farmers on the condition of
the road leading to their county
seat were very interesting and prac-
tical. The proceedings of Fridays
session will be given next week.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-11-20
MORE THAN oNE-FOURTn SOLD

More than 265 acres of the 1000
comprising the Kennewick High
lands have been sold since the sell
ing campaign was inaugrated Nov
ember 10th. More than twenty
tracts mostly of the ten acre size
have been sold to those who will be-
come actual cultivators of the land.
The Northern Pacific Irrigation Co.
expect to close out the bulk OF this
acreage within the next ninty days.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-11-20
SPIRITED DEBATE BE-
tween RIVAL SCHOOLS
PROSSER WINS LIVELY ARGUMENT
BY CLOSE MARGIN

The high school debate was held
in the Methodist church last Friday
and interest in the discussion was
intense. The opponents Ct the
home team were the debators from
the Prosser high school and this
fact added additional spirit Of riv-
airy to the contest. James Crowell,
secretary of the school board, was
the presiding officer and read the
regulations governing the debate
and fixing the time allowed to the
Continued on Page s.
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Benton county Sunday schools open.
ed with most enthusiastic attend
ance. Owing to the illness of Mrs
Boppell, Rev. C. J. Boppel. secretary
of the Inland Empire Sunday school
association, was unable to be pres
ent. The evening service was opened
by Rev. Rowan, of the Congregation.
Ill church with a few remarks as to
the purpose OF the convention and a
word of welcome to the visiting dele
gates. Rev. l.. N. B. Anderson, OF
the M. E. church, acted as chairman
of the evening. Rev. H. N. Rounds,
pastor of the M. f. church at Pros
ser, spoke on "Unity," expressing
his delight at such gatherings, as
they afforded an opportunity for the
workers of the different denomina-
tions to meet and exchange ideas.
Rev. Gordon, pastor of the United
Presby terian church at Prosser,
gave ashort but very able, address,
and Rev. Fl. L. MURRAY. pastor OF
the Presbyterian church of this city,
closed with a few witty, yet helpful
remarks.
Wednesday morning the meeting
was called to order at $50 and a
prayer and praise service occupied
the first half hour led by Rev. F. H.
Thompson. Couer d Aline, Idaho,
a Sunday school worker who came
to take Mr.. Boppell's place.
Rev. H. N. Rounks read a most
comprehensive paper on "The Value
OF Child" written by j. d. Marsh,
County Clerk. of Prosser. The paper
is published in full in another part OF
this paper. A general discussion fol-
lowed which showed the delegates
appreciated the paper.
After singing q hymn, Mr.. Thomp-
son led in a Round Table on 1.-The
Superintendent" The main points
to be considered were the character
istics of successful superintendent
and the qualifications of the teacher,
and the various means of making
the Sunday school success. The
chairman, w. L. Rowan, appointed
as q committee on organization,
Rev. Thompson, Rev. Gordon, Rev.
Murray, Mr.. Allison and Mr.. Shoop.
The session adjourned at IL o'clock
and dinner was served by the Kenne.
wick Sunday schools to the delegates
in the Presbyterian church.
The afternoon session opened at 2
p. m. The devotional services were
conducted by Rev. Carson, OF Rich
land. At2:20 the committee on or
gapization brought In the following
recommendations: 1st, for tempo
rary organization, Rev. II. T. Muir
ray. secretary, w. l.. Rowan. The
proposed constitution was read ar
ticle by article and adopted, which
provides for q permanent Organiza.
tion composed of all the evangelical
Sunday schools of Benton county
an executive committee composed
OF all the officers and heads Of depart
ments; the division OF the county in
three districts, beginning at the
mouth OF the Yakima river. Dis
trict No. ] begins at the mouth O
the Yakima river and goes down the
Columbia Biver, along the North
Bank Ry. District No. 2 begins a,
the mouth of the Yakima river and
runs north along the Columbia to
the end OF the county. District No
8 begins at the mouth OF the Yak
and runs along the Yakima river
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-11-20

The fifth annual meeting of the
Washington State Good Roads As
sociation which convened Thursday
in this city, had more than one hun
dred delegates present from out
side the county as we'll as large
local attendance. Those from a
distance included some of the not
ed men Of the state, Samuel Hill,
president of the Association, Feder-
al Judges Whitson and Hanford
Governor Albert f. Mead, State
Highway commissioner Snow, Pre-
sident Bryan, of Pullman College,
James Odgers, of Lincoln County,
an attendant at every session of the
Association held. Prof. Lancaster,
the road expert from the State
University, score or more of Coun-
ty Engineers and others prominent
ly identified with the Washington
Good Roads Movement, including
a goodly number of County Com
missioners from the various coun-
ties.
The central idea of the Conven-
ton has been the emphasized de-
mand for trained engineers and
skilled road makers. Useless and
extravagant waste of funds has fol-
lowed the trial of building roads
without competent supervision.
The present plan of road control in
the hand of the County Commissi-
siOners who in most eases are ad-
mittedly not road builders as been
eharply criticised and the tendency
Of the talk of many speakers has
been a radical change to state con-
troll. The more moderate view of a
modification of the present local
control while retaining its priuciple
has been advocated by the moder-
ates of whom president Bryan of
the State College, is the most prom
inent, and who was listened to with
the closest attention, especially by
the farmers present who are some
what hostile to the attack on the
present system and suspicious Of
a plan which is bound to fall into
hands of the city residents and
automobile owners clubs.
We select few points from the
excellent practical paper read by
highway Commissioner Snow, which
are of the greatest Importance and
local interest.
Another difficulty arises in the
construction of macadam road thru
the cost of material for metalling.
The cost of the crushed rock or
metalling for these roads represents
approximately sixty per cent of the
total cost of the finished road. The
estimated cost of crushed rock dur
ing the past two years has been
about three dollars per cubic yard
delivered on the road. Hence, the
cost of macadam roads, including
grading and draining, has averaged
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-11-20
BENTON COUNTY sunday
SCHOOL CONVENTION
First Sunday School Convention Held
In Benton County is Largely At
tended and a Grand Success

having Prosser as the center. The
vice president OF each district will
have charge OF the work there during
the year.
The following nominations were
made and the secretary instructed to
cast ballot for the electiOn: presi.
dent. ]. d. Marsh, Prosser; vice presi.
dent. lst district, Mrs. LaPOrte, vice
president End distsict. G. f. Brett
haupt, Richland; vice president 3rd
district, Rev. A. Gordon, Prosser.
The committee on organization re.
quested that they be granted tue
privilege Of bringing In a supplement-
al report, also that arrangements be
made to take up a collection to de-
fray expenses. 1t was ordered. Mr..
A. M. Dutton was uuanImo usly
elected treasurer.
1t was moved that the temporary
secretary w. L. Rowan, elected per-
secretary, and carried.
The secretary read the expense ae-
count, which was ordered paid. &
The chair appointed w. L. Rounds,
and Rev. Carson as q committee on
resolutions. At 8 p. m. Rev. II, T.
Murray gave an excellent address ON
1.-THE Bible Glass;" 1t was q very
helpful and suggestive. A spirited
discussion followed.
The convention adjuourned at z;p
m. to meet at 7'30 p. m.
At 7:30 the convention was called
to order by Rev. Murray temporary
chairman and Rev. Anderson secre-
tary pro tenn, and q half hour devo-
tional service led by Rev. Delepine.
followed. The report OF the COM
mittee on resolutions was read and
adopted.
The organization committee made
q supplementary report creating dis-
ferent departments of work and sup
for each. as follows:sup-
OF the primary work:
Mrs. L. N. B. Anderson; superinten-
dent OF teachers training, Rev. II. r.
Murray, Kennewick; supertendent OF
home department, Mrs. c.. F. Brett.
haupt. OF Richland; superintendent Of
Bible class work, Mrs. w. M. Scott,
OF Kiona; superintendent OF temper.
ance work. Mr.. E. w. Trye, of Pros
ser; superintendent OF missions. Mics
Carrie Strain, of Prosser.
The secretary announced that the
convention needed twenty dollars
to meet expensey. and q collection
was taken amounting to $20.u.
Rev. Thompson, Of Couer d Alene
gave the evening address, which was
enjoyed by large audience Of dele
gates and town people. He urged
the Sunday school worker not to 20
home and try to adopt too many
new Ideas at once. Study your
school and its particular needs and
advance slowly. Above all things
he urged each one to do his very best
we teach more by example than by
words. Bible study was one OF our
greatest needs. The thoughts ex.
pressed In his earnest, fOrCeiul man.
ner will be greatly beneficial to all
who heard him.
After he finished. the closing work
of the convention was taken up.
Rev. Rounds invited the convention
to meet in Prosser next year and IL
was left to the executive committee.
The congregation Joined In singing
"God be With You till We Meet
Again." and the benedietiOn was
pronounced by Rev. Carson.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-11-20

Good sound, gentle team for sale.
Weight 2lOOfbs, six years old. Inquire
Mounsey Bros, or Cascade Lumber
Co
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-09-26

UNITED STATES COMMISSION CTS Court, District of Alaska, in Probate.
 In the Matter of the Estate of Mich- ael Northman. Deceased
 Notice of Final Account.
 This cause coming duly on for hear ing, and the Administrator, Frederic M. Loomis, appearing, and it having appeared to the court that said admin istrator has filed his final account of the administration of the said estate wherien it appears that the same has been fully administered
 It Is Herewith Ordered that notice that the said final account has been filed in said court by said administra- tor be published in The Ketchikan Miner. weekly newspaper publish ed at ketchkan. Alaska, for a period of four consecutive weeks, and
 It Is Further Ordered that 10 o'clock a. m. on the 14th day of Sep. tember, 1908, at the Court Room in Ketchikan, Alaska, be and hereby is appointed for the settlement of said account, as the time and place in which any persons in- terested in said estate may appear and file exceptions in writing to the said account, and contest the same. Dated and Done in Open Court this 10th day of July, 1908.
 k. s. STACKPOLE,
 Probate Judge.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-09-26

marked s. N. sl3 Cor. I; thence East, 2000 chs to Cor. No. l. the place of beginning. Magnetic Vari- ations at all corners % deg. 90 min. East. Area 10 acres.
 Survey No. Sl4. Beginning at Cor. No. l, stone marked $. N. Sl4 Cor. l, whence U. $. Initial Monument No ? bears s. 1T deg. 23 min. E., 1l2. l3 chs. dist. thence North 20. % chs. to Cor. No. ?, a stone marked $. N. Sl4 Cor. 3, thence West, 20.00 chs. to Cor. No. ,, a stone marked s. N. Sl4 Cor. ] whence Cor No. , of Survey No. SIP bears North 2.2o chs. dist. thence South. along line 2-l Survey No. SIP, 20. % chs. to Cor No. t, a stone mark ed s. N. Sl4 Cor. 1: thence East, 20. co chs. to Cor. No. l, the place oi beginning. Magnetic Variation at all corLers 70 deg. 30 min. East. Area 40 acres.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- gersely any portion of the above de. scribed tract are required to file with the Register and Receiver of the United States Land Office, at Juneau, Alaska, their adverse claim there. against, under oath. during the period Of publication of the above notice, or within thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by the provisions o the statute.
 GEORGE E. GREEN, Applicant. It is hereby ordered that the fore. going notice be published for the statutory period in The Ketchikar Miner, d weekly newspaper printed a, Ketchikan. Alaska.
 JOHN w. DUDLEY, Register. Maurice D. Leehey, Attorney for Ap plieant, 120l Alaska Building, Seattle First publication, July 9, 1908
 Last publication, September 26, 1908
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-09-26
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
TO Otto Daniels, his heirs, success

TO Otto Daniels, his heirs, success
 sors or assigns, or either of them.
 You are hereby notified that have expended in labor and improvements, the sum of three hundred dollars, being one hundred dollars each for the years ending Decem Der 31, 1906, 1907 and 1908 respectively. being the full amount of the expenditure requir- ed by law to be made in all said years on the mining location known and re- corded as the Mountain Bell No. l, situate on Crackerjack Mountain, so called, on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, about three miles westerly from Hollis F. O., and notice of which is on record in the office of the U. S. Commissioner, ex-officio recorder oi the Ketchkan Mining district, Alaska.
 And you are further notified that if you do not within ninety (90) days from date of final publication hereof. cause to be paid to. the undersigned your proportionate share of said expenditures, as co-owner, your interest in said claim will be- come the property of the updersig gLe ed, under section 2.324, Revised Statutes of the United States.
 A. T. WHITCOMB.
 First publication Sept. ,, 1908.
 Last publication Dec. ,, 1908.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-09-26

Tilting and tilting. down in the
 rye. We said with sucth singing, 'tis good
 news we're bringing To your little brown mates on theii
 nests near by. Bright were the hollyhocks, peoples
 and larkspurs, Gorgeous the daffodils, yellow as
 gold: Bachelors buttons, with sweet scent.
 ed clover. And queer little bogs of house-leek SC
 old. The hurrs, you remember our joy
 when they blossomed. What baskets we made, What stars,
 wreaths and chairs. But, my stars. It was strange, that
 somehow or other, They always would manage to tangle
 our hairs. Then the pears. Are there ever sue
 pears now, I wonder? So rich, juicy, mellow? Oh no, no,
 that quite Come cp to those old-timesy pears,
 russet colored, A bout an inch long-we took one al
 bite. And the brook that ran down at the
 foot of the meadow We called river, when we were
 young: How it danced over pebbles to rest ir the shadow, Then swiftly again to the sunlight
 of spring. The castles we builded! Too quick
 they crumbled; The fleets that we floated. All wreck
 ed on the shore; But little rocked we, we had plent.
 of time then Long, long, sunny hours in which to
  Oh the day dreams we dreamed il the great dropping willow, Of life full and strong, as the swift
 running stream Of life full of love and of gladnes
 and glory, Could such passionate longings b'
 naught but a dream? Alas. We are older, we will not St, colder, The gala days few now, the darl
 ones among: But our dark days are brighter, ou
 hearts they are lighter, Far those days of sunshine, when WI were young. James J. Doyle.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-09-26
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

NoIlS C OE EOINE Cl l U OhE To the Brown-Alaska Company, it's successors and assigns, Silverman- Alaska Company, it's successors and assigns, or any otber parties claim ing an interest in the below mention- ed claims:
 You are hereby notified that I have expended in labor and improvements, the sum of two hundred dollars, being one hundred dollars each for the year 1907, being the full amount of the ex- penditure required by law to be made for said year on the mining locations known and recorded as the RED JACKET and COMM ANDER, situate near Hollis, Alaska, on Prince of Wales Island, and notice of which is of record in the office of the U. s. Commissioner and ex-officio Recorder of the Ketchikan Mining District, Alaska
 And you are further notified that if you do not, within ninety (9O) days from the date of the final publication hereof, cause to be paid to the under- signed your proportionate share of said expenditures. as co-owner, your interest in said claim will become the property of the undersigned, under Section 2324, Revised Statutes of the United States.
 HENRY N. JAMES. First Publication, May 30, 1908 Last publication, August P, p0S.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-09-26

w., about II chs. dist; thence along said high water mark, t) N. s6 deg. 04 min. G., 1. 3l chs, cor. No. 5 of Mineral Survey No. 604, cross (x) on porphyry dyke, (2) S. II deg. % min. E, 500 chs. (3) East, l5. % chs, (4) N. l9 deg. 04 min. E., 7.79 chs, (5) N. 57 deg. % min. E., 1.25 chs to cor. No. }, a rock in place marked with a cross (x) on top and "S-1Sl Cor. g on side; thence South. 7.30 chs cross Mamie Creek, lS.5 50 chs. cross tramway, 24. 20 chs. cross Hume, B. 9S chs. to Cor. No. f, stone mark ed with a cross (x) and 'S-lSl Cor. F." thence West, 2S. 14 chs. to Cor. No. l, the place of beginning. Mag netic variation at all corners 20 deg. B min. East. Area IS. S6 acres. as additional to said Parish's original homestead on the South one-half of the southeast one-quarter of Section IS, in Township l6 North of Range l3 west, which he entered at Natch- toches, Louisiana, per Homestead Entry No. 337, dated September g, 1871.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- versiy any portion of the above de- scribed tract are required to file with the Register and Receiver of the U. $. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, their adverse claim there against under oath, during the period of publlica- tion, or within thirty days thereafter, or they will he barred by provision of the statute.
 George D. Mumford, Applicant
 It is hereby ordered that the fore- going notice he published for the statutory period in the Ketchikan Miner, a weekly newspaper printed at Ketchikan, Alaska.
 JOHN w. DUDLEY, Register MAURICE D LEEHEY, Attorney for Applicant 120l Alaska Building, Se- attle.
 First publication, July IS, 1908
 Last publication, September l9, 1908
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-09-26

other man. He says it is most unfor- tunate for the president that he has entered this fight against Haskell, as he will come out of it badly worsted.
 Boston, Sept. 25.-The Federal Grand Jury in session here today reported true bill of indictment against Harry b. Reynolds of the Alaska Develop ment Company, charging him with using the mails to defraud, the accus- asiop on which he was recently arrest ed in New York. The government alleges that Mir. Reynolds, while president of the Alaska Development Company, sent circulars through the mails twenty five times stating that the mines were highly prosperous and yielding ten per cent. on their invest ment when in reality they were yield ing hardly one per cent. and the divi- dends of the stockholders were being paid from the new subscriptions as they were paid in. Arraignmen1 in court is continued over until Tuesday next. Mir. Reynolds issued hIs last circular letter August 18th. in which he invited representative Alaskans to meet at harmony meeting in Boston on the 5th of this month, an' nounced the retirement of former governor Brady as president, stated that the Valdez properties were in prosperous state and that they were earning on the basis of twenty per cent. of their cost while the Alaska Coast steamship line was earning SIP, 00 per month.
 . San Francisco. Sept. 25.-The Alas ka Packers Association are greatly stirred over the loss of their ship the
 Star of Bengall." President Fort man of the Association believes that tn blame rests on the captains of the tugs Kayak and Hattie Gage, who cut the ship loose in such dangerous place and so heavy storm and desert ed her. paying no heed to signals of dist ress and leaving the helpless sur vivors on an isolated, rocky shore without any help or attention for thirty hours. He denounces these cap- .ains unsparingly and says determin- ed effort will be made to prosecute them to the full extent of the law.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-09-26
WORK ON THE ALASKA FIX
 HIBIT.

Since opening the headquarters of the Alaska exhibit of Alaska I ukon-
 Pacific Exposition in Juneau on the 5,h of August, Commissioner J. C.
 McBride and Special Agent J. L..
 Farmer have done an immense amonnt of work in the interest of Alaska for the coming exposition. Special col
 Iectors of exhibits have been appoint ed for the many districts in Alaska and they have also designed twenty six representative men throughout A laska as an honorary board. They represent practically every industry in Alaska and the best 70 be found for the particular work which they will bs called upon to perform. In order t get before the people oi Alaska the fac that the work has been taken up in earnest and that the commissioner and special agent desire the hearty support and cooperation of everyone in the country, all newspapers ID Alaska have been asked to keep the people fully informed as to what is being done and to keep continually before the public the desirability oi as- sisting in every way possible the sue cess of the exhibit from Alaska. The special agents and collectors appoint ed have already taken up their work
 in earnest, J. J. Underwood, the col lector for Seward Peninsula. has made arrangements for the storage at Nome