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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-12-11
The CEMETERY MEETING

The regular monthly meeting OF
the Kennewick Cemetery association
was held Tuesday afternoon at the
h me of Mrs. G.. O. Anderson.
There was a good attendance Of
members and Mr.. w. H. Collins,
superintendent, and C. 0. Ander-
son, who has been working on the
books. A more condensed form for
keeping the records has lately been
adopted and Mr.. Anderson has been
helping to transfer them to the new
book.
Mrs. F. NJ. Crosby, the treasurer,
reported $131 on hand and Mr..
Collins handed in, on collections,
si2 so, making s173.50. Bills to
the amount of $9.O5 were ordered
paid.
The next meeting will be with
Mrs. NJ. O. Kitten, the second
Tuesday in January.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-12-11
HOVER NOTES.

Mr.. and Mrs. Hess celebrated their
tin wedding Thursday evening. Their
many friends here took them by sur
prise bringing useful presents and
goodies of all kinds. delightful
evening was spent playing games.
dancing and making merry. All join
ed in wishing the happy couple many
happy returns OF the day.
an impromptu dance was given in
the WOodman Hall Saturday even
ing. Quite number of the young
people attended AMI all report a
most enjoyable time.
The Ladies' Guild held an open
meeting at the home of Mrs. f. C..
Stretchberry Thursday afternoon.
l.. J ,Dinick was in town Sunday
visiting his family.
The Warren Bros. Of Walla Walla
were in town Sunday.
Rev. Lands was in town the first
of the week.
Foster G. Stretchberry spent Sun
day in town.
Jas. LAWYER OF Portland is visiting
frieuds in town.
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FINLEY.

Little Jessie Dicus is quite sick with
nervous proStratiOn.
Everett DeSellem and Will Skinner
are working on the North Coast
bridge.
TheO. KOerner came down from
Spokane last week to visit with his
brother Hugo.
j, p. Lewtas, who has been work
ing in Spokane at the carpenter trade
during the summer returned to his
home last Tuesday. His son Rich
ard accompanied him.
A man by the name of Robinson
has moved his family into tho house
built by Mr.. Grout west OF j. K Setz-
er's place.
Mr.. B. s Travis of kiOna has NOV.
ed his family onto his 30 acre tract a
half mile north west OF town. He
will be here a couple of months, will
C ear and level his land, do some
building and get the place in shape to
p 1t i'll IL crop in the Spring, Mr..
Travis has "a good ranch in Horse
Heaven near kiuna, but expects to
make this his home. He lived ON
this land 10 years ago, and watered
it from the old ditch. They raised
watermelOus and and a large crop
OF sugar cane from which they manu-
featured several barrels of choice
syrup. He will build Il family resi-
dence as soon a.. the Count" road is
located between this place and Ken
newick.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-12-11
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
(By Our Special Correspondent

(By Our Speclal COrreSpOnuent.)
Gerald Hover of the 4th grade.
Clarence Holcomb and Walter Reev-
es OF the End grade are new pupils
enrOlIe his week.
Tie high School boys have pur-
chased set Of boxing gloves and
can now he seen at noon practicing
for self-deferse.
Miss Church entertained the teach
ers at her home last Friday evening.
The Basketball girls are having
the bump boards put up and the
lines marked Off in the pavilion SO
they will be able to practice the lat
ter part of this week.
The Misses Lynn Archer and Pefh, y
entertained few of their friends last
Friday at their bungalow. The
evening was spent in dancing and
card playing
We, the members of the kennewick
High School. wish to extend our
sympathy to our fellow student and
,.litssmate, Stanley Roe in his grea t
sorrow on account Of the death of
his mother. Signed:
LEAH Rich,
MARY WOoD,
RAMIEL NANCE.
Committee,
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-12-11
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
ACCOUNT

In the Superior court of the state of
Washington, in and for Benton
County.
No. 4G
In the matter of the estate OF Mike
ID. Glover, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Nellie
M. Glover. the eXecutrix of the estate
OF Mike ID. Glover. deceased, had
rendered anG presented for settlement
to, and filed in the Superior court OF
said county and state her account as
such eXecutriX and that Wednesday,
the goth day OF January, 1909, at 10
O'Clock a. m, at the court room of
said superior court: in the town OF
Prosser, in said county, has been
Only appointed by our said superior
court for the settlement of the final
account at which time any person
interested in the said estate may APP
pear and gle his exceptions in writ
ing to the said eXecutriX account
and contest the same.
Witness: the Hon. w. w. Z4nt,
Judge of the said superior court and
[sEAL] the seal OF the said court
affixed this 9th day of December, 1908
j. d. Marsh.
County Clerk of said superior court.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-12-11

In the Superior court of the state of
Washington, in and for Benton
Couutv
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-12-11
NJ. E. MONTHLY TEA

The December tea given by the
Ladies' Aid of the Nj. E. church at
the home of Mrs, w. R. Anon,
Wednesday afternoon, was one OF
most enjoyable affairs given by this
organization. The hostesscs were:
Mesdames A.. H. Richards, 0. w.
Rich, H. D. Sweet, j. A. VanNors-
dali. and J. E. Webb. and they sue
ceeded in making everyone feel at
home. Light refreshments were
served during the afternoon and a
neat sum was added to the treasury
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-12-11
For 4 Brides Oowry.

There Is very pretty custom u
some of the northern parts Of Europe
There the white poplar in good soA
increases a shilling In value ever
year. The trees are generally cut dow
at the age Of twenty years, as tnsg
are then supposed to have attainea|
their full growth. When daughter
horn In the family Of well to e
farmer the father as soon az the 81
son permits plants a thousand yount
trees, and these are to constitute u
dowry Of the maiden, (which grow -
she grows and increases in height an
value as her virtues ia beauty -
crease"
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-12-11
REBEKAH OFFICERS

The Althea Rececah lodge elected
the following officers for the ensuing
half-yearly term, who will be in
stalled at the joint installation with
the Odd Fellows on January 18th.
N. G., Gretta Book; V. G., Mrs. O..
W. Rich treasurer, Mrs. A. Kolb:
recording secretary, Elizabeth
Campbell.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-12-11
A TIP FOR GOOD HUSBANDS

Hon. Lee A. Johnson is taking
advantage of the absence of his wife
to put in a new range, a bath tub
and to pipe the house with hot and
cold water Sunnyside Republican.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-12-11
Tilted Man Beats Farmer

Palouse-Fred Guyser, young
farmer who lives at the foot of the
MOSCOW Mountain, entered the house
OF John Ludwig, an aged farmer.
Monday, and after being refused the
hand OF Ludwig's stepdaughter In
marriage. knocked the old man down
and beat him horribly. Ludwig will
recover. The sheriff captured Guy
ser and he is now in the Jail at Mos
cow.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-12-11
Sheriff Offers Reward.

Colfax-Sheriff Ratliffe has Of
Tered 5000 reward for the recovery
OF the body OF ]. r. Bradshaw, who
Is believed to have met with fonl
play at Spokane. November 81 after
receiving $50 for a car of hav
shipped from Colfax. Bradshaw was
formerly a Baptist minister and a
man OF good habits. 1t is feared he
was robbed and thrown in the Spo-
kane river.
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To Apportion School Fund.

Olympia-State School Superln-
tendent Dewey, Tuesday. apportioneos
$182,922.94 to the several countles
in the state, being the regular quar-
terly apportionment of state schooIs
moneys. This is about $31, 500 mors.
than was appor oned in Decemoss
last year.
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Out 70 Work,

"What society needs II cleaF@s
house."
what do you meanT' $50
Il wish l didn't have to go to r.
Van SQuawks' ball next week. IL
Van SQuawks wish they didn't BAY.
to ask me. Why can't we exchanes
certificates and call the thing even
Kansas City Journal.
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To Gust Palmer From Ieeis,.tr..

TO Gust Palmer From Legislature.
Seattle-E. B. Palmer. former law
partner OF Judge Milo A. Root. who
has become deeply involved In thu
Root scandal by testimony given in
Spokane to the Investigating COM
mittee. now faces a prospective in.
vestigation by the state legislature.
winch may result in his expulsion
when 1t convenes in January.
In the recent election, Palmer was
elected to the legislature from the
Forty-seventh district. King county.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-25
TRAGEDIES BLAMED TO MIRROR
Contractor Loses Lis Entire Family
After Accident in Home.

Indianapolis, Ind, May 25.-Col
R. D. Lauderdale, once wealthy
contractor of Texas, is q guest at the
Grand Hotel. The colonel's family
was swept to death in the Galveston
flood. He is the man who was the
principal applicant for the Office of
collector of customs at Galveston
when President Cleveland appointed
a colored man to the place.
Col. Lauderdale believes in the
hoodoo. He had it brought home to
him at the time of the Galveston
flood.
"a year before" he said, Sin a
moment of vexation over an annoy
ance from one of my servants I
broke mirror in my home. The SER
want left our service. She declared
We were doomed to bad luck A few
months later my daughter was
drowned while bathing in the Gulf
of Mexico. About the same time my
brother was almost killed in an ac-
cident. Then came the terrible flood
in which three daughters, son, my
wife and her mother were washed
into the gulf"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-25
PRIEST STABBED
IN A CHURCH
Pastor Was Probably Fatally
Wounded at the Close Of
High Mass.
WOMAN CRABS MADNAN
Assassin, Devout Member Of the Con-
sregahon, Believed to Have Gone
Suddenly Insane.-Crazed
Man Is in Jail

Salisbury, Mo-, May 25.-Rev
Joseph F. Lubely, pastor of st. Jo-
seph's Catholic church of Salisbury
was stabbed twice with a pocket
knife and perhaps fatally injured in
church yesterday morning by Joseph
Schuette, prosperous farmer living
near here who is believed to have be-
come suddenly demented
The stabbing occurred in view of
400 worshippers, many of them wom-
en-. The injured man was taken to a
nearby residence where his wounds
were attended by physician His
condition Is critical.
Immediately after Father Lubely
had finished high mass he started to
leave the church. At the door he was
rushed upon suddenly from behind
by Schuette, who stabbed him twice,
telling him, The first blow struck
5he priest in the temple and the sec
ond cut a deep cash in the neck,
just missing the jugular vain. The
crazed man was about to stab the
priest third time when Mrs. Bar
bara Ginter and John Gates caught
his uplifted hand. A dozen men came
to their aid and oyerpowered Schu-
ette. Struggling and fighting he was
taken to Jail.
1t is believed Schuette, who has
been a devout member of st. Joseph
church, became suddenly deranged
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-25
TEXAS AND PACIFIC BRIDGE CONE
Structure Washed Away by the Flood
at Dallas this Morning.

According to information ascer-
tanned from trainmen the Texas and
Pacific's bridge across the Trinity
river at Dallas was swept away at
an early hour this morning by the
flood. 1t is said that about twenty
five people were on the bridge when
it went down, but it is not known
how many, if any, were drowned All
telegraph and telephone wires be-
tween here and Dallas are out of
commission, and no information
could be ascertained as to the prob
able number of fatalities. Texas and
Pacific, Santa Fe and Cotton Belt
trains passed through here between
II and | o'clock today in an effort
to reach Dallas. At II o'clock fears
were entertained that they would
not be able to cross the Central S
bridge over the Trinity The bridge
was standing at that hour but a
work train loaded with heavy mater
ial was being rushed to the structure
with the hopes of weighing it down.
The river was still rising at -
o'clock
Cotton Belt trains were detoured
over the Central tracks because of a
washout at Carrollton.
The southbound Trinity and Bra
zos Valley had not arrived at
O'Clock this afternoon. 1t was learn
ed here this morning that Brazos
Valley and Katy trains would be run
over the Central between Dallas and
Lancaster but the operators here
had heard nothing definite as to
their movements at 1870,
An unconfirmed report reached
here today from Waco that the Ka-
tvs bridge across the Brazos river
had been washed away. If the bridge
is gone it went down after the north
bound passenger train due here at
1906 passed Waco. This train, as
well as the Flyer earlier in the
morning. crossed on the bridge. The
crew of the last train to come
through from the south said the wat
er in the river was up to the string
ers of the bridge.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-25
THE BAILEY PRIMARY ELECTION
Complete Returns Give Bailey Ma
iority Of Six Less than $4,000.

The tabulation of the vote cast in
the state democratic primary cleo
ton of May 2, for the use of the ex-
eci.tire committee was completed
Saturday night. with the exception
of three small counties that may yet
report before the opening of the
state convention in Fort Worth to-
morrow The totals for delegates at
large are:
Bailey, 127422 Johnson, 104,-
42S, Bailey's majority 22,994
Brooks. 126,0S0; Holt, t02,656
Brooks majority 23.424
Storey. 26802; Thomas, 103,075
Storey's majority, 23.007
Baker, 125,70S; Young, 102,773.
Bakers majority 22,935.
The total vote for alternates at
large was: Looney, 125,379; Hicks,
102,363; Kubena. 125, ore Dial.
101,251; Bowman, 124,566; Owsley,
102,073; Braohfeld, 124.oS0; Tips,
102,259.
The three counties from which re-
turns are missing are Childress, SUIT
ton and Newton Their vote would
hardly change the result 100 either
way. Forty-two counties held no pri-
mary election
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-25
Many Trains Detoured.

The Fort Worth division of the
Central was one of the busiest roads
in Texas today. This road was about
that was not crippled by the rains of
Saturday night and Sunday OF the
roads entering Dallas the Central
was about the only one that could
maintain through service A report
reached here early this morning that
the Texas and Pacific bridge over
the Trinity at Dallas had been dam
aged by the flood and that it was un-
safe for trains Eastbound and west
bound through Texas and Pacific
trains were detoured by Waxahachie
and Ennis today. Santa Fe trains
over the Cleburne and Dallas branch
were sent around by Waxahachie and
Ennis. The operation of interurban
cars between Dallas and Fort Worth
was suspended this morning
A report reached here early Mon
day morning that the Katy's bridge
at Dallas had been carried away by
the high waters, but it was learned
later that the bridge was safe and
that the track this side of the bridge
was covered with backwater, making
it impossible for trains to get
through. The Flyer due here at Z: 20
a. m. came in an hour late and tied
up here for further orders. The pas
sengers came up town to get some
thing to eat and for awhile the res
taurants were kept busy
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-25
TERRIFIC RAIN VISITS COUNTY
Small Bridges Were Carried Away
and Crops Extensively Damaged,

The whole Of Ellis county was
visited by terrific rains Saturday
night and Sunday morning and as a
result farmers have sustained losses
to growing crops that will aggregate
thousands of dollars. The creeks of
the county were higher Sunday
morning than they had been for
three years. All lowlands were in
undated and in number of in
stances fields of corn and cotton
were completely washed away.
A few road overseers reported to
County Judge Spencer early Monday
morning that a great many small
bridges had been destroyed and that
the roads had been badly washed.
Waxahachie creek overflowed its
banks Sunday morning and lacked
only about three feet reaching the
high water mark of three years ago.
Two or three negro cabins near the
Katy depot were filled with water
and the occupants were forced to
move out
A telephone message from Bell
Branch stated that the water had
risen to a depth of about three feet
in the boat house and lockers.
The Texas Company's pipe line
was broken at Ovilla and a large
quantity of oil was wasted before
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-25
Over Fifty Blocks swamped.

Waco, Texas, May 25.-The Bra
zos river was thirty-fve feet and
seven inches deep at 8 O'Clock last
night, and still rising The present
depth is the highest point on record
and Is six inches above the mark at
tained earlier this month. Backwat-
er In the two creeks on the west
side has overflowed many blocks and
on the east side an area of fifty
blocks is under water. The loss Is
heavy and many families have been
driven out of their homes. The sub
merged sections of the city are being
patrolled by policemen and deputy
sheriffs in boats. The Bosque is more
than mile out of its banks. Farms
in the Bosque and Brazos Valleys,
where cotton and corn was being
cultivated Saturday are deep under
water
The present great flood was caused
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-25
Jane Adams to Speak.

Atlanta, Ca, May 25.-Miss Jane
Adams, the famous settlement
worker of Hull House, Chicago, will
speak on THE Negro Family" at the
thirteenth annual Atlanta conference
at Atlanta University tomorrow,
Miss Adams will trace the family
idea among negroes from Africa to
America
At the afternoon session of the
conference there will be an exhibit
ton of the work of the Atlanta Free
kindergarten association, negro
organization which has for two years
past, by its own efforts. without
help from the city, maintained four
free kindergartens for the poorest
class of colored children. A hundred
or more of these children will take
part in the exhibition.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-25

Shortly before O'Clock this
morning the Trinity flood at Dallas
had reached a height of thirty-fiy e
feet and was reported to be rising at
rate of about three feet an hour.
The rise above Dallas is said to
have caused much suffering. Many
people had to leave their homes and
seek safety on high ground. A report
reached here about 9 o'clock this
morning that the plant of the Dali
las Electric Light and Power com
pany had been put out of business
by high water
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-25
the pumps at the Dallas station

the pumps at the Dallas station
could be stopped
The breaking of the Information
Us lake dam this side of Fort Worth
washed out about thirty feet of the
Centrals track A slide of about for
ty-five feet also occSrred a short dis
tance this side of the lake Repairs
on the track were made in time for
trains to pass without any delay.
There were two or three short slides
on the main line of the Central near
Palmer.
The katy's track at Forreston was
weakened and ali Sunday trains were
forced to use the sidetrack. High
waters were reported all along the
Hillsboro and Denison division The
telegraph wires were also in bad
shape and dispatchers experienced
much trouble in handling trains,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-25
CARS COLLIDE
TEN ARE DEAD
Two Large Cars Come Together
When One Jumps Track
in Philadelphia.
FEW PASSENGERS ESCAPE {
The Compartments Of Both Are Jam.
med with People and Almost
Every One Is Hurt in
Some Manner.

Philadelphia, Pa, May 25.-Teu
persons are reported killed and more
than fifty hurt, many of them dan
gerously, in a collision between two
large trolley cars on the Chestnut
Hill branch of the Philadelphia Rap
i'd Transit company lines in the ex-
treme northern section of the city
last night
A trolley car going north jumped
the track on a heavy grade and was
struck by an inbound car on the ad-
joining track.
Both cars were jammed with pas
sengers, and few escaped injury
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-25
Deaf and Dumb Reunion.

Baton Rouge, La, May 25.-A re-
union of the deaf and dumb people
of the state, graduates of the insti-
tute for the deaf and dumb, was
commenced today and has attracted
large number of visitors. who are
working their fingers overtime in
extending greetings and felicitations
to their former friends and com
panions. The reunion is the first of
this character ever held in Louisiana
and will last three or four days.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-25
General Mackenzie Retires.

Washington, May 25.-General
Alexander Mackenzie, chief of en-
gineers is today 64 years old, the
age for retirement from active ser
vice in the United States army. He
graduated from West Point in 1864
and his army career since that time
has been brilliant one, eliminating
in his appointment as brigadier gem
eral and chief of engineers in 1904.
His work in connection with river
and harbor improvement has made
him famous throughout the country,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-25

New York, May 25.-Daniel F.
Cohalan will be elected to succeed
w. Burke Cochran as grand sachem
of the Tammany Society at the
meeting this evening. Another mat
ter likely to be considered is the ad-
visibility of moving the Tammany
Hall headquarters uptown. Leaders
of the organization are seriously
considering this proposition, it is
known, but the plans of the board
of sachems will not be made known
until site has been selected and an
option secured.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-25
TAPE SAVES ELECTRICIAN.
He Holds Live Wire Until Current
Is Turned Of

Danville, H., May 25-A small
piece of tape which he held in his
hand when the current was turned
through electric wires on which he
was working saved the life of George
Gouty, an electrician of Hoopeston.
The force of the current held Gouty
to the wire, but the tape broke the
contact.
AS soon as word could be sent to
the powerhouse the current was
turned off and the electrician, who
was working on pole, fell limp into
life net tsat had been stretched
below him He was unconscious for
time, but was soon revived
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-25
FLED FROM ENGLISH WORDS.
Seven Months Exile Ended With
Greeting in German

Winsted, Conn. May 25. Because
pet cat owned by Mrs. August
Mueller was not brought up where
English was spoken, it ran TO the
woods early last fall when Mrs.
Mueller, who was removing to Tor
rington, gave the feline to Mrs.
Thomas Dardis
The cat lived in the woods all win
ter and one could not call it, because
the animal did not understand Eng
lish
Mrs. Mueller moved back to Win
sted and visited the Dardis home to
see her old pet. She called the cat in
German and it soon responded.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-25
Department Club.

The Department club will have a
meeting at the Sims Library tomor-
row afternoon at $3.50 and ell wom-
en- interested are requested to be
present. The members of the Shakes
peare club are urged to be on hand
as important business is to be trans
acted.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-25

by torrential rains and waterspouts
occurring Saturday night
Parts OF wrecked houses and big
trees were seen in the floating mas
ses going down the Brazos last
night