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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-09-17

ANON, to Miss Gretta Book, was
solemrized, a former pastor of the
brides, Rev. J. H. Wood of thi.
city officiating.
As Miss Mildred Holmes, a spec
ial chum of Miss Books, concluded
the wedding march, the two couples
came down the stairway and took
their position in front of the large
window and the simple but impress
sive marriage service was pronounced
! by Rev. Wood.
After the ceremony and the con-
gratulations of those present had
been extended, wedding dinner,
which had been prepared by Mrs.
P. c.. Book and Mrs. w. R. Anon,
mothers Of the brides, was served
by Misses Louise Gravenslund and
Elizabeth Campbell.
Carl C. Williams, son of Mrs.
Ellen J. Williams, and his mothers
right hand man since the death of
the father number of years ago
and Joint owner of their large wheat
ranch, is a young man of fine at
tainments, strong character and
keenest sense of honor. He has
been an unusually successful farm
er, coming to Horse Heaven and
taking a homestead there in 1902.
He has taken major part in the
development Of the community
where he lives, and is highly re-
garded and universally liked by all
his neighbors and a host of friends.
Miss Ruth Anon is the Youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ". r.
Anon and a young woman of such
quiet lady like ways, genial disposi-
ton and lovable character that one
could not think Of her having an
enemy. She has always taken an
active part in church work since her
residence in kenncwick. She will
be home-maker Of which any hus-
band will be proud.
Miss Gretta Book is the only
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. P. G.. Book
and is just right. We are an auth
ority on good girls espe, tally this
week and Miss Gretta like all good
Iowa product is the best. To par
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-09-17
SEND CHILDREN TO SCHOOL

We are informed by City Health
Officer that there are six cases Of
scarlet fever in the town and entire
valley and all in a mild form. There
seems to be no cause for alarm
about the disease spreading at this
as the quarantine is being strictly
enforced and for the full period Of
six weeks. The schools are suffer
ing in attendance in some Of the
rooms over the report that there
are IS cases and that there ara IS
others Of like kind that have no
foundation in fact. The school and
text books were thoroly fumigated
before school opened last Monday
and the possibility of contagion
from that source has been complete
ly prevented. The school work Of
the year has started very favorably
with experienced teachers and pat
rons should not become needlessiy
alarmed and interfere with their
best progress by keeping pupils at
home. The management Of the
schools especially urge that all chill
dren be sent regularly and punctu-
ally so that the best work may lie
done.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-09-17
STATE TAX LEVY
To Be e.65 MILLS
LARGE INCREASE OVER LAST
YEAR

Washington's state tax levy this
year will be 6.65 mills, based on an
aggregate assessment of $3.50, 1885
as againsta levy of As mills, based
IN 1908 on an aggregate assessment
of s79O,419, 1926.
The levies are made up as follows:
General fund, 8 mill, last year 6 ;
school, 21s mills, last year the same /;
military, .15 mills, last year 9;
highway, mill, last year one-half.
The amounts to be raised by the
1909 levy are:
General, $2,39l 25e; school
81 ,976,O5O; military, $llS, ,5G3;
s790,420; total, s5,2J6,
292.
The levy was announced late this
evening by the state board Of equali-
zation.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-09-17
NORTH COAST
MATERIAL ARRIVED
FIVE CARS OF TIES, RAILS AND
LuMBER-..NEW LINES OF
WORK BEGIN

The North Coast has become a
real railroad in Kennewick this
week with its own track ard rolling
stock on the rails. Tuesday the first
car was shunted out on the North
Coast spur and there are now five
carloads of material, ties, lumber,
three cars of steel rails and half a
car of spikes in the North Coast
wards. Two new officials have made
their appearance on the local work,
w. NJ. SaXton, some time ago ap-
pointed master mechanic, who has
been here completing the final ar
rangements for the storing cf the
material and the building Of addi-
tional tracks. Four side tracks will
be built alongside the present track
at once. The crew of men brought
in to handle this material is in
charge of E. McNamee, who arrived
the first of the week and has the
position of yard master. The first
conductor on the North Coast is also
here waiting orders so that rolling
stock will undoubtedly soon be on
the ground. Some Of the first en-
gines have been completed in East
ern shops and are said to be an their
way West, and Resident Engineer
Leslie says one Of these engines will
arrive at kennewick in few days.
Some Of the cars are already COM
pleted and can be brought down
from Spokane and Spirit Lake,
Idaho, at any time they are needed.
The grade is ready for the rails from
here to point northeast Of Prosser
and the steel will be laid with a
standard track laying machine which
will put down about four miles a
day. Last Sunday eight carloads
Of steel for the North Coast passed
thru Billings and some of them
have already arrived and others will
be coming every day as the steel for
IS miles has been completed at
Pueblo foundry and Is being ship
ped as demanded. In accordance
with the permit granted the North
Coast to use certain streets for six
months, the North Coast is getting
ready to build the walk required on
Seventh street leading 10 the Old
School house and the lumber is on
the ground. All these items show
a more general activity than the
North Coast has ever shown before
and indicate SO the men in their
employ say that the active construc-
ton period has at last arrived and
that kenncwick will get the new
railroad which has been waiting for
long this winter:
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-09-17
HANFORD WATER WORKS

The work of installing pumps in
the Columbia river to lift water for
domestic purposes in Hanford is
nearly completed and abundance of
water will soon be afforded. The
same electric transmission lines to
convey the current :. for pumping
will also furnish the juice for the
town electric Lighting system.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-09-17
new HANFORD BOAT

The Hanford Irrigation Co. will
put on new boat to ply between
Hanford and KenneWick-Pasco. The
new boat is beiEg constructed in the
East and will come ready for ship.
ment on the water. 1t will .ac
commodate about fifty passengers
and will be exclusively as a passen-
ger boat. 1t has a 60 horse power
engine and will make the trip to
Hanford in quick time.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-09-17
BIG PUMPING OUTFIT

George Egbert received this week
a large Witte 25-horse-power gaso-
Inc engine, big Aurora deep-well
pump with a two-foot stroke and
other minor equipment for his pun
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-09-17
TIE COMING OF the JOLLY ONE

W. L. Rowan pastor of the Congre-
gational Church has secured Frank
lin Pierce Jolly of. Joliet, Ill. to
deliver q lecture in the Church the
evening of Oct. 18th next. Mr..
Jolly was here nearly three years
ago and proved himself one of the
best lecturers ever appearing III
Kennewick. Those who enjoy good
clean, wholesome wit, true eloquen-
&c and inspiration along life's road
will do we'll to remember the Jolly
Jolly's'' coming visit.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-09-17

Dr.. F. M. Crosby has gone to the
Coast f,r ten days vacation join
ing his wife and son who have been
there for some time.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-09-17
kennewick's First Double Wedding
Is Most JoyousIy SoIemnized
SUCCESSFUL HORSE HEAVEN FARMERS MARRY MAIDS PROMINENT IN
CITY SOCIAL CIRCLES

September which had already June as month Of
weddings proceeded clnch having Kennewcks first
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-27
CONTRACTS ON MERIT.
Purchasing Departments of Railroads
to Receive Overhauling.

ST. Louis. Dec. 27-A prominent
railroad executive officer in touch with
large financial interests controlling the
securities of the leading southwestern
railroads, here last night spoke the
keynote of a movement for reforming
the purchasing departments of all
large eastern, western and southern
railways. He said:
Business secured by questionable
methods has ruined many brilliant
men, and the whole system of placing
orders for materials and supplies must
be changed. Investors fiscal agents
demand that contracts hereafter be
awarded on quality, not on friendship.
The railway supply agent, with his
seductive wiles. including wine sup
pers. automobile rides and carousals
at Country clubs. appealing to the
weaker side of executive officers, 1ur-
ing him to forget home, family. honor
and decency, will no longer be well
coined at railroads general Offices
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-27
STATE FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Opening Session Held at X. S. A. c.,
Manhattan, This Afternoon.

Manhattan, Kan, Dec. pa good
indication of the growth of the insti-
tute idea among Kansas farmers is to
be had from the big state farmers
institute held at the Agricultural col
lege every winter. Three years ago
the attendance was only ZAP. and last
year it was about 1900, with 500 boys
and girls prize winners, sent by vari-
Gus institute committees, all expenses
paid. That was the largest attend
ance of that kind at any state farm
ers' meeting ever held anywhere.
This year the college is prepared for
at least 500 boys and girls and 1000
farmers and their wives. 1t will be a
great week and the attendance ought
to run into the thousands
The morning hours will be devoted
to corn and stock judging, dairy and
creamery work, a poultry class and
to cooking and sewing. The after
moons will be given over to meetings
of the various associations. and the
body. The list of lecturers includes
some of the most noted agriculturists
in the country-Hon. w. NJ. Hays. as
sistant secretary of agriculture: Hon.
L. w. Page, chief of bureau of public
roads; Prof. C. P. Hartley, department
of agriculture; Hon. B. H Rail. dairy
division all of Washington, d. G. Dr.
J. H. Petit. University of Illinois;
Prof. Thos. Cooper, University of Min
nesota: Hon. E. C. Bishop, state super
intendent public schools Nebraska;
Prof. F. w. Howe, assistant in agri-
cultural education, department of ag-
riculture Washington: Hon. w. E
editor Hoard's Dairyman. and others.
The work began at o'clock today
and will end at II o'clock Saturday
morning, January 1, 1910.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-27
There WAS A LEAK.
Cloud Says His Confidential Report
Became Public.

San Francisco, Dec. 27.-F'red D.
Cloud former United States consul at
Mukden, who arrived here on the
steamer Korea, discussed the report that
his recall had been instigated by Japan
because Of the displeasure of that ma
ton with his criticisms of it's Man
churian policy.
Cloud was inclined to believe that his
recall was in no way connected with
his criticisms of Japan. "Of the con-
tents of my report" he said, Il can say
nothing. 1t was confidential and in
tended solely for the information of the
state department. How the press got
hold of it, do not know. The first
inkling that I received of the publicity
given to my report was when Japanese
papers came out with editorial protests
against my criticisms. and when l was
ordered home they suggested that
had been recalled because I had dis
pleased Japan.
LAS a matter of fact. Japan had no
grounds to criticise my report as it was
confined to facts capable OF proof and
with which I thought 1t my duty to
acquaint the state department. I have
no reason to believe that there is any
connection between my report and my
recall AS far as I know I will be
assigned to duty with the department
in Washington
Cloud is from Des Moines, Ia, and
previous to his appointment at Mukden
was attached to the United States lega-
ton at Picking as a student. He sue
ceeded w. D. Straight and was sue
ceeded at Mukden by Gordon Paddock,
who was vice consul general at Seoul.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-27
CROSSED HIS FRUIT.
Pardon Is Proposed for a Minnesota
Life Prisoner.

St Paul, Dec. pa Christmas dinner
given by Warden Wolfer at the Minne-
sofa state prison in Saltwater has
started a pardon on foot for "Sinbad
the Sailor" a life prisoner, on the basis
of his service to the state of Minnesota
and general scientific Knowledge
A party of the warden's guests,
among whom was a member of the
state pardon board, commented on an
immense fruit resembling a lemon in
general characteristics, but weighing
three pounds Sanf measuring eighteen
and one-half inches in circumference,
resting on a dining room sidepoard.
Excited by the warden'S story, the
guests pressed Mr.. Wolfer to bring for
ward the fruits creator. The prisoner
explained to the guests the result of his
Work.
THE fruit before you is a lemon" he
said, (which may be grown in Mime
sofa or any other portion of the world
where like conditions prevail. 1t is a
graft of the tropical lemon and the
pompom, or grape fruit. The grape
fruits Qualities he--a been gradually
changed. This Minnesota lemon is fit
ted for all the uses of the tropical fruit.
1t can be made into pies and lemonade,
some Of each of which will be served
here.
81 got the first cuttings for my in
from Columbus. o. The fruit you see
here came of years of work, developing
size and quality. The trees bloom
twice a year, early in the summer and
late in the fall. All the fruit On my
trees of this variety grow almost as
large as this and are of equally good
flavor and firmness."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-27
CoRBErr NOT A TRAINER.
Simply Going to Help Jeffries as a
Friend.

Chicago, Dec. 27.-James J. Corbett
protests against being dubbed a train
or for Jeffres in the latter's champion
ship fight with Jack Johnson.
He said last night:
THE impression seems to have
spread that 1 am going to turn trainer
This, in all that the term implies is
unjust to me. 1 have gone too far in
theatrical work to step back into &C
tive paid work connected with the prize
ring.
But it is just as true that I am going
into training myself at once-this week
so that 1 can get into the proper con-
dition to give Jeffries the boxing that
he needs.
These are the facts: I was in Lon
don when Jeffries jumped down from
Carlsbad and asked me how much mon
ey would take to train him for the
coming battle 1 replied that there was
not enough money in circulation for
that.
But 1 added that l would gladly drop
everything and go with him as friend,
absolutely without consideration, Wher-
ever he goes, for the last 40 days be-
fore his fight, that I would be in his
corner at the battle and. that 1 would
give him all that 1 have of advantage
toward victory.
Il feel that with the proper aid and
advice Jeffries can make the weight
and condition and my prophecy is that
If nothing untoward interveneS he will
defeat Johnson
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-27
ADVANTAGES OF CARLISLE.
OF 1850 Students Sent Out, 1875 Are
Accounted For.

Carlisle, Pa. Dec. Disappointment
Moses Friedman, of the Carlisle Indian
school, has compiled statistics to show
the advantages of that institution.
Carlisle has sent out 1850 students, and
investigation in the last year has reach
ed 1,675 of them. with the following re-
suit;
Four hundred and fifty-two have died.
40 are in the United States service u
are in the professions. 60 are following
trades. 1854 are farmers and ranchmen.
3 are merchants. 20 are clerks, 2 are in
The army and navy, 8 are band must
clans, in a circus. 2 are professional
baseball players, 321 are housewives, IS
are students. 141 are laborers, are
cowboys 2 are hotel keepers, "a are at
lumbermen, % are day laborers, 2 are
home with their parents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-27
in HOMEOPATHIC DOSES.
Coal to Be Distributed SparingIy in
Chicago Owing to Shortage.

Chicago, Dec. 27.-Coa1 will be dis
tributed by Chicago dealers in homeo-
pathic doses until the city's fuel sup
ply is restored to normal and the
streets are cleared of snow. The
large dealers took steps yesterday to
husband their supply, and to make
sure that no deliveries were made to
consumers not in actual want.
One large fuel company fortified
itself with inside information as to
conditions in the bins of all large
users. Men were sent to all such GUS
toners with Instructions to make pri-
vate inspections of coal stocks on
hand. Future deliveries. until coal
becomes abundant, Will be made on
the basis of the reports of these in
spectors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-27
GIVEN THE MAXIMUM FINE.
CIaud Moore Is Assessed $50 for Being
Drunk.

Claud Moore, booked at police
headquarters drunk as usual" and
who the officers say celebrates every
holiday. arrived one day late. when
arrested last night by one of the pa
trolmen. Perhaps it wasn't his fault;
that none are privileged to Judge, but
he arrived anyway, whether it was as
per schedule or on late running
orders.
Moore, who is a printer, and who
the officers say works when he is
sober for his brother, pleaded guilty
to the charge when arraigned before
Judge S. S. Urmy in police court this
morning. and was fined $40, where
upon the question arises: Was he as
sessed the maximum fine because he
arrived late, and will another repeti-
ton of the off-schedu1e offense mean
additional penalization
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-27
GOT HIS CHRISTMAS DINNER.
Thomas Bennett, Knight of the Road,
Finds Good Cheer in Topeka.

Thomas Bennett, whose home is
nowhere, and whose funds are every
where, stepped from the inside of
sidedoor Sleeper in the railroad yards
here on Christmas day. That he sue
ceeded in GLIDING a special agent of
the railroad was marvellous, for they
are no respecter of holidays, but he
did, and making his way to the bust
ness section saw the sign of the Provi-
dent association.
There Bennett felt the call of a
weakened and impoverished stomach,
he saw visions of home, and the pies
that mother used to make, he thought
of the briskly burning fire around the
old heartstone, and he walked within.
And as he walked in, the kindly
smile of the officials greeted him, for
it was Christmas day-and all who
are not glad ought to be. He was
supplied with meals and lodging, and
this morning left the association. As
he went out into the cold, heartstring
had been touched, and taken back in
retrospection 10 boyhood days, a tear
coursed down his hardened cheek.
After all, he was but a man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-27
CAN'T STAND DISGRACE.
Aristocratic Dog Is Suffering From
Nervous ProstratiOn.

San Jose, Cal, Dec. 27.-Prostrated
by the indignity to which he was sub
jected by being elected from his room
in the st. James hotel. when he was
accustomed to being treated with great
consideration in the swell hotels of
San Francisco, Lucky" the blue
blooded brindle of Mr.. and Mrs Will
liam P. Wetmore of San Francisco.
has been taken in state of collapse
to a local veterinary hospital. His
ailment is diagnosticated by the ply
stefan in attendance as nervous pros
tration. The animal formerly be-
longed to Miss Jennie Croker of San
Francisco, but had been reared by Mr..
and Mrs. Wetmore. He was accus-
toned to occupy couch in the best
San Francisco hotels, where his mis-
tress resided at different times.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wetmore came to this
city and engaged apartments at the
st. James. A sleeping place was pro-
vided for Lucky on couch in one
of the rooms. By chance Lucky"
was put out of the hotel by several
bell boys, who provided a place for
him to sleep in the coal cellar. The
awful disgrace and plebeiar surround
ings completely unstrung the nerves
of the high bred canine and this
morning his condition was found to
be bordering on the verge Of insanity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-27
HE KNEW THE HORSE.
Inscription Which Probably Will Go
on Remington's Tomb.

Ridgefield, Conn.,, Dec. 27.-"He
knew the horse" He pictured the
vanishing West
These two characteristic inscrip-
lions will probably be placed on the
tomb of Frederic Remington, the ar
tist according to an announcement
made here following his death. Both
were suggested some years ago by the
artist himself.
Remington first attracted the atten
ton of the public by his representa-
tions of horses. Later in life, he be-
came filled with the ambition to make
lasting record of his own peculiar
vision of the West. His interest, how
ever. was not in the West of the pres
ent day.
THE West is no longer pictur-
esque," he said a short time before
his death, lit is no longer the West
of the beautiful and the stirring
events
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-27
CHRISTMAS BUT DIDN'T MATTER.
Man Who Was "Celebrating'' Is Fined
just the Same.

When Ely Perkins. an Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe laborer, failed to
appear in police court this morning to
answer charge of disorderly conduct,
his bond of SO was forfeited-and
back of this there is a story of Christ
mas, the same Christmas which is all
that many a man of self same class
have for their own.
For he's a jolly good fellow. for
he's a jolly good fellow sang Perkins
as he stood on the corner of Sixth and
Kansas avenues, Christmas afternoon,
in one hand an original glass package
which bore the label xxx distilled.
"Please pass the bottle around, for
he's jolly good fellow and suiting
the action 70 the word, with an audi
ence of some fifteen women standing
near enough to witness the operation,
Perkins lifted the bottle of red liquor
to his lips. and
officer Fribance who had stood near
took him kindly by the arm.
Don't you know this is no place
for such a show?'' the patrolrnan ask
ed. "I though everyone knew such
was prohibited in Kansas
"B-ut this ish Christmas" Perkins
reeIed visibly. "ain't there no defer
ench, when ish Chrishmus"-
And the officer took him away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-27
NEWsBoY PRIZE FIGHTER DEAD.
John d. Murphy Also Held Record for
Selling Great Number of Papers.

Chicago, Dec. 27.-John D. J. Murphy,
the champion newsboy prize fighter of
Chicago, is dead.
Death was due to an affection of the
lungs resulting from a severe cold con-
tracted a month ago.
Murphy won his title some three
years ago and held it against all COM
ers. He also had the record of having
sold the greatest number of newspapers
in one hour. At the time of the Iro
quois theater fire Murphy passed out
200 newspapers in an hour, receiving
payment for each of them and making
change many times. He was Is years
old
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-27
ALL FOR A NICKEL.
a Ride of So Miles for Five Cents in
in Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. PA 80 mile ride for
five cents will be made possible by the
10 million dollar merger of all the sur
face lines of the South side
According to figures given out by
President Thomas E. Mitten of the
Chicago City Railways company the
average total number of passengers
carried annually on the lines involved
in the merger is $40 million
OF this great number. it is estimated
that 300 million are cash fares and the
remainder are transfers. The various
roads involved in the merger cover 407
miles of railway
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-27
WANTS REPRESENTATION
Canada Would Send Diplomat to
Washington.

New York. Dec. 27.-"Canada should
have her own diplomatic representative
at Washington" said DR.. Arthur Lunli-
eux of Toronto, a prominent Canadian
politician and brother of the postmas-
ter general of Canada. He is in New
York for the holidays.
Canada and the United States I'M
derstan6- each other and should settle
their own affairs he continued.
'All questions of trade relationship
between the two countries should be adj
justed directly and not through Eng
land