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Evening star., 1909-06-06
Colby Still Clutched
the Damnable Thing.

tried to appear pleased when Geraldine had her
friends in to dine, he was heartily glad when they
had gone and he could get back to his study and his
books and 'baccy
ONE afternoon in February, Geraldine showed
~ Colby telegram she had received from Wash
ington 1t said that her sister seriously i'll and
wanted her. IN have to go to her. Geraldine
said
Colby seemed rather dazed, and laid down his
papers and pipe on his table. Will you want me to
go with you. Gerry?
No, no. can 60 all right by myself, dear don't
you worry. I'll get the ticket and everything my
self I'll take the afternoon express. She looked
down at him with afectionate smile :" 1t will be
first separation. Will my old boy miss me?''
IN be frightfully lonesome, Gerry. How long
will you be gomez"
Il don't know. I'll wire you how she is when
get there"
After her suitcase was packed, she wrote out daily
menus for four days to leave with the cook, and
when she went back to the study to say goodby she
found her husband struggling into his overcoat
Where you going
Why. with you to the train" "
Now, don't do anything of the kind Lawrence!
You know | can get along perfectly well without YOU
l have cab outside Now, just take that coat off
and behavei
Colby weakly let her pull his overcoat off and sank
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Evening star., 1909-06-06
NE ARLY A G. AID
Drawing by the Author
By James Montgomery Flagg

RROWNLOW said con
- temptuously that Col
by was a cad But, then.
BrownloW was apoor judge
of men of different caliber
from himself he being big
and burly and quite COM
monplace and having
we'll ordered mind He
had that kind of mans
intolerance of a sensitive.
highly imaginative person
of the same sex.
But there was another
more personal reason for
Brownlow's unfavorable
opinion of Colby. There
was a girl, naturally-and
Colby got the girl sSMA
Brownlow was big and W
handsome; but he could ~
take care of himself
The girl thought Colby
couldn't. so she mater
nally married him
Lawrence Colby never could shak
out of his mind that his wife m;
much the same spirit that she would
in out Of the wet. He imagined tt
have said Ito hersel0 at the time
dear, long legged boy! Does it need
care for it? Well. then, it should h;
should"
He had always known Brownlow, a
envied him his easygoing complacene
his bored, indifferent air; and wht
younger, without acknowledging it I
would try to copy Bill Brownlow's
with Indifferent success, as a sudden
consciousness would take him in the n
arrogant speech and he would have to
to shamed incoherence for sheer lac
carry out the desired effrontery I
Brownlow was still fond of Geraldine
Though it was four years since he
were married, he still adored her W
jealous intensity as when they became
the course of human events" this wa
His dependence on his wife increased "
all the more so as she was really tn
who could put up with him, if Brown
believed
Geraldine was young, in fact quite
than Colby, and not only had she the
being beauty, but was SO in fact
Colby in moments of morbid self al
was rather poor stick of man for t
charming and youthful woman like
disliked much contact with people, a
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-10-22
ADDITIONAL BOILER CAPACITY At
LIGHT PLANT

The Yakima Valley Power Co.
will install two new new boilers in
their steam plant here. Each will
be $50 Horse Power capacity. The
first of the pair arrived the first of
the week and was unloaded and is
blocked up in position but will not
be bricked in until the second one
arrives and is in position alongside.
The turbine will be operated here
again to generare current about De-
cember lst, while changes are being
made in the local plant and to re-
lieve the plant at Naches City. The
putting in of the additional DOW
er unit at the power station will
be delayed so that it cannot be de-
pended upon for some time.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-10-22
COMMERCIAL CLUB NOMINEES

The Commercial Club met We'd
nesday evening to place in nomina-
ton candidates for the offices to be
filled at the regular election to be
held Tuesday evening, November
End. The meeting was an adjourn
ed one from the Tuesday evening
previous when there was a conflict
ing date with the special council
meeting and the attendance was
small. After carefully discussing
the question of officers for another
year the following nominations were
made. For President, E. M. Sly;
for first vice president, c. A. Lundy
second vice president, O. C. Stark !;
treasurer, E. L. Kolb. A number
of speeches were made with view
of arousing more interest in the
work of the Club.
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NEVl0W WANTS HOMESTEAD Bad
Sixteen Days Vigil Kept at WalIa-
Nalla Land Office

a. Nevlow having picked out a
choice homestead near Richland
recently advertised for restoration to
entry, has moved thereon and has
LETT Mrs. Nevlow to hold it down
while he makes it a cinch that he
will be the first to file. He and his
two proxies Phil. Bier and McCor-
mic took their position at the land
office onTuesday and will work three
shifts Of eight hours to hold first
chance to file until November 18th
or sixteen days. The land is under
the level of the Richland Canal and
is valued at SIS, 900. Four others
have filed on this quarter but none
OF them have shown up at Walla-
Walla to take their places in line.
A about the first of Novem DER the
long line will form for a three or
four days wait but by that time
waiting in line will be an old old
story for Nevlow and his assistants.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-10-22
REGISTRATION

Registration for the city election
in December is very light and the
citizens should attend to this i'm
portant duty at an early date. Only
about l75 voters have registered and
more than hundred more should
DO 80. The Prosser registration for
their local option election was 292
and We should equal it. 1t will
have a good effect in unifying the
forces and showing our strength to
other towns which will cooperate
With US in the county seat vote. To
register voters Clerk Calhoun will be
IN the council chamber every after
noon from l until 6 o'clock. The
garden tract folks should all notice
'hese hours and govern themselves
accordingly. Cal strenuously objects
70 having bis sleep disturbed by any
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ZIMMERMAN VS. LYONS

f. Zimmerman received wire
last week to the effect that the case
of Zimmerman VS. Lyons had been
decided in his favor. The case Was
one where Mr.. Zimmerman pur-
chased piece of property near Pasco
under a tax title and in order to
clear the title brought suit against
the original owner one Lyons.
The lower court under Judge Zent
held in favor of the original owner
but the decision was reversed by the
supreme court and the property
given to Mr.. Zimmerman. The
property in question is probably
worth ,O00.-Advocate.
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naughty people from that section Of
the city wanting to register out of
hours, and, on the other hand it is
desired to have all registered with
out extending the time day be-
yond the legal limits to accommodate
the favored. At the city election it
Is probable that four councilmen
Will have to be elected and city
treasurer. Crowell aud Kruse's
terms expire and A. H. Richards
term expires because he was only
appointed to fill vacancy on account
OF the resignation of Jas. A. Rose.
Most probably successor to w. A.
Hawes will have to be selected as
ne will undoubtedly settle on his
homestead at Hanford.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-10-22
TROUBLES OF THE BOATMEN
Not Always Smooth Sailing On The
River

Everybody has his troubles, even
the boatman. Trouble has been
working overtime the past few days
with the Columbia River boatmen.
The Steamer Todd sank at her moor
ings at the kennewick landing and
was successfully raised again but not
"s,..D. much assembling Of mach
Inery ana tools and much work and
expense. A big barge having a car
go of 100 tons of coal on board Iur-
ched over and opened up seams and
sank. 1t was also raised and the
coal saved. The launch Wahluke
blew out her engines and can net
run until new parts are received.
The brand new boat, the Hanford
Flyer got out of gear so that she
had to miss a trip. Open River
Transportation Co.'S old steamer
Relief capped the climax by sink
ing with a hundred sacks of sugar
on board at the Cello dock last Fri
day and the Dalles girls have drink
ing Columbia River water for sweet
ness ever since. Not only everybody
but every boat has its troubles.
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new SIDE WAlk5 Aja...

Some time ago there was pros
pect of getting a walk built t., the
old school building. Since that
time the North Coast Railway has
put down the walk across their
property on Seventh street but the
project languishes. This wal k
should be laid before the school year
is much farther advanced so the
school children would get the benefit
of it. AS we'll it would accom- date
many people of the town. The
school board should at once lay
walk around the school yard on all
sides; the city sheuld put down the
crossing connecting the walks on
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the street south Of the school house.
The Northern Pacific agreed tc
lay the walks across their right-of
way at Seventh and Tacoma streets
and the situation should be laid
before the company SO that the
walk will be down at'an early date.
Should the North Coast take up
the option on the tract lying just
south of the y. p. track they agreed
at the time the street permit was
granted to build sidewalks across
their land. But little more walk
would be needed then on Seventh
street to connect up with the present
walks on Seventh and Second
streets. The agitation for this walk
was started the first week, of school
but two months of school have al
ready elapsed and yet the walk is
far from completion. The school
board and the city should set good
example by a little hustling to get
their share of the walk down
promptly.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-10-22
READY TO LAY STEEL
North Coast Engines and Track Law
ing Machine Arrive

Two North Coast Locomotives
Numbers l and 2arrived here the
last of the week and are now being
placed in running order. They
were built by the Schenectady Lo-
comotive Works and are of the
medium weight, 100 ton type. The
largest on the n. P. weigh $50 tons.
Tank cars and fiat cars for track
laying outfit arrived some time ago
and the first of the week the outfit
was completed by the arrival at At
talia Of the modern tracklaying
machine itself. The capacity of the
machine is from 4 to 6 miles a day.
The work of laying the steel rails
will be under the personal super
vision of w. S. Saxton the Master
Mechanic Of the Road. He is now
assembling the crew for the work.
The material yard continues to in
crease it's stock of material at a rapid
rate. The material for a railroad
water tank are on the ground soon
to be set up and water to supply it
will be furnished by the Yakima
Valley Power Co from the local sys-
tenn.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-10-22
KENNEWICK SHEET METAL WORKS
New Building Completed and Equip
ment Put In

l.. Smith and John Eichner have
completed their brick building 4Ox
60 feet which they will occupy for
the machine shop and sheet metal
works. 1t is located on Washing
ton street in the rear Of the Beach
block and is a convenient fire proof
building, well ventilated and light
ed from windows and skylights.
They have in position or are now
placing lathes, drills, punches, forg-
es and such machinery which will
be operated by electric power. The
firm of Smith & Eichner are in line
for timing and plumbing work
installing heating and ventilating
systems and all varieties of small
work, gunsmithing and repairing.
Mr.. Eichner has had many years
in furnace work in Chic
ago and is thoroly experienced in
the lines of work the firm will
handle. Another line which Mr..
Smith is familiar with and the firm
expect to do much work in is that
of installing pumping plants using
gasoline engines. The new firm
will find an increasing business in
all these lines and will do we'll.
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THREE TRAINS EACH
WAY AT KENNEWICK
New Time Card is Up TO Is for Ap-
prOvai

The Railroad Commission has
written to the Secretary of the
Commercial Club asking for an ex-
preston Of opinion from our people
as to satisfaction the new Northern
Pacific train schedule would give
and stating that the company was
asking for a change on account Of
the fact that a new trans continent
al train would be put on. Accord
ing to the time card trains going
east will be due at Kennewick at
S:l5 a. M, 1:13 a. m., and 7:2O
Ito p. m.. and 1910 p. IN.
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HOW ABOUT OURS?

Because the fire engine wouldn't
work, having been allowed to rust
after the Fourth of July celebration
fire at Toppenish, Wednesday night
burned out five places of business
and swept everything until vacant
lots were reached. The Simons gro
cery Rurke's barber shop, restau-
rant, the Empire theater and a Chi
nese restaurant were destroyed and
olso a small rooming house. The
loss is probably s15, 5,O00.
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COUNTY NEARLY DRY

With the going dry of Prescott
last Saturday there is left one saloon
in Walla Walla county outside of
the city of Walla Walla, that one
being located at Wallula. There
are 3S saloons in Walla Walla. The
last named city will vote on local
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VETERAN ANSWERS LAST CALL
0f THE GREAT COMMANDER
pusy and Honorable Life Is Now
Finished

L.
in this city Thursday afternoon
after an illness of about year and
half. His illness began about
The time of his starting in business
here and last January he was oper-
ated on in the hospital at Spokane
and the operation prolonged his life
for many months, altho it effected
no cure. The last six months of
his illness were months of much
suffering but just as he had been a
faithful and courageous soldier of
his country in '64 and '65 50 he
was patient and uncomplaining in
time of suffering.
The funeral this afternoon will be
held from the home conducted by
the three ministers and the after care
of the remains will be in charge of
the Masonic Lodge of which Mr..
Shanafelt was a member. litter
ment will be made at Sunnyside
where the family formerly lived
and where their relatives now reside.
A committee of the lodge Messrs.
Jas. Crowell, NJ. O. Kitten, J.
Sercombe and II. G. Twecdt will
accompany the funeral party to
Sunnyside where the burial services
will be those of the Masonic Order
under the direction Of the Sunny
side Lodge of which Mr.. Shanafelt
is past master. Mr.. 0. J. Steward
q relative and for many years asso-
ciated with him in Lodge work will
be the master of the ceremonies.
Nearly sixty years ago Mr.. Snana-
felt was born near Dwagiac, Mich
igan, and at that place in his fif-
teenth year he entered the army,
s'rving in the first Michigan Caval-
~ for one year. He had four broth
ers in the Civil War service and the
family was one of soldiers, his faith
er having been a soldier in the War
Of 1912 and his grandfather was in
the Revolutionary War.
After the war he received his ed
ucation and taught school for a
number of years. Twenty-Five
years ago at West Union, Iowa, he
was married to Miss Emile Davis
and she and three children, Herbert
Lynn and Lura survive him. The
family came to Washington seven
years ago and have lived at Sunny
side and Kennewick during that
time. In May 1908 he purchased
the Gents Furnishing business of
Robert Scott & Sons and since his
illness his sons have conducted the
business.
Mr.. Shanafelt was kind hus-
band and father, a progressive citi
zen eager for the advancement of
the higher things. AS an old teach
er be was Jealous for the best in
education. For more than a quart
er of century he was an active
Mlson squaring his life to the noble
principles of that order, and was a
supporter and regular attendant OF
church and the Sunday School.
After a period of suffering, death
has ended a busy and honorable
career and he has entered into the
sure reward laid up for the faithful.
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PRESBYTERIAN Church

Rev. Il. ii. Murray, Pastor.
Sabbath School at 10 IL. IN.
Sermon by the Pastor at IL a. NJ.
''The Perfect Man,
Junior Society of Christian EnGea-
vOr at ) y. Ill. Senior Society of
Christian Endeavor at GAS p. III.
Sermon by the Pastor at 7:3O p. m
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1t strikes us that l.. w. Brown
was going some when he had about
four hundred feet of cement walk
laid at cost of 81 900.
FOund-A man 8 watch. Owner
can have same by proving property
and paying for this notice.
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Head On. Only.

Any remark which might possibly
be construed into unfayorable criti-
cism of his old master or any of his
belongings is instantly resented by
Pomp, an old southern negro. A
young granddaughter from up norf-
was looking over the family portraits
and commenting freely. while Pomp
stood. a sable image. at her side.
II don't think much of that horses
tail." said the girl. nodding her head
toward a portrait OF her spirited an
cestor seated on the horse which car
ried him through the civil war. ut
Hooks rather moth-eaten to me-
~Dey wasn't nobody from de norf
cher saw dat hoss' tail iu wah times.-
answered Pomp. his voice charged
with NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Compan-
Ion.
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that he was guilty; now he knew not
what to believe. He grew bewildered.
There had certainly been a burglar,
but who was he?
"Mr. Darlington" said Cavenaugh,
pulling himself together with an eff
fort, you need have no worry what
ever. l will undertake to restore your
documents. / offer you no explana-
tions." He left them abruptly.
The young lawyer concluded to
grope no longer. Somebody else would
have to lead him out of this labyrin-
thine maze. All at once there came
to him a sense of infinite relief. Prov
idence had kindly taken the matter
out Of his hands.
Never mind. Kate" he said. For
my part, I should be entirely satisfied
If ! never saw the miserable thing
again"
Father will find 1t for you" Her
eyes were dim with tears Of shame.
what Is 1t, girl?"
Nothing that I can explain to you
John. Good night"
When he had gone to his room
Norah turned to her sister and sobbed
on her breast.
ooh, Kate!"
What is the matter, child?"
II told grandpa the combination!"
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CHAPTER III.

Darlington tumbled out of bed at
six and threw out the old-fashioned
green blinds. A warm, golden sum-
mer morning greeted his eyes, and the
peaceful calm of Sunday lay upon the
land. A. robin piped in an apple tree,
an oriole flashed across the flower
beds, and a bee buzzed just outside
the sill. A brave day! He stepped
into his tub. bathed. and dressed in his
riding clothes, for there was to be a
canter down to the sea and return be-
fore breakfast. From the window he
could see the groom walking the beau.
tiful thoroughbreds up and down the
driveway. There were only two this
morning; evidently Norah was not
going.
The Cavenaugh girls had created al
most a scandal and a revolution when
they first appeared at Glenwood. Peo-
pie had read and talked about women
riding like men. they had even seer
pictures of them, but to find them
close at hand was something Of a
shock. Yet, when they saw With what
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commander-in-chie NevIus.

building has been deliberately draped
with bunting, handsome arches span
the streets, and there is scarcely a
residence in the city that does not dis
play at least a flag.
Henry NJ. Nevius, the commander-in-
chief, arrived here Saturday with his
staff and inspected the arrangements.
On Sunday the city's guests began ar
irving by the thousand, and or Mon
day they came in so fast that the com
mittee had to work like sailors to get
them all housed in such a manner as
t o avoid congestion in any part of the
city.
Big "Greetings" Meeting.
Monday evening came the first pub
lie event on the program-a great
campfire in the assembly hall in the
Temple grounds. All that night and
throughout Tuesday the stream OF ar
rivals continued, but by Tuesday
evening practically all the visitors had
been received and distributed. That
night the greatest function of the en-
campment took place. This was the
Greetings" meeting in the Mormon
Tabernacle. The immense building
easily seats 10000 persons, and it vas
filled to its capacity.
Col. Frank NJ. Starrett, the execu-
tive director of the encampment,
| called the vast assemblage to order
and introduced William H. King OF
Salt Lake City, who acted as tenn
porary chairman. He made a brief
address and was followed by Gov.
William Spry Of Utah, Mayor John s.
! Bradford of Salt Lake City, and l.. H.
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passed the one of to-day in spectacu
lar and pathetic features. The pa
rade formed at the beautiful Eagle
gate on South Temple street. First
in line were the regulars of the Fiji.
teenth United States infantry and the
entire National Guard of Utah, acting
as escorts. Next came the forty
four departments of the Grand Army
Of the Republic, the Naval Veterans,
the Ex-Union Prisoners of War, and in
carriages the surviving members of
that devoted band of women. the Army
Nurses.
Scattered through the line were nu.
merous military bands and fife and
drum corps.
Greeted with Cheers and Tears.
At the word of command the parade
marched west to Main street and
turned south down that thoroughfare,
proceeding W. blocks between solid
walls of cheering men, women and
children. AS the grizzled veterans
passed the enthusiasm vas tremen'
dous and many a spectator wept un'
ashamed as he realized that this was
undoubtedly the last grand review for
scores of the feeble heroes who
trudged along with eyes on the flag
for which they had given some of the
best years of their lives.
When Seventh South street was
reached the paraders themselves
broke out in mighty cheering, fol
there they turned in front of the most
beautiful feature of the day, the "Liv
ing Flag" On an immense stand
were $500 children dressed in the
national colors and so arranged thai
they made a perfect representation o
a waving American flag.
The little one had been drilled fol
many weeks. and while the old sol
diers passed they sang patriotic airs
At the Reviewing Stand.
Concentrating, the parade nov
moved north on Main street back t
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guests. The parading bodies all
passed in review, saluting those in
the stand, and at once %disbanded. All
the bands as they arrived here were
massed close to the stand and as the
elimination of the parade, 1000 school
children marched by, the united bands
playing and the children singing "On.
ward, Christian Soldiers"
The great review was excellently
managed in every way. All along the
line of march were scattered ambu-
lances, trained nurses and numerous