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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-12-22
PROMINENT YOUNG
PEOPLE ARE WE'D
Miss Helen Williams becomes Bride
of Rudd Russell at Pretty
Home Wedding

The prettiest wedding of the sea-
son occurred Wednesday evening,
when Miss Helen Williams became
the bride of Rudd Lester Russell, at
the home of the BRIDES sister, Mrs.
A. H. Wheaton.
| At half after eight the bride and
groom, in the presence of about
forty friends and relatives, took
their places while Mrs. Kit Clifford
softly played the wedding march.
The simple ring service was used,
Miss Kate Williams, sister of the
bride. being the BRIDES maid, while
E. w. Trendbath assisted the groom.
Immediately after the ceremony,
which was performed by Rev. Orr,
of the Congregational church. Mrs.
E. Mann sang Il love You" with
Mr.. Mann playing her accompani-
ment.
The bride is the charming daugh-
ter'of Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Will
liams, who live east of town, and
are numbered among the few re-
naming pioneers of Kennewick.
During her residence here Mrs.
Russell has made, and kept, many
friends throughout the valley by
her charming personality. She is
a graduate of high school and took
high honors in her class: AS a
bride she was attired in white mes
saline with satin band trimmings,
and had white roses in her hair.
She carried a shower boquet of white
roses and lilies of the valley.
The groom is a popular young
man, who has been employed for
the past year and half with the
local Office of the Pacific Power 4
Light company. and has many
friends amoung the younger people
of the town.
The bride and groom left on the
early train west, destination un-
known, as they stated that they
would spend a week or SO in Spo-
kane. before returning to Kenne-
wick, where they have their home
next to Wheatons' ready for occu-
pancy.
The out-of-town guests were Mrs.
Mclean, of Kiona, an old friend of
the family, Miss Jessie jackson, a
cousin of the bride, from Pasco.
and Leslie Williams, brother of
the bride, who has been living in
Ellensburg.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-12-22
FILE FINDINGS IN Benton co. AUDIT
State Inspectors Discover Discrepancies and Technical eguare.
in Nearly All County O6ces-Are Sticklers for Red
Tape-Present Officials Commended

to collect the proper fees and mile.
age in all cases.
They say the records in the AS
sessor's Office are not as complete
as the records of other counties, but
the present very efficient assessor,
John Severyns, has installed splen-
did set of plats and references that
are not only a credit to him, but to
the entire county. The tax rolls
are written up in a splendid man
ner and are very carefully balanced.
The examiners found that the re-
cords of the Superintendent's office
were in very bad shape when Miss
Golf took over the office but she i'm
mediately commenced to improve
the method of conducting the af-
fairs and when she turned the Office
over to Miss Wata Jones, she had
bought order out of chaos"
A large part of the report is de-
voted to advice in regard to the
County Commissioners. The
charges against the commissioners
for claims alleged to have been
illegally allowed, total about SO, 900.
Of the irregular bills allowed to
commissioners, the examiners say
we find that the bulk of these ir-
regular allowances to members of
the board, consist of bills of labor
and team hire furnished by some
members of the board on county
roads. It may seem a hardship
that the commissioner who has
studied the question of good roads,
may not furnish his services and
teams to his county In supervising
and building roads and bridges,
but as the general agent of his coun-
ty he cannot employ himself"
The examiners allege that ex.-
penditure for clerk hire in the coun-
ty Offices has been unjustifably
great and criticise the commission
ers for approving it.
The examiners think the drain
age districts should be re-organized
under the new law.
Tax refunds and cancellations
are severely criticized and the COM
missioners are criticized for allow
ing payment of premiums on Office
bonds of officials.
The examiners found sixteen
road districts technically on the
books and but three funds. They
advise that the road districts he Of
ficially reduced to three.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-12-22
WILL install new
TELEPHONE SYSTEM
MANAGER Brown Announces $4,000
Improvement i'm Local Service
Will be Made Soon

Manager Brown, of the Kenne-
wick Valley Telephone Company,
is authority for the statement that
Immediately after the first of the
year, the new Sc, 900 common bat
terry system will be installed and
telephone patrons can get central
merely by taking down the receiver.
This system is up-to-date in every
respect and is the same device as is
in use in all progressive cities.
Once the installation is complete
Kennewick people may be assured
of the best possible service.
Materials and apparatus have
been ordered from the Western Elec-
trio Company and will be here in
a short time. A force of linemen
will 90 to work the first of the year
and all haste consistent with thor
ness will be made in completing
the work.
Mr.. Brown regrets that the
patrons may be subjected to some
Inconvenience while the new system
is being put in, necessitated by
changing cables, connecting and
reconnecting. etc, but when all is
completed, he guarantees AS good
telephone service as can be had in
any city in the United States.
For the benefit Of those who may
be contemplating placing telephone
numbers on new stationery, he
wishes to state that all numbers
will be changed under the new
system.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-12-22
COUNCILMAN TOMKINS
DIES VERY SUDDENLY
Heart Trouble Fatal to Well-KnOwn
Citizen After Illness of But
An Hour

"A. w. Tompkins is dead. He
succumbed to a very sudden and
brief attack of heart trouble. His
death occurred at his home in the
Garden Tracts, about ten O'Clock
Thursday morning in the presence
of his wife and daughter.
Since an operation performed
some months ago, Mr.. Tomkins
has enjoyed better health than fol
some time. and he was in the best
of spirits until an hour or so be
fore his death. Complaining of a
pain, he went into the house. and
the doctor was summoned, but in
spite of all human efforts, be an.
swered the call from labor in this
world to refreshment in the land OF
peace, after less than an hours ill
ness.
Awaiting the arrival Of the son,
from Spokane, no definite arrange
ments for the funeral have been
made, but the Masonic order, o1
which Mr.. Tomkins was a member
will have charge of the services
which will be hold Saturday or Sun.
day.
Mr.. Tomkins was a good citi.
zen, a good father and husband
Few men can equal him. As q
member of the city council, he hao
the welfare of the city at heart con-
tinually. As q member of tn.
Masonic order, he had filled the Of
flee of secretary for the past year
and Wednesday night, was elected
to fill the office for another term
His work for that institution wal
untiring, and in his absence to tina
land from whose bourne no traveller
ever returns, he will bemissed
His heart is we'll fitted for build
ing stone in that temple, not mad'
with human hands, eternal in tn
heavens.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-12-22

The report of the Bureau of In.
spection on the examination o1
county offices in Benton County
was filed with the County Auditor,
Monday. 1t is document of eighty
six pages of closely typewriter mat
ter, a large part of which is com
POSED of tables giving in detail the
findings of the examiners showing
all alleged discrepancies, excess
payments and illegal payments
found by them. With the excep-
tion of the Treasurer's and Clerk s
offices, the inspection covered the
entire period from the formation OF
the county; these offices were
checked in February 1909.
Of the County Auditors office
the report says that "a careful
check disclosed but single fee OF
25 cents for marginal cancellation
of mortgage which did not appear
on the fee book, in the entire period
of over six years, and during the
administration of all three incum-
bents. This fact illustrates the per-
feet system and careful checking of
this division, which we believe is
not surpassed in the state" They
did not speak so highly of the audit
ing and accounting division. as they
think an enormous amount of work
has been done in this division which
is not necessary, and they recon-
mend changes which they think
will simplify the work. No short
ages were found in the auditors Of
fee.
The County Clerks Office is very
severely criticized in some respects.
The first criticism is that County
Clerk Marsh did the work without
sufficient assistance. The report
says. The trust fund account is in
a state of utter confusion, we found
the account entirely unreliable. :"
OF present Clerk, F. E. Snively,
they say. he appointed as his de-
putty, M. C. Dele and they have
made considerable improvement in
the conduct of the Office"
In the Sheriff's office under Sheriff
McNeili they found all fees proper
ly accounted for, there even being
an overpayment of $1.OO. They
criticized Mr.. McNeill for having
charged team hire for the use of his
own team. They compliment
Sheriff Mahan and his efficient de-
putty. Mr.. Forsyth, for their effort
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-12-22
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

To be given at the Presbyterian
church Monday evening at 7:3O.
Opening March
Recitation-Leslie Muncey
Song-Primary Class
Recitation-Hazel Reed
Song-Wilma Hoyt
Recitation-Lorene Kennedy
Duet-Hazel Reed and Burdette
Hoadley
Recitction-Wilbur Weisel
Song-Miss Green's Glass
Observation-Disclosures Hoadley
Solo-Pearl Weisel
Song-Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Fra
ser's Glass
Recitation-Robert Weisel
Goodnight Song
Christmas Tree
The Christmas exercises at the Con-
gregational church will be held Satnr-
day evening, beginning at 7:3O and az
announced last week, instead of Nom
day evening as voted by the school.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-12-22

It everyone come in costume.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-12-22
GOT YOUR COSTUME YET?

The entertainment committee has
issued invitations for the mask ball
which will lie given by the Com
mercial Club next Thursday night,
the 2Sth. Is is especially requested
that everyone come in costume.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-12-22
MOTHER CARLOAD OF
JERSEY cows COMING
lnt Get Enough Animals to SUNNY
4Rmand of Creamery Patrons-()ut.
put of Plant on the Increase

VI One of the most flourishing in
y dustries OF recent growth in the
& valley, is dairying, of which the
81 Columbia Valley Creamery is the
nucleus. Thirty patrons are now
D delivering cream and milk to the
creamery daily and their contribu-
tons amount to 5000 pounds of
cream a week, half of which, prac-
tically comes from the valley around
Rich.and. This in turn becomes
approximately $50 or 900 pounds
of butter in passing through the
hands OF the butter maker and in
addition, the creamery controls a
large percentage of the local cream
trade. Up to the last two weeks,
the output of butter has not been
more than enough to cover the local
demand, as White Bluffs, Hanford,
Richland, Finley, Hover, Alfalfa,
Kennewick and Pasco have confined
their purchases in this line to home
interests. AS is the case universal
ly in creamery trade, there is a
noticeable slack in butter during
the holiday season, due to the de-
mands Of Christmas gift buying and
the tendency Of the good house,
wives to save on minor expenses.
. Butter generally reaches its maxi
I,mum price in December. There is
now a small surplus of butter on
hand at the plant which will 90 to
the city markets until the home
trade again becomes normal.
John B. Whitehead arrived few
days ago from Prosser to take charge
Of the butter making. He is very
highly recommended as he has had
a number of years experience in
the plant of the Glendale Creamery
Company at Port Angeles and has
been their head hutter-maker for
the past two years. He is thorough
in all his work and the members of
the local company have every rea-
son to congratulate themselves on
securing his services.
The rapidly increasing demand
for more COWS may be taken as an
indicator of the interest of the farm
ers in the new business, as Man.
ager Dean finds it impossible to get
the COWS which are needed to sup
ply all the farmers who want them.
Nm a few days Geo. Finley, OF FIN
ley, and Mr.. Nicholson, OF Richland,
will 20 to Oregon to superlntend
the shipment of carload OF COWS
to Kennewick. These COWS are
sold, part of them going to Rich
land and the remainder to Finley.
r. f. Pratt, of Meadowbrook Farm,
who left Tuesday evening for Chi
cago, will return to the city about
ske 10th of January and will have
a carload of cows, shipped either
from Oregon or Wisconsin. The
sale of these is expected to relieve
the stu alton.
Several cows listed on the cream
cry books are making some hne re-
cords in the way of production. ID.
J. Beinhart, up the river, has
couple of grade Jerseys which net,
ted him a cream check of S24.9O
du,lng the month of November,
this being the proceeds OF 6S:'
pounds of butter fat. A Holsteln
COW owned by H. F. Nichols, and
which was one of those shipped III
by the company from Kansas. Is
kyielding forty eight pounds OF mix
"a day, testing "A in butter tat test
This averages I'll pounds of butter
fat day which means an Income
of 50 cents day from the sale or
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-12-22
The Christm as Dance.

When grandma danced the minuet
Some sixty years ago
Tie stately couples often met
Beneath the mistletoe
To waltzes now the customs veer,
But Mahefs foxy beau
That damsel doth contrive to steer
Beneath the mistletoe.
The dances change. but not the
game,
AS close observers know.
For mortals act about the same
Beneath the mistletoe.
Louisville Courier Journal.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-12-22
PAPA's PART.

Mother is in desperation.
And so is sister Sue,
For Christmas celebration
Buying the presents due;
Ann is a frazzIed maiden
Exhausted by shopping trays;
Tom, with his arms o'erladen,
Hangs to the strap and sways.
Lurching-his bundles (botherD
Around the car he spills.
Everybody works but father.
He simply pays the bills!
Lester Lestaire.
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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-07-07
Historic Beauties.

The famous beauties Of the world are
wise when. they leave no portraits OF
themselves. Take Marguerite Of Va
lois. She was an immoral, dishonor-
able, criminal. scheming, INSCRIPTIONS
villainess, but she was lowered with
such charm that there was not a jailer
or an enemy she could not charm when
she tried. No, nor woman-not even
the wives of her lovers. Men came
from every country, taking year long
journeys, only to see her and went
away, after little glimpse, saying
they had 'seen loneliness itself" Then
one sees her portraits. Too much fore
head, not enough eyebrow, straight
nose and expressive mouth lin one pic
ture lovely mouth)-and that Is ell.
Mary, queen of Scots, was very lovely
three kingdoms battled because Of
her beauty-and yet her pictures leave
one cold. Fouche said her portrait
showed every trait of the lowest GRIM
inal type. That was before he knew
whose picture he criticised.-London
Truth.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-07-07
New National Forests.

The Clearwater, Cnur d'Alene
and Nez Perez national forests in
Northern Idaho have been reduced
by the establishment Of two new
units, to be known as the Selway
and St. Joe national forests, with
headquarters at Kooskia and St.
Maries. This was brought about
as follows: From the Ceur d.
Alene to the St. Joe there we're
transferred $40, 200 acres, from the
Clearwater to the St. Joe 223, 900
acres, to the Selway 1854, 800
acres, to the Nez Perez 16, GAO
acres and from the Nez ferce to
the Selway II7,I4o acres. There
was eliminated from the Nez Perce
several small tracts aggregating
5o2o acres, which upon examina.
ton were found to be nonforest
land.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-07-07
Lost Meanings,

"Those who care for the beginnings
Of things may be glad that the quill
pen survives to remind us that the
original pen was plucked from bird"
observes a writer. Germans and
Frenchmen are in no danger Of for
getting that. thanks to their respec-
tive words 'feder' and plume but. the
English pen suggests feather only
when one chooses to think about it
and recall the Latin .penna.' Almost
all our writing materials are no longer
what etymologically they profess to
be. Paper is no longer made of pa
pyrus; pencil is not little tail
'penicillus,' like a camel's hair brush !;
the lead Of lead pencil is not lead,
and the india rubber with which we
erase its marks does not and never
did come from India. Even of parch-
ment there is probably not fragment
in the country, except, perhaps, In a
museum and coming from Pergamum.
In Asia. Chicago News.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-07-07
UNKNOWN MAN KILLED
Found Near N. P. Track East Of
Rogers Spur.

With both legs crushed below
the knees, evidently BY having
been run over by train, the dead
body Of an unknown man was
found yesterday morning a rod
from the Northern Pacific railroad
track about one mile east OF
Rogers spur and nine miles east
of Rathdrum. Coroner Frank
Wenz was notified and brought
the remains to Rathdrum where
they are now in charge Of Bobo &
Sons, undertakers, embalmed to
be held several days for identifca-
ton.
The body is that Of a young man,
aged about 80 years, weight about
I35 pounds, and height S feet;
with dark brown hair and light
moustachc, and had three days
growth Of beard. A probable clew
to his identity is the name Crosse
written with an indelible pencil
on the guarantee tag inside his
coat. He wore dark coat,
striped shirt and blue overalls. A
piece of the front page of the
Spokesman Review of July 4 was
found in his hat. On his person
were found pocket knife, an
open-faced New York Standard"
watch with leather chain, and a
small medical memorandum book,
in which no writing appears.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-07-07

BUSINESS BRIEFS.

We have considerable cheap feed at
the elevator which you can buy at |
cent pound.-M. B. Layton. At j23
For all kinds of fresh meats call at
J. A. Seigloch's-Rathdrum Meat
company.
Home made sausages speciality at
Seigloch's. Ham, bacon and lard.
fish and game in season.
II you would like to get a bargain
In an almost new spring wagon, call
on M. B.Layton at the elevator. 4ti23
An almost new spring wagon,
which would make an excellent de-
livery wagon, for garden truck. ETC.,
can be bought cheap, Of NJ. b. Lay
ton at the Rathdrum Grain & Supply
Cos elevator, Rathdrum, Ida. 4tjn23
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-07-07
reside. Mr.. Castillo was formerly IN
lne grocery business here.

reside. Mr.. Castillo was formerly IL
the grocery business here.
u. = Thompson had the III fortune
recently to lose his barn near Blan-
chard oy IRE. He was burning brush
a"a neavy wind blew sparks into
tue oarn setting the hay on fire. A
binder, kept in the building, was also
destroyed. Mr.. Thompson is having
new balm built 10 which to store
tnis years hay crop.
Mrs. G. L. Heitman and children.
MIS-. J. S. Woolery and daughter
Faye, and Misses Minnie and Ferne
Berry and Edith Anderson, arrived
nome last Friday noon from their
months sojourn at Seaside, Oregon.
Mr.. Hoffman, who went to Seaside
the nrst of last week, returned home
with his family.
=. Z. Dyer was 10 Spokane Sunday
ana met his sons wife, Mrs. G. w.
Dyer and her daughters, Mrs. Fred
ocnlndler and Miss Inez Dyer, and
little son Charles, who arrived from
Twin Falls, Sunday evening, on their
way TO Twin Lakes to spend the
summer. Mr.. Dyer companied the
visitors through Rathdrum to Twin
Lakes Monday morning.
Mr.. and MIS- Theodore Reed of
Spokane were guests Of Mr.. aLd Mrs.
u. W. Culp and family on the 4th.
Mrs, Reed and Mr.. Culp are cousins
out had not seen each other since
1862, although Mr.. and Mrs. Reed
have resided in Spokane and vicinity
since 1883. They learned Of each
others whereabouts from a distant
relative who is tracing the genealopy
OF the family. Mr.. Reed is union
veteran OF the civil war.
Mr. and MRS. A. Fornfeist of Deer
Park, WASH, spent few days this
week with their friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
WIN. Kampe Of this place, and cele-
brating the 4th and the fourth birth.
day anniversary Of little Ella Liere,
at the home Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Liere of Rathdrum
prairie, who has her birthday on the
Glorious Fourth.
Mrs. G. W. Dyer and Mrs Fred
SCHNEIDER left Sunday evening for
Twin Lakes, near Rathdrum, where
they will spend the summer. The
trip was made for the benefit Of Mrs.
Schindler's failing health and the
many friends Of the family sincerely
hope that she will return much i'm
proved. Twin Falls Times.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-07-07
Local Paragraphs.


In the ball game here last Sun
day the local team won from Occur
d'Alene BY score of 10 to 4.
The Rathdrum State band gave
another open air concert Thursday
evening of last week, attracting a
large crowd Of listeners.
A valuable 3-year-old colt be-
longing to DR.. Wenz died last
Friday evening from the breaking
OF a blood vessel after a hard run
about the pasture.
A dray has been received by S.
B. McCheyne of the Pioneer barn,
and he is now prepared to do all
kinds of transfer work.
First street was sprinkled with
the fire hose yesterday, the first
real dusty day Of the summer, a
breeze prevailing from the west.
A large hay crop is ready for
harvesting in this vicinity and, the
weather permitting, baling crews
will begin work next Monday.
The Richards & Pringles' Geor-
gia Ministries delighted large
crowd at Fraternal hall last Friday
evening. The gross receipts are
said to have been $3.50.
The village trustees held no
meeting last Monday night, the
date to which they had adjourned.
The members decided the meeting
was not necessary. A regular
meeting will be held again next
Monday evening.
All Odd Fellows are requested
to be present at the meeting this
evening when officers are to be
installed. Refreshments will be
served. Visiting members well
come.
1t is expected that few more
weeks will see the concrete side
walks east of Mccartney street
completed. Bee CASTOR is said to
have all the contracts left, w. A.
Poleson having retired from the
business. The walk in front of
the Pioneer Livery barn is being
completed by Mr.. CASTOR today.
The force of men at work on the
reservoir is rushing the wall to
completion, and with fair weather,
will leave little to do after this
week. Rant Satchwell and w. r.
Borthwick have been kept busy
hauling sand for the concrete and
stone work.