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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-11-10

The date of the card party given
by the st. Paui's Guild has Deen
changed to Thursday, November Is.
All who received invita- tiOns make
this correction IN their engagement
books.
DR.. G. B. Alexander returned Tues.
day from q two weeks business trip
during which time he got as far north
as the Alberta country. The doctor
owns II section or SO of wheat land
In the vicinity of calgary aud went
there to make arrangements for hav-
ing 1t cared for during the coming
season.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-11-10

u. u. Peckenpaugh, of Spokane.
visited with his sister. Mrs. aarper
ano other relatives in Kenuewick
last week.
frof. c 0. Kimban, leader and in.
s1ructor OF the Kenne wick band was
q visitor in the CITY Wednesday,
Pasco Express.
Miss Christopher. who is teaching
ID the kiona schools, visited over
saturday and Sunday with her uncle.
u. N. Calhoun, aud family.
The "ezt meeting of the MILE
Club, Monday night, will be held at
1he ho'ae of Mrs. Irwin Fisher. All
'nemo ers are requested to be present
u. L. Toll. who has been seriouslv
Ill with typhoid fever for the past
lew weeks at his home in the Garden
Tracts. in now on the road to re.
covery.
Rufus Fullerton. who was one OF
tne early settlers In this valley. ar.
rived Saturday morning from Eugene.
Oregon, for visit with old friends
and to look after business here.
Mrs. E. d. Ellis visited friends in
Pasco Thursday evening and attend.
ed the meeting Of the newly instituted
Rebekah. Lodge at that place. She
visited the Rebakah Lodge at Rich.
land the folio wing evening.
Invitations have been received here
announcing the marriage of Miss
Maude Scott. daughter of Mrs. Mary
". Scott. and R. Martin Hartman.
which will take place at the Scott
home In Kiona next Wednesday.
November 18th. Miss Scott was for.
merly a Kennewick girl.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution met Monday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Gray on the
Highlands. Interesting papers were
read by Mrs. 6ould, Miss Beuiah
Church and Mrs. w. T. Mann, on
"rhanksgiving Day" and the "Wo-
men OF the Revolution Time" The
next meeting will be held at the
home of Miss Beulah Church on the
first Monday in December.
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All this week.
news T H | S
week = = =

-, and Mrs. y. F. Knapp, IF
s,.nlaod, were Ken"ewick visitors
Js.t week.
The Ladies' Needlework Club vii
mat with Mrs.. r. W. BigneIl this
IFrlday' afternoon.
Dr.J. W. Kelley returned the first
.,the week from points In Idaho
shere he spent a few days.
Mrs. Johnson. OF Kennewick. is
.,.,ding the week with her sister.
W. Ney.-Grandview Herald.
Mn. E. d. TAYLOR, Of Pasco. visited
18th old friends and transacted bust
,.sa In Kennewick Saturday.
Nn. Mary w. Scott and Mrs.
william Warren. both Of Kiona.
,,dted 10 kennev7ick, Tuesday.
Ia Bellows. of the Toggery, left
vyday evening for Spokane to look
.,ter business interests in that city.
MIN Mary Thornton has been
.oepding the past week at White
Rlui5s and Hanford on business con-
nected With the millinery trade.
Mr. and Mrs E. l.. Hutchinson ar.
dved in Kennewick Sunday evening
n, A visit with Mr.. Hutchinsou's
cousin, R. F. Richardson, and fami-
". They are making an extended
tour Of the West, and from here they
vill 70 to Idaho, and then for u
months VISIT in SsnFranciscO. before
rturning home to Boston.
Albert 0rell was at Snnnyeide this
week purchasing dairy cows for his
ranch. The number Of dairy ami.
mails 10 the valley is Increasing
rapidly and next season the herds
Will be quite extensive. as many OF
the ranchers are planning on enter
Ing the dairy business and selling
their cream to the creamery at Ken
newick. Some of the doubling ones
are watching the results of the
ianchers now operating on this plan
and as soon as they see the regular
monthly pay check coming will join
the creamery's pay rull-HanfOrd
Columbian.
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All this weeks
news T II | S
week = = =
Insurance Commissioner J. L

Insurance Commissioner J. l.,
Shively, reports that up to Novem-
Der l of the present year, the re-
ceips of the Insurance Department
have crossed the $500, 900 mark.
This is $4,000 in excess of the
total receipts for 1910. The Insur-
ance Department is making a good
record under the new law, easily
carrying itself along.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-11-10

Turkey eating day falls ON Novem-
Der 80 this year, according to the
proclamation of President Taft. In
it he declares that all is bright and
lovely. Big crops, industry,
peaceful relations at home an d
abroad, all make it.. desirable that
the day Of Thanksgiving be observed,
once more.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-11-10
The Ladies' Aid OF the Presby terrain

The Ladies' Aid OF the Presby terrain
church are making preparations for
their Christmas Bazaar. The date
will be announced later.
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Cemetery Associa ton will be
held next Tuesday afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. Madge Soth.
Geo. March returned Thursday
morning from Garfield. wash, where
he has been attending to business AZ
fairs for the past two weeks.
Quite a number of young people
went Ous to the Highlands clubhouse
last Tuesday night where an enjoy
able dance was given by the ladies OF
the club.
W. G. King 4 Son and j. Corder
are advertising specials for tomor.
row. The careful buyer will save
money by watching the Courier's sd-
vertisfng columns each week.
The chicken dinner given by the
Ladies' of the Christian Church at
Hytherleigh's Cafe was q grand sue
cess, and more money was realised
for the treasury than was expected.
The Ladies' Aid Of the NJ. E. Church
held their regular meeting Wednes-
day afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
w. r. Anon. The afternoon was
spent in sewing for the Christmas
Basar, which will be held the Dee
9Th and 7th. At the close Of the
meeting refreshments were served by
the hostess.
The Quarterly meeting was held at
the M. E. Church, with District gu
perintendeut II. Q. Perry. Of Sunny.
side In charge. A short. butinterest-
ing meeting was held by a large
number OF members. Mr.. Perry was
the guest of J. H. Wood and family
at dinner Wednesday.
A travelling man dropped into Ken
newick this morning. saying that he
had inst visited the present county
seat. The appea rance of the town
Indicated. he said. that there were
at least four first-class funerals III
operation at the same time.
Congressman w. l. La Toilette, Of
Pullman. spent Saturday In Kennr-
wick. He was on his wav to the
Wenatcbee country to look up some
matter which will come no for lpgis-
lattOn next term. Mr.. LaFOllete ex-
poets to return to Washington, ID.
c., the middle of next month.
The Pacific States Telephone com
pany has three big crews working
out Of Kennewick in IA many differ
ent directions. The work consists
in the reconstruction of some of the
lines and increasing the capacity of
all of them. One party is working
toward North YakimA, one to Walla
walla and the third to RitzyiIie.
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PRESBYTERIAN
Bible school at 1000 a. m.
Morning service at II

Bible school at 1000 a. m.
Morning service at II
Next sunday Rev. F. l.. Fraser
will begin series OF evening services
dealing with themes of Il popular
character. The purpose of these
meetings is to interpret the gospel
in terms of M odern life and to bring
about d warmer sympathy between
the church and nou.church Soers.
The subject for next Sunday evening
will be tai How can tine Church help
the Community 10 How can the
Community help the Church? Short
addresses from the Law mems view
point, will be made by A. r Gardner
III w. Desgranges, Geo. +. Richard
son and NJ. NJ. Moulton. The meet
ing will begin at 7:3e O'Clock.
.sTzJosEpH's CATHOLIC
S+rvises sunday, November ~, at
8 O'clock. g'@
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keepino the Actors Clean.

Some years ago. when playing In
Leeds. l started swimming cOmpe-
pany and to encourage them offered
as prize silver loving cup (won.
by the way. by the late Edward Lon
nen. The event apparently created
some interest in the town. and a friend
heard two men engage in a discussion
as follows: @ =. ~
First Mani say, burst to know this
ere Terry's given coop to bes' swim
mer l. company?
Second Man-Aye. What's that for?
First Man-Oh. suppose it's to keep
them play actors Edward Terry
In Era ANIMAL 80 IA
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-11-10
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

:' CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
E. A. Orr, pastor.
10 q. m, Sunday School.
II a. M, preaching services. Sub
ject-"Our Relation to Biblical Crit
cism."
1880 p. m. preaching service.
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At thr G1urrtra
ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL

Regular weekly services, Sunday
10 q. M, Sunday school; IL q. m.
Morning PRAYER and Sermon; ;
O'Clock Sunday school on the High
lands. Holy communion, the first
Sunday In the month. "Wednesday
Evening prayer and address.
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BAPTIST CHURCH

IL a. m Symmetry of Character
7:30 p. m. THE Message OF q Fa-
nous Fruitgrower.''
Bible School, 10 h. m.
Gas meeting of young people led
by Mr.. Motter, Subject, Temper
ance."
Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-14

sTUNNISg VELVET AND FUR COAT instance would b- for ruof in ? central part of town for two weeks Immediately after the holidays an cards to announce the purpuSe of the place
 My scheme would be that the Grsi week be devoted to receiving Iht Goods-inappropriate sifts-for which each depoS!tor would get ticket. to be good in choosing week. for an article equal in value to the one de posted A charge of 2J cents might be made for the deposit of any article worth more than Sl.50 and of lJ cent for anyfhing less. down t0 = cents Under fhGJ iO cents would be enough to ask Any article more expensive than ;he oup deposited miSb; be SD cured by making up the difference iD cash but no relate would be allowed whNg le-- expensive article was tak en. The c1nser cf advertising unap ore, latrd =fci~ woald be mininlzed hy large patronage. for then many drrrI,ate< wouid hc Si;rc to come in What say you io the idea: Nut toc radiea. for serious consideration. ] trust
 Yuu inquired in your iaSI ieriei air.ut good way Co clean Plafe. Here Is rnr Sivca t0 an old lady friend Of mine Jy the negro buffer who had charge of tbe magnificent silver used by atr family on their plantation be fore the civil var By this method results are obtained that cannot bt- duplicated by modern pastes and 1u ids. Every two months the plate was put into a boiler and boiled for an hour or two with washing soda. A mixture of hartshorn and whiting tb>n was put on. allowed to dry and 4-l5 bed of with a chamois skin until the highest possible luster was obtained When the repousse pattern of the silver was deeply cut. so that the whiting stuck in the grooves. a stiff though not bristly brush was used to get out the paste. The boiling takes off all old paste or powder and all of the grease that collects in some mysterious way on all silver that Is in evidence daily. so that the polishing after this has beea done brings out all the beauty of the ware. This process may be used also to test the antiquity of silver. old silver has a white gleam when
Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-14
BANK wRgckERs PARoLED.

LEAvENwoRTH. March 13.r- Bankers w. H. Schmick. of Cieve. land. Ohio. and S IT. Brainard. Of Medina, Ohio. were released on parole from the federal prison here today. Each was under sentence of five years for embezzlemen., and were cell mates Schmick has de eided to forsake banking for farm ing. He Left tonight for Hood Val ley. oregon, where he has fruit in terests. His wife ard relatives are there
Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-14
MISS lSEz SILHoLLAHD AND HER FIASoK
 MB. uATEs-

e lglo, by American Press Association MISS lSEz MILHoLLAHD AND HEE FIAScR
 MB. BArEs-
 The croakers who fear that the suf- fragette will lose her matrimonial chance may set their fears at rest. for the engagement is announced of the most otstreperous of sudragettes. Miss Inez Milholland. who perhaps has done more spectacular and strenuous wori; in the votes for wofnen'' cause than any other American woman.
 The lucky man Wlth sufficient courage to marry this socialistie suffragette is Lindon Bates. Jr.. of New York. ex- ussemblymau, author and civil eugineer and a recent convert to the 'cause.
 Victory through defeat will be Alr Bates slogan. for he does not promise to aid the girl of his heart in all Of her aciivitics. but he promises not 10 inter fere in thcm < dangerous trip taken by Mr Rates through Siberia and his book recountiug the expeiiercc. ''Thc Russian Road to CLiEa." published last winter completed Miss aIi.ho' iand's interest in tue author The Russian road led directly to her heart
 A resume of Miss Milholhnd's short career will show just what her hus- band will be up against As a child. said her mother. "inez was constantly bringing home the most fOrlorn and malmed specimens of femininity." And at Vassar later her socialistic tend. eucies quite shocked the conservative faculty. for early in her college career she had herself made probation officer The chapel having been refused the fair Inez as a gathering place for a sunragette meeting. nothing daunted with sixteen of her sworn allies. a meeting took place at midnight in nearby graveyard. where they listened 10 burning words from President Incz- After that suffrage became tolerated if not an approved subject at yassar.
 Miss Milholiand has the honor of be- ing the girl who broke up the biz Taft campaign parade" As the pro cession moved down Fifth avenue. the band playing "Theren Be a Hot Time" a voice from window of one of the houses called. Give US votes for womenr Miss Milholland, then a member of the Political Equality league. was shouting these words to the crowd through megaphone.
 Some of the men broke and ran into the house, and after ffteeD minutes convincing talk Inez had converted them to the cause. It was a great vic tory from the suffragi viewpoint. Several arrests. two in London and one during the shirtmaksrs' strike in New York last winter. aBs added to Miss Milholland's victories. for the oftener a suffraceyte- suffer for the cause the greater the glory
 She made four militant suffragette speeches in Hyde park, London, when only fifteen years old. She interviewed Premier Asquith last summer, when she persuaded him to be more openly friendly to the suffragettes. Her con version of Mir. Bates took place year ago at a sufYragette tea. and now it is said that the wedding bells will soon be heard.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-14
Tam a steeplejack.
By r. A hiTcBEL

Pam a steeplejack
 Now. III admit that a sfeeDlejack is very unique individual We have doctor. lawyer, merchant. chief ad iibitum, but how many s.ecpleiacks: Probably not one in a million citizens
 And am aware that while sfeeDle- jack is very attractive to a crowd be Is constant source of worry to bis own family. who don't know whsn bis mangled body may be brought to ais home on a stretcher or in a wagon. If his wife sees him at the work hv which be earns their daily bread sue must be one of crowd watching him. one half dreading that be will fall and the other half fearing he won't
Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-14
\ GIFT EXCHANGE.
Fine Place to Swap of hap
 propriate Holiday Offerings.
OLD SILVER CLEANING METHOD

N0~'s the Time to Get Busy on Sum
 mer Sen~ins-5rins the Sleeves os
 Last Iear's Gown In Line With the
 Coming Spring Modes.
 Dear Elsa-Christmas presents are all very well. and I certainly had my share of them this year. for which blessing am duly thankful. but there were among them lot of inappropri- ate gifts such as we all gather in each year. Now, after allowing a reasonable length of time 10 go by in which to look at the matte' diSiassioni rcly ! have arrived at the coucluSion that there should be licensed exchange where these inappropriate offerings may be swapped off value for value
 I'm sure t would be paying ven ture. and one that would bring in quick returns too As every body of distinction. more or less. is bre. king into trade think IH go into this exchange venture It has the advan. tage of being m untried field. a factor that always courts for success 1T there is demand on The Part of tI.e pubic for the goods. The only outlay in tbiS
Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-14

rions child would be able to use the device. The churn k operated by dtJie wheel which sets the fans in side the jar in which the butter is made revolving
Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-14
BAD OKLAHOMA FIRE

MUsEoGEE, March i8-gracticai- ly the entire business d.st.ict oi
 EeLbers Falls. Okla. about lfleen miles southwest of this city, was destroyed by fire this afternoon. The town is isolated tonight. ali eires being down. It is impossible 10 estimate the damage. The fire started in drug store. but the cause is unknown. The population of Webber's Falls is about LOCO. md the loss is estimated at S200.00o
Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-14

fall Taking him altogether. a sfeepie- iack is not a desirable member of a family.
 That was the reason vhv Mir Davis. when ! asked him for his daughter Molly. turned. faced Ese sSEsrely and said iInpressively:
 "Yes. you may have 2Elfg when she will marry you. each one G9 ycC swing ing from an arm of the gilt cross on the top of St Thomas church
 You mean by that. l suppose. Mir. Davis" l replied. that can't have Molly at all and because ! am a steeplejack. Do you deny. sir. that q steeplejack has heart the same as any man?"
 I'm not interested in steeplejack's hearts don't propose that my daughter shall marry a man out of whom she can never get more than a bare living except by insuring his life
 I'm l replied t0 this thoushtfa!ly. Not a bad scheme Now, suppose'-
 You get out of here I have some thing else to attend to than listening to airy schemes for my daughters betterment Good morning sir
 Being thus cruelty choked or. ! left him crestfallcn. thought it very hard that he wouldn't even permit me to propose my plan, though I'll admit that the only way to make it a success was to die went to Molly and told her what had occurred between her father and me ! was very luyubrious about il and expected lot of sym pathy. What did she do but burst out laughing. This made me look more disconsolate than ever. whereupoa she threw her arms about my neck. c%- claiming
 Stupid get that woeful iook or your face"
 "That reminds me" replied. of when l was kid. When my mother used her slipper on me she would sey after she had finished. NOW be good and look pleasant"
 Molly laughed again. Seriously" she said. did father say you could have me when ' was willing to marry you swinging from the cross of St. Thomas =
 ''Ycs. he did"
 Then that's the way we must be married. Grandma left me S2O,0O0 but I'm not to hare # without fathers con sent when | marry. Were there any witnesses present when be said this:"
 There was some one in fhe next room. but [ don't know whoT'
 'T'lI find out I've got to become stecplejacl, like you. That is Co say. I've got 10 learn to climb steeples. must get such control of myself that can go up 10 the cross of St. Thomas and hang there long enough to be mar. ricd
 'Nonsenser' l exclaimed.
 'N0 nonsense about it if I'm to marry you. I know father well enough Co be sure that if be says a thing he'll stick to 1t. He has said. or implied. that he will only give his consent to our marriage under certain conditions. which he meant for a refusal. But in Jaw. if the conditions are fulfilled. his consent has been given"
 How do you know thatT"
 q don't. but I can ask a lawyer. can't r."
 But. good gracious. you can't learn to climb steeples. One must be born with a head for that; they say stee- nlejaek has absolutely perfect eyes"
 Well, can't you hoist me up there at the end of rope wsEzc ez- cgzr my eyesT'
 I thought for some time before an- swering this question. At last I said. T don't know but might"
 Come in tomorrow. Meanwhile I'll find out if we have a witness to fa. .her's conditional consent"
Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-14
aonnd to see the esd sies.

A certain country minister was one dny visiting some of his church mem bers. among whom was an old gossip ing woman who was always complain ing of something. No sooner had he Sat down than she began with her rrumbling. But" said the minister. "I don't see what you are always grumbilng at. For instance, your po- tatoes are the test l have seen in the -r--~o
 ss4 si-.-' s.J.s--s - s-o=7Tn. but whar's the bad ones for the pigs?-
Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-14

Batter churn For Thrifty Housewives.
 Appreciated by the busy economical housewife Is the bitter churn with which with little trouble cream may be converted into delicious butter The process Is so simple that with instruc-
Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-14
Ths vonp, of Rihhon Work.

There is daindness about pompa- dour ribbon work that never fails to please. A tiny ribbon has just been put on the market with crimped edge that works up effectively The pi.-
Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-14

the bad ones for tbe pigs?"
Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-14

cushion top illustrated is made with this ribbon, which is used as ordinary embroidery silk. The flowers and leaves must be carefully done and all be of a uniform size if good effect is desired
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-02-24
THE FOUNDING OF
.HaITlan' S Station,
Kentucky
by WILLIAM ELSEY CONNELLEY,
Author Of Quantrill and the BOr-
der War; Doniphan's Expe-
dition, Etc.

1t is a beautiful volume. Finest
book paper Deckle edges. Over
thirty full-page illustrations and
three maps. Bound in red vellum.
Book is 9 "a by IL inches in
size and has 176 pages, Complete
Index.
Price, $2.1S, delivered by mail or
express. Address William E. Con-
nelley, SIC Lincoln street, Topeka,
Kansas.
An account of the first Block
house at the Mouth of Johns
creek.
Captivity OF Jennie Wiley by the
Indians. Her life with them. Her
miraculous escape. This is more in
teresting than novel.
This is the first complete account
ever written of the first settlement
of Eastern Kentucky. The first ex-
plorations of the Big Sandy Valley.
The Old Indian Settlements about
Paintsyille.
Tells OF Matthias Hartman, Hen
ry Skaggs, Hezekiah Sellards, and
other pioneer Explorers and Sett-
lers in the Big Sandy Valley.
History OF many of the Pioneer
familles-Harmans, Connelleys, WI
leys, Borders, Langleys, Fairchilds,
Spradlins, Rices, Blairs, salyers, Hol-
brooks, Skaggs, Colvins, McCartys
Howses, and many others.
For S2.45 this paper will be sent
one year and a copy OF the book
delivered to you.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-02-24
Iorty-flve. wOrklnug at the pimmOck

forty-five, WORKING at the Dimmock
mines, and who was standing on
the porch OF the company store
alongside the railroad track. was
seen to throw up his hands, reel
and fall, and when those near him
reached his side, it was found that
a bullet had struck him Just above
the heart, and from all appearances
he was fatally shot.Later it was as
certained that the bullet had struck
the fourth rib, and had glanced
away from the vital parts, and that
the injured man had a chance for
recoverery, A negro was arrested
who practically acknowledged his
guilt.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-02-24

Leander Davis, of Stout Greek,
near Midkiff, had the misfortune OF
losing his house and household
goods by fire one day last week
The fire originated from kindling
which had been placed upright
against the stove pipe on a coal
stove catching fire and setting the
wall paper overhead on fire. The
loss amounts to $1,000 or $1,000,
and no insurance was carried.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-02-24

The present Legislature has one
item to its credit the people should
not overlook. 1t has reduced the
number of employees and attaches
to the extent 1t is saving One
Thousand Dollars day of the peo-
pies money, That is reform the
people demanded, real and sub
stantial one and the Democrats have
done it.-Hampshire Review.