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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-11-03
FOURTEEN ENTRIES TO CHOOSE FROM
Princess Contest Opens with Likely List---
Tag Day, November lth, and Big
Jubilee on the 9TH

Keep all dates open for Friday
evening, November 18th.
On that evening at the CONNER
cial Hall, will occur the grand
Princess Jubilee and Apple Show
Rally, which will be given under
the auspices of the band to mark
the closing of the contest which
during the coming two weeks will
decide what young lady will be
lucky enough to represent Kenne-
wick at the Spokane Apple Show,
November % to 80.
The contest opened Wednesday
with fourteen young ladies nomin-
ated for the honor. Ballot boxes
and tickets, together with lists Of
the nominees, have been placed in
the banks, the two drug stores,
Hotel Kennewick, Hotel Koontz,
Corder's, the Kennewick Club and
the Brunswick billiard room.
/ Tickets are dime apiece. They
carry voting power of ten votes,
besides emitting the purchaser to
ten cents worth of fun at the afore-
said Jubilee and Rally. The do
ings'' on the night of the 18th will
consist of big band concert fol-
lowed by a dance. Five tickets will
admit to the concert and one ticket
will be the toll collected for each
dance. The ballot boxes will be
taken to the hall that evening and
at midnight they will be opened for
the final count.
The committee having the contest
in charge announce also that
Saturday the 18th, has been decided
upon as a special Tag Day"
Suitable badges are being prepared
which will be on sale by the can
didates, who are expected to rustic
around and pin one on every male
person in the city. The badges
will sell for SO cents land will be
worth it) and will entitle the buyer
to five tickets, while the candidate
making the sale will harvest fifty
votes therefrom. Everyone who
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-11-03
HAVE GOOD time
AT=DEpOT OPENING
Speeches. Music and Dancing Entertain
Big Crowd at Station
'Warming'

The new O.-W. R. & N. depot
was crowded to more than capacity
last Friday night when at $50
President Henderson of the Com
mercial Club introduced Vice-Pres-
ident of the railroad, Robert E.
Strahorn. AS in previous public
utterances in this city, Mr.. Strahorn
wasted few words or generalities
but confined the greater portion of
his talk to matters closest to the
hearts of Kennewick people. He
believes that the immediate build
ing of a wagon bridge across the
Columbia at this point is project
in which the cities and counties on
both sides of the river should be
most vitality interested. He knew
of no other one thing which, for
the same outlay of capital, would
work for further development of
this section. AS Mr.. Strahorn, had
to walk from Pasco across the rail-
road bridge that afternoon to keep
his appointment, he spoke as one
we'll informed on his subject.
Passing from the bridge building,
Mr.. Strahorn complimented us on
the success of our recent grape car
nival and prophesied that soon the
Columbia River grape belt will be
supplying the Northwest with vine
yard products and that Washing
ton and neighboring states will look
to this section for their grape supply
instead of importing carloads of
them yearly from California.
The new connection which the
O.-W. R. & N. will soon push
through from North Yakima to the
Coast will, Mr.. Strahorn says, make
this main line and increase
its usefulness to. this section many
fold. r.
Mr. Strahorn's talk was followed
by brief addresses by Supt. A. G.
Kamm, Chief Engineer F. l.. Pit
man, E. M. Sly, G. M. Annis and
H. w. Desgranges.
The Commercial Club band inter
spersed the speaking with several
selections and furnished music fol
a short session of dancing at the
close of the program.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-11-03
SCHEDULE OF REHEARSALS FOR
kENNEW!CK CHORAL SOCIETY

November-M O n days, 6, 20;
Wednesdays, Is, 20.
December Mondays, 4, 1S; We'd
nesdays, 15, 81.
January Mondays, 1. Is, 20;
Wednesdays, 10, "a.
" February-Mondays 5, 10; We'd
nesdays, IA, 2S.
March Mondays, 4, 13; We'd
nesdays, 13, q.
April-Monday, L..
All rehearsals to begin at 7:45
sharp.
Special attention is called to the
rehearsal for next week which falls
on Monday, not on Wednesday.
The occurrence of rehearsals on two
successive Mondays is caused by
the fact that there were five Mon
days in October.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-11-03
NOW STEWART & REESER

Yesterday, B. F. Reeser became
associated with C. B. Stuart in his
mercantile holdings here and at
Garfield. The firm name will be
Stewart & Reeser.
MI. .Reeser came here recently from
Walla Walla and has had charge of
the Kennewick store much of the
time for the past few weeks. He
will continue in that capacity.
Mr.. Stewart devoting most of
his time to the Garfield and Reu-
bens stores. MIR. Stewards pur-
chase of the large stock of the
Bellows Mercantile Co. at Garfield
was followed last week by his pur-
chase of another smaller store in
the same city. The two Garfield
stores will be consolidated.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-11-03
CREAMERY WILL DELIVER MILK

The Columbia Valley Creamery
Go. will put on wagon for the city
delivery of milk, cream and butter
milk next week. All the company's
milk will be delivered to the con-
sumer with the guarantee that it is
handled under strictly sanitary con-
ditiOns and tested for standard per-
centage of butterfat.
The butter now being produced
at the local plant is giving splendid
satisfaction. One lady on the High
lands phoned to Manager Dean yes
terday that though she is crank
on butter. the creamery brand is
the best she has ever tasted. Milk
from about 200 COWS is now being
handled, and more patrons are be-
ing put on the company's books
every week. Geo. E. Finley is now
in Oregon getting together another
herd Of Jerseys to bring into the
valley. The creamery promoters
have found that it is much easier to
secure buyers for their COWS than it
is to get stock to supply the demand.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-11-03
MANY BID ON
SIDEWALK JOB
Contract for First Improvement
District Will Go to Mime
apoIs, Concern

Contracting jobs must be scarce,
Judging from the scramble for the
relatively small sidewalk contract
which the city is about to let for
improvement district No. 1.
There were representatives of
fifteen contracting concerns present
yesterday asternoon when the bids
were opened at the city hall. The
2 Miracle Concrete Corporation were
the lowest bidders, submitting fig
ures which will make this portion
of the sidewalk work cost the city
$9117.84. This company is one of
the strongest contracting corpora
tions in the West. Their. head
quarters are in Minneapolis, with
branch offices in Calispel, Mont,
and Lewiston, Idaho.
Their bid on separate items was
as follows: Four-foot walk, IL IA
cents per cubic yard; six-foot walk,
143 cents; curb, 35 cents foot; elec-
trio conduit, 10 cents per foot; curb
iron, 35 cents per foot and excavat-
ing at Is cents per cubic yard. The
price for excavation was far and
away the lowest of the fifteen bids,
the other contractors figures on
this part of the work running from
40 cents to 80 cents per yard.
The Jas. Crowell Co. of Kenne-
wick was the only local bidder. The
job calls for approximately $4,000
yards of walk and crossings in that
part of the city east of Yakima
street, between Front and Fourth
streets. The contractors think they
will have no trouble in completing
the work before the cold weather
sets in.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-11-03
DEATH OF j. ". cLEGHORN

Word of the death of James Will
liam Cleghorn comes to us as we go
to press. A week ago he was taken
i'll with typhoid and complications
of pneumonia developed later,
which caused his death last night
at 9 O'Clock. He was removed to
the residence of J. H. Gravenslund
last Thursday and has had the best
of care and nursing. He was ma
tive of Galeshiels, Scotland, where
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alec Cleg-
horn, and his four brothers still re-
side, and his only relative in Amer
lea is his cousin, James Grieve, of
this place.
He left his Scotland home three
years ago and made his home in
Duluth, Minnesota, until a year ago
when he came to Kennewick with
his friends, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Gillies. AS a tailor, he was good
workman, and he was employed in
the shop of Lee Wettlaufer soon af-
ter his arrival here, was in business
for himself several months and, a
few weeks ago, went into partner
ship with Mr.. Wettlaufer.
His death is mourned by a large
number of friends who honored him
as man of sterling character and
deeply regret that he should be
called away when SO far from his
own land and people.
The funeral will be held from
the Gravensluhd home this after
noon at three O'Clock.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-11-03
MAsQUERADERS HAVE
A MERRY EVENING
WOman's Club Function Attended by
More than Hundred Guests
in Fancy Costume

Forty 'leven different characters
were represented at the masquerade
party Tuesday night given by the
Woman's Club in the Commercial
Hall. Costumes representing every
thing from the Devil to priest,
taking in on the way up Cor down
as you like) clowns, ballet girls,
poppy girls, pumpkin girls, Injuns,
Japs and all the common varieties
Of easy to-make rigs.
I Some of the representations were
extremely creditable-others- we'll,
they didn't quite come in that class.
According to the poor men judges,
who were told to make the awards
for the most beautiful costumes,
the best sustained characters and
funniest get-ups, Dave Williams
in a Colonial costume and Miss
McCleverty as chrysanthenum
girl, Prof. Kimball as Rip Van
Winkle, Miss Cooper, in a japanese
costume, and Mrs. Tull and Mr..
Showers were to be awarded prizes
in the order named, provided there
were no objections-but it really
seemed a shame that Newly-Wed
Mann had to be left out for lack
Of a proper classification.
In the grand-march, with which
the evenings fun began, about 6
hundred people took part, all il
the various stages of foolishness
Dancing was begun Immediately
and lasted an hour or so before the
unmasking and the resulting sur
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-11-03
NEEDLEWORk NEWS

The ladies of the Needlework
Club met with Mrs. G.. NJ. Annis in
the Garden Tracts, Friday after
noon, Oct. 9th. There was the
usual good attendance. Mrs. Pike
was admitted as new member.
We were glad to welcome Mrs. Geo.
Stuart, a former member, who was
visiting in Kennewick few days
and who met with the club. Mrs.
Watson was also present, as visitor.
Mrs. Annis, assisted by her sister,
Mrs. johnson, served most dainty
and refreshing luncheon at the close
of the afternoons program, after
which the meeting adjourned to
meet again Nov. 10, with Mrs.
Bignell. All the ladies are especially
urged to be present as we expect to
discuss Christmas giving and the
making of gifts. Each member
please come with an idea-original
if possible.
We are sorry to lose Mrs. q. V.
Decker from our club. Mrs. Decker
will leave shortly for her new home
in Missouri. May good luck attend
her. In behalf of the club she was
presented with handsome thimble,
as slight token of the esteem in
which she is held. SEc'Y.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-11-03
BURGLARS MAKE SMALL HAUL

Howe's hardware store had a
second twilight visitor last Tuesday
night. J. A. Bellows furnishing
store next door, was also a victim.
In both places, so far as can be
learned, the thieves got away with
small sums of money, two or three
dollars in pennies at Howe's, and a
big round silver dollar at The Tog-
gerry.
Entrance was made in both cases
by cutting the glass above the lock
on the sash, allowing the lock to be
turned, after which the window was
easily raised.
AS in the case of the former raid ,
the bold bad men made a clean
getaway, leaving but a few finger
marks as clues. However, when
interviewed by asCourier represent
ative this morning." Mr.. Bellows
was confident of the arrest and con-
viction of the robbers, if the auth
critics can only find out who they
are and where they went.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-11-03
FIRST DEBATE OF
SEASON NEXT week
Kennewick and PrOsser Teams to Meet
on Local Rostrum, Friday.
Nov. 10th.

The first of this seasons series
of interscholastic debates will be
held at this place Friday evening,
Nov. 10th, with the team from the
Prosser high school as opponents.
The question to be debated is:
Resolved, that the conservation of
national resources should be a
function of the state and not of the
national government" The Ken
newick speakers, who are Nellie
Hoadley, Martin CARRIER and Mer-
rill Rawson, will defend the affir-
native side of the question.
A fact which makes the coming
debate particularly interesting is
that this will be the deciding con-
test in a series of five debates in
which these schools have partici-
pated, each school having won on
two previous occasions.
The judges will be A. C. Davis,
principal of the North Yakima
high school; Joseph Hungate, pro-
fessor of biology at the Cheney Nor
NAL school; and third Judge yet
to be chosen.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-11-03

Whoever is chosen, this much is
certain, that the lucky girl will
have the time of her young life
during the week she spends in the
Falls City. According to details
recently received from the Enakops
Carnival committee, the princesses
will be accorded all the good things
the Spokane people can think of to
do for them. They will be enter
tanned in the very best private
homes, and aside from the corona
ton ceremonies, there will be no
end of parties, dinners and auto
mobile tours arranged forthe enter
tainment of the distinguished WIS.,
itors. 1t will be a week of fun
well worth working for and we
predict that the contest will bring
forth some lively campaigning be-
fore it is over with.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-11-03

prises.
At one end of the hall table was
arranged with sweet-tempered at
tendants in charge. There was a
general rush for the tables, though,
when they began handing out little
pies and delicious coffee.
The committee of the Woman s
Club having the affair in charge are
to be congratulated on the success
of the undertaking; it being, 50
far at least, the big event of the
season.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-11-03

Nine of the friends of A. r. Gard
ner gathered at his home Tuesday
night, played cards and ate a de-
licious fried chicken luncheon. The
affair was strictly stag, those men,
bers of the party having wives,
sending them off to the masquerade
to play by themselves.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-11-03

intends to go to the Apple Show
must, as a matter of course, have
a badge; while those who can't
go, can at least buy a tag as evi-
dence that they have the proper
booster spirit.
Following are the candidates who
had been nominated up to the time
of opening the polls. Nominations
will continue to be accepted until
the close of the contest, so if your
favorite hasn't yet been named, put
her in the running at once-she
may prove a winner:
Miss Ashman
Bamburg
Burlingame
Cooper
Griffeth
Mildred Holmes
Howe
Hoadley
Leverich
McCleverty
Olbrich
Cora Sercombe
" Helen Williams
" Kate Williams
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-11-03

Bids will be opened Saturday for
furnishing the new sch0olhOuse. The
Specifications call for the best OF
school furniture, to conform to the
building.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-11-03
Sewer MONEY HERE

The $50, 900 acquired by the city
from the recent sale of sewer bonds
has been received and the deposit
divided between the two local
banks. The city treasurer's bond
was raised from 1000 to $50, 900
at last Friday nights council meet
ING
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-11-03
cOME And HEAR
DAIRY EXPERTS
.ctures at Commercial Hall To-
morrow Forenoon and After
noon, Free to All

State Dairy and Food Commission
At Seattle will arrive in Kennewick
tomorrow morning and will hold
two sessions of lectures at the Com
u,ercial Hall during the day. The
ALLOWING program will be given:
MORNING SESSION, 10 O'Clock
Introductory Address by L. w.
Hansen, State Dairy Instructor.
Selecting and Building a Dairy
Herd, by O. C.VanHouten, Deputy
State Dairy Instructor.
Profits in Dairying, by w. T.
Bowman, Deputy Dairy Instructor.
AFTERNOON SESSION, 1:3O o'clock
Feeds and Feeding, by L.. w.
Hansen, Dairy Instructor.
tuberculosis in Dairy Cows, by
DR.. S. B. Nelson, State Veterinar-
| ian.
Sanitation in Dairying (Illustra-
| ted by Geo. S. Henderson, Dairy
Inspector.
Seed Selection and Alfalfa Pests
(Illustrated) by Miss Louise M.
Allen, Deputy State Analyst.
This meeting has been arranged
BY Manager Dean of the Columbia
Valley Creamery Co., and is the
result of the visit here of State
Dairy Instructor Hansen two or
three weeks ago. At that time Mr..
Dean expressed the wish that such
an institute could be arranged, for
the purpose of giving some, good
PRACTICAL advice to those farmers
who are now entering the dairy bus
mess, many of them with but little
previous experience. Through Mr..
Hansen, the matter was taken up
with Mr.. Davis, State Dairy and
Food Commissioner, at Seattle.
Mr.. Davis Office is doing splendid
work along practical educational
lines for the states dairy interests,
and be was pleased to have the op-
portunity of sending his staff to
this point.
This institute comes at particu-
larry opportune time and will
doubtless prove of inestimable value.
1t will tend to increase interest in
dairying throughout the valley
and will prevent costly mistakes on
the part of those who are unfamil-
lar with this branch of farm work.
Aglance at the above program
Will show that the subject will be
covered from every point. An in
teresting number on the program
will be Miss Aliens talk on seed
selection. Miss Allen was here dur
Ing the summer for a brief stay.
one is thorough enthusiast in her
work and will give the farmers some
Wholesome advice on how to pre-
vent and eradicate their weed pests.
The farmer who neglects to attend
omorrow's meetings will be a direct
0ser, as an opportunity to listen to
Experts such as these is rare.
The Halloween party at the
Vongregational church last Friday
Wenlng was we'll attended and
proved success in every way. The
uecoratlons were such that reminded
0ne Of Halloween on every hand,
ad several of the young ladies were
uessed in costume. Upon their
anval the guests were given an op-
pftunity to search for the thimble,
uus' key and penny that were hid
'eA IN the church. This afforded
uuch amusement. The ghost was
~esent and as the different ones
eao their fortunes, told them
'ue1her or not their fortunes would
''ne true. The study was decora-
las ghostland and indeed re-
~uaded one Of such. Those who
~efed the dim-lighted room were
w ghost stories. Candy, cake,
'lee and pumpkin pies were sold
''nng the evening.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-10-20
PROPOSALS FOR
IMPROVEMENT BONDS
CITY OF ST. JOHNS

Sealed proposals will be received by
the undersigned at his office in the city
hall of st. Johns, Oregon, until Tues
day, Nov ID, 1911, at six O'Clock p. m
for the sale of not less than par value
and accrued interest of improvement
bonds of the city of St. Johns, Oregon,
the same to be issued by authority of
Ordinance No. 45l for the whole or any
part OF S2S,Soo.oo. Said bonds to be
dated Sept. /, 1911, and issued in demon.
nations of $4,000 each, payable ten
years from date same being coupon bonds
bearing six per cent interest payable
semi-annually, aud subject to all the CON
ditions imposed, directed aud stipulated
by Section I5I Of the charter of the city
OF st. Johns.
All bids must be accompanied by Ger
tihed check of two per cent of the aC-
count, said check to be payable to the
city of st. Johns, to which It will revert
as liquidated damages in case party To
TO whom bonds are awarded fails 10 &C.
cepi and pay for same within IS days
from acceptance of bid Money to be
paid and bonds delivered at ST. Johns,
Oregon.
The right is reserved to reject any aud
all bids. 7. A, RICE,
CITY Recorder.
Published in the st. Johns Review ON
Oct. 20, ~ and Nov. J, 1911.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-10-20

The city of ST. Johns does orlaiu as
follows:
Section 4. Whereas, under the pro.
visions OF the charter OF the city Of 81.
Johns pertaining 10 the issue of city i'm
proycment bonds, aud the sale thereof
applications have been filed with the
city recorder by interested parties under
said charter and the bonding provisions
thereof, aggregating the sum Of Twenty
five Thousand, Five Hundred (S2S, ,SOol
Dollars, for street aud sewer improve
menis in said city and, whereas, under
said charter and is provisions the Bond
Lien Docket has been made up, aud the
council is authorized to issue its bonds iu
denominations not exceeding Five Hun
dred $500 Dollars each, and In an equal
10 the total amount ot unpaid assess.
ments, aud,
Whereas, such bonds, by the terms
thereof, mature in ten (Iol years from
the date thereof, aud bee payable in gold
coin Of the United States Of America, aud
bear interest al the rate of six per cent
per annum, interest payable semi i-annu-
ally, said interest TO be evidenced by
coupons attached To said bonds, the city
Of ST, Johns reserying the right TO take
up and cancel any or all of said bonds at
any semi-annual interest paying period
at or after one year from date thereof.
Now, therefore,
The city of 81, Johns does ordain as
follows:
Section O. That the city recorder of
the city OF ST. Johns, Oregon, be, and lac
is hereby, ordered, directed aud required
TO issue Fiity-one (SIl additional city
improvement bonds OF the city OF ST
Johns, Multnomah county, Oregon bonds
aud coupons 10 be properly signed As re-
quired by law and the charter OF said
city, Said bonds to be dated September
1, 1911, due in ten (Iol years from the
date thereof, subject To redemption as
provided by Law; the said fiity-one bonds
TO be numbered from number 23I 10 2SI,
both numbers inclusive bonds number
ed 23l, aga, 255, 254, 255, $50, 237, 23S,
259, 74o, 24i, 242, 245, 244, 24S, 246, 247,
24s, 249, $50, ISL asa, ass, asa, ass, $50,
7S7, ass, 2S9 400, 26l 262, 763, 264, 26S
266, 267, 26s, 269, 40, az, 272, ais, 274,
AIS, 77o, at, 27S, 279, 2So aud 2SI, 20 be
of the denomination of Five Hundred
$500 Dollars each,
Section J. That said recorder of said
city do publish notice of the time and
place when and where bids will be re-
ceived and opened for the sale Of said
bonds. which said bonds shall be sold
for the highest price obtainable, but
shall not be sold for less than par and
accrued interest.
The right is reserved by the council to
reject any and all bids.
Passed by the council this 18TH day OF
October, 1871.
Approved by the mayor this 18TH day
OF October, 1871.
K. {. COUCH,
Mayor.
Attest: Z. A. Rice,
Recorder.
Published in the St, Johns Review
October 20, 1911.