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The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-03

London, Nov. 2--The recent some
what hurried initiation of Jack
Johnson, the negro prizefighter, into
a Masonic lodge of Dundee has raised
storm of protest throughout the
country. The grand lodge OF Scot
land, presided over by the MARQUIS
of Tullibardine, has ordered search
ing inquiry into the matter. The
frndeaites ridicnle the interference
OF the grand lodge and maintain
that johnson is as good as any
Scotchman.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-03
LIahtnlna's Freak.

strange freak OF lightning is re-
ported from France During a recent
thunderstorm the lightning struck
three byres In village In the depart.
ment Of the Loire, killing of the cows
f. each byre that were lying down
10 in aIi--while all those standing up
escaped unhurt.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-03
Friendship the splce Of LIE.

In bearing the burden OF this life
each has troubles and can rarely as
sumo those Of others Friendship
consists OF mutual helpfulness. aud
nothing is more helpful than the hope
ana oblivion that are brought by good
cheer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-03
Flnsssc.

How did you get old Rnnkins con
mt 10 marry his daughter" rFinesse
y boy just auesse ! told all over
,wn that he mad caught seventeen
bass on thai last Ashins
r % took
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-03
Uncle Chen.

DE man dat expects to git sumpiu
foh noffin'," said Uncle Eben. "gener
ally makes a mighty risky investment
of time an trouble dat ought TO os
worth consid able
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-03
Moral In Evolution.

The history of evolution Is one long
record OF victory In the face Of appar
emily insuperable obstacles. Man Is
man because he is ever doing the I'M
possible-or that which seems such to
weakness and folly.--Rev. w. z. ST.
monds. N AE
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-03
Didn't Trouble tict l.nn,

DIuHV IroupIe Ffcf lorC
Mas Malaprop. In rerurnine
her first automobile ride sa,d
the constant OSCILLATION troubhd !,
little at first, but that she sou
used tot
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-03
aiah School Notes

The total enrolment Of the
Cairo schools has increased from
.020, the first day to 2,297. on Oct
or this number 1,430 are white
I'd SIT are colored The white en-
,llment has passed thnt Of last vtai
hile the colored enrollmant Is haa-
\ Ar than hundred less, The heath
& the pupils IL Of tSe best INF ro.
crta@eous disease have been ~
ported this month, The month";
records show o decrease OF about d
per cent in the number OF failures
This month over last months grades
Tic High School orchestra hals
their practice last night at the high
school The members are improving
rapidly and in a short time will be
an excellent set OF young musicians.
The football team Dracticed sig
nails yesterday evening for short
while and then had a scrimmage
practise with the Alumni. The team
still shows it's accustomed snap and
ginger and continue to como out
ahead OF the Alumni at every prac-
tice The team will go to Carbon.
/ dale Saturday to play the high schoo
there. Carbonate has liohtel
| team than Cairo but are very fast 81
god game should be PLAYED. Th'
team will be chosen from the follow
ing. Harold Martin, George Mating
ly, Frank Butler, Joseph Walmel'
Frank Schoembs, Donald Anderson
Waleter Kusernr. Lindsay Ireland
Darrell Schulz, Sidney Brown, Franl
Miller, Horace ToIle, Loon Roaeh'
and Earl Browning,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-03

More gold has been struck In Alas
ka, bat It's easier money running
che of those ice cream perambulators.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-08-25
$4,000 TO Be SPENT
FOR CEMENT WALKS
City Engineer Estimates that Cost of
Improvements will Approximate
thct Sum

City Engineer Wright has finished
his estimate for the sidewalk i'm.
provements recently ordered by the
council. His figures show that, ex-
elusive of crossings, there will be
3O6SO feet, or nearly six miles, OF
the cement walk laid this fall and
winter, divided as follows: $50
feet of 14-foot width, 1860 feet OF
6-foot 9-inch, 564O feet Of 5-foot
and 1890 feet of 6-foot.
The work will be divided into four
districts and a separate contract
for each district will be let follow
ing the hearing which will be held
on Sept. 10Th. In thus dividing
the work, the smaller contractors
will be given a chance to bid, and
it is hoped that in this way the
work may be done by local bidders.
The cost of the improvement in
each district will range from Sc, 900
to $4,000.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-08-25

bia. It embraces an area of $50,
600 square miles. AS large pop
ulation to the mile area can be sup
ported here as in any other part of
the United States.
Careful Investigators McDer-
mott says, have calculated, basing
their calculations on the proven
powers of productivity of the agri-
cultural lands of interior Washing
ton, Oregon and Idaho, and the or
binary development of business and
industrial life which will keep pace
with such conditions, that there
can easily be population of 5O,-
100000 supported in this region.
Reduce the figure by half, or to
one-qua'ter, or to any point within
reason based upon established facts,
and the commerce of this people
will still be we'll nigh incalculable.
That commerce can not be carried
over high mountains to the sea,
but must have an avenue to and
from tidewater as free and as broad
as the Columbia, unlike the fiat,
low coast of the Atlantic states, Civ
ing easy approach to great variety
of seaports, there is here but one
natural outlet, and that is the Col
umbia river.'
THE apples of the upper Colum-
bia belt are today sold in the world
market centers at prices, owing tc
the demand and, incidentally, to
cost of transportation, which puts
them out of reach of any one but
the most well-to-do. Up the Col
umbia northward from Priest Rapids
stretching in practically continu.
Gus series of sloping bars, benches
and valleys of about equal eleva
ton, and within a one-day wagor
haul of the river, there are 27O,OO(
acres of apple lands, susceptible, i
set to trees by the end Of five years
when the completion of the Pana
ma canal is expected, of,giving al
annual production II years henc
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-08-25
Open River Will Be a Necessity
Government Cannot Afford Delay Improvement Of Great
Water Highway Beyond Date of the Panama Canal Opening

When the Upper Columbia valley
produces 1OO,OOO,OOO bushels OF
wheat, 1000, 900 tons of apples and
several million tons of miscellaneous
agricultural products and harbors a
population of 5O,OOO,OOO people,
what is to be the solution of the
transportation problem?
In statement prepared for SEN
ator Miles Poindexter by Captain
Fred McDermott, of Kettle Falls,
and forwarded to Washington to be
used before the rivers and harbors
commission the proposition is laid
down that these problems must be
solved by the Columbia river. Fore
casts of the future development OF
the Inland Empire contained in
this statement by McDermott, who
is the navigator who promulgated
the project of the improvement o1
the upper Columbia and had charge
of the work under the appropria.
ton made by the state for the pur-
pose, will be of interest to every
student of events in the northwest
The proposition is advanced that q
large bulk of the domestic business
of the Panama canal, due to be
completed within five years, will be
derived from the interior of the Pa.
cifc northwest, providing the Col.
umbia is opened, and that as q
simple matter of economics the
United States can not afford to al
low the adverse report of the engi
neer on the proposed improvement
of the river between the mouth Of
the Snake and Wenatchee to delay
the commencement of these i'm
provements longer than the least
possible time.
The great territory that will bt
served by the Columbia river wher
made navigable to its highest prac-
ticable source includes eastern Ore
gon and Washington, extends into
Idaho and Montana and along {
7OO-mile course in British Colum
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-08-25
Governor Hay Designates August 70
AS Special Booster Day" for State

Made in Washington and Booster Day. has been for August &C.
1911 by Governor Hay proclamation that effect having been issued
August 10TH Governor Hay the take
slogan using made in Washington Goods and send illustrative
matter and cards friends in the East describing the opportunities
of the state. Following is the proclamation:
The development Of the state and the building its
industries the desire loyal citizen of Washington and
Whereas General interest and concerted action in advertising the
industries and of the will eecuay aid bringing
about the desired end;
Now therefore, l. M E. Hay Of the state of Washington
do hereby and aside Saturday. August &C. 91 Made
Washington and Booster Day. And that that day
citizen of the state purchase Washington article and send
friends the East postal card pamphlet setting forth
something of the opportunities offered settlers investors Wash
ingOn.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-08-25
EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS

The first examination of teach
ers for the current school year will
be held at every county seat in
this state on August 3lst, Septem-
ber 1st and Ind. It is anticipated
that the attendance will be excep-
tionally large in view of the require
ments of the new law regarding the
issuance of temporary certificates,
the chief provisions of which are as
follows:
1. A teacher holding an accred-
tied paper may secure temporary
certificate, good for the remainder
of the school year, upon applica
ton.
2. Any person who has taught
successfully nine months and who
has not been a resident or taught in
this state previously and who was
not in the state on or before August
26th may secure a temporary Ger.
tificate good until the December
examination.
3. A resident of the State O
Washington who has previousl,
held certificate secured by exam.
ination in this state and who ha
taught nine months successful,
and has not previously held tenn
porary certificate may be granted /,
temporary certificate upon applica
ton good until the December exam
| inatiOn
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-08-25
EXHIBIT COMMITTEE
WANTS FARMERS AID
Must Begin Now to Make Showing at
State and Interstate Fairs
Fine Grapes Wanted

At the meeting Of the publicity
committee Tuesday night, it was
voted to begin at once the work OF
preparing exhibits for the Yakima
State Fair, September $3.50, and
the Spokane interstate Fair, October
rs. DR.. A. B. Ely, R. c. Noun
sey, and G.. E. Hanson were ap-
pointed on the exhibit committee.
The committee earnestly requests
the cooperation OF every rancher
in the valley and Horse Heaven
country in the gathering and pre-
paration of exhibits. The commit
tee will begin this week to make a
canvass of the valley in order to
get an idea of what they may ex-
pect to handle and the exhibition
space that will be needed.
While any fine products in the
way of grains, grasses, vegetables or
fruits will be acceptable, it is
planned to make an exceptional
showing Of grapes. AS Louis Hill,
president of the Great Northern,
says in his letter, reproduced
above), Kennewick grapes are the
finest in the world, and the COM
mittee proposes to place on exhi-
bition some specimens from this
years crop which will prove that
fact beyond doubt.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-08-25
SAME OLD STORY
CAN'T HIT THE BALL
PascO Whitewashes kennewick in Sec
ond Game of Series-POor Support
for Larkin who Pitched Well
Skunked, by Heck!

Skunked, by Heck!
Pasco came to town last Sunday
and hung nine large, oval goose
eggs on the Kennewick bunch, at
the same time getting away with
seven tallies, three of which were
earned.
1t was the second game of the
championship series and fair-sized
crowd was there to see the boys get
walloped. The only redeeming fea-
ture OF the game, from Kennewick's
point of view, was the good game
pitched by Larkin. He struck out
II men and allowed eight hits, good
enough pitching to win most any
old game, if he had been backed up
by team that could field and hit.
Kennewick got four measly hits in
the nine innings and they were
scattered, so that they did about as
much good as a mustard plaster on
a wooden leg. Conroy at second
and Duffy at short had been brought
to town especially to play in this
game. and they might as well have
saved transportation, for all the
good they accomplished, as neither
hit the ball, and each made
two bad errors which aided Pasco's
run-getting.
For Pasco, Clark at second. was
their bright and shining star. He
was all over the field and once or
twice he spoiled drives which looked
like legitimate singles.
Connerly of Pasco umpired the
game and was fair enough except
in one instance when he allowed
Pasco runner to advance on foul
tip which got by Howe.
The summary:
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-08-25
PUBLICITY WORK

The publicity committee has sub
scrlbed for 500 copies of the Novem-
DER number of the Sunset Magazine
winch will contain a 15-page arti-
Gle, illustrated in colors, descriptive
olthe Inland Empire. This article
WI Will be be written by Walter V.
Moehlke, writer of national rep
u!atlon and will cover territory from
spokane to Wenatchee and embrace
.ie Lewiston and Walla Walla dis
tlc'S. In addition to the above
@ucle, this number of Sunset will
eOntaln kennewick's s four-page de-
'elopment article, due on the COM
nunlty contract.
ihe 800 copies will be mailed di-
,sc. 0 from the office of the magazine,
Vs'age tree, the addresses to be
,ru,ruished ~, by the Commercial Club.
..Ose having friends whom they
s %lsli the magazine sent to should
riatnlsh r Secretary Gardner with a
ia ss' OF their names, so that he may
"maro ", them before October 9th.
oo, Inc committee has rejected all
,uaer uo;.s designs which have been SUBJ
ans .s'ea Tor the community booklet
sa' suu have ordered a design made
~ oioodylng a halftone reproduction
ia, i an orchard scene showing the
''ver s in the distance.
W. Z, r. Colville, of North Yakima,
crs: "as mere Saturday and Sunday Sc
soa ng additional views and street
Tbas T'es Tor use in the large booklet.
u;., post card folder should be here
within a few days.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-08-25
WANT FLAGMEN At
RAILROAD CROSSINGS
Council Considers washington and
Seventh Street Crossings
DANGEROUS

The railroads will be asked tc
station aagmen at the crossings al
Seventh street and at Washington
street, the men to be hired Jointly
by the Northern Pacific and O.-W,
R. & N. The crossing at Washing
ton street is particularly dangerous,
on account of the buildings and
several of the business men in that
portion of the town petitioned the
city council Tuesday night to have
man stationed at that crossing.
During the discussion it was brot
out that the crossing at Seventh
street would be dangerous to the
school children during the larger
portion of the year and it was de-
cided to demand safety gates, with
an attendant at both Of these thoro-
fa roc
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-08-25
WHERE THE GRADES
WILL Be LOCATED
Horticultural Building will be used
by Besinners-Changes in
Teaching Staff

To assist in eliminating confusion
upon the opening Of school next
Monday, the following informa.
ton is given as to the location OF
the various grades, and parents are
asked to take notice and send their
children accordingly.
The Garden Tracts school will
accomodate the fourth, fifth, a
mixed grade of third A and fourth
A, and a mixed grade of fifth A and
sixth A.
The brick school will be used for
the second, third, sixth, seventh
and eighth grades.
Inthe Horticultural Building will
be housed the beginners, first A and
first B.
In making this arrangement, the
school board planned as far as pos
sible to do away with the necessity
for the smaller children crossing the
railroad tracks in going to and from
school. While the arrangement is
not an ideal one, they feel it is the
best possible pending the compile
ton Of the new building.
Two eleventh-hour vacancies were
made in the teaching staff by the
designations of Miss Paul and Miss
Macumber during the past week.
Miss Paul's position as teacher of
English will be filled by Miss Mil
dred Steelman, last year principal
Of the high school at Meridian,
Idaho. Miss Steelman is gradu-
ate OF Colorado College and has
taught English for four years. The
position made vacant by Miss Ma
eumber's resignation has been
offered to Miss Fultz from the east.
superintendent Lewis arrived in
the city Tuesday, nicely sunburned
by much outdoor work on his ranch
and looking fit for his coming years
school work. He has been very
busy since his arrival, checking u1
the books and supplies which have
been arriving this month. Th,
balance of the teaching corps is ex
pected in this week and a teacher,
meeting has been called for tomor
row afternoon.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-08-25
CARL SCHRADER MARRIED

Announcements were received
here this week of the marriage of
Carl Schrader of Modesto, Cal. and
Miss Clara Cronkite at the brides
home at Oaksdale, CAL, Wednes-
day, August 23rd.
Carl has many friends in this
city who will be glad to know of
his good fortune. He and his
father were pioneer settlers in this
valley, owning a 1O-acre i'm
proved place about three miles up
the river road. For the past three
years they have been in California,
where Mr.. Schrader has been con-
Quoting contracting and building
business and Carl has been working
at his trade of lather and shingler.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-08-25
n. P. PUTS ON FRUIT TRAIN

Yesterday the Northern Pacific
inaugurated a fast freight service
from North Yakima to Spokane
which will be maintained until the
close of the fruit season.
This train will leave North Yak
ina each afternoon, picking up
eastbound fruit shipments at all
points to Pasco. The train is due
here at about II O'Clock in the eve
ming and is scheduled to reach Spo-
kane at E a. m.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-08-25
NOTICE

Hereafter The Courier will press Thursday evening,
instead of Friday afternoon this change being made order to
catch Friday morning rural free deliveries The city list will
be distributed at the Office Friday forenoon Correspon
dents please that their by Wednes
day noon Wednesday evening the latest Local
will received up until four o'clock Thursday All advertising
COPY should be in by 10 O'Clock Thursday morning.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-08-25
ENTERTAINMENT

Miss Lillian Tarr, of the Gillespie
School of Expression, Portland,
will appear at the Presbyterian
church next Monday evening in in
terpretative readings and panto-
mines. Admission 1Oc and Csc.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-08-25

The Ladies' Aid of the Christian
church held a very pleasant meeting
Wednesday afternoon in the church,
and the time was spent In quilting.
The Aid will meet next Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs.
| Thrasher.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-08-25

Services will be resumed at the
Presbyterian church next Sunday, at
the usual hours.
The NJ. E. Ladies' Aid will have a
fruit sale on Muellers' lawn, Wednes-
day, Aug. 30. Every Kind of fruit
will be served and there Will be a
program as we'll as music.
Miller VIM. Helm, who has been
on tour through Washington and
Oregon for the past week, in the in.
terests of the kennewick Grain and
Milling Co., returned the first OF the
week
Regular services at the ''Ongrega-
tiOnal church Sunday morning. Rev
Marriott Will use as his subject for
the morning service. Yesterday is
gone. today is here Union services
at the Tabernacle in the evening.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-08-25

OF 100000 tons. Even suppose
that but one-half the acreage of
these low lying lands along the
banks of the river are planted to
apples, what is to be done with
14O, 100000 boxes?
Prices of apples now at the Or
chards are usually above 81 per
box. As remarked, when carried
to distant markets they are luxury
in reach only of the relatively rich.
These apples can be produced
cheaply enough, but-let it be en-
phasized as strongly as possible
they must be conveyed from the
orchards to the ports of the world
at the minimum of cost, and no
cheaper mode can be devised than
by loading direct from the orchards
upon barges and floating down the
Columbia to sea going vessels"
Had the Columbia river been
made navigable 20 years ago from
the boundary to the ocean," Sena-
tor Poindexter is told, all the
hundreds of thousands of acres OF
similar lands fronting its banks in
this peculiarly well-favored zone
would now be developed and when
it is opened settlements and towns
and cities now unnamed will spring
into existence throughout the entire
region of $50 miles between Priest
Rapids and the British line.''
Theories of the cost of making
Improvements in the upper waters
of the Columbia may also be revised.
1t has been demonstrated that much
If the minor improvements can be
effected at figures far below what
has been commonly supposed. The
state Of Washington did a large
amount of work of the most diff
cult character in the river at a cost
of less than a fifth of the scheduled
estimates, completing Improvements
whereby the river is made navi-
gable for large steamers for seven
months of the year for a distance
of 10 miles below Kettle Falls,
reaching Bridgeport, the former
head of navigation above Wenatchee.
Arrangements are now being made
to establish steamer service over
this distance. With the Cello
locks completed, Priest Rapids and
Rock Island rapids improved and
Hickey rapids, three miles below
Kettle Falls, cleared out and the
Kettle Falls overcome, the river will
be navigable, with some further
minor Improvements, to British
Columbia. Accepting the engineers
estimate of $7,O25,OOO for Priest
and Rock Island rapids, of which
sum the engineer says 800, 600
is entitled to be charged to the de.
velopment of the water powers in
connection with the canals and
locks, leaving $1,925,OOO charge
able to improvements for the pur-
pose of navigation, about S2,OOO,-
600 more should complete the job.
/, For economic operation" Cap
tain McDermott says, we must
have the long haul, which will jus
| tify operating constructed steamers
of at least 500 tons capacity, with
an additional barge-towing capacity
of equal or grerter amount. With
the Cello locks opened and Priest
rapids and Rock island improved
these steamers could now be opera
ted between the ocean and Kettle
Falls, carrying a one-fifth load W
stream and returning down with
1000 tons the rates could be less
to tide water from any point along
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-08-25
Kennewick Grapes Finest in World,
savs President t Hill Of Great Northern
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY
ST. PAUL, MINI.

PRESIDENTS
rnewick Fruit & Produce Co. August 18th, 1911
he Kennewck, Washington
Gentlemen: -.
Will YOU please give promptly list of how many varieties
nes you the market advising when the different
ETi1 ESi he ripe and prices for four box crates.
this connection shall probably wish have
yv York Show if interested in sending them there
NV onnon the Kennewick grapes the finest in the world
Yours truly,
(Sgned) LOUIS w. HILL
President
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-08-25
CONCERT SATURDAY NIGHT

The band will give a concert at
the bandstand Saturday night. F.
L. Young has resigned his position
as director, so the boys are without
a leader at present, but they pro-
pose to keep up their practice and
concerts as we'll as circumstances
will permit until the arrival of Prof.
Kimball to take charge.
AS far as the local situation is
concerned, Prof. Kimball's engage
ment is now practically assured.
Secretary Gardner has written him
that that the Club is in position to
guarantee hisyear's salary, so if the
professor is still of the same mind
as he was on his recent visit here,
the negotiations will be closed up
in the very near future.