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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-06-14
The PEACH CROP

Estimates as to the extent of the
peach crop from the neighboring val
ley and the Highlands, place the fig
ures at from 200 to 275 cars. Prob
ably the largest individual shipper
hereabouts will be the Bartlett Or
chards on the Highlands. Mr.. Bart
lett expects to ship almost twenty
cars from his forty acres and has or
dered 10000 boxes in which to pack
his crop. He has 415O peach trees
on his tract and predicts an average
pick of five boxes to the tree. These
trees were set out in March and
April of 1909.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-06-14
GETTING THINGS LINED UP FOR THE EvER-GLOR|OUS

The committee IN charge of the
Fourth of July celebration are get
ting the details pretty we'll lined up.
About one-half of the subscription
money has been collected and the
remainder will be banked the lat
ter part of this week. The dancing
pavilion, which will be operated
jointly by the Fourth committee
and the band, will be placed at the
southeast corner of Third and Yak
ina, where there will be excellent
afternoon shade. The program of
speaking and other numbers will al
SO be given at the dancing pavilion.
Most of the races will probably
be held on Second street, as Wash
ington street will be torn up by the
sewer excavation.
The baseball game will very like
ly be Ietween Kennewick and a
team made up of combination of
the Hanford-White Bluffs mines.
There will be an exceptionally
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good parade, headed by Miss Col
umbia, children to represent each
of the states, floats representing the
business houses, etc. The commit
tee will put up substantial prize
for the best float entered in the par
ade.
Two or three of the church So
cieties will be asked to serve din
ner, as the crowd is expected to
overtax the restaurants and hotels.
The commercial Club rooms will
be turned into a rest room for the
day, and every convenience for the
comfort OF the ladies and children
will be provided.
The committee expects to know
definitely by the last of this week
just how much money they will
have at their disposal, and will then
get out programs giving definite de-
tails for the days entertainment.
Pasco will be over in full force
and a large crowd is expected from
the up-river towns. Prosser has de-
cided against celebrating this year.
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WARREN DRISCOLL

Warren Driscoll, the youngest
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Dris-
coll, died Tuesday morning at St.
Mary's hospital, Walla Walla, from
typhoid fever. With his brother,
William, he was taken to the hos
hospital last week from the home
here. He was 81 years of age and
leaves father, mother, two older
brothers, William Of this place and
Frank who is supposed to be in Sc
attic, and a younger sister, Hattie,
who lives at home.
The funeral was held Thursday
morning from St. Patrick S Catholic
church in Walla Walla and inter-
ment was made in the Catholic
cemetery. Numerous Kennewick
friends of thefamily were in attend
ance at the funeral.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-06-14
KENNEW|CK LOSES
FIRST IN ten GAMES
Poor Base Running Prevents Score
being Tied after Prosser Gets
Early Lead

Prosser stopped Kennewick' 8 win
ming streak last Sunday in a clean,
interesting game. The score was
6 to 4, and it was Kennewick' first
defeat after nine straight wins this
season. Prosser got all her runs in
the fore part of the game and were
held scoreless in the last four in
nings. The locals made strong
uphill fight and were not beaten
until the last man was out.
It was a pitchers battle with
honors between Larkin and Rich
ards fairly even. Kennewick COL
lected nine hits off the opposing
boxman while Prosser hit Larkin' g
offerings safely eight times. Both
pitchers hit batter and Richards
gave one base on balls, while Lar
kin issued no passes. Larkin struck
out six and Richards eight. Ken
newick threw away two tallies by
foolish base running, while Pros
ser made their hits count for scores.
In the fourth inning Kennewick
could score only one run from a
double and two clean singles. Bet
ter coaching and more careful base
running would have netted another
run in that inning, as was the case
again in the eighth when poor coach
ing was the cause of Swayze being
aught out by yards at the plate,
trying to score from second on a
short hit.
The teams are good, even match
for each other, and with an even
break in the luck Kennewick can
make it interesting for the county
seat bunch every time they meet.
The attendance was about half
what it should have been. Man.
ager Reser reports that after paying
the visitors expenses he had 40
cents left to pay for the balls which
were used.
Bert Lloyd umpired in his usual
impartial manner and not kick
was registered by either side against
his decisions.
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GET GOOD WATER IN SECTION IS

Mr.. Jameson, of the we'll drill
ting firm of Jameson & Lewis, was
in town Tuesday. He says that in
the we'll they are putting down in
Section Is, they struck fine drink
ing water at depth of 247 feet.
They are now down Is feet in the
water and intend going 100 feet
further to insure a good flow for
irrigation. They intend sinking
two more wells on this Section.
They are 500 feet above Kennewick
and the level of the water is 253
feet above our city.
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MODEL FARM FOR
BERRY GROWERS
Fruit Inspector DeSellem Would
Establish Demonstration Acre
at kennewick

F. E. DeSellem, district fruit in
spector, is great believer in practi-
cal demonstration as means of put
ting the latest and best proved meth
DDS of farming before the rancher.
His very latest plan along this
line is the establishment of a one
acre demonstration farm" for the
scientific culture of strawberry
plants, to be located at Kennewick,
preferably near the high school,
and worked in conjunction with
the agricultural courses to be taught
here next year.
Mr.. DeSellem has become thoroly
convinced, both through his expert
ence as a ranch owner in the Ken
newick valley and his later work as
inspector, that this is as nearly
perfect strawberry section as will
ever be developed in the North
west. No crop can be found, in
his opinion, which will beat the
strawberry as money-getter in this
soil and climate. And the only
reason it has not returned more
money to the growers in the past,
is that they have not learred that
the crop takes heavy toll of fertil-
ity from the soil and have not ro-
tated and fertilized their fields ac-
cordingly. Also they have not
paid the necessary attention to
breeding" their plants to procure
the most hardy and prolific growth.
It is for the purpose of demon
strating these truths that Mr.. De
Sellem proposes to 60 to the coun-
ty commissioners and ask for an
appropriation to start his little
farm. An acre of ground will be
leased for'a a term of years and the
inspector says that after two years
be can not only make the patch an
example of great value to the
growers of the valley, but a money
maker for the county as we'll, from
the sale of pedigreed plants from
his beds.
The best strains possible Of the
tested and proven commercial var
ieties would be grown for distribu-
tion, various systems of planting
would be tested out side by side,
different fertilizers employed and
accurate records kept.
Mr.. DeSellem is of the opinion
that the poor yield this year from
some of the fields in this section is
due solely to the fact that the sew
eral successive crops taken from the
same land without anything being
put back by fertilization had so de-
pleted the soil that the plants had
not the vitality to develop the my
riads of blossoms and ripen the
berries.
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CHARGE CONTRACTOR
SLEW CHRISTENSEN
A. r. Carey Arrested sfter Investiea-
ton Following Death of
PascO Banker

A. R. Carey, a contractor, of
Pasco, was arrested late Sunday
night, charged with the murder of
Henry E. Christensen, the Pasco
banker, who died from strychnine
poisoning on an S. P. & S. train
enroute to Spokane on the morning
of June 1st. Carey is being held
at the Adams county Jail at Ritz
vile.
The motive for the alleged crime
is Garey's too intimate rela-
tions with Mrs. Christensen which,
together with financial matters, had
caused bad blood between the two
men.
c. M. O'Brien, prosecuting at
torney Of Franklin county, has been
conducting the investigations which
led up to Garey's arrest. He has
been assisted by Mayor Sylvester, of
Pasco; G. E. Lowell, of Ritzville,
brother in-law of Christensen; At
torney Zent, representing the Elks
lodge of Spokane, and other off,
cials. They claim that they will
be able to prove the charge beyond a
doubt. It is believed that they
have found where the strychnine
was purchased, though they have
not made this public nor have they
given out any information as to the
findings of the state chemist, to
whom the stomach of the deceased
was sent for examination. The doc
tor who attended Christensen on
the train at the time of his death
is said to have stated that there
was enough strychinne in the flask
from which he drank, to kill thirty
men.
Carey has retained attorneys
Johnson and Noland, of Pasco, to
prepare his defense. The case will
probably be tried at Ritzville, as
Christensen died in Adams county.
Mrs. Christensen characterizes
Garey's arrest as absurd and out
rageous. Il think my husband was
not murdered" she is quoted as
saying. Henry either made mis-
take in taking drug or be became
discouraged and wanted to end
everything. If he was murdered
and I was convinced that Mr..
Carey had hand in it | would
spend every penny to see that JUS
tice is meted out.
"When the case against Mr..
Carey comes to trial | am sure he
will be shown innocent. What testi-
imony l shall be called upon to give
is all in his favor. 1 dread to think
of the scandal it is all going to
bring out, but if it should be MUIR
der | suppose it must be learned. "
Mrs. Christensen intimates that
it will be shown at the trial that
her husband bad improper rela-
tions with another woman and that
through this woman's influence he
had become addicted to the drug
habit.
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WILLIAM DRISCOLL VERY Low

nn naccordlng to a telephone COM
snnu uuIcation last evening from the
n;tT1flntendent n;t.1 1eI of St. Mary's Hos
pI.al ~: at Walla Walla, where William
tvns ,seoli Is lighting for his life with
sop'' puoiu' the patient had rallied
unie"hat wa during the afternoon and
tena .es'lng easier The superin-
J JJeuoent stated that while not in a
rso a,s condition at that hour, his
'''''ery Is very improbable.
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This weeks concert by the Commercial Band under
direction of Prof Kmba will be held tonight (Fday post
ponement made in order not conflict with circus
PROGRAMME
l. March-"The American ................. A1o,>
q Oyerture-"Schauspie' '................ Cha, Rail
g Cornet Soo-"Addah Polka' ka'...... Lace,
Mr.. c. O. Kmbal
T. Popular Medey-Ted Snyder's No. 2....... Suvdr
Introducing Fell in Love with Live and Stav
in PanoM Mans
Kiss Me- Honey, Dance that Beautiful
Beautiful Rag
s. Hearts and Flowers Tobor
G. Dream Picture the South-Unce Toms Cabin, It
Uncle browsing endowment of the
quiet cabin old Kentucky when there familiar
South" and finally vision
Z 'Alexander's Rag Time Band" (By Request) R>,zu
s. from the Opera" "Jacinta" RoBvn
g. Fnale-'' 'Marconigram Alien
Clip this program and take along with concert
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IN ''DRY" PROSSER

From the Republican Bulletin:
Mayor Guernsey, who is acting as
police justice. reported that eight
cases, mostly drunks, had been
tried during the past month, and
fined from SIS to $40 and costs. :"
That's more drunks than Ken
newick has had in her police court
in the entire year.
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NOTICE

1t is requested that the Sunday
school teachers of all the churches
meet with the Fourth of July
committee at the library at four
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon. to make
arrangements for the children to
participate in the celebration pa
rade.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-06-14
RI0WS BRAINS
OUT WITH Gun
vssl;am Bindernagle, Homesteader
, T,kes Own LIFE ancied En-
emies Would Kill Him

William Bindernagle, a Horse
Heaven rancher, took bis life last
Sunday, blowing the top OF his head
off with shot gun. The deed was
done in a fit of temporary insani-
- It is thought, as he had no
enemies, nor was he troubled to
anv extent by financial affairs.
From the letter that he left it
anpeared that he was suffering under
delusion that ne had enemies who
we're intent upon taking his life.
The body was found in the dead
mans shack on his ranch in the
Horse Heaven, few miles south
west of town, by H. Lawson, a
neiphbor. Mr.. Lawson had driven
by early in the afternoon and seeing
the door ajar, had shouted "Hello'',
sswas his custom, on passing, but
he received no response. Later
in the day, when returning from
town, he stopped and hailed again,
and still had no response. Thinking
the man was asleep, Mr.. Lawson
vent to the door with the intention
) Of waking him.
Upon pushing open the door the
horrible sight met his ey es. He i'm
mediately closed the place and re-
turned to town. and notified the
police, who went after the body,
which was brought to the Mueller
undertaking parlors, where an in
quest was held Immediately by
Judge Stacer.
A letter, addressed to his sister
in Ballard, Washington, was found
on the table in the dead mans shack.
This was opened at the inquest, and
found to be written in German. Mr..
Claussen was called to translate
it. The letter was conclusive evil
dence that the act was premeditated,
and follows, as nearly as possible:
Dear Anna and Carl:
1t is with a sad heart that I in
form you that l am on unsafe
ground. My-enemies are increas-
ing every day, and l have been in
formed that the rope would be put
around my neck. The people want
to destroy me.
| have insulted rich "schwein-
esel" who is a 80 degree Mason,
who is worse to me than gall and
WormwOod. He is bad character.
!. My dear ones l am going to be
detroyed, and therefore will shoot
myself. In the beyond there is
peace and rest. Iwish you farewell, i,
until We meet again.
Affectionately,
William.
The sister and brother-in- law to
"hom he wrote were Immediately
hotlhed and came from Ballard
monday night, and made arrange
ments for the funeral, which was
neld at four o'clock Tuesday after
noon.
blndernagle has been homestead
lug Tor the past five years, and
"ould have made final proof within
'nfee weeks. He had entered one
o' The best places on the bench, and
"as out few miles out. His place
would have been under the proposed
Asn line canal, and will be valu-
able in few years.
lnree brothers and two sisters
survive him, two of whom are in
'uis country, the other three being
eGermany.
ile was member of the Odd
;aeuoWs, and had taken one degree
al ~ 'he knlghts of Pythias. He was
noou! m ~ years of age and was un-
WILLIAM nRIScnI VEpY INV
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Kennewick will go to Prosser
next Sunday to play the return
game. The team will 60 on the O.
w. R. & n. at 1885 and goodly
bunch of fans should go along and
help the boys even things up with
the county seat outfit.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-29
DECA(UR'S DUEL

The practice of dueling inherited
from England led to some tragic
events in early American history.
Hne Of these resulted in the death
of one of our early naval heroes.
Commodore Stephen Decatur. He
hail gained distinction in the
Tripolitan, war in the war of 1872
and stood very high In popular
esteem.
Another naval officer of the
period was Commodore Barron,
who commanded the Chesapeake
in the fight with the British
frigate Leopard. While in COM
mand of the Chesapeake he wa $
charged with neglect of duty, was
tried by a court martial, on which
Decatur served and was found
guilty and suspended from the
service.
Later when he applied for
restoration Decatur declined to
approve it, and out of this grew a
correspondence culmina ting in a
duel. In one of his letters Decatur
said. Between you and myself
there has never been a personal
difficulty, but | have entertained
and do still entertain the opinion
that your conduct as an officer of
the Chesapeake has been such as
ought to forever bar your readmis
sion to the service"
Barron sent a challenge which
Decatur accepted and the duel
took place at, Bladensburg near
Washington, March %, 1920.
They fought with pistols at eigh
PAGES. and both fired and fell to.
gether. Decatur apparently killed,
but he soon revived enough to say
a few friendly words to his
antagonist, who also lay on the
ground. Both were removed to
Washington where Decatur died
that night, but Barron recovered
and lived till 1851.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-29
PLANNING THE CELEBRATION

The 4th of July committee met
last night and considered plans for
the celebration. Several new
features we're discussed one of
which was a baseball tournament
to begin on the Sd ard run through
the 4th and 5th. This and other
features of the celebration will be
further discussed at meeting to
be held in the courtroom Saturday
night. The committee will then
lay before the citizens everything
that has been done up to that
date. The ladies and every body
e Sc interested in the celebration
are cordially invited to attend the
meeting.
The committee is meeting with
splendid success in raising flu nds.
Up to noun today $2305 had been
subscribed and there is more in
sight. 1t now looks as if Elko
would Guido herself on the Nation s
birthday. Let us all boost it along
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-29
WHEN SILK HATS
FIRST CAME IN

Silk hats we're known in France
some years before John Hethering-
ton frightened Londoners by
wearing one. They came in with
the French revolution, when all
patriotic citizens abandoned wigs
and had their hair cut short.
EngraviLgs printed so early as
1890 depict sans cnlotte dandies
wearing top hats. In a rare print
of the trial of the Girondists
which took place in 1898, all the
judges appear crowned with silk
hats. Although the silk top hat is
not much more than hundred
years old. hats of that shape we're
worn hundreds of years before. In
Elizabethan times a cylindrical hat
with a brim rather similar to that
Of the fifties and with the addition
of plume was worn by the nc
bility. According to Raphael, it
was worn very much earlier even
than that. A red top hat appears
in the cartoon. paul Preaching at
Athens"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-29
GARDEN ON VALUABLE LAND
small Patch In Heart of City of Lon
don Is One of Capitals
Curiosities.

There are many curious things
about the Bank of England. but among
them how many know that it posses
ses a respectable garden? II is to be
found just inside the Threadneedle
street entrance, on the left-hand side
This old-fashioned garden has a
fountain in the center. graveled paths
and couple of trees. the whole form
ing a quadrangle with the bank build.
ing running all round
Its history is a curious one. In real.
ity this garden is the churchyard Of
the vanished Church Of St Christie
pher-le-Stock, which used to stand
where the Mansion House now is
One reason why the church was
pulled down was because its tower
completely overlooked the bank. and
1t was feared that it would be a dan
ger to the "Old Lady" If the church
was occupied by rioters
AS the bank occupies the site of the
entire parish of ST. Christopher.le-
Stock. 1t is said that any freeman Of
the city can claim admission to the
old garden. But. as a matter Of fact,
any one who cares to see il may do so
during business hours and Ii is we'll
worth visit. If only for the fact that
1t Is the most valua BILE garden in the
world
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-29
FATAL ACCIDENT At
MINERAL HILL

From Spencer Plummer, who
came in on Tuesdays stage. it was
learned that fatal acciden
occurred at Mineral Hill about Sc
miles north of Eureka on Monday
about noon. Two employees of the
Mineral Hill Con. Mining Com
pany were instantly killed after a
mad flight on the trucks of run.
away ore car down a 2O0O-foot
incline. ~.
The trucks of a car had been
loaded with rails at the mine to be
taken down to the mill and the
men got aboard for a ride on the
incline Soon after starting the
car became unmanageable and was
soon. dashing down the 1000 foot
incline at runaway speed. II
crashed through the r,ar wall of
the mill and jumped 80 feet to the
roof of the adjoining tank building,
breaking through this and drop
ping into one of the tanks contain
ing IL feet of water. Both of the
men were found dead in the tank
beside the car.
One of the victims was named
Quillici and had a family living at
Carlin, Nevada. The name of the
other man could not be learned,
but he is said to have had a family
living in Italy.
Coroner j. NJ. Requa came up
from Palisade and held an inquest
over the bodies on Wednesday, but
the Sentinel had been unable to
obtain the result of the jury's
verdict. Mrs. Quillici was sent for
and arrived at Mineral Hill in time
to attend the funeral of her
husband and his comrade in death,
which occurred late Wednesday
afternoon. Sentinel.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-29
Early Recollectlons.

1t was a real. right down Jolly old
English wedding. yet down by the bot
tom Of the breakfast table sal one
pale and serious individual who like
Sir Arthur Sullivan; organist. was
weary and III at ease" He seemed
miserably alone and unhappy in all
that goodly company: wherefore the
CHEEKY best man sought him out.
slapped him on the back and ultimate.
ly said. Come, come, old man. cheer
up. Have you kissed the bride?''
Deep came a sigh from his very
boots as he spoke the answer that
told far more than its meager words
expressed mot lately. old man-not
lately!"-Sheffield Telegraph.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-29
DEAFNESS CANNOT Be CURED

by loci applications as they canno
reach the diseased portion Of the
ear. There is only one way to
cure deafness, and that is by COLI
titutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an iEflamed condition of
the mucous lining Of the Eustachian
Tube. When this tube is infamud
you have q rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed, Deafness is the
result, and unless the inflammation
can be taken out and this tube
restored to it's normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever
nine cases out of ten are caused
by Catarrh, which is nothing
an inhamed condition . e
mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred DOL
lars for any case of Deafness
(caused by catarrh) that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars free. F. j.
CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
Sold by Dru SITS, rs C.
Take Hall Family Pills for
constipation.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-29
POULTRY

NOTICE "A few changes, but
we are still furnishing each week
l 200 White Leghorns, $40 per
hundred, $l.25 per dozen; 500
Brown Leghorns, $1,000 per hun
dred $3.50 per dozen; 500 Black
Minorcas, $14.OO per hundred,
SITS per dozen; 500 R. l. Reds,
$500 per hundred, $500 per
dozen; 500 Barred Rocks $500
per hundred, $500 per dozen;
200 White Minorcas, $1,000 per
und'ed, $500 per dozen.
Limited number of White Rocks,
Buff and White Orpingtons and
Anconas, 2Oc each. Leghorns
every Tuesday. Special prices
on orde. for 200 or more. B. W.
ARCHIBALD, BOT Sierra St. Reno,
Nevada.