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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-08-09
FINLEY ITEMS

Mrs. Cottman. of Kennewick, visited
over Sunday with Mrs. A. Fisher and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thornton have returned
from their trip to the mountains.
A gentleman from Walla Walla pur-
chased five acres in Sec. 35, last week,
paying $500 per acre. He expects to
improve it at once.
Finley Balo, of Pasco, visited his
uncle, Geo. Finley, between trains,
Sunday.
D.A. Halves returned Saturday from
the mountains, where he has spent
the past two weeks.
Mrs. C. w. Stevens and daughter
Grace, visited in Walla Walla last
week.
Rev. H. O. Perry, Superintendent of
the Dalles district, held the fourth
quarterly conference here Saturday
evening, preaching Saturday evening
and Sunday morning.
Messrs. Taylor, of Walla Walla, were
here on business Monday.
Mrs. Mccoy, of Kennewick. visited
over Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
els Smith.
Prof. Day and wife were here Satur-
day to arrange for their residence here
and also for the school work, which
will be taken up Monday morning,
August 10.
There will be class meeting Sum
day morning at II a. m instead of
preaching services. Rev. HIN. Rounds
will preach in Kiona, Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Simard, of Freewater,
Ore, visited Friday and Saturday with
her brother, Fred Cresswell, and fam
lily.
Misses Marie, Grace and Lucille
Stoddard, of Hillyard, and Ruth and
Donald Cresswell, Of Kennewick, Wis
tied their uncle, Fred Cresswell, last
Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Cassie Murray and children re-
turned Sunday to Phoenix, B. c..
Mrs. J. w. Moore, of Kennewick,
visited with Mrs. F. A. Smith, We'd
nesday.
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HIGHLANDS

Many of the residences on the West
Highlands are being improved and also
some new buildings being put up.
M. L. Volwiler and w. L. Brown
have built substantial additions to their
homes.
J. Hess is plastering his house and
putting in some modern conveniences.
The interior of the Rawson house has
also recently been remodeled.
w. P. Mann is treating his house to
new coat of paint.
Chas. Robertson has built a new
house on his homestead and his sister,
Miss Belle Robertson, is living there
with him.
Mr.. McGrowan has been here looking
over his tracts but at present is with
Mr.. Thayer at Sol Due Springs. They
are expected back the last of next
week.
DR.. Lomen, of Manitowoc, Wis, will
arrive the latter part of the week for a
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. w. Kenyon
He is interested in valuable peach
orchard which Mr.. Kenyon cares for.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Krug left last
week for Cornell. Later they will
make their home in Spokane.
Miss Maude beats left for Portland
the first of the week. She had been a
guest at the home of Mrs. J. R. Lott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Drum are entertaining
their son and his bride at present.
! Early peaches are about all gone.
Watermelons, grapes and cantaloupes
are ready for market.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Highlands Improvems mt CLUB was held
at the club house last Saturday night.
Besides the routine business a commit
tee was appointed to draw up rules
and regulations governing the contest
for the lot in Olmstead Addition and tc
select Judge for the contest.
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NOTICE OF HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the as
sessment roll of Local Improvement
District No. 8, ordinance No. 139, pro-
viding for the improvement of property
therein for the construction of concrete
sidewalks and curb in said district, in
GLIDING the following described pro-
perry:
All of blocks 8 and 9, First Addition
to Kennewick; all of the Second Addi-
ton to Kennewick: lots l, 2, 3, 4, 5,
9 and 10, of Block 3, Beach's Second
Addition to Kennewick; all of block l.,
Menhinick,s Addition to Kennewick;
the west one-half of blocks and 2,
Morain's Garden Tracts; the west one
half of block 1, Weisel's Addition to
Kennewick; the Northern Pacific Irri-
cation Company's right-of-way on the
west side Of Washington street and the
high school property.
Said roll has been set down for hear
ing at the regular meeting of the said
City Council in the Council Chamber of
the City of Kennewick at 7:3O p. m. on
the 3rd Day of September, 1912, and
all persons who object to said assess
ment roll are notified to make said OBJ
jections in writing and file the same
with the City Clerk at or prior to the
date fixed for such hearing at the place
fixed and at such other time as the
hearing may be continued to. The
Council will sit as Board of equaliza-
ton for the purpose of considering such
roll and at such hearing or hearings
will consider such objections made
thereto and any part thereof and will
correct, revise, raise, lower, change or
modify such roll or any part thereof or
set aside such roll and order such as
sessment to be made de novo, as to such
board shall appear just and equitable,
and then proceed and confirm same by
ordinance.
T. j. WRIGHT,
City Clerk.
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10 a. m. Sunday School.
II a. m. preaching services
8 p. M, union meeting on the Bap
fist lawn.
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NOTICE OF HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the as
sessment roll of Local Improvement
District No, 5, ordinance No. 1876, pro-
viding for the improvement of property
therein for the construction of concrete
walks and curb including the following
described property:
All of blocks and 3, First Addition
to Kennewick, and blocks l, 2, d., 5 and
6 and the south one-half Of block 3,
Amon's Addition to Kennewick, ac-
cording to plans and specifications now
on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
Said roll has been set down for hear
ing at the regular meeting of the said
City Council in the Council Chamber of
the City of Kennewick at 7:3O O'Clock
p. M, on the 3rd day of September,
1912, and all persons who object to said
assessment roll are notified to make
said objections in writing and file the
same with the City Clerk at or prior to
the date fixed for such hearing, at the
place fixed and at such other time as
the hearing may be continued to. The
Council will sit as board of equaliza-
ton for the purpose of considering such
roll, and at such hearing, or hearings,
will consider such objections made
thereto, and any part thereof, and will
correct, revise, raise, lower, change or
modify such roll or any part thereof, or
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HOVER NOTES

E. 0. Spicer made business trip to
Kennewick on Monday of last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Monnett, of Dixie,
WASH, visited at the home of Mrs.
Monnett's brother, Mr. Williams, Sat-
urday and Sunday.
Miss Leasing, of Missouri Flats, left
Sunday for an extended visit in Spo-
kane. She will visit for a few days
with friends in Finley before going.
R. E. Blackman and family and Mr..
and Mrs. A. w. Pitt were Kennewick
visitors last Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Mckenzie and family, of Bend,
Oregon, arrived here Friday and will
make this their home. Mr.. Mckenzie
comes to take charge of the section
work here.
G. B. Schroyer spent Saturday with
his family.
Miss Bernice Meals and J. Gregson,
of Missouri Flats, were in town few
hours Sunday afternoon.
VIM. Mills, of the U. S. Str. Una
tilla spent Sunday with friends and rel
atives in Hover.
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Rodney Alexander, formerly of this
place but now located at Seattle, is
here this week visiting old friends.
Mr.. Alexander is now employed as in
structor at the Mercer Island paternal
school, a corrective school for incorri-
gible children.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. J. Zimmerman, who
have been living at the Hotel Kenne-
wick this summer, have received their
household goods from Tacoma and
have gone to housekeeping in the
Mr.. Zimmerman is improving his forty
acre tract which he recently purchased
on the Highlands.
The Edwards Carnival company did
a fair business here last week and pull
led out Tuesday morning for Athena,
Ore. The merry-go-round concession
didn't do enough business while here to
pay for moving it, so it was left be-
hind. The owners plan to operate it a
couple of nights week and so try to
pay expenses with it here until the
falr season opens.
The Hover Investment Co. have
traded for Clarence j. Voliva his 7.52
acre tract in Hover, to Emma and D.
Wiley of Spokane for their residence
in Bellevue Addition, Spokane. Thew
also sold the former J. A. Jones 1O-acre
tract in Section Seven and personal
property to Mr.. Hutchinson, OF Wash
ougal. Mr.. Hutchinson is son-in-law
to Mr.. Carman, of Section Seven. and
their places adjoin.
A handy little guide book for auto
owners is that issued by the Monarch
Oil Refining company, of which we
have just received copy. The book
gives 13O pages of road maps covering
Washington and Oregon very com.
pletely, besides many more pages of
interesting data. The publishers Of
fer to furnish any auto owner a COPY
upon application. Their address is 60
California St., San Francisco.
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From the Correspondents
Items Of Interest concerning our Nghbors up and down the Valley
HIGHLAND ITEMS

Sam Willis and family, who have re-
sided in this city for the past year,
moved to Kennewick the latter part of
last week.
J. E. Burmaster and family who
have been living here for the past seven
years, departed for Kennewick We'd
nesday, and will make their home in
the old Ashbaugh residence in that city.
G. A. Rollins, who secured a position
as clerk in one of the stores in Pasco
several weeks ago, has taken his fam
lily to that city where they will make
their future home.
E. A. Palmeter and H. F. Yedica
went to Pasco Monday on business,
Miss Emma Koelsch, who has been
in Spokane for the past year, arrived
here Monday to visit her parents for a
month.
Miss Augusta Breithaupt, who has
been visiting at different points in Idaho,
returned last Saturday.
Miss Daphyn Johnson left for Topper
ish on an extended visit last week.
w. S. Davidson, who has been away
for the past five weeks harvesting near
Riparia, returned Monday.
j. E. Kissinger and two children, who
have been in the harvest fields for some
time, returned home Saturday.
George Gress, the local butcher, made
business trip to Kennewick Wednes-
dav.
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10 a. M, Sunday School.
IL a. M, preaching.
Epworth League Up. m.
Union services at 8 p. m. at the Bap-
fist lawn.
Prayer meeting Wednesday, 7:45.
PRESBYTERIAN
F. L. Fraser, Minister.
10 a. M, Sunday School.
IL a. M, Public worship. Subject,
1.-The Problem of Paying our Debts"
Strangers in the city cordially welcomed.
ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL
During the month of August there
will be no morning service at the Epis-
copal church, there will be evening
prayer at 7:3O instead.
BAPTIST CHURCH
10 a. M, Bible school.
IL a. M, preaching.
7:OOp. M, Young Peoples Meeting.
SD. M, Union service.
LUTHERAN
German services at $50 a. m. at the
church.
English Sunday School, Hoo a. m,
Garden Tracts school house.
English services at 11:3O, Garden
Tracts school house.
These services will be held every Sun
day except the first Sunday in the month.
CONGREGATIONAL
E. A. Orr, Pastor.
10 a. m. Sunday School.
II a. m. preaching services
8 p. M, union meeting on the Bap
fist lawn.
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AUGUST 9, 1919

set aside such roll and order snail
sessment to be made do nov. WI as
snch board shall appear Just and - 70
able and then proceed and oo slut'
same by ordinance. '''ilrm
I. J. WRIGHT,
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City Clerk
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Iye Ladies Aid of the M. E. cbr,,,
will serve ice cream next Tro,a. sDufcn
ming on the lawn at the Hotel KY eVs'
wick during the hour of the band I'M
cert, which has been changed to T W.T.
day on account of the excursion.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-08-29
Order Limiting Time to File Claims
and for Hearing Thereon

Order Limiting Time to File Claims,
and for Hearing Thereon
Estate of John z. Sundberg
State of Minnesota, County Of Mar.
shall, In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate Of John
q. Sundberg, Decedent.
Letters of administration this day
having been granted to Nils J. Sund-
berg
IT is Ordered, that the time within
which all creditors of the above NAM
ed decedent may present claims
against his estate in this court, be,
and the same hereby is, limited to
three months from and after the date
hereof; and that the 18th day of No
yember, 1912, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, in
the Probate Court Rooms at the City
of Warren, in said County, be, and the
same hereby is fixed and appointed as
the time and place for hearing upon
and the examination, adjustment and
allowance of such claims as shall be
presented within the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication Of this order in the War
rem Sheaf a weekly newspaper print
ed and published at Warren, Mime
sofa, as provided by law.
Dated, August 18th, 1912.
(Seal) Peter H. Holm,
Judge Of Probate.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-08-29
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
ton of the mucous lining Of the Eusta-
chan Tube. When this tube is inflamed
you have a rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely closed.
fammation 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 but an indamed condi-
ton of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars forany case OF
Ha1 atarrh nrSs send for crcn1nrs free
FL CHENEY, Il CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills frr constipation.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-08-29

in Illinois, being seyenty-two miles
long and twenty-five miles wide, with
|forty-nine townships and it is large
and important factor to the physical
and commercial makeup of that vast
stretch of level country lying in west
ern Minnesota and eastern North Da.
kota, on both sides Of that famous
stream, remembered from your school
biographies as the Red River of the
North.
For two hundred miles north and
south and forty miles east and west
its level reaches lie along the river
on either side and at this season OF
the year with the harvest ready for
the gathering, it gives the impr ession
of veritable agricultural wonder
land.
As has been said Marshall county
is one of the largest and most impor
tant counties, occupying a command
Ing position nearly at the head of the
valley.
Twenty thousand people live in
Marshall county and stay among
them failed to disclose evidence in
contradiction of the statement that
they are happy, contented and pros
porous. In addition to this it should
be said that they are all extremely
busy, as. this is the harvest season
and there are miles upon miles of ri
pening grain to be gathered.
Some fields Of rye had been already
cut but the great bulk of the harvest
ing is being done this week.
Self-binders will take the fields, one
or two on the smaller farms, and ul
to as high as sixteen on the larger
ones and they will make short worl
of the vast sweeps of wheat, oats, bar
ley and rye, with flax to come later
on.
An extract from the columns of the
! Warren Sheaf tells of the situation il
| this respect:
"The busy harvest season has nov
arrived and from now until the groun(
freezes the Red River Valley farme,
will have his hands full with all kinds
of farm work. The cutting of rye
oats and barley is now in full prog
ress and next week the wheat harves
will be on. In spite of the dry wea
Their early in the season, the Red Riv
er Valley has raised very good crop
1t is wonderful what a change ha
been wrought in the crops by the re
cent rains. Many farmers say tina
they have better crops than they dit
last year. Grain is filing we'll am
promises to be of exceptionally goo.
quality. No reports of rust have bee1
received."
The soil looks black and deep an
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-08-29

g Little Journey Northwest-What an
Illinois Newspaper Fellow Saw on
q Brief Visit in Marshall County,
Minnesota.

lnasmuch as there are a number
OF DeKalb citizens who own farms
IN Marshall county, Mimi, together
With the further fact that consider
able portion of the population of the
county is made up of Illinois people
brief news story concerning that
particular section of the great north
west, from observations made during
a recent short vacation visit, may be
OF some interest to readers of The
Daily Advertiser.
DeKalb people going up into that
country take a Burlington train at
Rochelle, strike the Mississippi river
at Savanna and follow up the right
bank to st. Paul, making close con
nections there with a Great Northern
train for Warren, the county seat of
Marshall county.
At this season of the year it is a
line trip up along the green banks of
the great Father of Waters, and to a
1aded newspaper fellow, leaving his
daily grind for a few days outing, the
ever-changing scenes along the wind
ing course of the broad river, the VI
vid green's and yellows of August re-
fected in woodland, field and meadow
together with the restful comfort of
the excellent train service, was some
thing to be keenly appreciated.
The night ride from St. Paul to
Warren over the Great Northern was
without incident.
You awake in the morning, find
your train flashing swiftly over the
broad levels Of the famous Red River
valley, radiant picture in the morn
ing sunlight, with fields of waving
grain stretching away on either hand
to the far horizon
At the bustling city of Crookston
you change to the Winnipeg branch
of the Great Northern and arrive at
Warren in time for a late breakfast
Marshall county lies we'll toward
the northern end Of the valley, kit
son county only, separating it from
the Canadian border.
1t covers territory equal to two OF
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-08-29
Swedish Lutheran church, is located
here and there is also a commodious

Swedish Lutheran church, is located
here and there is also commodious
and we'll equipped county hospital.
They have two good newspapers
The Register and The Sheaf-each
occupying substantial building and
looking to be prosperous business en-,
terprises.
The Winnipeg line of the Great
Northern runs through from the south
and the 500 line crosses from the
west, giving them excellent shipping
facilities.
But the dominant feature on the
landscape, here in Warren, in the
neighboring county towns of Argyle
and Stephens and at various conven
lent points along the railroads, al
over the valley, are the great grail
elevators, looming up in proud conf
dence, proclaiming to all corners tina
/ the Germany of the World" is no mis-
homer as applied to the Red Rive
Valley-Bailey Rosette, Editor, Dali
Advertiser, Dekalb, III.
Oxford Democrat., 1912-08-13
For New tiousekeepers.

New, yes, old housekeepers are fre
quently puzzled regarding weights and
measuring proportions, and this little
schedule will, am sure, be helpful tc
all, before starting, see that all material,
are free from Jumps of any kind, and
the measuring cup or spoon even full
not running over.
pint Of granulated sugar equals
pound.
pint of brown sugar equals Is ounces
pint Of maple sugar equals II ounces
pint Of graham -four equals 8 ounces
pint Of wheat -four equals 8 ounces
pint OF corn meal equals 10 ounces
pint of soft butter equals pound.
pint of grated bread crumbs equals {
ounces.
pint Of seeded raisins equals 9
ounces.
l pint of dried currants equals 1C
ounces.
pint Of rice equals 15 ounces.
pint Of dried hominy equals Is
ounces.
Quart of white -four equals pound.
8 large hens eggs equal pound.
level tablespoonfuls of butter equal
ounce.
/ ounce of -four equals four level
tablespoonfuls.
ounce of grated chocolate equals 8
level tablsspoonfuls.
ounce OF ground coffee equals level
tablespoonfuls.
ounce of granulated sugar equals 2
level tablespoonfuls.
ounce OF cornstarch equals 8 table
spoonfuls.
/ ounce Of fine salt equals level
tablespoonfuls.
Oxford Democrat., 1912-08-13
Pie o. Mystery.

A novel entertainment Is "The Pie
o. Mystery Social" given recently by q
church club. All the ladies were to
bring pie made from their own recipe,
and the gentlemen were to guess what
the pies were made OF, without tasting
or touching. All pies were numbered
and the men were given cards and pom.
ellis, and were to write opposite Its mum.
Der what kind Of pie. The lady whose
pie could not be guessed or who receiv.
cd the least correct answers gained the
prize. The pie thus made did not have
one right answer, therefore was the "Pie
o. Mystery:'' In the first place lined
the pie plate with rich pie crust, then
took q pumpkin, cut It In long strips,
peeled and sliced 1t into the pie as you
would apples, making generous, thIok
pie. Sprinkle raw. pumpkin with salt,
then generously with light brown sugar
and layer OF seeded raisins. Season
with cinnamon and cloves and dot with
butter before putting on the upper
crust. You would never know 1t was
made from raw pumpkin.
Oxford Democrat., 1912-08-13
An Exnlanaflnn.

Dubbleigh's car lay fiat on it's side and
deep in the mud in the freshly plowed
field, having skidded off the road
through the low stone wall, to get there
"Ah!' cried a passerby from the road.
side. "Had an accident?"
Dubbleigh tried to hold his tongue
but the strain was too much for him.
"No, of course not" he replied, cold.
ly, "I've just bought a new car, and
have brought my old one out here ia
bury 1t. Got q pick-ax and shovel In
your pocket? 1 can't seem to dig very
deep with my motor horn."
Oxford Democrat., 1912-08-13
ksv "a puxxIedonn.

No. 1S22.-Word Square: Hare. Abel
reek. Elks.
No. 1923. - Beheadings: L Preach
reach. each. 2. Pray. ray. 8. Ruse
use.
No. lS24.-Postman's Bag: 1. Crowd
row. 2. Maud. mad. 3. Crack. rack.
No. 1S25.-Cross Word Enigmas: 1
Sphere. 2. Picture. 8. Science.
No. lS28.-Illustrated Numerical Enig
ma: Zone country. one constitution
one destiny" Words: Crusoe. onion
note. ninety. coin. toy. student.
No. 1927. - Transpositions: Bather
breath. Porter. report Caress. scares
Depart. parted. March. charm.
No. lS2S-A Wild Flower: Cow. sliI
-cowslip
No. 1920. Enigmatical Botany: Pink
rose (rows,. bachelors buttons, tulips
phlox. SNOWFALL. lady's slipper. foul
o'clock. cockscomb. rue
Oxford Democrat., 1912-08-13

D. @. Bybee. teaming contractor liv-
Ing at $50 Keeling Court, Canton, ILL.,, 10
now we'll rid of . severe and annoying
case OF kidney trouble. His back pain.
ed and he was bothered with headaches
and dizzy spells. 81 took Foley Kidney
Pills just as directed and In few days I
felt much better. My life and strength
seemed to come back, and I sleep we'll.
I am now all over my trouble and glad
to recommend Foley Kidney Pills" Try
them. A. E. Shurtleff Co., South Paris;
8. e. Newell & Co., Paris.
Oxford Democrat., 1912-08-13
THE LAND or
PUzzLED0M.
No. 1sao-chanaed Things

Insert sticky substance into a sling
and change to a bird; a pleasure
ground and change to brilliant; des'
sert and change to causing alarm: an
end and change to caring for horses: q
drink and change to thieving; jour
ney ead change to a slender youth;
whining talk and change to kind o
timber; a pain and change to GOVERNS
with bits Of shining metal: a dark fluid
and change to stealing away: an Insect
and change to sidewise: a measure
and change to spotting: a color and
change to sleeping lightly: a kind OF
wood and change to cutting at random
Oxford Democrat., 1912-08-13
What tree is represented
Nc. 1s36.-Hiddsn Fruits.

No. 1a36.-Hiddsn Fruits.
l. Demons are sometimes mistaken
for angels.
2. The educated ape achieved great
success
8. The agile monkey can hang by Its
tail
4. John is hosting up lumber.
S. Beware Of the bomb. an an
archist's weapon.
9. Mary's sable cape arrived yester-
day.
7. Love me little, love me long.
8 Send the latest map, please
Find in each Of the above sentences
the name Of q well known fruit