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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-06-29

York office: n. VI. Sheffield,
&0ol Agency, Tribune building.
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4erey. u s. Express building.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-12-13

Mrs. Myrtle Wells, from Grandview.
was a Kennewick visitor Monday and
Tuesday.
Fred Callahan, from Toppenish Wis
tied his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. S.
Callahan last week.
There will be called meeting of the
Cemetery Association at the home of
Mrs. Madge Soth next Monday after
noon.
Eva Irwin, who has been ill for some
time, was taken to the hospital in
Walla Walla, Wednesday for another
operation.
Harry Wheelock, of Westfeld, Wis,
arrived Thursday and expects to locate
here. He has employment with the P.
P. & L. Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pittman, of
Latah, Ida., visited friends in Kenne-
wick while on their way to Richland,
where they will visit their son.
The minstrel show which was to have
been given by the ladies of the Epis
copal church next week has been post
poned until after the first of the year.
DR.. Ghormley, of Tacoma, and Rev.
Mr.. Killean, of Toppenish, were in
Kennewick Tuesday on their way up
the river, and will meet the members
of the Presbyterian church for the dis
cussion of church interests.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-12-13

w. M. Mattecheck has moved from
the Dircksen place to the Bamberg
house in the Garden tracts.
Several of the neighbors of the
Lewtas' were invited to spend last Fri
evening at their home, to celebrate the
anniversary of Theresa Lewtas' birth
day. They all had rippin' good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Lanson, from
Sunnyside are building on their ranch
near Richland. They are living here
while their new house is being COM
pleted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christ Tweedt, of To-
ledo, Ore, Miss Anna Tweedt, of Null
Ian, Idaho, and Henry Tweedt, Of Pull
man, were in attendance at the funeral
of their sister Wednesday.
The Columbia Minister'S Association
met Monday afternoon in the library of
Rev. E. A. Orr. The committee on
program, composed of Rev. CD. Rarey,
Rev. ]. D. Bird, of Pasco and w. P.
Osgood, reported an interesting pro-
gram for the next six months. The
paper of the day was read by Rev. J..
D. Bird and he succeeded in stirring up
lively discussion which was partici-
pated in by Rev's Osgood, Munger, of
Pasco, J. W. Walker, of Spokane,
w. Schriber and C. D. Foster of Rich
land, C. D. Rarey and E. A. Orr.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-12-13
NINE YEARS AGO TODAY

c. Lundy is out in the hills stringing
wires around 1000 acres of wheat land.
A. H. Richards has about completed
leveling his fve-acre tract in the
Garden Tracts.
After hotly contested election the
Citizens Ticket, headed by o. A..
Fechter, won out in North Yakima.
Senator CARRIER. OF Reardan, spent
Monday in Kennewick, and is contem-
plating investing in property around
here.
H. A. Bier will soon begin the
erection of fine residence on the
corner of Third and Pacific streets. up-
on the three lots he purchased from S.
H. Anon.
Peter Storland caught a raven the
other day, and the bird is now perched
in a cage in the window of the
Columbia Pharmacy. "Only this and
nothing more"
The petition for incorporation of
this town has now received the re-
quisite number of signers and :the in
corporation will be pushed to compile
ton as rapidly as possible.
Poets, who sing about the blue
Italian skies, should come to Kenne
wick. Their poetical fancy would
warm up to such an intense degree
over our earth and sky that it would
melt like butter in the sun.
Daniel Boyd has purchased the
Columbia Pharmacy and has taken
charge. H. R. Hayes left Tuesday
evening for Spokane, where he will re-
main for some time. He is thinking
strongly of going down into Mexico.
Mr.. Hayes has conducted the pharmacy
for over year and has formed many
friends who wish him success in what
ever locality he may see fit to locate.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-12-13

j. A. Bellows made business trim tn
Seattle Sunday.
.. M. Collins, of Lewiston, Ida., was
business visitor Friday.
Mrs. G. H. Mottinger, of Mottinger
has been visiting in Kennewick since
Tuesday.
). M. Garrison, of Salem, Ore, is
here looking after his business interests
IN Horse Heaven.
J. L. Story, from Livingston, Mont,
arrived the first of the week with the
idea of locating here.
A girl baby came to gladden. the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Crawford in the
Garden Tracts last Tuesday.
The Ladies Aid Society, of the Pres
byterian church will meet with Mrs. ].
b. Rose next Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. T. M. Stevens entertained Mr..
and Mrs. V. Boldly, MIR. and Mrs.
c. H. Puderbaugh, and Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Puderbaugh at dinner, at her resi-
dence in Section 8, Wednesday.
The Ladies' Missionary Society of
the Congregational church met at the
home of Mrs. A. F. Woodward Thurs
day afternoon. The study of the book
1.-THE Conservation of National Ideals'
was begun.
Harry Munday is having such good
success with his products, that he is
planning on opening paint factory in
Kennewick. Harry is "dippy" about
paint, and his products will all be
labeled "MUN-DAZ, a trade name
he has asked to have registered.
The D. A. R. held its monthly meet
ing at the home ofMiss Howe last Mon
day afternoon. The program was of
unusual interest, papers being read by
Mrs. w. H. Gould, Mrs. Clarence King
and Mrs. E. A. Gray. The topics were
1.-THE Boston Tea Party" Historic
Homes and Churches" and Causes of
the American Revolution.
The Needlework Club met with
Mrs. Crause in Sec. z, last Friday,
the time being devoted exclusively to
fancywork. A short business sess-
ion was followed by refreshments.
Mrs. Matchbox and Mrs. Spaulding
were admitted to membership. The
annual event of opening the Christmas
grab bag will occur at Mrs. Carnahan's
at the next regular meeting.
Preparations for the Christmas en-
tertainments in the various Sunday
schools of Kennewick are under way.
Most of the churches will have a tree,
or some substitute for it with Santa
Claus and a program. At the Pres
byterian church however, the exercise
to be given is entitled white Gifts
for the King" and the members of
the school will make gifts instead of
receiving them.
The literary and musical entertain
ment, given by the Congregational
people assisted by friends last Friday
evening was a success, both as to
the excellence of it's program, and the
patronage it received, in spite of the
fact that on Friday it was found
necessary to change the place of hold
ing it from the Congregational church,
where it had been advertised to be, to
the Presbyterian church. The receipts
amounted to $25. 90.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-12-13

Saturday evening two fast games
were pulled off in record time in the
High School gymnasium. This
double header was to have been the
first in the series for the city cham
pionship; but the Kennewick Cloth
ing company's team was unable to
appear, and two High School teams
played instead. The two games were
run through in one hour, which is
certainly going some.
The two high school teams took
the floor first. The boys have been
working out only a week, and have
not had sufficient time to develop
much team work, but in spite of this,
they put up a good quality of play.
The Reds were one player short and
called upon Mr.. Meikle to help them
out. He put aside professional cares
long enough to demonstrate that he
had not forgotten how it was done.
The first half was close, the Reds
winning 7 to 8; in the second half
they fairly smothered the Blacks
making Is points to 2 for the Blacks.
Howe and Johnson starred for the
Blacks, while Copeland and Carpen-
ter were the Red brillants. Edmund
Carpenter shot more baskets than any
one else.
The game between the Toggery
and the Fruit Growers was decidedly
good. 1t was fight from start to
finish and no ones game until time
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-12-13

At their meeting Wednesday evening
Alma Chapter No. 100, o. E. S. elected
the following officers for the coming
year: W. NJ, Mrs. F. L. Watson; w.
P, G. CARRIER; A. M, Mrs. F. Crosby;
Sec'y, Mrs. T. ]. Wright; Treas, Mrs.
D. L. Taylor; Cond., Mrs. G. CARRIER;
A. c., Mrs. H. A. Bier.
Clarice Holcomb, the eleven year old
daughter of C. L. Holcomb, met with
an accident last Saturday while out rid
ing along the river road. The saddle
turned, throwing her from her horse.
She was fortunate enough to escape
very serious injuries, but the fall
stunned her for time, and gave her
some very bad bruises.
The regular meeting of the Rebekah
Lodge was held Tuesday evening at
which time officers were elected. N.
g., Mrs. D. L. Taylor; V. G., Mrs. L.
G. Spaulding; Recording Sec. Mrs. Mae
Shanafelt; Financial Sec., Miss Emma
Tweedt; Treasurer, Miss Ellen Richard
son; Trustee for eight months, Mrs. F.
D. Pike. It>was decided that Christ
mas box be sent to the Odd Fellows
home in Walla Walla, and all of the
Rebekahs and Odd Fellows are re-
quested to leave their contributions for
the box with Mrs. D. L. Taylor.
After the business was concluded the
remainder of the evening was spent in
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-12-13

was called at the end OF the second
half. In fact, if the time officials had
not forgotten and had allowed the
second half to run over FIVE minutes,
the game would have been tie. The
Fruit Growers were two points ahead
at the end of the first half but the
Toggery Five overcame this lead in
the second period and won by the
same.
The High School Basket Ball
schedule for this season is as follows:
January g. Pasco at Pasco; 10th,
Richland at Kennewick; 18th, North
Yakima at Kennewick; 18th, Prosser
at Kennewick; 31st, Sunnyside at
Sunnyside.
February 7, Open; 18th, Sunny
side at Kennewick; 21st, Prosser at
Prosser; 18th, Pasco at Kennewick.
Games are yet to be scheduled
with Ritzville, Mabton and Prescott.
The sewing class of the domestic
science department will give an ex-
hlbition of their handiwork in the
gymnasium this friday afternoon.
The cooking class will serve refresh
ments. The ladies of the city and
valley have been invited to attend the
exhibition.
This friday evening the high
school team will play the Toggery
Quintet, and game will also be ar
ranged between The Middies" and
the Orange and Blacks two school
teams.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-12-13

Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Holcomb made
business trip to Seattle last week, re-
turning Sunday
C. C. Burdick, general agent for the
Northern Pacific, was down from his
North Yakima office the first of the
week.
Mrs. Amanda Dutton, who has been
under the Doctors care for some time
at F. V. Hoyt's in Sec. 9, returned to
her home last week in Coolidge.
"Billy" Dircksen has returned to
Kennewick, after half year spent in
the hills in British Columbia. He will
make business of raising pork.
This little cold snap has been the
delight of onr young people who are
enjoying season of skating, the ice
being sufficiently strong in places to
give them a jolly time.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. M. O. Kilt
ten are in receipt of invitations to at
tend the celebration of their twenty
fifth wedding anniversary which will
| occur at their home at Long Beach,
CAL, Wednesday, Jan. LIST.
Mrs. Cyrus Church, from Duluth,
Minnesota, arrived last Wednesday to
spend the winter with her son, M. H.
Church. Mrs. Church is IS years old
and this is her second trip to the West,
she having spent the winter in Kenne-
wick three years ago. A granddaugh-
ter accompanied her as far as Spokane.
Chas. H. Collins has sent US a card
from Longview, Texas, in which local
ity he is now selling Yakima Valley
apples. Charlie says: people down
here talk about going to Washington
like good people talk about going to
heaven; so it's up to you people to
make it seem that way to them when
they get there -
H. M. Ashbaugh, erstwhile farmer.
has ''laid down the shovel and the hoe"
and has gone back behind the counter.
this time as one of the proprietors of
the Goldstone-Ashbaugh Co., mems
furnishers, of Lewiston. The many
Kennewick friends and former patrons
of Mr.. Ashbaugh will wish him well in
his new business venture.
The superintendent of the public
school in Pasco was present at the Bap
fist church last Sunday evening, and
heard Rev. W. P. Osgood's sermon on
Fighting the Liquor Traffic. He was
SO much impressed by it that he asked
to have it repeated to the pupils of the
Pasco high school and grammar de-
partment. This Mr.. Osgood has kindly
consented to do, and will go to Pasco
next Thursday afternoon for that pur-
pose.
Among pleasant things that are hap
pening in Kennewick is the donation of
magazines by its people for the reading
table of the public library. Besides
those noted below, there will be more
made by the first of the year. The
following is the list to date: The Liter
airy Digest, Edward Sheppard; The
American Boy, Vibber & Clifford; The
Delineator, J. A. Corder; The Saturday
Evening Post, Mrs. D. L. TAYLOR:
Everybody's Magazine, S. D. Lynch.
With all this inviting material the read
ing room should be crowded SATURDAY.
evening, when it is open.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-12-13

D. Lynch made business trip to
Spkane, Monday.
2. E. Blackman was a business
visitor in Kennewick Saturday.
mr. Elv of Kennewick, transacted
b,sness in Hover Wednesday.
Mrs. E. D. Spicer was Kennewick
visitor last Thursday and Friday.
Miss Emma Gentle is visiting her
niece, Mrs. L. E. Danes, of Prosser.
William F. Rosswog left Friday
night for Seattle, where he will work
I for the winter.
ND. O'Connell, editor of the Rich
lad Advocate, was in Kennewick on
business Tuesday.
FEE. Losse, the father of Mrs. ]. F.
Martin, arrived from Red Deer,
Alberta, last week.
Miss Naomi Smith returned Monday
from Rosalia, where she attended the
funeral of her father.
Mrs. J.. j. Rudkin returned Friday
from North Yakima, where she has
been visiting since Thanksgiving.
Division superintendent J. L. and
Mrs. DeForce of Pasco, visited Satur-
day at the H. M. Bartlett home.
Mrs. G. L. Newton arrived from
Spokane Saturday for a months, visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. P.
Hollaway.
Louis Annis had the misfortune to
fracture his shoulder Thursday while
wrestling in the gymnasium of the
high school building.
Dr. and Mrs. Lamson from Pasco,
vent the first of the week in Kenne-
lick, on their way to their homestead
IN Fruitvale, Washington.
Vibber & Clifford have made improve
ments in their large front windows
during the past week for the arrange
ment of their Christmas display.
Mr.. and Mrs H. D. Sweet, of
Springdale, former residents of Kenne-
wick, are visiting at the homes of w.
d. Collins and friends. They came last
Saturday.
E. M. Sly while in Prosser last Satur-
day, took occasion to visit one of the
Oranges in the vicinity, returning to
kennewick on the early morning train,
Sunday.
Z. M. Sly, A. C. Hart, L. S. Cross
land, E. D. Collins, and A. H. Wheaton
attended the meeting at Prosser Satur-
y, which was called to organize the
Benton County Crop Improvement
Association.
I. F. Schenk and family moved into
Mrs. 0. c. Stark's house west of town
last week. He has leased the place
lor year and will care for the trees
IN part payment of rent.
Inc Christmas sale given by the
laales of the Presbyterian Church,
Dec. 81, together with the lunches
served in connection, netted the So
aety the neat sum of $135.OO.
u +. Schenk and Jay Perry made a
snort camping trip to the headgate last
week, to try their luck with the shot
guns. Several ducks and rabbits were
secured. Later, while pruning one of
'ne tracts on the Highlands, Jay Perry
secured two eighteen-pound geese from
aliock which came within gun range.
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16
SIR ISAAC NEWTON.

To say in brief space "what effect
 Sir Isaac Newton's work had on his co-workers and on the world in gen.
 eral" is quite impossible. Only a half answer can be given, and that had better be given in the words of W. B. Lecky: We must remember that before men had found the key to the motions of the heavenly bodies before the false theory of the vor- tices and the true theory of gravita- tion-when the multitude of apparent ly caprieious phenomena were very great, the notion that the world was governed by distinct and isolated in- fluences was that which appeared most probable to the most rational intellect" In other words, Newton's work proved that the universe was governed by natural law, and not by the whims of the Gods"
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16
Fatal Street Music

In casting up the score against street musicians 1t must never be for gotten that to them was due the un- timely death of one of England's fore most humorists-John Leech. The strain of ceaseless application to his work rendered Leech abnormally sen- sitive to street noises of all descrip- tions, and street music in particular drove him frantic. The organ grind CTS, it. is said, knew of his enmity to- ward them, and played within earshot of his studio simply to plague him. In letter to MT. Bass, M. P, who was framing a bill for the suppress sion of street noises, Mark Lemon, the editor of Punch, declared that be- yond a doubt Leech's ultimately fatal malady, angina pectoris, or breast pang. was due to the disturbance of his nervous system caused by the con- tinual visits of street bands and or gan grinders.-London Chronicle.
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16
When bud Lost a shoe.

This is the sad narrative of how Archibald Willingham Butt, major in the United States army, and mili- tary aide to the president, cast a boot. The thing was done before the admiring gaze of a crowd, in bril- liantly lighted theater without the aid of wires, and in perfect form. The president was to occupy a mezzanine box, and Butt stood at the head of the stairs leading to Mr. Taft's place. The electric light shone warmly on the red carpeted steps, and toward that particular locality were turned the eyes of everybody in the house.
 When the president entered the theater, Major Butt, in gold braid and with clanl1ing sword, started a dash down the stairway. AS be did so, the patent leather, low-cut shoe that he wore on his left foot flew into the air like a boomerang, wavered, glided downward, and struck the steps, down which it rolled to the floor.
 There stood the president. There
 tood Butt with one shoe of and one shoe on Then the president laughed. So did che whole house-that is, ev- erybody except Butt. He merely serv- ed as the butt of the-But why pur- sue it?-The Sunday Magazine.
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16
Stole Easter Letters.

At last it has been discovered why so many letters from America to Aus tria-Hungary have gone astray in the last twelve months. The culprit is Heinrich Muller. a sorter at the Southern Railroad Station postof1ce in Vienna, who was observed the oth- CT day to put an American letter into his breast pocket.
 Muller was questioned, and driven into a corner he soon owned up. He first produced thirty-one American letters from various pockets, and a further search resulted in finding seventy-four more letters hidden un- der his shirt. He then confessed that he had been systematically rob- ping the malls since September last year and had opened four thousand letters from America, the majority of which inclosed dollar notes sent home by Austrians and Hungarians in America.
 His greatest haul he made about Easter time, when people in America were sending presents to the old folks at home. They were chiefly sent to Hungary, Galicia and the southern provinces of the monarchy.
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16
PICTURES OF OLD FRANCE
La VaIIIere's Brilliant Youth and the Contrasting Scene of q Few
 Years Later.

The festivities and intrigues of Fon- tainebleau and Versailles may seem . far cry from this old Chateau of Blois, but, standing this afternoon in the rooms that had echoed to the light footsteps of Louise de La Val Here in the days of her youth and in- nocence, distance and the centuries between that day and this seem to fall away, and we picture to our selves the court of honor and salle de reception as they appeared on the night of the arrival of the court at Blois. The fast-fading light lent a semblance of reality to the scene, as the torches and candles used in those early days could not have brilliantly lighted the vast hall. We see the chairs placed in a half-circle for the accommodation of the royal guests, the kings not an inch higher than that of Mazarin or of the queen, Anne of Austria. The astute Italian prime minister is seated, his body bent, his face pallid, the hand of death is al- ready laid heavily upon him; but his mind is as keen and alert as in youth, his eyes as penetrating. The cour- tiers are grouped around Mazarin, the real king.
 Gaston, the indolent father of an energetic and courageous daughter, is talking to him, and chroniclers of the day tell us that the duke of Or leans was an admirable raconteur. The Grande Mademoiselle, now over thirty and in the full flower of a beauty which, according to Petitot's miniature and her own rose-colored descriptions, was not inconsiderable, is in another group at one side of the hall, with her half-sisters and the other young girls of the house, among them Louise de La Valliere, whom Madame de Sevigne nkened later to a modest violet hiding beneath its leaves; but not so successfully con cealed as to evade the eyes of roy alty.
 In strong contrast to this scene is another and later picture in far diff ferent setting, in the dim, religious light of a convent, where woman still young and in the full maturity of her beauty is taking the veil, which is held for her, the former royal favor ite, by Queen Maria Teresa, the neg lected wife of Louis.-Ldppincott' Magazine.
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16
WORTH OF THE FERTILIZERS
Real and Relative Value of One Ton of Different Varieties Given
 by Illinois College.

The real and relative value of one ton each of several fertilizers are given by the Illinois College of Agri- culture:
 A ton of fresh farm manure con tains ten pounds of nitrogen, two pounds of phosphorus and ten pounds of potassium, with a total value of S2.34.
 Of dried blood, 2sO pounds of nitro gen worth s42.
 Of raw bone meal, eight pounds of nitrogen and 1sO pounds of phos- phorus, worth in all $33.60.
 Of sodium nitrate, BIO pounds of nitrogen, worth $46.50.
 Of steamed bone meal, 20 pounds of nitrogen and 25O pounds of phos- phorus, worth $33.
 Of ammonium sulphate, 400 pounds of nitrogen valued at $60.
 Of calculated bone meal, 40 pounds of nitrogen and 140 pounds of phos- phorus worth $22.s0.
 Of slag phosphate, 160 pounds of phosphorus worth $19.20.
 Of rock phosphate, 250 pounds of phosphorus worth $50.
 Of acid phosphate, 125 pounds of phosphorus valued at $15.
 Of potassium chloride (muriate of potash) $40 pounds of potassium worth $5O.4O.
 Of potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash), 800 pounds of potassium worth $48.
 Of kainit, 200 pounds of potassium worth SIP.
 Of wood ashes (unbleached), ten pounds of phosphorus and 100 pounds of potassium worth $7.20.
The Holbrook news., 1912-02-16
CHURCH eAReoYLEs.

It is a well-known fact that the faces of many of the carved saints in our churches are so like those of celebrated sinners that the resem- blance must be more than accidental But Birmingham goes one better in two of the gargoyles that adorn the Church of St. George, Wheeler street. LozeIls.
 When the church was built, many years ago, two of the stone masons employed on the carving quarreled. and finally had stand-up fight, which ended in one of the men having a black eye and the other broken nose. Like good Englishmen, the men, having settled their differences. again became fast friends, and in or der to commemorate the event they carved two figures, which still orna- ment the windows facing Tower street, one with bandage round it's eye and the other with big plaster across the nose.
 The story, we may add, is confirmed by the present rector of St Georges Tit-Bits.