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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
Live Stock Market

Chicago, September 12.-Cattle-Receipts, E50O: market steady to 10c lower; calves, 25G5Oc off; heeves, $5. 5.75Q10.90; Texas steers, $4 75M5.40: western steers, $5.Son 030; stockers. s4.25Ml; cows and heifers, S3@S calves, s.50M1.50.
 Hogs-Receipts, 19,000; market for pack ing grades steady; others weak; light, ss. .So0,S. .95; mixed. $S S.05aS.95 heavy, S.s5a $. 80; rough, s7.s5as.05; pigs, s5. .25qS. 20; bulk of sales, Ss .30@S.75.
 Sheep-Receipts. 22,0o0 market for lambs strong; sheep weak; native, S3,5oa4.6o western, s3. .e0d4. 60; yearlings, s4.70a5.s .s5; lamhs. native. S4 s56I7. .65; western, $54775.
 kansas City, September 2.-Cattle-Re- ceipts. 4s00 including 100 southerns; mar ket steady to strong; dressed beef and export steers, $s .5O0l0 70; fair to good, $6a 40: southern steers, si.40a6.5O; southern cows, S. .25G5.
 Hogs-Receipts, 5000; market be iower'
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York, September 12.-Cotton seed oil was easy today early under selling for long account, but near the close prices steadied up on lighter offerings and in sympathy with the strength m cotton. Futures closed points lower to poirt higher. September, 6.45c; October, 6.3c; November, , 9sc; December, 595c; Jan uary. .96c; February, 5.97c: March, 6.02c; May, 613c prime crude, M5l4c; prime summer yellow. 6.45Q6. COG; prine winter yellow, 7.10n7 .15c; prime summer white, raj. .25c Total sales, 8100.
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LEWIS FACES SECOND
 TRIAL IN OCTOBER

St. Louis, September 12.-The second trial of l.. G. Lewis. University City. Mo-. publisher and promoter. on charges of using the mails to defraud. will be on the docket of the United States district court for october 16. An order to this effect vas received today in n letter from Fed eral Judge Charles A. Willard, who will preside. The jury in the first trial failed to agree.
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Bonds
Treasury Statement

Washington, September 12.-Beginnins today the condition of the United States treasury was: Working balance in treas ury offices, $S7,107, ,264: in banks and Phil ippine treasury, s33,214,153; total of the general fund, $149,267937 receipts yester- day, $2,272, S33; disbursements yesterday, $S, 500, TOT; deficit to date this fiscal year, $9,107,615, against deficit of $22, ,179,03i last year. Figures exclude Panama canal and public debt transactions.
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Sales were 5000. of which 800 were for
 speculation and export and included 1000 American. Receipts, 5000. Ameri- can. none. Futures opened quiet and firm and closed quiet; September 6.45d; September October, 6.29d; October No vember, 6.25 Isd; November Decemb CT, December-January, 6.21d; January Feb ruary, 622d; February March, 6.23 1a l;
 6.241ad; Apri1-May, 6.26d;
 May-June, June-July, 6.27d; July-Au- gust 6.2615d
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City. September 12.-cash wheat, No. ? hard, S9c; No ? red. 96ca$l .O1 Y. Corn, No. mixed, 73c; No ? white, 7Slac. Oats, No. white, 341ku351ac; No. 2 mixed, 3s93s4c. Wheat Close, Septem Der, S7%o; December, S5Iac; May. s94sm S0i4c. Corn, September, 6oss@G0l2c; Decen.- Der, 474q47ssc: May, 47sa47Ac. Oats. De- cember. 32c: May, S41kc.
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HEAT RECORDS IN NEW ORLEANS BROKEN

New orleans. September 12.-Previous records for heat here in September have been broken this month For the past week the maximum temperature has been 9l degrees or higher. No relief is pre- dicted until the arrival Of the equinoxial storms. Despite the heat few prostra- tions have been recorded.
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Flour and FOOdstuffs

Self raising flour, $6: Tennessee flour, s5 50: Indiana flour, s5.7o; Idaho flour, S5. 50: Michigan flour. s6.65; bolted meal, per s6 lbs, s2O0; No. 2 corn, per bushel, sl.o5. pure wheat shorts, S3400: pure wheat bran, s2s; c. S. hulls. per ton, slO. 5o primo c. meal, per ton. S23; c. s. feed ton. s24: mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass, per ton. s21q22; corn chops. per 100 lb. sack, s2.0; alfalfa hay. per ton, s23: Johnson grass. per ton. si6Q17; mixed feed per ton, $ScQi37 oats. 50c bushel
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McAdoo Not a Candidate

New York, September 12.-William G. McAddo. vice chairman of the democrati,: national committee. in statement toright asked that ilis name be eliminated in con- nection with the democratic nomination for the governorship of New York state and declared that under no circumstances could he enter tain the nomination.
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New Orleans Rice Market

New orleans. September 12.-The rough rice market was firm today and clean was strong and active. Receipts: Rough, 2097; millers, 564: clean, none Sales: Rough, 31n Honduras at 4@42bc clean 2194 Honduras at 3AM5c. Quotations. Rough Honduras. 4dI425c; Japan, 4.3iW 141c; clean Honduras, s4AQ5Ao; Japan, 3s4Q4tac.
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Dry Goods

New York, September 12.--Cotton fabrics are steady. Request for better deliveries to jobbers are becoming ur- gent The business passing on fine high class worsted dress goods Is larg- CT than usual. Yarns rule steady with the demand quiet Jobbers report good trade.
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Naval Stores

Savannah, September 12.-Turpentine firm, Ssl4G3sMc: sales, 941; receipts, 1264; shipments. none stock. 3O,7s6. Rosin firm; sales, 275S; receipts, BATS: shipments, none; stock, 104, 43s. Quote: B and D, s6.3o; F., s6.4O; r, G, H and I, ss.45; K, s65o; M, sg.s5; N, s7S5; VIC. s7s0; wv, $s.20.
 New Orleans, September 12.-Receipts: Resin, 575 barrels: turpentine, 2l3. No exports.
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NO FEATURES IN WHOLESALE TRADE Prices Firm in All Com mOdities With Good
 Receipts

There were no features in yester- days trading in the wholesale district of Morris avenue. Prices held firm in all commodities and the supply was plentiful. Yesterdays wholesale quo tationS follow:
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Bank of England Statement

London, September 12.-Weeky state ment of the Bank of England shows the following changes, total reserve, increase, 9292, 900; circulation, decrease G315,O00; bull lion, decrease s23,02S other securities, de- crease ei3OGQo; other deposits, increase G2S9, 600; public deposits, decrease 9SSt,- coo; notes, reserve, increase f217,e00 gov ernment securities, unchanged. The pro- portion of the banks reserve 10 liability this week is 5O.A per cent against 49-7I r,er cent last week
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Fruits and Produce

Apples, new, per barrel. s4oO4S5c; Cali fornia peaches, selected, per crate, $l. 25lJ so: California plums, per crate, g; Cali fornia oranges, per box, li.50; lemons. imported. per box, sS4lO; cabbage. per mound. 1Ae; onions, per pound. Pc; Span ish onions, per crate, sl75; Irish potatoes per bushels, soc; cantaloupes, per crate. s2 5oa3; watermelons. 15Q25c; Hines, per hundred slQ1.l0; sweet potatoes. per bushel. s1 10; per barrel, s2; preserving pears, per barrel. g. 50; California pears, &. .15Q3 per crate.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures
New orloans. septemher 12.-sE

New Orleans, September 12.-Spot cotton quiet, 1-16c higher; middling, Il 5-16c; sales 125; to arrive, 500. Low ordinary, 7%c ordinary. 9-l6c; good ordinary 1Oc; strict good ordinary. 10ssc. Low middlins, 10 l1-1Gc: strict low middling, Il 1-lGc' strict middling, II 7-16c; good middiing' 115sc: strict good middling. II 13-1Gc mid ding fair. 12hc; mldd.ng fair 10 fair, i2]Ac; fair. 127sc. Receipts, 1254; stock 2l136
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Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, September 12.-cotton; spot
 lin fair demand. Prices firm, middling American fair, 7.46d; good middling.
 7.10d; middling, 6,72d; low middling. 6.4sd; good ordinary. Cd. ordinary. 5.52d.
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Local Cotton
Meat

Lard, 13Ac compound, 9Sc; D. s. short ribs, 12.s71ac, rib bellies. 13.57lac: ham butts 161hc; Boston butts, i514c; pork loins, 171ac; spare ribs, 1ol9c; breakfast tacon, 20a esc: smoked bacon, 14s4c; regular ham, l71c; skinned ham, l9c.
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, September 12.-Cash wheat,
 No. red, s1Q1.o9 No hard, ooa92lse. Corn, No ?, 79i4@73hc; No. white. 77Go
 77lsc oats, No. 2 32Q3Sc; No. white. 34a4e. Close: Wheat. December, 9lAc; May, 95Isc. Corn. December, 49ssc; May,
 497sc. Oats, December, 3l%c; May, 33s4c.
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Creamery Products

Country butter, ID ZUc. fresh cream- cry butter, 321sc; process butter, 2Sc; daisy cheese. 1sc; imported Swiss cheese, 32c: German brick cheese. 2Oc: Iimburger cheese. 1ec; imported roque- fort. 37c; Neufchatel cheese. per dozen. 45c: Pimento cheese. per dozen. s1.4O.
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Poultry and Eggs

Hens, 35UoOc, HVe, per pound, -14c; large flyers, zoe; medium flyers. Dc: small flyers, 20c; ducks, 30Q4Oc: guin eas, 25c; roosters, soc: geese, 400 soc: live turkeys. 15Q1 eggs. fresh, case candled, 24e; extra graded candled eggs, 26c.
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Grain Receipts and Shipments

Kansas City, September 2.-Receipts: Wheat, 23s. 1000; corn. 5000; oats, 11,Ooo.
 Shipments: Wheat, 21so0o; corn, 13,ooo; oats, 10C00
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Montgomery Market

Montgomery. September l2.-(Special i-- The local cotton market showed a slight advance today, middling was quoted ct a 3-16c and stIict middlng at II 5-l6c.
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HUBBARD BROS. & co.

Cotton Merchants, Hanover square, <. Y Members New York Cotton Ex- change. New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Produce Exchange. Asso- riafe Members Liverpool Cotton Asso- riation Orders solicited for the pur- chase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Reed Oil for future delivery. Special at- tention and liberal ter ms given for con- rfgnments of spot cotton for delivery. e0ereEpondence invited.
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London Stocks

London September 12.-Consols for money 74, account 74sc. Bar silver firm, 2S 15-1e. Money 1kd1Ac. Discount for short time bills. 3AMSssc. Bills, three months, SSsc. Illinois Central 136 Louis vile and Nashville, 16624c. Southern railway, 31c. Preferred S3c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
RED BAY TO ELECT
 OFFICIALS MONDAY
Recent Dry Weather Affects Cotton Considerably-High School Opens.
 Revival Closes

Red Bay, September 12.-(SpeciaL)-Mon day is election day for municipal officers in this town. The ticket is as follows: For mayor, L. r. Gober board of alder men, J. J. Berry, J. F. Gray, O. l.. Gober. l.. A. Holley. T. S. Smith, J. M. Smith, G. W. Shaw, S. D. Wren; for school trus- tees. P. C. Ganong, pr. James Copeland F. A. Smith, G. w. Sims J. B. Tiffin, o. 0. Wade. Dr. A. c. Waldrop; for marshal R. N. Cox.
 The past two weeks extreme dry weather has affected the cotton crop con- siderably. The growth has been retarded and picking has begun in earnest The first bale of new cotton was ginned to- day. There will not be large crop made in this section.
 The Red Bay High school opened this session with an unusual attendance. Work Is being done in all the grades from the first to the ninth. Prof. C. c. Richesop. principal, Is making special inducements to the first student to attend from the various school districts in the county.
 The Rev Lancaster, the holiness divine from Jasper. has just closed a series of revival services here. He went today to Yina to begin another meeting.
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Coffee and Suyar

Coffee-Arbuckles, s2i.55 per hun dred pounds: Luzanne, 27c per pound; Sugar, standard granulated. 51sc per pound.
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Eish and Sea Foods

Red snapper, 9c m bbI Iots; 1lc in small lots; gfoupers, 6c; Spanish mack erel, 15c; specltled sea trout. l2lac; carp. roughs, 6c; white perch, 10c; speckied perch, 10c; mullet. 5c; sun perch or bream, 10c; pompano. 2Oc; mixed fish. Sc in barrel lots, 7c in small lots; crock CTS. 611c.
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Our Service

Besides the absolute security afforded by it's large capital and surplus this bank renders excellent personal It's equipment thoroughly modern and occupies 1000 feet of ground floor space thus enabling handle with comfort and convenience patrons its large number of accounts
 First National Bank of Birmingham Capital S15Oo0OO Surplus s1,5ooOOO
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-04-12
HAPPENINGS ON THE
LANDS

DR.. Cormican, who has been in the
valley for the past month looking after
his tracts on the Highlands, and other
business, left Monday for his home in
Waupaca, Wis.
The Northern Pacific Irrigation Co.
have very generously offered deed to
a $500 lot in the Olmsted Addition to
the member of the Highlands Improve
ment Club whose tract presents the
best appearance at the end of the pre-
sent season. The contest will be q
keen one and will awaken a high sense
of civic pride among the owners on the
Highlands.
Miss Belle Robinson and brother Ed.
have taken up their residence in Sec
ton 10 where most of the VanHolder-
beke Nursery's operations will be car
ried on in the future.
Chas. Robinson left last week for
Fairfield, WASH, town 20 miles out
from Spokane, accompanied by A. Van
Holderbeke, of the VanHolderbeke
Nurseries. Mr.. Robertson has taken
charge of one of the company's orch
ards, comprising 1000 acres and ex-
poets to be very busy man in the
future.
Otto Gaskell has sold part of his land
on the Highlands to two ladies from
Evansville, Indiana, who will make
their home here in the future.
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All this weeks
news T H | S
week = = =

Err. sully was a business visitor IN
uottinger, Tuesday,
cL. Jones made business trip to
w.l,. Walla this week.
ours. Rhynsburger and Mrs. H. A:
u u are in Spokane for a couple OF
n ns Of business and pleasure.
No ER. Sully returned Sunday
Rov Wash, accompanied by her
,."ahter. Mrs. Howard Marsh, and
s s.hv Howard, who will be with her for
several days.
w.P. Cyderman and Oscar Haydon
,.vs dissolved partnership, Mr.. Hay
d d retiring. Mr.. Cryderman will con-
w.. business at the old stand, and
. assume all responsibilities.
The churches of the city will unite in
.orvice in the interests of the Wash
;neton Children's Home Society, Sun
dow evening at the Presbyterian church.
Dow A. N. Laningham, Superintend-
ont of the society will give an illus
.-oted address. All are cordially in
vited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Jones and two
children left yesterday for Portland
where they will seek a permanent loca-
t;on Mrs. Jones and the children
have been spending the week at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. C. D. Rarey.
The two families came west together
from their former home in Indiana.
The Misses Florence Davidson and
Jessie Jackson, of Pasco, were guests
Of Miss Kate Williams last Saturday
and Sunday. In their honor Miss Will
iams very pleasantly entertained about
two dozen young folks at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Rudd Russell, Saturday
evening. After enjoying several games
of five hundred" all the guests Joined
in the preparation of a chatting dish
supper, with punch and fruit cake to
decorate the edges, and this was fol-
lowed by varied and extemporaneous
musical program. The home of the
Russells certainly is one of the right
places to go to have good time.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-04-12

P. Bamford, of Seattle, transacted
business in Kennewick the first of the
week.
]. M. Schaeffer, Of Walla Walla, il
spending the week in this city in the
interests of his business.
Floyd w. RAIDER, of Washington
State College football fame, was here
from Chehalis, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Grinnell, who
have property interests in Alfalfa,
spent Saturday in Kennewick.
Miss Laura Miles, daughter of Mrs.
Thos. Cosgrove, residing near Finley,
assisted in Corder's candy factory the
latter part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Coats were here
from Raymond the latter part of last
week. Mr.. Coats is partner in the
basket factory enterprise.
C.. S. Hanna, one of C. B. Stewart s
main lieutenants in the mercantile
game, came down from Hatton, where
he is located at present, to spend the
week end with Mr.. Stewart and family
and arrange business plans with him.
Miss Showers and her class of girls
were guests at the home of little Miss
Mary Stewart, Saturday afternoon. II
was an Easter party and appropriate
games were played and an Easter egg
hunt provided much amusement for the
little folks. Music by Miss Showers,
Esther Smith, Irma Bier, and Mary
Stewart, made the affair most enjoy.
able, and the hostess in her somewhat
extended acquaintance with children,
knew how to give her guests a good
time. An appetizing lunch was pro.
vided.
Omar w. Rich has been selling out
his household goods lately, preparatory
to breaking up housekeeping. He will
henceforth devote all of his time to the
real estate business and his two young
est sons, Henry and Hubert, will leave
shortly for North Dakota, where they
will make their home with Mr.. Rich's
brother, o. r. Rich. Theodore will re-
main in the valley. Mr.. Rich has taker
a position of some responsibility in &C
cepting the agency for the Oregon
Western Colonization Company's land.
in central Oregon, which is the Gov
eminent Military Road Grant, com
prising 800, 600 acres in Crook, Harvey
and Malheur Counties, extending from
Albany, in the Willamette Valley, t.
Payette, Idaho. Mr.. Rich makes hi.
first trip to the new lands, Thursday Of
next week.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-04-12
D. A. RS ORGANIZE

The Daughters of the American
Revolution met on Monday after
noon with Mrs. c. E. King and Or
gained permanent chapter to be
known as the Columbia Chapter D.
A. r. of Kennewick.
The following officers for the COM
ing year were elected: Regent, Mrs.
w. B. With; Vice Regent, Mrs.
Gould; Secty., Mrs. Geo. Peters;
Treas, Miss Beulah Church; Reg
istar, Mrs. Camilla B. Wuth.
On the charter of this chapter
there will be nineteen signatures,
each number. in accordance with
the constitution of the National So
ciety of the D. A. R. for member
ship lineally descended fro m
patriot of the American Revolution.
Patriotic subjects will be studied
during the year and everything pos
sible done to promote the cause of
patriotism.
The charter members are Mes
danes Geo. Peters, Gould, Gray,
c. B. Wuth, w. B. With, Sher-
man, Roberts, Mann, w. J. Hoyt,
G.. E. King, Shanafelt, Mitchell, J.
B. Rose, Cranner, Rutherford, Bea-
vers and Misses Mabel Howe, Thorn
ton and Church.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-04-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy E. Larkin left yes.
terday for their new home near Culver,
Wash.
Geo. Perry. of Walla Walla, was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Sims owe,
|, Sunday.
County Commissioner ]. B. Clements
spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Ken.
newick.
Louis F. Stock will leave in the morn.
ing for an extended visit with his pa.
rents in Pennsylvania.
c. B. Kitchener, of Prosser, was 9
business visitor in Kennewick the lat
ter part of last week.
Frank Driscoll, who visited his par.
ents here, for a week, left few days
ago for Victoria B. c., where he is 10.
Gated at present.
Mrs. A. w. Tompkins is having hel
residence in the Garden Tracts refnished
throughout. Macdonald and his force
of painters are doing the work.
w. H. Allison and family returned to
Kennewick the first of the week after
spending the winter in Michigan, and
will again reside on their tracts in Sec
ton z.
Thos. Marriott, father of the former
pastor of the Congregational church,
Victor E. Marriott, returned from Cal
ifornia, where he has been spending the
winter, few days ago, and will de.
vote the summer to his tracts south.
east of the city.
C. B. Stewart returned the first OF
the week from q tour of the towns
where he has mercantile interests, Wis.
iting Hatton, Garfield, and Spokane
and he reports the past week to have
been top notcher for business, the
best in many months past. A big fire
sale is in progress at Hatton and the
stock on hand is being rapidly disposed
of. Mr.. Stewart visited Hatton AGAR
Wednesday.
This evening the Pavilion is vel
filed with an appreciative audience
viewing the production of the Richlant
High School, "Above the Clouds" &
clever little drama which won enthus
iastic applause when staged up the val
ley some weeks ago. The proceeds are
to be devoted to the Kennewick Library
Association and the Richland Band, thu
two organizations pooling the expense.
and sharing the net proceeds. Owing
to this issue being delayed in getting t.
press by yesterdays holiday, further
notice of the play is deferred until mex
week.
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All this weeks
news 7 H | S
week - - -

Local musicians and music lovers
who attended the show at The Prin-
cess Thursday night are unanimous in
their praise of the violin playing Of
Carl Grissen and the ballad singing of
Nine. Evlyn. 1t is seldom that we
have the privilege of hearing such ar
fists as Mr.. Grissen who has studied in
some of the great Conservatives of
Germany, and until recently has had
charge of the violin departments at the
Cheney Normal school, University
of Idaho, and Spokane College.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-04-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Drum returned this
week from Bremerton, where they
passed the winter, and will spend the
summer at their Highland home.
The Ladies' Highland Club met this
afternoon at the club house and the
session was most enjoyable and in
structive.
Arbbor Day was in prominence on
the Highlands this year as all the High
landers proclaimed it holiday and
joined forces in identifying the club
grounds. The men donated their services
in preparing a tennis court, sowing
grass, planting trees and making all
the beginnings of a miniature park to
be "a thing of beauty and joy forever
to the community in the future. The
ladies have not been slow in doing their
share for every kitchen has been the
scene of busy activities for the past
day or two and all those wonderful cul-
mary creations, known only to woman s
skill, were evolved and dispensed in
generous quantity to the workers who
made yesterday day to be pleasantly
recalled for many years to come.
FILLER and Krug, of the Highlands,
are planting 200 acres on the Highlands
to nursery stock.
Otto Gaskell this week sold five acres
Of his tract to friend Of Nathan
Thayer's. from the east, who will at
once improve it.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-14

HOME GRO wv SPRIN e
 CHICEE
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-14
cnnlint Rrat Him.

It vas ot pr. whewcil, the famous master of Trinity. that Sydney Smith snid. "lf science was his forte, om- niScience was his foIble." Concerning this toible an amusing story Is told. A rival talker resolved for once to get the better Of whewell and crammed the subject Of Chinese metaphysics, He lost no tlme in deXterously lending the conversation toward the topic and at once fuently nnd confidently OK pressed his opinions, when, to his as tonfshment. whewell rushed Into the subject quite at home and In direct contradiction Co hls views, "Sir." said the master. "wii you have the good ness Co give me the authority upon which the opinions you have expressed are basedg" Certainly" said his oppo pent-"an article In the Encyclopaedia Britannica" "OhI' snid whewelL "l wrote the article myself ten years ago and have since seen good reasons to change my vicwsi"