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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-11-01
Cannot Meet KenncWick'S Offer
Po@e Politicians lacking Enep1e Cope Fairly with Stadon Attempt
to DScedGt Kennewck's iberaGty by Babysh Iactcs~-
Bond to Back Four Year-F Rent Offer Filed

main at its present location in Pros
ser, wouldn't it?
Here then is Prosser's argument.
They will not meet Kennewick's
offer because if they do and Kenne-
wick should get the necessary 90
per cent, the election might be set
aside and Kennewick wouldn't get
the county seat. Think of 1t!
Here is a fair sample of Prosser's
argument thruout the campaign.
Now, where in the name of heaven
does Prosser stand? Three months
ago 337 Prosser people petitioned
the county commissioners to move
the county seat from Prosser to Ben
ton City and now the leaders of
those 337 are fearful that Kennc-
wick will not get the county seat
even if the people vote it there, be-
cause of fraud!
Where does Prosser stand? Pros
ser stands just where she has stood
from the beginning of the campaign.
She stands for the building of
court house in Prosser. She stands
for soaking the taxpayer for pressed
brick and art glass. She stands for
cinching the county seat in Prosser
whether the people want it there
or not.
Prosser didn't meet Kennewick's
offer of free rent for two reasons:
Because her citizens haven't the eE.
terprise and the zeal necessary to
back up such a proposition, and
because free rent for four years
means that no court house will be
built and the final location of the
county seat will remain an, open
question for four years.
Prosser may cry bluff, fraud and
bribery and keep on crying it, but
just the same Prosser politicians.
Prosser newspapers, Prosser cam
paigners and Prosser preachers can't
get away from the fact that Kenne-
wick and Kennewick alone stands
to lose by the practice Of fraud in
the coming election. And we are
right here to say that Kennewick
will take her chances and stand by
her offer. If she wins the election
and fails to make good, ten thou
sand dollars will be turned over to
the county to be distributed among
Prosser banks at 2 per cent interest.
We print below a copy of the
b d which backs Kennewick's Of
fer. 1t is signed by well-known and
| responsible men and backed by the
National Surety company and we
hang it out as a target for the entire
battalion OF Prosser's pop guns.
Fire away.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-11-01
cORDER'S BRANCHES OUT

J. A. Corder will add bakery
department to his confectionery
business and is now getting together
material from which he will erect a
6OO-loaf oven in the rear of his
store. Work of building will start
Immediately and by Dec. 1st Mr..
Corder will be ready to serve his
patrons with a fine line of Kenne-
wick-made bread and pastries. AS
soon as the bakery is under opera
ton another counter will be added
to the store equipment aud the pro-
prietor will begin the serving OF
light lunches.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-11-01

from the date of the establishing of the county seat of said
Benton County in the City of Kennewck Washington, with
out cost to the said Benton County for rent repairs;
And Whereas the said above named principals have agreed
after the canvas of the votes of said election;
NOW THEREFORE, if the said above bounden principals
shall we'll and faithfully perform all of the agreements and
promises and conditions aforesaid then these presents shall
be void otherwise to remain in full force virtue and effect
John Rudkin
H. w. Desgranges
Grant A. Stewart
Ralph E. Pratt
Geo. F. Richardson
National Surety Co.
by L. E. Johnson Atty in fact
by Scott z. Henderson, Atty. in fact
State Of Washington} SIS
la. Verify, Auditor of said County, do hereby certify
that the foregoing is true and correct copy of Surety
Bond now on file in my office.
Dated this 31st day of October, 1912
A. E. Verify, Auditor
Per L. L. Lynn, Deputy
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-11-01
DOES NOT Want
TO PAY FIDDLER
Old Time Resident Writes Sar-
castle Letter Anent Court
House and Roads

Mottinger, Wash, Oct. 2S, 1912.
To the Editor of the Courier,
Dear Sir:
4 am very much interested in the
valiant attempt you sre making to
secure the county seat for Kenne-
wick, and, while | agree with you
in principle, I am very much afraid
most of them will not. Your city
has made fair and magnificent
offer, but that is not what the peo-
pie want. You know what P. T.
Barrum said: THE people like to be
fooled" Barnum was a smart man,
and people have not changed much
since his day.
You say that if the county seat
stays at Prosser that the county will
beblowed for a 500, 900 court house.
: Kennewick should have gone them
bne better and promised to blow
: the county for twice as much. be-
sides beautiful grounds with foun-
tains playing and electric lights and
brass band in the evening. And
the chances are the people would
fall for it.
Witness a city far west of us
where few years ago the populace
pointed out to the visitor with pride
the big hydraulics playing on the
hills washing them away like magic;
row Of buildings being raised and
others being lowered. To hear them
talk you would think some great
philanthropist was showering bles-
sings upon them because they were
sovlrtuous- he was giving them
loving reward. It was a great
dance. We all know what the fid.
fler cost, also that he is not paid
Jet, nor will be for years to come.
Another city a little to the east
Of you had a dance also. In car
nival costume they paraded up and
down the great white way" Their
Children and grandchildren will help
70 pay the fiddler. One-yes, only
one mana taxpayer-protested,
ana a., oh, how we'll the others would
lse to have hanged him to any clus-
erOi electric lightsalong the way"
When the people of New York
used to complain too loud under the
tuie OF Tammany, the boss would
say, Give them more lights, put
u lands in the parks; that's what
'aey want-light and music. !"
1t is said that the county is not
III debt. What nonsense! Nearly
every enterprise that is carried on
II, III 'ne county is an evidence of debt.
ne farmer mortgages his land and
Ups and contracts debts generally.
Inc merchant rents building that
Dmeone else has gone in debt to
ouiid. Goes in debt for his goods
ana saS scraps for little profit. If a
senool house is wanted, whether it
Nln the county or city, bonds are
;so'eo, Issued and sold. Who knows
S iust how many different kinds of
o "O1os there are in Benton county
Wn vua what their total amount is?
vt %ao are the bloated holders thereof
W aIiatwe hear so much about, how do
~ .uey live and how much do we pay
1asa Iaem per annum, that they may
lux, lux down on US and call US suck
ls as; Answer" Nobody knows. "
o. ~na the worst of it all is, nobody
u ia.es res to know so lor g as the slogan
on with the dance"
r twenty wears I have lived
kCOntlnued on last Dape(
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-11-01

The business men of Kennewick
have pledged themselves to provide
Benton county with court house
free for four years. The money to
back this offer is now on deposit in
the banks of Kennewick and a bond
guaranteeing its fulfllment is on
file in the office of the county aud
itor. Has Prosser met the offer?
Have they shown a disposition to
play fair with the taxpayers and
meet Kennewick half way? To be
sure they haven't. Why? Because
they know that if such an offer is
made by Prosser, the deal to build
a 100000 court house-the deal
which was framed up months ago
cannot be put through.
Instead of meeting the offer
squarely, what does Prosser do?
They raise the cry Of fraud and
bribery. What have they done from
the very start of the campaign?
Have they come out in the open
and told the people in black and
white type and plain English what
they will do? Not much. They
have sought to dodge the facts and
issues of the campaign with cries of
liar, bribers" and 'hyp po-
critics. - Look back over the COL
umns OF the Prosser newspapers.
They started, from the time Kenne-
wick's petition was filed, to hurl
back sneers, slander and abuse.
their columns have been absolutely
barren of straightforward statements
or arguments, and they are closing
the campaign with the same sneers,
slander and abuse.
Just consider a moment. Earlier
in the campaign Benton City made
an offer to the taxpayers condi-
toned upon the removal of the
county seat to that place. The Of
fer was printed in every one of the
Prosser newspapers. Why didn't
Prosser raise the cry OF fraud and
bribery at that time? Is it legal
for Benton City to do the things
that it is illegal for Kennewick to
do?
Listen to this. Prosser's cam
paigners say that Prosser will not
attempt to meet Kennewick's Of
fer for fear that in so doing they
would be practicing fraud and would
disqualify the election. Right here
we want to ask, where will the
county seat be located if the elec-
ton is disqualified? 1t would re-
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-11-01

The Knights of Pythias will give a
dance at Williams Hall next Tuesday
night. Election returns will be reported
at the hall, so of course you will at
tend the hop and pass a few pleasant
hours while waiting to learn who won.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-11-01

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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27
"Beautv" Treatment Failed.

Because she had sweet sixteen"
cheek on one side OF her face and q
much wrinkled and faded past fifty
cheek on the other woman in Lyons,
France, secured $4,000 damages from a
beauty doctor much patronized in that
city. She alleged Disagreement, and
the judge agreed that her face did look
very much like a walking certificate
of feminine deceit. The doctor adver-
tised in the newspapers that he could
restore the beauty of youth by graft
ing-lifting the skin and sewing 1t
again TO the forehead under the hair.
Madame Berthe Peuilly thought she
would like to be young girl again.
She has buried two husbands and 10
now looking for No. 8. The beauty
doctor operated. His method succeed
ed beautifully on the right cheek. The
left one, however, refused to succumb
to the treatment-a most provoking
rebellion. Have patience pleaded
the doctor, I'VE will yet succeed. See,
Madame, the loneliness, the delicate
youth OF your right cheek" The lady,
however, could only see the faded
accusativeness of the left side Of her
face. Indignant. ashamed, she sought
her lawyer, who took the case into
court, and won.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27
His lordsh hips Beard.

A certain peer an important figure
in the Upper Chamber by reason Of
a very long and very bushy beard. had
dismissed his valot for the night.
Shortly afterwards, however, he was
much annoyed to hear peals Of laugh
ter from below, and called back the
man to explain. The valet answered
that 1t was Just little Joke, but his
lordship would have none of 1t, and
demanded the details angrlly.
WELL" admitted the man. with re.
luctance, lit was really. little game
we were having, ny lord"
What gamer"
We'll, my lord, Kind Of guessing
game"
Don't be a fool, Walters! rang
for you in order. to get an explanation.
What guessing game were you play:
ing? Guessing wLat?"
I'VE blindfolded the cook, to tell you
the truth, my lord, and then one of us
kissed her, and she had to guess who
1t was. The footman held the mop
up, and she kissed 1t, and then cried
out, "Oh, your lordship; how dare
you!"-London Mail.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27
Touch on tho Old Man.


The occasion was a choice little Tea
party on the lawn and the hostess
beaming and busy among her
guests.
Yes" she remarked. my little girl
Is very clever. She can initiate al
most anyone"
"She can. my DEAR" echoed the host
delightedly. Come, Alice, show what
you can do. Pretend to be the house
maid"
The little girl, eagerly enough came
forward and bowed to one Of the
guests. -"
"Will you take some more tea, mad
ann" she asked politely. Then she
turned to another guest:
May I move your chair, madam?
The sunlight is very strong"
At this the guests were exceedingly
interested and asked for more.
Initiate your papa, DEAR" said one.
Backing away from her father Alice
exclaimed in terrified tone:
Sir, let me go! Don't toucA me,
sir! Give you kiss, indeed! Sup
posing the missus was to hear your"
Then the clever little darliAg was
waited away suddenly.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27
Shlrtwaist Cabinets.

Shirtwaist boxes, which were pri-
marily invented to help the woman OF
little space In keeping her room in or
der, have reached quite definite
place in home furnishing. Originally
they were but boxes, cretonne covered,
but now, though made in the same
manner, they have small stands. Of
white wood, some finished with top
glass over cretonne matching the box
coverings; the boxes have also little
glass knobs so that they may be
pulled in and out of the stands in the
same manner as bureau drawers.
Some of the cases are made in the
replica of dressing case and have a
small swinging mirror: their cost is
about the same as a little white paint
ed bureau would, be.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27
CAPTURED "WlLD MAN"
MYSTERIOUS oERELicT BROUGHT
IN TO FORT RILEY.
Believed to Be Deserter From the
Army - Unfortunate viii Be
GIven Attention Until His Case
Is Investigated.

Junction City, KAMA real wild
man. about the most forlorn specimen
Of humanity that one would care to
look upon, has been captured In the
timber between this city and Fort
Riley. by detail Of cavalry men from
Fort Riley. sent out for that pur-
pose.
For several months reports have
been coming in that a wild man had
been seen down near the Smoky Hill
river. but few people believed 1t. Re.
Gently Lee Hendricks who was plow.
ing the Carl Stevenson field near the
river, saw some wild grapes growing
in the thicket and went after them.
Looking up in the tree. Hendricks
saw the wild man. who, on being dis.
covered. jumped down and ran into
the underbrush
Hendricks description was Of a
man with long. matted hair and glar,
ing eyes. who muttered to himself
continually. He wore a dirty. ragged
khaki uniform, and this ia what led
to his capture. When the authorities
at Fort Riley heard of 1t they immedi-
ately sent out a detail of soldiers, who
started In along the river bank and
beat through the brush toward town.
The man was discovered by his
den" which was merely hole In the
mud, partially covered with a piece OF
old canvas.
A short time afterward the man HIM
self was found. hiding near the river.
He made no resistance when captured.
He was taken to Fort Riley and
questioned, and from his rambling an
swers it was learned that he had been
living like an animal for four months
in and around the place where he was
captured. During that time he ate
only green corn, grapes. sand plums
and whatever else he could find in
the fields and woods His hair had
grown until it hung down about his
shoulders and his uniform was mass
of tatters. He is undoubtedly de-
mented and will be given care and
attention at the post
Although the wild man" talked
freely of his life In the timber. he was
silent when questioned about his army
life and the officers have been unable
to learn his name or the regiment
with which he served. 1t is not
known whether he is deserter who
was trying to hide out, or whether he
is merely demented.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27
Peach Leather,

This is famous southern dainty
and much used for school children's
lunch basket. Take peck of ripe
freestone peaches, peel and pit them,
mash and press the pulp through a
coarse sieve. To four quarts of the
pulp allow one pint of sugar, brown II
you can get it. Mix we'll, cook about
two minutes, stirring all the time,
then spread on plates and in the sun.
If the weather Is hot, three days will
be enough. When the paste on the
edges looks like leather and cleaves
from tile plate readily II knife is
passed around the edge, : 1t Is done.
Dust with white sugar, then roll up.
II stored in a dry place 1t will keep for
several months.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27
HIGH COST or LIVING
Export Of Food Products Reach
ing Vanishing Point.
Greatest Needs Of Country Are scien.
:Ifie Agriculture, Good Roads
and Consolidated School
Must Learn New Things.

(By H. H. GROSS. President Of the Ma
uonal Soil Fertility League)
We are consuming practically all
We produce. Our export Of food prod.
ucts Is reaching the vanishing point
The price Of meat Is soaring and Is
the highest ever known. 1t will prob
ably 60 higher.
Between 1900 and 1910 our popula-
ton increased 100000. The number
Of meat animals In the same time de-
creased 100000. In four years our
export of live animals fell off 66 per
cent and our dairy products exported
dropped 75 per cent. In fifty years
our population will be doubled. How
shall we feed them? 1t is the most
serious problem that confronts the
American people today. The tariff
and all such questions are merely
minor and incidental in comparison.
In 1900 for every hundred persons
there were 80 cattle. Ten years later
there were only 6S per 100. The pro.
portion Of hogs dropped from "a to
60 and sheep from 50 to 81. Think
what these figures mean.
Cheap meat cannot be made on
high-priced land and 60 to 75-cent
corn. 1t can be done with alfalfa and
the silo, with a little corn for finish
ing off. All this Is embraced In
scientific agriculture
The house Of representatives has
passed the Lever farm extension bill.
which will probably become a law.
When the plan Is in full force we will
be able to double the output of our
farms within 10 or IL years, and
more than double the farmers in
come.
The greatest needs OF the country
today are scientific agriculture. good
roads and the consolidated school.
When we learn a few things we
ought to know. we will be able to re-
duce the cost of living very mate
rally and live better at the same
time.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27
BEARD is FIVE FEET LONG
Chin Adornment That Has to Be Cut
to Keep Out Of Mans
Way.

Magnetic City. s. C-Perhaps the
longest bearded man in the world has
known since the days of the Lombards.
who figured in early history as the
wearers of lengthy boscage is s. G..
Brinkley, a native of South Carolina,
who has resided for many years in
this city.
Such a luxuriant and rapidly growing
beard as Brinkley wears is marvel.
When he lifts 1t from the sack In
which he carries it. concealed under
his shirt bosom, 1t trails the ground
in front of him, as shown in recent
photograph, and measures five feet
four inches in length Until he crop
ped the end recently to make 1t more
convenient to handle it measured six
feet two inches in length. 1t is soft
and beautiful, indicating a peculiarly
fertile state Of nOurishment.
The wearer of this wonderful chin
drapery is fifty.two years Of age. He
has worn 1t ever since shortly before
he attained to the age OF twenty
three years. 1t is not a cultivated, but
rather an unlimited and spontaneous
crop Of whiskers.
Explaining the circumstances under
which he grew this remarkable beard,
Mr. 6rinkley says:
At the age Of twenty-one years had
never shaved my face. This was due
to the fact that had no beard to
shave. and apparently little prospect
for anything Of the kind. Only light
fuzz covered my chin and cheeks. Att.
er arriving at my majority l shaved
once a week for IL months. With this
my beard began to make its appear
ance with remarkable speed. From
one weeks end to another my face
would literally be covered with soft
and luxuriant beard. cropped my
whiskers frequently to keep them out
of my way"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27
SOME ENEMIES OF CLOVERS
Weakly Plants Coming From Small
Seeds at Start Require Room to
Develop Strength.

Alfalfa and clovers are but weakly
plants coming from small seeds at the
start, and they require room to devel.
op into lusty strength If they are to
be profitable.
Eastward we were all brought up to
practice Of sowing grass and clover
seeds with grain, which was early re-
moved. The hay plants taking more
or less full possession of the soil, and
as they failed, blue grass, weeds or
some inferior grass took possession
of the soil.
Here in the west where rainfall is
greatest in the spring months, nurse
crop and clovers start we'll together,
but pretty soon the moisture is too
little for the support Of both. and
the weaker plants fail.
Even where there is more precipi-
tation, grasses and weeds often inter.
fere seriously with the grass crop.
and August seeding is now recognized
as good practice. Disking at intervals
until good seed bed is secured turns
the undesirable plants to the sun and
destroys them and frost after a while
comes along and destroys the an
nuals.
Clovers and alfalfa, having free
yield, get we'll established and make
some cover for winter, which is we'll
to reinforce with some manure, the
weed seeds in which should not prove
troublesome If the clovers and grasses
have full possession. Narrowing is
good for the crop, distributes the ma
nure and kills the weeds. Never lose
sight of the value Of hay patch. Even
II it is small, 1t Is worth more than
other farm crops: indeed, a neces'
sity unless Euct money and time are
to be lost.
1t is true there are some soils In
the arid regions where no free water
exists at any depth accessible to al
falfa. and this crop will In three years
use up all the soil moisture as we'll
as the rainfall, and in such situations
alfalfa cannot be depended on. In
many other places, however, the great
point is to help alfalfa to reach free
water to make conditions so perfect
that it can do so and thus secure a
permanent piece of hay ground.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27
CALLING WILD BIRDS NOT CAST FOR FISH
Imitation That Is Not at All Hard
to Achieve
Given a Musical Ear With Little
Study the Substitute Will Be an
Easy Observation-Disclosures
First Requisite.

In order to call birds with much
success a good musical ear is certain
ly needed; but any one with patience
can lure birds near or bring from
them an answer merely by whistling
an imitation Of their notes. The OBJ
server can call numbers Of birds to
him by sucking his finger or the back
of his hand. The sound produced Is
like that made by young bird IN
distress. No other sound will SO
speedily attract birds, and their re-
sDonse Is touching evidence OF the
natural affections that they possess.
Although this Is the best way to
bring many birds near, and bring
them with dispatch, 1t has serious
drawbacks. Those that come are
likely to be fearful and excited, their
voices are Querulous and their bear.
ing unnatural. Therefore, the expert
ence is not nearly SO satisfying or
instructive as that Of Turing a single
bird through the powers OF attraction
and charm, rather than through rous-
ing curiosity and fear.
Move quietly and try to put your
self in the birds place. This act OF
mind will soften and mellow your
whistle, and it will give you much
better chance Of success. Perhaps its
first answer will be half-amused.
half-annoyed note Of surprise that
any bird should whistle so strongly.
When bird is sighted or is thought
to be within call give your first whis-
ties gently, and give them to your
self, in order to make sure that you
are on the right key. And as far as
possible avoid the appearance OF be-
ing lurker or an object Of suspicion.
Act naturally.
The song Of bird cannot really be
we'll initiated, even by experts, but
with little listening and practice the
amateur can whistle the different
calls. This innocent, instructive, and
diverting pastime proves great de-
light to those who love the woods and
fields and the wild things that live In
them