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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-08-30

Mayor Lockerby went to Prosser
Friday on business.
Spike" Terrell moved his half of
the lawn Monday morning.
George Tweedt returned Thursday
from weeks visit to Spokane.
Finis F. Fox, the Spokane real estate
man, was in Kennewick Saturday.
C. B. Stewart, of Stewart & Reser,
was business visitor at Walla Walla
fdonday
Bert Mores, who has been ill, is now
eonvalescent and will soon be seen
walking the ditch again.
While in Seattle last week, j. A.
Bellows became the owner of some val
liable property in Olympia.
Rev. and Mrs. E. A. Orr went to
Pasco Friday on business connected
with the United States Land office.
DR.. and Mrs. Harsha, of Chicago,
are visiting their son and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Harsna. of this CITY,
There is important business to come
up before the lodge next Monday night
and all K. P's are urged to be present.
Misses Geraldine and Evelyne Cross
land returned Wednesday from a ten
days' visit with their sister, Mrs. l..
E. Danes, of Prosser.
Miss Hazel Head, who has been
spending the summer at the home of
Andrew Burns, returned to her home
in Spokane Wednesday night.
Alfred Mors is numbered among the
clerks at the Old National Bank in Spo-
kane, according to word received by
his parents the first of the week.
About thirty members of the v. P.
class of the Methodist Sunday school
were pleasantly entertained at the
home of Andrew Burns near Finley,
Tuesday night. They made the trip in
carry-all driven by H. E. Owen.
Miss Louise Bachman, while in Port
land during the past two weeks, was
entertained at the home of Miss L. E.
Turnbow. Several auto parties and a
weekend party, given in honor of Miss
Bachman, were enjoyed by number
of young people, friends of the hostess.
Miss Turnbow, who recently retureed
to Portland after stay of several
months in Kennewick, is daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Dennis of Section z
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-08-30
LITTLE STORIES OF THE WEEK
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MISS Eva Allen, who has been visit
ing her sister and other relatives in
White Salmon this summer, returned
home the first of the week.
Miss E. Margery Shier, of Detroit,
who is to have charge of the music
add drawing in the schools during the
coming year, arrived Tuesday.
Ed. Sherman, who has been visiting
friends and relatives here and at Rich
land during the past two weeks, re-
turned to Spokane Wednesday.
Who knows F. N. Billiard? There is
valise at this Office belonging to him.
The article was found recently and we
would like to restore it to the owner.
Addie Macomber, Lottie Macomber,
Katherine Ross, H. M. Matthew and
r. c. Holt were passengers on the boat
from Hanford Friday, stopping in Ken
newick.
Frank Kenneth, democratic candidate
for State Representative for this dis
trict, was in Kennewick visiting rel
atives and friends in the interests of
his campaign.
Miss Ethel Watson, who has spent
the summer at her home in Carson,
WASH, has returned to the home of
her uncle, Fred Watson, to attend
school this winter.
You will see by this weeks issue
that Otto A. Case has withdrawn his
name from the list of Republican can
didates for governor and placed his
name on the list of progressives.
Considerable complaint is being made
due to the fact that the children make
more noise at the band concerts than
the band. The officers dislike to cor
rect kids when their parents are present
and should be looking after them.
Councilman j. j. Reed returned last
Friday from nine-weeks' outing near
Rockport, in Skagit county. Most Of
the time he has been engaged in de-
velopment work on a mining venture
in which his brother-in-law is inter
ested.
L. L. Black, attorney of Everett anc
son of Judge w. w. Black, now judge
of the superior court of Snohomisf
county and candidate for the demo
cratic nomination for governor, was ir
Kennewick Wednesday in the interests
of his fathers candidacy.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-08-30

Geo. H. Lee is putting in large
tract of land south of town.
Mrs. Lucy C. Bently went to Walla
Walla Tuesday to appear in land con-
test there.
H. Delepine brought in a melon
weighing over thirty two pounds which
he raised on his place in Section Seven.
J. N. Scott, who spent a week in
North Yakima, asserts that he did not
see such peaches and other fruit up
there as he has at Kennewick.
Peaches that measure twelve inches
in circumference, raised in Charley
Lum's orchard, are on exhibition here
Miss Myrtle Haney has been employed
as principal and Miss Fay Pierce as as
sistant, to teach in the public schools
here the coming term. School will
commence Monday week.
The safe of the St. Paul & Tacoma
Lumber company was looted Saturday
night and $3.50 cents was taken. The
nocturnal prowler gained entrance
through the window and unlocked the
safe and pried open the drawers. Evil
IDENTIFY someone familiar with the prem
ises did the work.
Kennewick will have college, and
the work of remodeling the building
and preparations for opening the school
this fall will commence in few days.
The old Columbia hotel, a magnificent
three-story building was built here
twelve years ago by the company which
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-08-30

III. C. Mitchell, of Cornell, visited
this week with his family.
Mrs. E. D. Taylor, Of Pasco, spent
Thursday with friends here.
Mrs. Bier and daughters were visit
ors at Hedges the first of the week.
Born-to Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Mum
day, Wednesday morning, daughter.
Miss Marjorie Smart, of Pasco WIS.,
tied in Kennewick Wednesday and
Thursday.
Mrs. Glanman, of Spokane spent the
week visiting at the Bier home on
Third street.
Mrs. w. B. Baker, of Hiawatha,
Kansas, is the guest Of her brother,
H. E. Huntington.
A. J. Barham, of Dallas, Ore., was
in Kennewick Monday on his way to
Prosser where he has wheat ranch of
some six hundred acres.
Mrs. G. March and daughter, Viola,
who have been visiting in North Yaki-
ma for the past two weeks, returned
home the first of the week.
Capt. T. H. McMillin reports that
the planking on the new hull for the
"Chas. Bureau" is about completed
and ready for the work of the calkers.
The Rebekahs were hostesses to a
number of their friends Tuesday eve
ming at an "Alfalfa'' social. A very
pleasant evening was spent with cards
and dancing.
/ Principal H. E. Groom returned home
Monday to begin preparations for his
| school work during the coming year.
He has spent his vacation helping de-
velop the family ranch near Hermiston,
Oregon.
The first annual ball of the Kenne-
wick Volunteer Fire department was
held at the Commercial Hall last night
and was well attended. The proceeds
of the affair will go toward furnishing
the department quarters.
Emery Olmstead, of Portland, presi-
dent of the Bank of Kennewick, and
DR.. G. B. Alexander, of Mabton, for
merly cashier of the same institution,
were Kennewick visitors Wednesday,
called here on business in connection
with the banks change of cashiers.
R. ]. Andrus, formerly manager of
the Pacific Power & Light company at
Kennewick, has opened an office in Sc
attic and will act in the future as con-
sulting and supervising engineer and
purchasing agent for individuals, firms
or municipalities wishing to install en-
CINE or motor driven irrigation plants.
Mr.. Andrus writes that he is certain
there is real demand for service of
this kind and says in his letter: ''To
those who wish plant that when in
stalled will do just what it is guaran-
teed to do, who want the best equip
ment and and not something that is
almost suited to their particular con-
ditions to be met, am able to furnish
both apparatus, and my services at a
cost less than they would pay for the
apparatus elsewhere. He has an adj
| vertisement elsewhere in this issue.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-08-30

The remainder Of the bankrupt stock
of the Kennewick Furniture Co. has
been purchased by We'll Bros. of Spo-
kane who have also acquired the Wong
How stock in Pasco.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-08-30

The Kennewick band has been en-
gagged to furnish music at Pasco next
Monday Labor Day. and also at Dem
ocratic rally to be held in that city
next Wednesday night.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-08-30

N. F. Woodward, of Fairbanks,
Wash, who arrived Sunday for short
visit with his father, left Wednesday
for Oakville, where he will have charge
of the public schools.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-08-30
BAPTIST CHURCH

BAPTIST CHURCH
10 a. M, Bible school,
II a. M, preaching. Subject, "Going
to School to the Greatest Teacher"
TOO p. M, Young Peoples Meeting.
Subject, "Hopefulness.
8 p. M, evening service. Topic,
''Christ's Estimate of the People of
Kennewick.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-08-30

PRESBYTERIAN
F. L. Fraser, Minister.
10 a. M, Sunday School.
II a. M, Public worship.
8p. m. union service.
Strangers in the city cordially welcomed.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-08-30
AT thr Gt1urrhrH

M. F.. CHURCH
10 a. M, Sunday School.
II a. M, preaching. Successful
Work for God"
Epworth League p. m.
Preaching p. m. Subject, Unique
Characters of Gods Speech"
Prayer meeting Wednesday, 7:45.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-08-30
CONGREGATIONAL
E. A. Orr, Pastor.

10 a. m. Sunday School.
II a. m. preaching services. Sub
ject, 1.-The Divinity of the Common"
8p. M, union meeting at the Pres
byterian> church.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-11-22
MAKE A NOTE OF 1T.

Malcom Ross, who has charge of the
section crew at this point, is frequent
ly put to a great deal of trouble find
ing. or replacing. culvert signs, whist
ling posts, and other signs, placed
along the track by the railroad COM
pany as guidance and information for
train men, that have been shot off or
shot to shreds by gun toters who find
the signs convenient marks. Now these
signs are property. 1t costs money to
put them up originally, and it costs
money and time to replace them, to
say nothing of the annoyance The
man, or boy, who shoots them up is
willfully and maliciously destroying
property. There are plenty of other
objects of no value scattered around
that would answer the purpose of
marks, if hunters insist upon wasting
ammunition, without destroying rail-
road signs. Handlers of guns should
think of this and spare the signs, and
possibly escape prosecution for dam
ages.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-11-22
WILL HAVE AN EXHIBIT,

In mild, indefinite, forceless way
an effort has been made through this
paper, and by solicitation on the street,
to arouse the public to the Importance
of making display at the National
Land Show, that opens at Chicago
next week, but as the public seemed
to be uninterested in the proposition
no enthusiasm could be aroused. The
opportunity to secure valuable adver-
tising Is one of the best that has ever
been presented to the western coun-
try. People are attracted to the ordi-
nary fair and fruit shows very largely
by the prospect of novel entertainment
which is always provided, more than
through any particular interest in the
display. 1t is different at this Nation
al Land Show There only the pro-
ducts of the various portions of the
country are displayed, and the one OBJ
ject is to create interest among pros
pective home seekers and investors.
1t is that class of people who attend
this land show. People who are con-
templating a change of residence, and
are looking for that section that pre-
sents the most attractive inducements.
At this land show will be exhibited the
products of the soil from every state
in the Union. Among them Washing
ton will have conspicuous place, and
whatever is sent from this state will
compare favorable with the exhibit
made by any of the other common
wealths that enter the lists as compet-
itors. The Great Northern railroad
has gone to heavy expense and much
trouble in preparing displays from the
territory tributary to that line. 1t Is
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-11-22

matter of business for that road,
and yet while helping the road by at
tracing travel west it also helps to
even a greater degree the states
through which the road passes. So
anxious was the Great Northern Of
ficials to have the Oroville section rep
resented that prominent space was
offered, without cost, in the railroad
booth for an exhibit from this place.
Up to last Friday it looked as though
this locality was not to secure the
benefit that would result from an ex-
ibit at the National Land Show, but
Jas. E. Forde, arriving at the oppor-
tune moment, took the matter up in
conjunction with Chas. Powell, with
the fortunate result that some 35 or 40
boxes of choice apples were collected
from the Smith ranch and the Loomis
neighborhood and shipped to Chicago
Monday. The display should have
been much larger, but even what was
forwarded will place the name of this
locality before the thousands who will
attend the great show and prove bene-
ficial in drawing attention to the Ok
anOgan valley.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-11-22
WELL WORTH SEEING.

An enormous crop of apples was
taken from the Okanogan Smith or
chard this season by Harry Bowerman,
who has charge of the place, and yet
some of the trees are still loaded down
with fruit. Our people do not realize
what wealth of apples valley orchard
will produce. How many of the resi-
dents of this place have visited the
Smith orchard in it's flower or fruit
age? We venture to say not one in
twenty has taken the trouble to drive
the shrot distance necessary to reach
the old familiar orchard and learn
from observation what fruit trees, old
in years, nurished by the soil of this
valley, are capable of yielding. 1t is
indifference on the part of the resi-
dents, of course, yet sight of those
gnarled old trees, whether when a
snow bank of odorous blossoms, or
bending under burdens of apples, is
we'll worth the little trouble of so
short trip. Even now the orchard is
worth seeing. 1t is true the trees are
denudded of much of thir foliage, and
the bare branches are not particularly
attractive, yet upon many of those
trees are still large quantities of ap-
pies, which, judging from the lateness
of the season, will never be gathered.
They. are left to fatten hogs that have
the freedom of the orchard. 1t seems
too bad that such fruit, some of it de-
licious to the taste, should go to waste,
or into bacon, but under present con-
ditions no market is within reach. and
without chance of disposing of the
fruit 1t does not pay to pick it,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-11-22
AN ORGANIZATION WORTH WHILE

The parent-teachers club met in the
Lyric theatre last Friday afternoon to
discuss matters pertaining to the
school. which is said to be the excuse
for the existence of the club and it's
chief object. Now that is the name
OF the organization as handed in.
whether the name should be COM
pounded, whether the parents are par
ents OF teachers, or the teachers teach
ers OF parents, or exactly the arrange
ment or distinction of membership
deponeth saith not. Anyhow, the OBJ
)ect as set forth is to take up and dis
cuss ways and means for the better.
ment OF both pupils and the school.
Evidently there does not exist an en-
thusiastic interest in the organization,
as the attendance was rather disap
pointing as to numbers Friday. Inter-
est will grow, no doubt, and subse-
quent sessions will be much more
largely attended, as the object is one
that should appeal to and enlist the
hearty cooperation of every parent
having child in school. Two or
three ladies had prepared papers to
be read and discussed at the Friday
meeting, but the time of the session
was taken up by an address by MIR.
Dooley P. Wheeler, one of the school
directors, who had message to de-
liver to the audience on the subject of
school sites, now burning question.
He covered the ground oratorically
very thoroughly, although the school
has no ground in fact to cover, and
left the impression on his hearers that
more ground should be secured for ed
ucational purposes somewhere and
somehow,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-11-22
4 FINE FRUIT DISPLAY.

Strangers visiting Oroville have
been attracted and surprised by the
apple display in the window of the
Orovllle Commercial company's store
and prOfuse in their expressions nj
commendation of country that can
produce such quality of fruit. There
is no prearranged apple show in Oro-
vile and the exhibit that Mr.. Powell
mas tastily arranged is more for the
purpose of giving publicity to supply
on hand in the store for sale, than for
any particular show project. The col
Lection is not the result of an extern
sive and careful research for the
special purpose of assembling su-
perior collection of apples grown in
the valley. 1t is simply number of
boxes of the ordinary run of apples
grown on the Okanogan Smith place,
and secured from Harry Bowerman
who has the Smith orchard under his
charge. There may have been better
apples, more attractive apples, on dis
play at the Spokane apple show last
week, but that is hardly possible. In
deed it would hardly seem possible
that better apple in general appear
ance could be found anywhere in the
state. Anyhow the local apple as
shown in the Oroville Commercial
cOmpany's window is good enough to
command high standing in the mark
cts, and will compare favorably with
apples raised in any fruit district on
the coast.
This window Is evidence as to what
the valley lands can be expected to
produce. An orchard that will yield
such apples is sure to be a valuable
possession. 1t Is a quality and char
acter of fruit that will command at
tention and the top price in any mark
ct at home or abroad. 1t is not an eX-
ceptional collection of apples. Every
year, for nearly so years, the orchard
from which the fruit was picked pro-
duces, and has produced, the same
high grade fruit. 1t Is demOnstrative
proof that the apples of this part of
the OkanOgan valley will in future
years compete successfully with the
apple grown anywhere on the coast.
This display is an encouragement for
planting more land to orchard. 1t is
an incentive for investment in fruit
lands. Already there Is large acreage
in this neighborhoOd set out to fruit.
Wherever trees have been planted,
under irrigation, they are making a
rapid growth, with promise of future
fruitage. In a few years the contribu-
ton of the apple output from the Oro-
VILE district will be measured by car
loads, and many of them. Let the ir-
rigation projects in contemplation be
carried out and thousands of acres will
be planted to orchards, yielding enor-
mously in few years, supplying a
sure basis upon which will be builded
a city at this point. 1t is part of
wisdom for business houses to make
such displays as is here referred to. 1t
encourages the population with the
prospect of what Is yet to be IN the
way of yielding orchards in this To-
cality. and gives the stranger passing
through the place an idea of the capa-
bility of the valley SOIL 1t is valu-
able advertisement, and one that Will
prove advantageous to the country.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-11-22

especially in the samples of onions on
exhibition, which he pronounced su-
perlor to any he ever saw in the west
IN conversation with the gentleman if
was plain to be seen that he was well
satisfied with everything that had come
under his observation. and that he
c;n carried away a most favorable impress
sion of the country. From his con
versation one could readily understand
that he is not man to pass hasty
Judgment upon enterprises of such
great moment involving such large ex-
penditures. and when he makes his re-
port 1t will be only after most
thorough and careful investigation and
study or every relative point. There
is every reason to hope for the best
from this visit, but it will probably he
some weeks before it is known what
decision the railroad authorities will
reach in regard to the propositions
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-11-22
4 NAN WHO WILL BE MISSED,

With this week DR.. w. T. Schwab-
land gives up his practice and accom-
panied by his amiable and estimable
wife sleaves Oroville with the aim OF
ese1tNally locating at Spokane, join
ing his brother, DIR. w. w. Schwab-
land, who is now engaged in the prac-
ttce OF medicine In that city. From
here DR.. Schwabland goes to Roches-
ter, Minn., to take a post graduate
course under those celebrated sur
geons. the Mayo brotherso, and from
Rochester he will go to Chicago to
further brighten up on surgery and
medicine. The departure of DR.. and
Mrs. Schwabland Is a very serious loss
to the population Of Oroville, and their
going will be sincerely and deeply re-
GREETED by the numerous warm person
al friends they have made during their
long residence here. 1t will leave a
vacancy In the professional and social
circles Of the community that it will
be hard to I'LL. Personally DR.. Schwab-
land Is most charming and admir-
able gentleman, and professionally he
Is very successful practitioner. His
sympathetic and cheering presence in
the sick room is half the battle in
fighting disease, and he will be sorely
missed by those who have for so long
a time depended upon his ministra-
tions In the time of sickness. He has
always been one of our most public
spirited citizens, a man who could be
depended upon in any emergency. No
one could ever mistake where DR..
Schwabland stood on any question of
public policy. II wrong he was open
to conviction; ii right he was firm and
unshaken in his position. He is an all
around first-class citizen, and a valu-
able addition to any community, great
or small. He has enjoyed an extern
sive practice in Oroville and vicinity
but has long been anxious to enter a
larger field. and the opportunity pre-.
senting he has taken advantage of it.
AS he goes hence he takes the best
wishes of his friends, who trust that
he may not forget them in his larger
field Of action, and that occasionally
he will hike back to the old scenes and
renew acquaintance with those he is
now leaving behind.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-11-22
AFTER LONG SERVICE.

One of the most unfortunate features
of the closing of the Bank or oroVlile
is the retirement from active business
in this place of Ira W. Follis, VINO mas
held the position of cashier IN that IN
stitution for the past five years. An
exceptionally capable young gentle
man, of high character ana ldeals, al.
ways courteous in his treatment OF
those doing business at the bank over
which he presided. 1t was largely ms
individuality that kept the business
going as long as it did. What his plans
are for the future have not been maze
public. but we earnestly trust that ne
will continue resident OF OroVllle'
for he is one of the energetic younger
set that the town cannot AFFORD 10 lose
at this time.