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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-05-03
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals will be received by the I'M
designed, City Clerk of the City of
Kennewick up to 5 o'clock p. M, May
7th, 1912 for the improvement of streets
in Local Improvement District No. 8,
as provided for in Ordinance No. 139,
creating Local Improvement District
No. 8 and in accordance with the plans
and specifications now on file in the
Office of the City Clerk.
The approximate quantities are as
follows:
500 50. #, 4-inch sidewalk.
1,500 50. #. 6-inch sidewalk.
$50 feet curb.
1000 yards excavation.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check made payable to the
City Treasurer for sum not less than
five per cent of the price bid. No bid
will be considered unless accompanied
by such check
Special attention of bidders is called
to the State Law regarding the num-
Der of hours comprising a days work
as now in force; also chapter ID of the
Laws of 1911 of the State of Washing
ton, workman Compensation Act
The successful bidder will be required
to give a good and sufficient bond to
the amount of the contract price fol
the faithful performance of the work.
The City Council reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
By order of the City Council.
T. ]. WRIGHT,
| CITY Clerk
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-05-03
NAY SHRINkAGE

In an article on the shrinkage of
hay. published in the current issue
of Farm & Fireside, the author SAYS
in part:
The hay-grower must consider
shrinkage in making plans for win
ter and spring shipments of hay. I
have found that hay will shrink all
the way from 7 to Sc per cent in its
weight. OF course, some of this
shrinkage takes place in the sum-
mer and fall, and cannot all be
charged to winter shrinkage. For
instance, I had one lot of hay that
showed total shrinkage from the
time of curing until November, of
only 3.5 per cent. and another lot
that reached 10 per cent. Still a
third lot showed, after reweighing,
only 6 per cent in the spring.
In studying the shrinkage of
hay, one must consider the char
acter of the hay and the season.
A good many farmers do not weigh
their hay before storing, and then
again before shipping. Consequent
~ they can only guess at the shrink
age. This is mistake, for it is i'm
possible to gain correct knowledge
of the amount of loss. I remember
one particular instance in very
wet season, when a friend cut 4 700
pounds of clover hay and kept it
for one whole year, owing to the
low prices offered for it, and when
he reweighed it, the shrinkage had
reached nearly 60 per cent. In
such a case, it is doubtful if the re-
turns equaled those he would have
obtained had he sold it at once after
cutting.
There are instances of hay &C
tually gaining in weight when stored
but this is unusual, and depends I
imagine, good deal upon the eli
mate. For instance, I remember
reading a number of years ago a re-
port of an experiment made at the
Utah Experiment Station, where a
stack of hay gained 10 per cent in
weight from the time it was cured
until the following April. Now I
should Judge that this was due more
to the climate than to anything else,
and the results would not be fair
guide to farmers in other parts of
the country. This was clover hay
and it was kept outdoors instead of
in a barn.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-05-03
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF
REAL ESTATE

NOTICE OF SHERIFFS SALE OF
REAL ESTATE
In the Superior Court of the State of
Washington, for Benton County.
Cause No. 1908.
St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company, a
corporation, Plaintiff, VS..
F. H. Gayman, E. C. Gayman, his wife,
and 7. H. Chapman, Defendants.
Under and by virtue of a Special
Execution, issued out of and under the
seal of the Superior Court of the State
of Washington, holding terms at Pros
ser, in and for said County, on the 18th
day of April, A. D. 1912, upon a judy
ment rendered in said Court on the 5th
day of April, A. D. 1912, in favor of St.
Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company, a
corporation, and against F. H. Gayman
and E. C. Gayman, his wife, for the
sum of $149.72 Zone Hundred Forty
nine and 72-100 Dollars), together with
attorneys fees, interest, cost and in
creased costs, and to me directed and
delivered, commanding me to sell the
following described property to satisfy
said judgment, to-wit:
Lot Four, Block Two, Prengruber and
Writings Addition to the City of Pros
ser, Benton County, Washington, or so
much thereof as may be necessary to
satisfy the aforesaid judgment together
with interest thereon, and all costs.
Now therefore, notice is hereby
given. That on Saturday, the 18th day
of May A. D. 1912, at II o'clock in the
forenoon of said day, 1 will sell the
above described property, or so much
thereof as may be necessary to satisfy
said judgment, together with attorneys
fees, interest, costs and increased costs
in all amounting to the sum of $185. %
Zone Hundred Eighty-five and 29-1OO
Dollars, together with accruing in
terest, and costs of sale.
Said sale will take place at the front
door of the Court House at Prosser, in
said County and State, and will be at
public auction, for cash in hand to the
highest and best bidder.
Dated at Prosser, WASH, this goth
day of April, A. D. 1912.
w. r. MAHAN,
| Sheriff.
| BY HUGH FORSYTH,
Deputy.
First Pub, April 26, 1912.
Last '' May "a. 1912.
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RULES GOVERNING INSTALLA
TON AND USE OF CITY
WATER

l. Effective May 1st, 1912, the tap
ping Of the city water mains will be
handled by this company exclusively.
Applications for water will be received
at this office and the customer will be
charged the cost of material and labor
expended in tapping the water main
which will cover corporation cock and
lead joint only.
2. On all service there will be in
stalled outside the property line, an ap-
proved iron service box and stop and
waste which shall be furnished by the
customer.
8. There shall also be installed a
meter box and water meter shall be
furnished by the company.
4. Effective May LIST, no more than
one residence or consumer will be al
lowed on one meter and the plumbing
must be installed in accordance with
this rule before connection can be made
to the city main.
5. Where more than one residence
or consumer is now located on one
meter, each consumer must pay sep
arate minimum charge of $1.5O per
month, and the excess amount used
to be paid for pro rata by each GUS
toner.
PACIFIC POWER & LIGHT Co.,
Pasco and Kennewick, Wash.
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SEWERS-NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Kennewick, WASH, April oath, 1912.
Sealed proposals for the construction
of main trunk and lateral sewers will
be received by the City of Kennewick,
up to the hour of II o'clock a. M, Tues
day, May 18th, 1912. Proposals to be
delivered to the City Clerk at his office
in the City Hall, Kennewick, and to be
enclosed in an envelope, upon which is
written, Proposal for Sewers" and
the name and address of the party sub
hitting the proposal.
All proposals shall be upon the form
provided with the contract and specifi-
cations and shall be accompanied by a
certified check for an amount not less
than per cent Of the amount of the bid
as evidence of good faith on. the part of
the bidder and that in the event said
bidder is awarded the contract that he
or they will, within ten days of notifca-
ton by the City of Kennewick of the
award of said contract, execute the con-
tract for the hereinbefore described
work and furnish surety bond to the
City of Kennewick, satisfactory to the
officials of the said City for an amount
not less than 100 per cent of the esti-
mated total contract price to be paid
for the work.
An approximate estimate of the work
to be done is as follows:
872 Lin. #. Is in. Vitrifed pipe sewer.
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CONVERTING EARLY COCK
ERELS INTO BR0ILERS

For those who Matched chicks
early, the marketing of the cockerels
and culls can be made very profit
able if they are properly fattened
and sold as broilers. Some chicks,
if confined in small space, will put
on fat readily while others will gain
practically nothing in weight, caused
by their worry and constant rest
lessness from being confined. This
applies particularly to those that
have had free range. Up to this
time, however, few have had such
range, but if there are any, let
them have the run of small yard.
They must not have large runs, as
too much exercise will tend to de-
velop muscle and not fat, conse-
quently, the flesh will be hard and
not soft and tender as it should be.
The feed for fattening should con-
sist wholly Of soft, ground feed.
This is more easily digested, and
weight will be put on more quickly
and with smaller amount of feed.
A good fattening ration consists of
equal parts by weight Of ground
oats, corn meal and middlings, with
about 10 per cent of beef scraps adj
ded. Whole milk or skim milk is
preferred to use for mixing, but in
the absence of these water may be
used. Moisten until the mixture,
when pressed together will form in
balls but will readily fall apart.
Feed twice day all they will eat.
They should be stuffed with this
fattening ration until they show an
inclination to take less, when they
should be marketed, as they will
gain very little after this. \
Crate fattening may be resorted
to if the chicks have previously been
confined in small runs, as they will
not mind the confinement in crates
as much as free range chicks do.
The soft feed should he given in
troughs placed outside the coops, as
the small space in which the chicks
are confined will not permit of the
troughs being inside. The coops
are preferably covered to keep the
chicks in the dark, where they will
remain more quiet. The cover
should be thrown back when they
are fed, three times day, at which
times they should be allowed to
have all the feed they will eat in
about half-hour.
When ready for market the broil-
ers may be sold alive or dressed as
is most profitable and convenient to
the grower.
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ADVERTISED LETTERS

James, Joseph
Kneen, Orville
Nelson, Jim
Piazza, Patty
Van Dusen, D. N.
POST CARDS
Downs, Mrs. India
Jones, frankie
Kneen, 0. H.
Old, G. D.
Poole, Miss Dorie
Rice, James
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Walbridge, Fred
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-05-03
THE COST OF BuTTERfAT

If any of our readers are curious
to know what relation the cow bears
to the cost of producing her butter
fat, the following little table will
tell him in short order:
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-05-03

And all necessary manholes, flush
tanks and other incidental work con-
nected Herewith.
Bidders are warned and notified to
examine the location where the work is
to be performed.
The City of Kennewick reserves the
right to reject any and all bids that may
be submitted for the hereinbefore de-
scribed work.
Plans may be seen and specifications
obtained at Messrs. Hanford & Black
wells, Consulting Engineers, Hoge Build
ing, Seattle; The City Engineers Of
flee, Kennewick, The Office of the Pa
cific Builder & Engineer, Seattle; The
Builders and Employees Association,
Tacoma; The Builders Exchange, Port
land; and the Spokane Builders Ex-
change, Spokane.
T. J. WRIGHT,
City Clerk.
The Washington times., 1912-12-08
RAY cox TO HEAD
PROGRAM Of MERIT
At CHASE .THEATER
Dixieland's Coincidence, Late
of THE Charity Girl"
Has New Songs.

Ray Cox will radietc charm and origi-
nality at Chase's this week. She is
Dixielands own comedienne. Until re-
Gently she was the stellar feature OF
the Broadway musical comedy. THE
Charity Girl" Miss Cox Is especially
famous for her clever and correct por-
trayal Of twentieth century girl types.
In returning to vaudeville between star
ring spells in musical comedy. Miss Cox
appears alone, save for her accom-
plished pianist. Joseph Woodard. She
has prepared comic cycle Of typical
and topical song stories. including "The
Journal" THE Derelict Cook Tourist. -
You Know What She Expected and
You See What She Got, and Her First
Tip In an Acceptance" Her character
gowns add to the effectiveness Of tho
songs.
The extra added attraction will be
Mrs. Louis James, former co.star Of the
tragic and romantic actor. With her
own talented comedy associates. Mrs.
James will uppear In Holding a Hus-
band" a triangle" comedy by Arthur
a special stellar feature will be the
dancing stars. Pat Rooney and Marion
Bent. In their New York life musical
comedy, AT the News Stand" Their
.Ul!fnGV luTkcy ITOt ~ 6hIu 10 DC
screaminEly funny The promise of a
delightful period Of amusement Is con-
tained In the announcement that the
minstrel comedian. George Wilson, has
been added to the bill. His suave.
smart and smiling observations are still
as patent In provoking laughter as In
the good old days Of the bones and end
men. The London iIippodrome feature.
lbobker's BedOuin Arabs, win perform
thrilling desert sports and tactics fol-
lowed by bizarre and picturesque ma
tive music.
Ben Linn. the rotund comedian. will
amusingly dabble' in songs. stories and
dances. The SchillinSs will give their
Wild West show marksmanship. The
pipe organ recitals at l:3o, 80 and IN
Permission. and the new series OF Ami
matad Weekly photoplnne daylight mo.
the world, are other additions.
The Washington times., 1912-12-08
LOUISIANA LOU"
TO Be PRODUCTION E.
At THE NATIONAL
Alexander Carr and Sophie
Tucker Head Big
Cast.

The right thing at the right time Just
about Expresses the announcement OF
the coming OF Louisiana Lou to tho
National Thcatcr this week. Theatergo-
ers are hungry for such show as all
accounts would imply Is waiting for
them In this rapid-fire musical comedy
that comes direct from a years run in
Chicago and tremendous hit in the
other Western cities It has visited on
Its way East. At the La Sale Opera
House. Chicago, where It was produced,
this piece hung up q new record for
consecutive performances In that city,
38 being the number Of It's presents.
t,ons there before II went on the road
uon intact.
Stars Lead Company.
II the singers and comedians in the
cast be any criterion Of the merit Of
Louisiana Lou" its tremendous vogue
in the West 10 easily understood. Alex.
ander Carr and Sophie Tucker head the
list Of principals. These two names
alone assure theatergoers OF an eve
ning's unlimited pleasure.
Mr.. Carr In recognised as the most
brilliant singing and character comedian
Of the day Miss Tucker enjoys the
unique title. The Mary Garden of
cast are Harry Hanlon. Helena Saling-
er, Robert O'Connor. Bessie DE Vote.
Lester Crawford. Eleanor Henry and
Burreli Barbaretta.
Costumes Are Rich.
The book OF Louisiana Lou IL from
the pens OF Addison Burkhardt and
Frederick Donsghey and the music by
clever Ben NJ. Jerome. a master Of
waltz aano yvnelo<l,, and ra Ut itno rhythn,
The Washington times., 1912-12-08
SECOND week FOR.
'SOTHERN AND HIS .
cOST.A|R, MARLOW[
Arrangement Of Plays for
Next Six Days Shows
Wide Range.

The second and last week Of d. H.
Sotheru and Julia Marlowo at the Be-
lasco Thsater will sec the follow INK ar.
rsngement Of plays: Monday. Tuning
Of the Shrew:" Tuesday, "The Mer-
chant Of Venice" wednesday Much
Alo About Nothing:" Thursday, mac.
BETH" Friday. "Romeo and Juliet"
saturday matinee. Twelfth Might"
Saturday night. Hamlet" -
Ar. 0othern and Miss Mariowe have
been received st the Beissco with the
customary enthusiasm. and have drawn
crowded houses during the past week.
q condition which 10 hound. to continue
until the close Of their engagement,
notwithstanding that they have doubled
the time formerly accorded to this city.
No other players awake the pleasant
anticipation created by these two, and
lew cthsrs fulhll all advance promises
Revival 10 Noteworthy.
The revival of Much Ado About
Nothing has been happy event. Tho
comedy. hiled with delightful hun,or
and nlmble wit. ID one. Of the. most cap
tiveting Of the shakespcarean works.
and at the same time y most effective
medium for the exploitation Of the
Again. It puts them on an equal foot
inE. In their appeal for the favor of tho
audiences. the roles Of Benedlck and
Beatrice being evenly balanced In re.
gard to dramatic values,
Mr.. Sothern IL the finished comedian
In the former role. Miss Mariowc
radiant In the latter while both rise
supe.bly to the great scene in the
fourth act.
Ten Plays In Prospect.
Tho comedy Is staged magnificentiy,
and 10 most valuable addition to an
already generous repertoire. In this
connection 1t is interesting to note that
preparing for next season a production
of Measure for Measure" and they
may also present "Othcllo." They will
then have series Of ten Shakespedrean
plays In constant lfSe.
The Washington times., 1912-12-08
MARSHALL WILDER
HEADSNEW BILL At
POLrS' THIS WEEK
Prices, Under. New Policy,
Will Be 10, 20, and 80
Cents in Evenings.

Having announced that u new and
higher grade of vaudeville would he
inaugurated at Polls this week, Man.
nger James Thatcher has made good
with capital G. Tomorrow, after an
absence OF several years. there will ap-
pear at the big avenue playhouse that
of princes" Marshall p. Wilder, one Of
the most widely known and popular
comedians on the vaudeville stage.
Not content with announcing Mr.
Wilder as his chief headliner, Mr.
traction OF almost equal distinction in
the person OF Homer Lind & Co. Mr.
Lind " q great favorite In this, Ills
home city. He is q remarkable actor
a. we'll as u Sittea singer, and h's 4,
Company was notable achievement.
He appears this week at Polls in "The
Opera Singer a onc-act musical drama
which In said to embrace the elements
OF pathos, humor and melody In a most
appealing manner Mr.. Lind Is supported
by capable company.
Charles Fake scamon. self-stylcd
'"rhe Narrow Fellow" comedian who
has appeared here In previous seasons
as q top;liner; He VIII occupy the
Other interesting speclaities viii be
offered by Mile. Alice pemargo. the
petite aerial artistic; B!ssctt and Scott,
graceful dancers. and the Bush Broth.
ers. remarkable ncrohatic artists. who
appear as tumbling: climbing and
Under the new policy. the prices will
be 10, 20 and 30 cents for the evening
performances, with the matinee prices
remaining as heretofore, 10 and 20 cents
The Washington times., 1912-12-08
DRAMATIC NOTES

entertainments. which is to be sssn
at the 0syety this week. runs for si,
hour and twenty minutes with no
cessation IN songs sr dances.
Chase's is negotiating will Al. Joisop.
with The whiri Of Society" which il
power the attraction possessed.
New York IL puslins its head Of, abou,
an incog prims aonnc, PROGRAMMED sim.
x x:uSsviI. dH.ms q one g. s;a sss LEAD
the great artistic. behind the mask she
wears. i' no other :h:n Nordica.
sim William: will offer The Girls
y weR. n. iH srst of the @ two % Comedies aefs i
..F1irting Flora" and the second "The
Rich. Happy Heinie." both from the pen
Of Henry l. Cooper. who is also the
star Of both prodyyc!ions.
January u will open the. Fourteenth
anniversary week At Chase's and great
preparations are being made for its ceie-
q star feature and every presentation
q premiere In Warrington, the manage
ment AYERS.
"Blaekbird." Will be Henry Millers
Wsshinston: The R:lnbow. THE
Havoc" "The Servant in the House
1.-THE Great Divide" The Only Way"
and "Heartsease" all had their metro
politan premiers In the National Capi.
tai. And II IL an interesting. fact that
the six forehunners OF "Blackbirds"
were successes.
THE Generals Grandson" BY Ben e.
Mason. was given at q beneft at Con-
4aga College Hall. the night OF Decem-
Der I. Mr.. Mason 10 an old.timer. and
has written several sketches now ap.
pearing on the vaudeville stage. Blk
by's Baby" the act Of Henry james, a
member Of the Columbia Players OF this
city, which appeared at Chase's this
season, IL one OF Mr.. Mason's sketches
Dave Marion. star Of 1.-The Dream-
land BurlesQuers' 10 even greater
monopoly on his entertainments than
George NJ. Cohan. with a Cohan show.
Like Mr.. Cohan. Marion IL his own
star, his own producer. his own author.
his own lyricist. and his own composer.
and in addition to these his wife. Agnes
Behler, is the leading woman and also
the designer Of all the costumes. Thus
royalties Of every description are kept
in the family.
The Washington times., 1912-12-08
:'0LO HOMESTEAD
LONG A FAYOR|TE,
At THE COLUMBIA
Denman Thompson's Famous
Play. Now in Its Twenty
seventh Year.

Those who love sweet music and
those who enjoy the scene OF new
mown hay can have their several
tastes gratified by y visit to THE Old
Homestead" ut the Columbia Theater
'his week This charming play has
been before the public for twenty-six
years. and is now on It's twenty seventh
annual tour. 1t ~ the same simple
story of rural life in New England that
It was away back In 1885, when It, was
first produced as u finished drama at
the Boston Theater. For eleven years
prior to that Mr.. Thompson had been
presenting u play called Joshua Whit
comb" In which he portrayed the same
sturdy old farmer. Uncle Josh: and
even before that Mr.. Thompson had
given for some years In the variety
halls a sketch. having Uncle Josh as
So. taking II altogether the character
OF the kindly New England farmer.
Uncle Josh. has been before the theater.
going public for nearly forty years. II
Is ss SfsS S to xrs "nyMshssa aeS chapt Of
acter has become SO identified with the
American stage as has Uncle josh. by
u life OF nearly twd-score years. the
pen may well falter In the effort to say
be said: Denman Thompson. In pre-:
senting to the American stage a typical
American character as 1t had never
been presented before. endearsd him:
SELF to the theatergoing public and
made for himself a niche In the Temple
Of Fame as an actor and author.
The company appearing at the Colum-
bia this week is the original one. un-
der the personal direction of Frank
Thompson. The musical features are the
ua mo 7ipCludinry tho famous double male
quartet and the grand choir Of twenty
voices in the celebrated Grace Church
scene. Capacity houses will undoubt-
edly welcome this grand old play.
The Washington times., 1912-12-08
ACADEMY

THE Confession" will be seen at the
Academy all this week with the usual
matinecs. after a long and successful
engagement at the Bijou Theater. In
New York. THE Confession uses in
its theme life's most vital subjects. tell.
ing q story that Is consistent, interest
Ing and with a strong uplift. A priest,
q mother, q sweetheart. an innocent
man condemned to death are among the
central figures of this play Of today. II
10 claimed that no more absorbing
tragedy has ever been conceived, nor
greater stage picture and lesson ever
presented.
The locale of the play Is placed at
G!ouSestsr Mass 8, The. The scenes enc q depicted
Church." Gloucester. the preliminary
court room. Gloucester. the prison at
Chariest own, Mass. and the governors
ofYice at Boston. The time Of the play
10 the present. There 10 q very pretty
love story. and q vein Of comedy rum
ing through the play that relieves Its
tenser moments.
The Washington times., 1912-12-08
GAYETY

Manager Peck announces as the at
traction at the Gayety this week Dave
Marion and his Dreamland Burlesquers.
the musical comedy organisation which
broke the records ut this season last
season. Mr.. Marion Is the head Of q
cast OF ffty-two fun-makers who will
appear In the stars own musical conle-
dy. "Pousse Cafe" for which he has
written twenty-five big song hits.
Mr.. Marion IL familiar to all burlesque
patrons as the creator Of the unique
comedy character. snuffy, the cabman.
He will assume this familiar role In i'd
dition to other character parts-a pri-
vatc secretary and q sneak thief. Az
his leading support Miss Agnes Hehler
is an attractive and vocally proficient
prima donna. To Miss Behier goes the
credit for designing the artistic cos
tunes worn BY the chorus Of thirty
giris. Mr.. Marion's dialogue for the
second half of the show 10 hilariously
funny, and he has number Of assist
ant funmakcrs who give him every op-
portlnity TO appear at his best. -.