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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-09-05
LITTLE BOY DROWNED
IN COLUMBIA At HOVER
Bruce Dimick Swept Beyond Depth
While Setting Fishline-Body
Not Recovered

Willis Bruce Dimick, the eleven
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. J.
Dimick of Hover, was drowned in
the Columbia River Sunday noon
and up to this time his body has
not been recovered.
The little boy was returning from
Sunday school in company with
some other children and went to
the river to look at a fshline which
he had set. He had removed his
clothing and waded out to set the
line farther out in the stream when
an undercurrent swept him off his
feet and beyond his depth. Some
of the other children ran for help
but the boy could not swim and was
never seen again.
Mrs. Dimick was returning from
Vancouver, B. c., at the time of the
accident where she had been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Robert Rob.
inson. She was to have stopped al
Prosser to attend teachers insti.
tute this week, but was intercepted
by Telegram at Ellensburg ano
arrived home Tuesday.
The fatality comes as a sad blow
to the family and they have the sin
cere sympathy of their many friends
in the lower valley.
1t is desired that the newspaper,
throughout the down-river territory
publish a report of the drowning
and advise their readers to be or
the lookout for the body.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-09-05
RAILROAD men
COME TO TOWN
N. P. immigration Agents Shown
Our Valley by Kennewick and
Richland Business Men

D. J. Bricker, General Immigra-
ton Agent of the Northern Pacific
Railway, accompanied by party of
eight travelling immigration agents
of that company, entour of the
Northwest, were in Kennewick and
Richland for several hours last Fri
day evening.
They arrived in a special car on
No. 4 and were met at the station
by four automobiles, two of which
were Kennewick machines and two
from Richland. Starting at once
the visitors were driven to Richland
where they were shown quite
thoroughly over the surrounding
country. The party returned via
the Highlands, every auto loaded
down with peaches, melons, pears
and grapes furnished by the ranch
ers along the way.
After dinner at the Hotel Ken
newick the party went to the Com
mercial Club rooms where an infor-
NAL talk-fest was held. In accord
ance with Mr.. Bricker's request,
nothing formal had been arranged
in the way of banqueting or speech
making. Many of the business men
were there to meet the visitors and
/ all enjoyed the feast of iced melons
which were served during the even
ing.
The railroad boys" seemed to
be having the time Of their lives and
all agreed that they never had felt
better, despite the long hours they
had been putting in and the vast
quantities of fruit they had been
eating since striking the Yakima
Valley. The 35-mile auto trip at
this stop made total of $50 miles
travelled by auto that day, and ac-
cording to one of the party they had
averaged at least 100 miles by auto
every day since reaching Washing
ton state, in addition to the train
mileage.
Of course they all had a lot of
nice things to say about the valley
and the keynote of many of their
remarks was more publicity"
Mr.. Bricker and Travelling Passen-
ger Agent Conry of Spokane, who
was with the party, each had good
suggestions to make concerning tho
matter of more and better adver-
tising of our resources throughout
the east, and some of their ideas will
very likely be taken up and carried
out by the Commercial Club in the
future.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-09-05
SUBMIT PLANS FOR
CONCRETE BRIDGES
Engineer Suggests Permanent Structures
to Replace Present Spans
Across Canal

City Engineer Wright submitted
drawings to the council this week
for two reinforced concrete bridges
to span the canal at Washington
street and Second street. The en-
gineer reported that the present
wooden bridge at Washington street
has just about outlived its term of
usefulness and safety and that the
footbridge at that point is positively
unsafe and should be closed before
the school children begin to use it
next Monday.
The wagon bridge at Second
street, while an unsightly affair and
in need of a new floor, probably
would be safe to travel over for a
number Of years more. The resi-
dents in the Olmsted addition, how
ever, have petitioned for a footbridge
and the engineer suggested that it
might be cheaper in the long run to
put the concrete bridges il at this
time, rather than to try patching
up the old wagon bridges and build
ing new wooden footbridges.
A majority of the council seemed
to agree in this opinion and the
mayor appointed Anderson, Hunt
ington and Hayden a committee to
investigate the matter and report al
the next regular meeting.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-09-05
FIRE TAKES TWO MORE
FRAME BUILDINGS
Mccoy Blacksmith Shop and Kennewick
Restaurant on Front Street De-
sroyed Monday Morning

The C. G.. Mccoy blacksmith shop
and the Kennewick Restaurant, on
Front street, near Yakima, burned
to the ground at an early hour Mon
day morning. 1t is not known how
the fire started, but it is reported
that the first blaze seemed to be on
the exterior of the east side of the
blacksmith shop or on the west side
of the restaurant which was closely
adjoining.
The fire was discovered by Harry
Diley, a blacksmith, who roomed in
the small building at the rear of the
shop. The fire was well under head
way before the firemen could get a
stream on it, and, famed by a brisk
breeze, made short work of the frame
buildings. McCoy's second hand
store on the corner, caught fire on
the roof, but was little damaged.
The roof of the brick building ad-
joining the restaurant on the east
occupied by the Kentucky Bar was
considerably damaged by the heat.
None of the contents of eithe,
building we're saved. A camp
wagon belonging to Mccoy, which
was drawn up near the blacksmith
shop and filled with secondhand
goods was destroyed, as was the
clothing and personal effects be-
longing to Mr.. Diley, in the rear
The restaurant building was
owned by G. J. Henneberry and was
insured for 81, 900 with 500 on the
fixtures. The restaurant had been
re-opened lately by Harry Sines,
who came here from North Yakima
The blacksmith shop was owned by
A. B. French, of Laurel, Montana.
Building and contents were covered
by about $500 insurance. The tools
and stock belonged to Mr.. Mccoy
who figures he is $500 loser by the
fro
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-09-05
cOLE-1WEEDT WIN DOUBLES

In the tennis tournament at the
grounds of the local club DR.. B. L.
Cole and G.. e. Tweedt defeated L.
E. johnson and DR.. Crosby in the
doubles finals last evening. The
winners took the match in straight
sets, two sets being played Tuesday
evening and the deciding one last
evening.
The finals in the singles are yet
to be played off by DIR. Cole and
Geo. D. Peters, to decide which is
to own the racquet put up by Kjos-
ness. This match will be played
at nine O'Clock next Sunday morn
Inr
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-09-05
HOLMES IN new STORE

Holmes Cash Store is now nicely
settled in its new location in the
Hover Block, most of the stock
having been moved on Monday and
Tuesday. Mr.. Holmes aims to
make his new store model one in
his line, particular care being taken
along lines of strict cleanliness, and
all perishable stock, such as fruits,
vegetables and baked goods will be
screened or kept under glass. A
featur- of the establishment which
should prove popular with rural
pat ons will be the rest room for
ladies which will be fitted up in the
rear portion of the store.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-09-05
MCDONALD WILL MOVE STORE

The E. S. Mcdonald Paint Co.
will move on Sept. 10Th from the
present location east of the post
office to the Scott building on Yak
ina street. Mr. Mcdonald will FL
large his stock considerably when
he gets into his new location AID is
in Portland this week buying addi-
tions to his lines of paints, glass and
art goods.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-09-05
ALL READY FOR
THE FALL Term
School Opens Monday-Six New
Teachers This Year-Aver-
age Enrolment Expected

win Wnat IS reported to be an
unusually efficient teaching corps
and with buildings and equipment
in spic-and- span shape, the fall term
will open next Monday. Owing to
the fact that many pupils will be
employed for a week or two longer
in harvesting the fruit crop, the
opening enrolment will not be as
large as later when approximately
600 will be enrolled. Of these,
more than 100 will be in the high
school.
Superintendent M. S. Lewis be-
gins, this fall, his sixth year of work
for District No. II, and II. E. Groom
starts on bis fifth year as principal
and teacher of science and math-
ematics. Other teachers who are
returning to continue their work in
the high school are: Miss Louise
S. Bragdon, English; Miss Mary L.
Nelson, Latin and German; William
Meikle, Agriculture; E. E. Romig,
Manual TrAining; Miss E. Marjorie
Shier, Music and Drawing.
In the grades the teachers who
have been re-appointed are: Miss
Pearl Cunningham, principal; Miss
Elizabeth Workman, 8th; Miss Ger
trude Showers, 7th; Miss Kate Will
liams, 5th; Miss Mayme Jorgenson,
1 A; Miss Bridget Mimbach, B;
Miss Leila Tilley, 5 A and 6 B.
Teachers who are beginning their
first years work here are: Miss
! Dorothy Collyer, Domestic Science
Miss Grace E. Brown, grade 2 A;
Miss Clara M. Berg, grade 3 B;
Miss Olga Fylpa, grade 2 B; Miss
Marie German, grade A B; Miss
Henrietta Loba, 7 B:
Miss Collyer is a graduate of tn,
Washington State College and hal
had two years experience teaching
domestic science in that institution
and as student assistant in tn,
chemistry department.
Miss Brown, Miss Berg and Mis-
Loba all are graduates of EllensburI
State Normal. Miss Fylpa is I
graduate of Superior State Norma
| in Wisconsin and Miss German is
graduate of the Bellingham Stat
Normal. All have had two or thre
years. teaching experience.
i Plans for the years work will b
little changed from the schedule fol
lowed last term. In the high schoo
two years of agriculture will b
taught as well as two years of do
mes,ic science and manual training
work. English History, subjec
not given last year on account o
the crowded schedule, will be taugh
by Mr.. Lewis.
The eighth A and B and the sew
enth A and B grades will report t
the high school on Monday morn
ing, as will also the fifth A AM
sixth A grades, the last namet
grades having been moved to tn
high school building this year t
give them the advantage of tn
manual training and dom S ii
science work. Grades in the higl
school building will be under tn
following teachers: 5 A and 6 A
Miss Tilley; 7 B, Miss Loba; Stl
grade boys, Miss Stowers; 8th grad
girls, Miss Workman.
Pupils in the first, second, third
fourth, fifth B and sixth B grade
will report to the following teacher
in the Washington building:| l B
Miss Mimbach; 1 A. Miss Jorgen
son; 2 B, Miss Fylpa; 2 A, Mis-
Brown; 3 B, Miss Berg; 4 B, Mis-
German; 5 B, Miss Williams; 6 B
Miss Cunningham, principal.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-09-05
EIGHTH GRADE EXAMS

For the benefit of those who
missed the recent state eXamlna-
lions, an eighth grade examination
will I've given at the high school
building, kennewick, Mond ay
morning, Sept. Sth.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-09-05
WHO HAS MOST
PERFECT BABY?
Youngsters Don't Have to Be
Handsome to Win Prize at
Grape Carnival

The Better Babies Contest which
10 to be held in connection with the
Grape Carnival is creating so much
interest among parents of the rising
generation in Benton county that
the affair without a doubt will be
one of the big features of the Car
niyal week. The local management
is working in conjunction with the
BETTER Babies committee of the State
Fair and the Better Babies bureau
of the Woman's Home Companion.
The local contest will be held as a
preliminary to the State Fair event
at North Yakima, where the win
ming babies may be entered in the
Nation Better Babies Contest. which
is becoming SO popular and instruc-
tive all over the land.
Word has been received from the
Woman's Home Companion bureau
that they will be glad to donate a
beautiful bronze medal to the high
est scoring baby in the Carnival con-
test. They will also give certificates
Of award to the most perfect babies
at the several ages as we'll as fur
nish little booklets of interest and
value to the mothers whose children
are exhibited.
1t should be understood and re-
membered that this is in no way a
beauty show; instead it is what the
name implies-Better Babies-and
affords an exceptional opportunity
for having the little fellow carefully
and critically examined for every
point Of perfection, as well as de-
fects, by physicians who are now
spending considerable time and
energy in preparing themselves for
the expert examinations which they
will conduct. Every mother should
take advantage of hits exceptional
opportunity, for aside from the nu.
merous premiums that will be
offered, the free examination will
well repay the effort; in fact, the
premiums offered are of inconse'
quental value in comparison with
the great and valuable knowledgt
that will be gained, which will en-
able each parent to speedily correc
many of the hitherto unknown de-
fects of the little one which th'
score card will reveal.
Entry cards may be secured b!
application to the manager.
Some of the weights and measure
ments by which awards will be mad
in the Better Babies contest are a
follows:
STANDARD
Six months old-W light 1
pounds; height, 81 inches; circum
ference of head, chest and abdomen
172 inches; lateral diameter of chest
5 inches; diameter of chest from
and back, 43 inches; length of arm
and leg, 10 inches.
Weights and measurements TO
other ages are graduated with tn
following increase in the order abov
mentioned.
Nine months old-19 pounds
2S, IS, 5, Al, II inches.
One year old-20 pounds, 20
1S3, 5 and AZ, II and 1za inches.
Sixteen months old-23 pounds
80, 1Sa, 81, 12a and 13a inches.
Twenty months old-24 pounds
81, 1S4, 1913, 19A, 6 and 5. IA ant
10 inches.
Two years old-25 pounds, 81
10, 20, 193, 6 ard 5, 143 and 10
inches.
Twenty eight months ol d.
pounds, 33a1. 10, 20. 1913, 6 and 8
l4z, and l53 inches.
Thirty-two month hs ol ID
pounds, 35, 1873, 2O3, l93, 64 'an'
81 148 AID l53 inches.
Three y ears old-32 pounds, 80
Continued on Page Eight
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-09-05
DANCE BIG SUCCESS

Wednesday nights dance. the
second in the Queens series, was a
very enjoyable affair and was even
more largely attended than the one
of a week previous. The third
dance, which will mark the close Of
the Queen contest, will be given on
Friday evening, the 10Th, instead
of Wednesday. the 18th, as has been
advertised.
The leaders in the Queen contest
are improving each shining hour in
garnering votes and the standing on
Wednesday evening was as follows:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-07-16
WARNING TO DENTISTS

Chief Austgen of the Hammond po-
lice department received a warning
from Kankakee, III, this morning, to
beware of a gang of an organized office
thieves, who made number of rich
hauls in the vicinity of Kankakee last
week. According to the letter the
gang of thieves only loot dentists
offices. for the purpose of securing
gold which is used for filing and
crowns and seem to choose office build
ings. where the loot is large.
Last Thursday night the thieves
broke into six den lists offices at KarA
kanee and secured $500 worth of gold.
From Kankakee the thieves moved to
Joliet and secured rich hauls by enter
ing fourteen dentists offices. The po-
lice of the two cities are making an
effor to break UP the gang OF thieves
and fearing that they would make an
effort to operate in this vicinity. the
Hammond police were notified.
Dentists in Hammond will be notified
today and the police will be on the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-07-16
PESKY FLEAS ARE BUSY.
HERE'S HOW TO KILL EN-
State Entomologst Baldwin Comes to Rescue of Calu
met Region Folk With Recipe for Annihilation

easily accounted for when the life his
tory or the flea is understood. The
eggs are laid loose in the hair of in
tested animals and fall off when they
lie down to rest or when they scratch
themselves. Thus the eggs are often
found in abundance in the undisturbed
bed of the pet dog or cat. The eggs
match and give rise to small whitish
grub which feeds on the organic mat
ter in its surroundings. In undisturbed
rooms dust in cracks in the floor or in
corners affords an ideal breeding place.
Keep Things Clean.
Keeping things absolutely clean Is
the first requisite in combating fieas.
The following method of procedure has
been found very effective The carpets
and rugs were removed and cleaned
with a vacuum cIaner. The cracks in
the floor and corners of the room were
also gone over with this cleaner so as
to remove all dust and the eggs @and
grubbs with mt. The floor was washed
with hot soap suds containing eight
tablespoonfuls of creolin in every gal
lon of suds. Gasoline was flooded into
cracks around baseboards and the
floors covered with napthaline flakes.
These were swept up after a day or so
and burned. In Easements fumigation
with carbon bisulphid of hydrocyonic
acid gas is very effective. 1t must be
borne in mind that the former is highly
explosive and the latter deadly poison
Gus even inhaling. Before using
either of these substances, one should
obtain detailed information on handling
them.
animals infested should be washed
with solution containing about three
tablespoonfuls of creolin per gallon. All
bedding of dogs or cats should be thor
oughly cleaned every few days and
dust and dirt therein contained be
| burned"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-07-16
WANT WARD
OF THEIR OWN

haywood Park. an east end addition
of Hammond finds itself inhabitated
by sufficient voters to warrant a re-
districting of the sixth ward. A Ali
call issued last evening to residents of
that district brought ffy voters to
mass meeting on the lawn of d. f.
Boone's home in 442 May street.
Messrs. Moran. Dolan. Herkner, Stin-
son, Rogers. Mueller, Cochran, Jones
Jaqua and Stocker spoke. w. J. Lynch
was chairman and conducted the meet
ings along the lines laid out ending
with the appointment of a committee
to meet Mayor Smalley and Attorney
Gavit at the city hall Friday to put the
matter before them. The citizens of
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-07-16
co,,INe EVENTS.

Mrs. henrietta Huber VIII entertain
AT her home In Truman avenue Thurs
day afternoon. cards viii he the en-
tcrtainmcnt for the afternoon.
At her home ia tsrie street Mrs. Peter
NounE viii entertain the members of
sewing circle No. of st. Margaret's
hospital Thursday afternoon.
The mcmh~rs OF the Colonial club
viii meet with Mrs. W. II. Sneilman mt
her home i'm Carroll street Thursday
afternoon.
AIRS. Hoffman Will be hostess at a
thimble party Thursday afternoon at
he rhome I'm state street to the Ameth-
yst club.
The members of the Oak Leaf EN-
hroidery club will picnic at the Lake
Front Thursday of this week. 1t Will
he the last social meeting of the club
for the summer.
There will be meeting of the Mar
tina Society Thursday afternoon in the
parlors of the First Christion church In
Calumet avenue, TO which the membe RS
and their friends invited.
Tomorrow afternoon the members of
the II. a. r.. club will he entertained
by Mrs. Howard stevens at her home In
Morton Court. Mrs. stevens viii be
hostess Mt thimbe party.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-07-16
CITY INFESTED
BY HOBOS

During the past week Hammond has
been infested by an unusual large
number of strangers and hobos. and
the police and railroad detectives are
making special efforts to rid the city of
them. Last night three train riders
were arrested by Special officer Bush
at the Erie yards, and were arraigned
before City Judge Barnett. 1t being
useess to fine or send them to jail, they
We're ordered out of the city by the
court
1t is a mystery to the authorities
where all the hobos come from. as. &C.
cording to Ok Ger Bush, there are at
least dozen hobos on every freight
train that goes out of Hammond. Most
of them are penniless and refuse TO
work.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-07-16
Are you bothered with 'em?

Do they make life miserable for you
by hopping around on your shins as
though said part of ones anatomy was
made for the sole purpose of providing
a nice hopping place?
oh, yes! we forgot to introduce the
subject of this little space filler; but
1T is the FLEA"
There seems to be a kind-of-a cpl
demic of the pesky things" said
street car patron Monday as he yelled
across the car at his neighbor and
asked If "he had seen any"
II got en-" he said. land we just
can't get rid OF 'em. They keep trav-
they thought ii was mapped out for
a sort of miniature course and they're
all over the house, too
Many Flea Victims.
Inquiry developed that he wasn't the
only victim. so if you have them, here
is the quickest and safest method of
flea humiliation in a bulletin just is
sued by State Entomologist C. II. Bald
win.
Here is Dr. Baldwin's anti-fea
dope:
Has Lovely Proportions.
1.-The flea concerned In last year s
plague and the cases reported thus far
is not the human flea, but the common
cat and dog flea" says Or. Baldwin
This insect is very small, not more
than ne-eighth of an inch long, with
small head fitted with sucking
mouth and with a decidedly laterally
compressed body. The legs are quite
long and fitted for jumping a good dis
lance, but the insect can not fly. as is
sometimes supposed.
IAN infestation of this pest we have
found has always resulted through the
agency of a domestic animal and Is
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-07-16

This pretty gown is made Of bottle
green crepe de chine printed with
Turkish red. The bodice is of maline
lace with a yolk of crepe de chine
forming points over the shoulder.
The vest is made of tulle crossed in
front and finished with frill, while
the girdle and sash is of blue accor-
dian plated chiffon and is tied at the
right side. Beneath the short pep
chine. rounding at the front beneath
which is a tunic of maine lace The
foundation skirt made of crepe lie
chine is plain.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-07-16
0 ROURKE
HAS A FEW
WORDS TO SAY

That the milk supply in Hammond
compares well with the best in the
state is the positive statement that
city sealer Frank ORourke makes in
answer to the sweeping charges By
Or. Hurry of the state board of health
at Gary last week. DR.. Hurry said III
part:
so far as know not a single city in
the state of Indiana has proper sur
veillance over its milk supply. Where
is the city that sees to 1t that the an
imals furnishing It's milk are inspect
ed as to their health? Obviously sick
cows should not furnish. milk for chill
dren to drink. Where is the city that
carefully inspects the cleanliness of
diaries and requires that all milk sold
therein shall be pure and clean?"
Mr.. O'Rourke admitted that the city
is handicapped in testing milk ship
ped into Hammond, because it has no
la bratory. but he adds that dairies in
Hammond could not be improved up for
sanitation and cleanliness. He says
ii is up to the state to inspect farm
diaries and to test the cattle. He
makes it his business to have tests
from the various city dairies made
about every three months, and much
oftener he or a dairyman or a citi-
zen feels justified in asking for a test.
Professor Ernest S. Tillman who has
charge of the biological department
| In the Hammond high school has as
sured THE TIMES. that beginning next
| fall he will attempt to introduce milk
| tests in his work for the benefit of his
students. Prof. Tillman is wide
awake and energetic in matters per-
| tanning to the citys welfare and made
| a success Of this work In other schools
/ where he taught.