The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-06-06

Some rather torrid weather this
week. The highest registered was 1901
on Sunday
Miss Pearl Cunningham went to
Toppenish yesterday for few days
visit with friends.
Miss Blanche Scribner, who has
been stenographer and bookkeeper at
Stanton's insurance Office for the past
six months has resigned and left yester-
day noon for Seattle
Mrs. Ernest Kolb was taken to the
hospital at Walla Walla Wednesday
where it is thought that it will be nee
essary for her to undergo an operation
for appendicitis. DIR. and Mrs. Spauld-
ing accompanied her.
Everett Howe left yesterday morn
ing to join his family at Spokane.
Cracker" has been popular among
the young fellows and among the base
ball fans who are now wondering who
will fill his shoes as backstop.
Clarence Duffy, of Richland, and
John Bergeson, of Pasco, will meet to
settle the wrestling championship of
the valley at the Kennewick Opera
House next Saturday night. Ringside
seats are dollar and general admis-
sion Is cents.
The new phone directories were dis
tributed to subscribers yesterday. The
book contains the names of more than
500 subscribers over the company's
lines in Kennewick, Richland, Finley,
Hover, Benton City, Kiona, Hanford,
White Bluffs and Wahluke.
whether the person asked picked any
or not by the answer he gave. When
a fellow said seven or eight crates and
it up, there was pretty strong evidence
that he'd spent his time under a tree
rather than in the berry patch.
B. E. Reser finished packing his
household goods the first of the week
and left to join his wife and child in
Walla Walla Tuesday. He was ac-
companied by his brother-in-law, w. F.
Kiltz, Jr., who will visit in Walla Walla
! for week or two before returning to
his home in Vancouver, B. c.
E. A. Orr left his horse standing in
! front of Kings store Wednesday when
it became frightened at passing
machine. 1t jumped backwards, cramp-
ing the buggy, which spilled it and the
;. horse in heap. Beyond smashing the
buggy top and few straps on the
harness, no damage was DONE
" Librarian Mrs. Shanafelt announces
l. the arrival of some of the newest
/. books on the shelves. Among them
are: Andrew, the Glad" by Maria
Thompson Davis; 1.-The One Woman, -
;, by Thomas Dixon; "Rebellion," by
! Joseph Medill Patterson; "The Reef, -
Edith Horton; The Parasite" Helen
. R. Martin and Buried Alive" by
Arnold Bennett. These books are now
: ready for distribution among the
I library's patrons. Remember the dates,
| Wednesday and Saturday afternoons
and evenings.
II The O-W. R. & N. Railroad Co. an
nounces that in December next two
corn shows will be held in the North
west, one at Colfax on December 2 and
3 and one at Pendleton on December
: and 6. The company has this spring
e distributed free to farmers over nine
tons of selected seed corn as an in
J. centive to superior production. The
+ company, firms and individuals are of
J. fering number of valuable prizes fol-
n exhibits at these shows, list of which
l. is included in a premium list, copies
of which may be secured from the
II company's agents.
,. Tom McKain's brown setter "Bess'
,r is dead. She fell a victim to poison
put out by one of Mr.. McKain's neigh
a bors who sought to rid the neighbor
It hood of some pestiferous cats. TIL.
h man who sets out poison in a closet,
II populated community invariably take.
le long chance of potting the wron.
[e animal and being made defendant in
IL lawsuit. Sometimes the results ar,
er even more serious, as in Spokane las
TT week when child was a victim O
to poison. The practice is dangerou
n a, one and is strictly forbidden by law
n "Bess" was remarkably intelligen
lie animal and great family pet who's
loss is mourned by all the children o