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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-06-25
Seattle Engineer Says Territory of
P. P. 81. Company Could be
Served from Kennewick
LESS Than PRESENT RATES
Gives Figures on Large Central Electrical Geuer-
sting Plant-Bases Figures on Seattle
Municipal Plant

That all of the 25 or 80 towns on
the lines Of the Pacific Power &
Light Co. can be supplied with
electricity from one large central
generating plant located at Ken
newick. at a less rate than they
are now paying, was the testi-
mony of j. d. Ross, at the valua-
tion hearing before the public
service commission in NorthYak-
ina last Saturday.
Mr.. Ross, who is superintend-
ent of the municipal lighting sys-
tenn of Seattle, based his testi-
mony upon figures of actual cost
of installation and operation of
the new Seattle plant. He Sc
lected Kennewick as the possible
location of such a plant because
of its central location in the terri
tory served by the P. P. & L.
company, and because of this
city's excellent transportation fa-
cilities.
Mr.. Ross addressed himself
particularly to the value of the
water rights of the p. P. & L.
company upon which the COM
pany's expert. w. j. Hagenah,
had placed a valuation of $500, 600
and State Engineer Burroughs
had said had no value which could
properly be used for rate making
purposes.
He testified that in his opinion
the company's water rights were
not valuable for the purpose for
which they were used, as the
company could deliver on the
transmission lines an equal
amount of electric current at a
less cost than at present if they
substituted for their hydro-elec-
trio plants a coal or oil burning
plant at Kennewick.
Save Is Per Cent To Company
Mr.. Ross had his computations
worked out in great detail and
read from notes. He said that
the city of Seattle has now prac-
tically complete a plant designed
to furnish almost the. identical
amount of electrical energy which
the P. P. & l.. developes, and
based his estimates of cost on
those at Seattle, plus freight on
all equipment and on oil to Ken
newick on the main line of the
P. P. & L. system and suitably
located with relation to the two
extremes - North Yakima and
Walla Walla- and service up the
Columbia river.
Such a plant would cost INSTALL
ed, $27O, 463 and its cost of opera
tion, Mr.. Ross said, would be,
together with certain minor saw
ings in transmission lines, an
amount which, capitalized at 8
per cent per annum, would be
equivalent to a saving of Is per
cent per annum to the company.
He had based his figures, as
regards investment of the P.P.&
L., on those of Mr.. Burroughs,
adding that if Mr.. Hagenah's
figures were used, two such oil
burning plants such as is being
completed now at Seattle, one at
North Yakima and one at Walla
Walla, could be constructed and
operated and the cost still be no
more than the fixed and operat-
ling charges of the present hydro
electric plants.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-06-25
SAYS SCHOOL COSTS
WILL Be REDUCED
Superintendent Lewis Predicts That
Operating Expense. Will be
Cut Down $500 thi. Year

That last years expense Of
$33, 600 for the Kennewick schools
can be reduced this year by about
So, 500, is the belief of Superin-
tendent M. S. Lewis. If this can
be done, the district school levy
will be reduced from II to z mills.
Mr.. Lewis was the speaker at
Wednesdays Commercial club
luncheon and gave some interest
ing facts concernins the school
expenses. Although this years
budget will not be made up by
the board until August. Mr..
Lewis submitted figures which
show approximately what the
expenses will be. He said there
was a tendency on the part of
some taxpayers to criticize those
in charge of the school for ex-
travagance. but there were never
any knockers on hand at the time
set for the hearing on complaints
on the yearly estimates.
There has been no reductions
in salaries of teachers but the
teaching expenses will be cut
down by the consolidation of
classes and dispensing with the
services of one teacher. The
preliminary estimate submitted
by Mr.. Lewis follows:
Teachers salaries SIG, 80
Clerks salary 600
Attendance officer 80
Janitors LAO
Bus drivers 5000
Fuel 1000
Gasoline 100
Electric service 660
Insurance $50
Domestic Science 300
Manual training $50
Agriculture $50
Books 400
Paper, pencils. etc. 400
Repairs 500
Incidentals 500
SO 760
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-06-25
DAY CROWDS
To BE WELL ENTERTAINED
Celebration Committee Announces Program
Parade, Two Ball Games, Races, Dancing,
Fireworks, Will Provide Lively Day

The committee in charge of the
Fourth of July celebration has
been putting in some overtime
this week and announce that the
program for the day has been
completed with the exception OF
a few minor details. The band,
under the leadership of F. L.
Young, has been crowding in a
few extra rehearsals and Kenne-
wick-made music will be dis
pensed in liberal quantities
throughout the day and evening.
In order that the comfort as
we'll as the entertainment of the
visitors may be looked after, ar
rangements have been made with
the Kennewick Woman's Club to
provide a suitable rest room for
the ladies and children. The
Commercial Club rooms have
been secured for this purpose.
An open-air dancing pavilion
Pr
1O:15-Parade on Second stl
are to assemble at the corner o
sharp.
10:30-Address of welcome,
dress by DR.. r. A. Atkins.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-06-25

will be erected at the corner of
Yakima and Third streets. This
will be flanked about by refresh
ment stands, concessions and var
ious other attractions. The rae
ing will be pulled off along Yak
ma street and in the evening the
fireworks will be staged there.
With two ball games on the
afternoon program, fans are
promised more than their moneys
worth. Special interest is Gen.
tering in the contest between
Richland and Finley and it is re-
ported that a large following from
each town will be present with
money to back their teams. Fin
ley has a few dark horses which
were not shown during the spring
season and they promise to give
their opponents something to
ponder over.
The program follows:
Ira.
,et to pavilion. All participants
the M. E. church at 10 o'clock
Mayor Geo. F. Richardson. Ad-
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07

to us in the hot summer time brings
value of territory surrounding an
artificial lake compared with natur-
al one.
Every layman in the whole western
territory as well as all those living
along greater water courses ought to
write, petition and telegraph their
senator and congressman with all
haste to get their coats off and fight
for the passage of this bill.
Congress does not pass bills where
there is no demand for item, it is
working for the people and unless
the people ask they do not receive.
This accounts for the "Pork Barrel''
method that has such a hold upon
congress. Men get together, organize
and ask their congressman, for GER
tain things and their congressman
goes to the other fellow presents
their claims and tells as to how he
must do this in order to hold his job,
and they swap and trade among each
other and that's why we have favored
communities. That spells the reason
of the thousands of public buildings
put up by Uncle Sam, that are for
the purpose of booming the town.
Great Bend got Government
building, because they got together
put it up to Madison, and he COM
bined with other congressman and
maby a hundred buildings were put
up in as many dinky towns, just to
boom these towns, and keep the fell
lows in Washington, we sit idly by
and let such things continue, lets be
up and doing, and see to it that this
great measure becomes law.
]. Q. HOPPER.
Ness City, Kan, Feb. 20. 1914.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07
HOME TALENT ENTERTAINMENT.

The home talent entertainment
will be presented Saturday evening,
March IA, as the last number of the
course. 1t will be free to all holders
of season tickets; to others, only 25
and Is cents for adults and pupils re-
spectively. Tickets are on sale at
the drug store where seats may be
reserved. Please secure your seats
early so that the management may
have some idea of the number of ex-
ira seats required. 1t is the desire
and expectation that there will be a
large attendance, not only in order to
make up small deficit, but in the
hope of giving everybody good time
at half price. All those taking part
in the entertainment will be given
seats within the railing, where they
can see without being seen, and from
which they may get TO the stage
easily and without confusion as their
parts are called. A long and varied
program is in preparation, requiring
two hours for its presentation En-
tertainment must begin proptly at
O'Clock central time, and no admit
tance later except between numbers.
Doors open at 7:30. Buy early and
come early. No tiresome waits
Something doing every minute
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07

At first he saw nothing but fuzzy
looking bunch. Upon looking closer
he discovered that it was moving and
that it was squirrels nest
There were four little baby squir-
relS. He took them out and began
putting them into his pail thinking
that he would take them home. But
as he took the last one out he
thought of the mother squirrel how
bad she would feel to come home
and find her nest all destroyed and
her babies gone. He quickly put
them back and went home.
When the old squirrel came she
saw that an enemy had visited her
home in her absence and she im1nedi-
ately began to think of moving for
fear he might return She found
another knot hole, put some moss in
to it and carried her family one by
one to safety.
Now the boy when he goes to
school often sees them all happily
chasing each other through the
woods and he feels glad that he did
not destroy their happy home.
Florence E. Oliver, age IL, Dist %.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07
MARKET REPORT

Kansas City Stock Yards, March 3,
1914. The arrival OF II, 600 cattle yes
terday gave buyers a temporary ad-
vantage, and some sales of killing
kinds were weak to ten lower. The
market closed fairly good, with every
thing sold. The supply today is 1900,
and prices are strong to ten higher
on killing kinds. Good to choice ma
tives brought SS.7O to 50 today, and
middle class steers $3.50 to S8. so
Large consignments of Colorado pulp,
and hay fed cattle are here this week
including steers at 81. rs to So. 80, bulls
S6.75 to S7.15, cows $500. The supply
of quarantine cattle is very light, and
it is said that practically all the meal
fed cattle received from the south
are in. Light weight quarantines
sold at $500 to S7.J5. A feature of
the last two weeks is the large num-
Der of good cattle received from the
Panhandle country, Texas. The lat
est feeding methods are being prac-
ticed there, and that country is be-
coming factor in the production of
fat cattle. Silage and meal feed cat
tie from that locality brought $3.50
yesterday, 1135 lbs. average. Pan
handle stock calves brought S8. 90 yes
terday, and white face Panhandle
yearlings $50 lbs average, brought
SS.O5 today. Stockers and feeders are
selling 10 to Is higher this week fol-
lowing a firm close last week. There
is a~fairly good supply here this week
but not SO many will be included af-
ter this week, and prices on them
will likely go higher as spring ap-
proaches. Butcher grades are selling
firm but receipts of that class are
limited; occasionally choice COW at
S7.S5, or few heifers at 80 are in
cluded, but bulk of the cows sell at
Sc to S7.25, heifers 81 to $3.50 Best
veals bring sl1.
Hogs sold sc higher today, receipts
4,5OO. Top hogs brought s8.65, bulk
of sales So. 30 to IS. 60. Order buyers
are securing good many hogs, and
lead the buying force at each market
session. Receipts in the last week
were 5000 head less than same week
last year; and the fact that average
weight was 1872 lbs. last week, and 213
iDo- d y cdI ago, diuOSO OOuO1cS Oiio
shortage.
Sheep and lambs have struck an
other rough place this week and lack
of quality in the offerings today adds
to discouragement of sellers. Mon
tana yearlings brought Sc. 35 today,
satisfactory sale, but inferior quality
of lambs held prices down to $40 for
top, bulk of sales 1926, top ewes $3.50.
Northern Colorado is shipping very
freely, and the northern markets re-
port extreme weakness in prices.
j. a. Rickart,
Market Correspondent.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07

Trust in providence and keep your
pow-well, anyway it's a shame to ex-
pect too much of the umpire.
DICK TAGRAPH
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07

silver ak. But again the man refused
to accept it saying THAT is not my
AK" Pleased with the mans honesty
Mercury dived under the water for
the third time and gave the man the
AK that he had lost together with the
other two. When the workman came
home he told his friends what had
happened. One of them thought that
he would like to have gold ak also
So he ran to the river and threw his
old AK into the water and then began
to cry Just as he wished Mercury
came to him and asked why he was
weeping. He replied that he had
dropped his ak into the water Mer-
curry as before jumped into the water
and brought up gold ak and asked:
rs this the ak you lost?n and the
man answered that it was This dis
pleased Mercury so that he disap-
peared with the gold ak and the man
went home sadly having lost even the
one he had.
Helen Jacobs, Dist. So.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07

Have you ever noticed that third
parties and triangular fights general
ly result in the election of the weak
est and least desirable candidates?
In fact, third elements are often
promoted with that end in view.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07
Teachers Column
BY County Superintendent and Teachers
LANGUAGE WORK.

WHAT SEE ON MY WAY TO SCHOOL
live over four miles from school
but there are not many things to see
along the way. Every morning pass
two houses and in the yards / can
see chickens, horses, cattle and trees.
Some mornings | see the children
coming to school over the prairies.
On windy days big Russian thistles
so sailing over the green wheat-fields
that 1 pass. Not all of the fields are
green though. Some of them have
only the dead brown thistles on them.
1 drive to school. 1t is too far to
walk. Only two families walk. The
Others drive.
Helen Papes, Dist. D.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07
Market Correspondent
Ellis. Kan. Feb. %. 1914

Ellis, Kan, Feb. %, 1914.
The Western Kansas World,
Wa eeney, Kansas.
Dear Editor:
Miss Stradal,- County Superintend-
ent, inspected our school. She pro-
nounced our children the brightest
and smartest, and our teacher the
best ever. But the school board did
not meet her unqualified appreciation,
the principal criticism was in not
having "The World" in our school,
and in not having an 8-day clock
hanging on the wall.
Mr.. Wagner has been reading your
editorials and says we will have to
economic under a free trade admin
istration, but we will have to have
The World.
Please find 81 for Miss Mildred Me-
serve Respectfully,
j. f. Meserye-.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07
THE LOST AK

Once a workman was cutting wood
near a deep river when his ak flew
out of his hands and fell into the
river. The ak was his only means of
earning money so he sat down on the
bank and wept.
Just then Mercury, the messenger
of the Gods, came along and stopped
to inquire why he wept- The poor
workman replied that he had lost his
AK No sooner had Mercury heard
this than he jumped into the river
and brought an ak of gold TO the man.
But the honest man replied THAT is
not my AK Again Mercury jumped
into the deep river and brought q
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07
Treso County High School Trustees
Meeting

Meeting of the Trego County High
School trustees will be held April
14th, 1914, at 1.30 p. m in the High
school building. This is one of the
most important meetings of the year
as the teachers for the ensuing year
will be elected at this time The
board requests anyone having busi-
ness with them or any suggestions to
make to please take notice of the
time and be present --26-3t
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07

There will be an exhibition of art
treasures at the home talent show,
Saturday evening, March a. The ex-
hibition will include some of the
work of that famous artist, Yakobin-
ius Hekmahnni, and picture, ssIn
the Woods" by A Sheldon Pavo.
Bear in mind that all these are
original drawings by celebrated mas
ters-no copies.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07

/
voters were engaged in it.
Lest you failed to find it and think
ing you might want to know, Benja-
min Bristow, Kentuckian, was
| Secretary of the Treasury during
Grants second term in the presidency.
This Bristow was known as a reform
er and became strong candidate for
the Republican nomination to sue
ceed Grant However, his strength
was so evenly matched by Blaine that
both failed to secure the nomination
1t went to Hayes, the weaker candi-
date
Have you ever noticed that third
parties and triangular fights general
ly result in the election of the weak
est and least desirable candidates?
In fact, third elements are often
promoted with that end in view.
They were talking about the
Panama canal the other day when
somebody remarked that the sunrise
end of the canal was farther west
than the sunset end. Now, how do
you figure that out?
And what do you know about that
Panama Canal, anyway? How long
is it and in what direction does it ex-
tend? Is it straight or crooked? How
far is it from where you now are and
in what direction? Is it east or west
nj TS r n
from the equator, and how far? In
what direction does the isthmus of
Panama extend?
Don't beef; take a reef-in your
temper-and let the other fellow see
your control over an honest loser.
Perhaps 1T will do him good-if he's
worth it.
Protest the game-and get bad
namel 1t doesn't pay, though there
are times when it ought to be done
A fair failure is better than a foul
finish, though the latter may win for
day.
speaking OF honor In athletics, the
man who would steal game would
steal a horse under the same condi-
tions-if he had the courage and the
chance. Don't be a horsethiefi
Exercise and recreation are valu-
able points in athletics, but the
teaching of honor and self control
are even more important. Athletics
without honor is infinitely worse than
dry rot Though you perish from dry
rot yet you may become useful and
respectable mummy, but the other
kind of rot defiles beyond remedy.
Trust in providence and keep your
pow-well, anyway it's shame to ex-
pect too much of the umpire
DICK TAGRAPH.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07
Graded and Tested Seed Corn For Sale

We have several hundred bushels
of Bloody Butcher and Early White
Seed Corn, grown in 1912; price s1.5O
per bushel; will charge 25c extra for
each grain sack furnished.
w. A TAwNEY-
Adv % st Ogaliah, Kans-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07
THE SQUIRREL AND HER LITTLE
ONES

boy once was going home from
school through the woods. 1t was
early in the spring time and nothing
green was to be seen. As the boy
went whistling along with his book
and small tin dinner pail he saw
large oak tree lying on the ground.
He set down his pail and went to the
tree thinking that he could get a
twig to make whistle AS he came
nearer he saw a knot hole and soon
was on the ground peeping into it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07

Abstracts of title made promptly at
rates. W. H. Swiggett- adv.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07
Dictagrams

There was quite a scrap at Bristow
Station in 1862 Several thousand
voters were engaged in it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-10
MOONLIGHT

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mehl
September 6, a son.
Mrs. e. j. Reel is visiting her
brother, Jacob McFerren, of Will
liamsburg, Kan.
A. H. Brechbill's were shopping In
Abilene Saturday.
Mrs. ]. 2. Lehman is visiting
Mrs. s. 2. Lehman.
Mrs. Geo. McFerren spent satur-
day and Sunday at s. 2. Lehman's.
Miss Susie Crider is helping Mrs.
M. Crawford,
Grant Balmer's spent Sunday at
Christ Orders.
Mrs. Jennie Stoecker returned on
Monday from Wichita where she at
tended the state holiness camp meet
ing and the Nazarene assembly.
Although we have had much
threatening weather we have had no
rain.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-10
SAND SPRINGS

Sam Boughner Is on the list I'm
firmo' at this writing.
Joe Donald IL certainly the most
wideAwake farmer in all the land,
The writer arose At 4 q. m. recently
to make q train and 10. Joe was rak-
ing hay.
Ephriam Engle has q beautiful
herd OF Holstein cattle on his ranch
west of Sand Springs. One COW bids
fair TO rival II not surpass the state
record for butter fat.
School opens September 81.
These eighth grade graduates
have entered high school: Guy sher-
man and Rolly Clemens at d. Q. H..
8. and Carl Predmore at A. II. G.
VIII Barber lost q very valuable
COW from the usual eating second
growth cane route.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Lloyd who have
had a most enjoyable months visit
with relatives and friends, leave for
their home in Los Angeles Sunday.
Watermelons at &c each by the
wagon load.
A letter from Ira Reed and Fred
Yonally says liberia, Ark, Is a
grand place for persons OF moder-
ate means to own good homes"
Fred Tilbury Of Nooksack, WASH
and U. Stewart OF Clay Center spent
Monday with Asa Yonally and I'm
cidentally bought a carload Of mel
ons. In 1904 Mr.. Yonally and fam
lily drove overland to Washington
and the above trio we're companions
there in the mutual hunt for for
tunes. Mr.. Yonally had many thrill
ing experiences in that long uncer-
tain journey.
Sam Newland purchased an ele-
CANT automobile Monday.
Clemmence Bros. shipped several
cars of melons during the week.
You wouldn't think 1t, but some
of the women at Sand Springs who
can peaches, make Jelly. watermelon
preserves and keep busy around the
house, believe they are interested in
the coming election. Their opinion
goes a long way with us.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-10
r., F. D. NO. .

George and Ira weatoyer are
balinE hay near Abilene.
Miss Gertie Eyers and Mrs. Cole
attended Sunday school at 81. James
Sunday.
A number OF the old settlers at
tended the old settlers reunion at
Enterprise Thursday.
Miss Yates visited with Lulu
Funk from Saturday until Monday.
Albert Holten was in our vicinity
Tuesday.
Mrs. Sam swigart OF Salina CALI
cd ON Grandma swigart Sunday.
Lulu Funk took Mr.. and Mrs. @.
N. Tucker to Abilene SO they could
20 to salina.
Mr.. Nemechek and Mrs. Boyd
Nemechek were shopping in Abilene
Monday.
Henry Tucker returned home az
ter . three weeks stay with his
uncle. George Tucker. near Acme.
Miss Lille Nemechek returned to
her home in Abilene after spending
the summer with her brother, Boyd
and wife.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-10
HERE AND THERE

F. T.. Blaesi purchased car of
cattle in Kansas City last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Adams and Mr..
and Mrs. C. A. Madden took dinner
at A. Hougland's Sunday.
Geo. Bradley filled his silo Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J. Lair and fam
ily and Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Lair
called at Roy Lahr's Sunday.
]. e. Middleton threshed this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Blaesi spent
Jay Carroll helped Guy Lair this
week.
Sunday afternoon at H. B. Lahrs'
s. Reed filled his silo Tuesday.
II Beck and family spent Sunday
evening at Roy Lahr's.
School began Monday with Miss
Miriam Picking teacher.