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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-09
STULL SELLS OUT

Harry Breed has purchased the
Stull & Williams tailoring and
made-to-measure clothing bust.
ness of D. E. Stull. Mr.. Breed,
who has been with the firm for
some time, is an experienced
workman and thoroughly fam.
iliar with the details of the busi-
ness. He will continue to occupy
the same building and will con-
duct the business along the same
lines that have been followed in
the past. Mr.. Stull disposed of
the business that he might give
his entire attention to his High
land farm.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-09
RAILWAY MEN HERE

]. E. Moore, Of Portland rep
resentative Of the right-of-way
department of the O-W. r. & N.
and a corps of assistants were in
the city yesterday checking up
the company's holdings here and
fixing valuations on the real es-
tate. The company is making a
valuation listing of all its hold
ings to be filed with the inter-
state commerce commission. Mr..
Moore explained that these valu-
ations were not for the purpose
of determining rates but to es-
tablish reasonable lease and rent
al charges on warehouse sites.
Superintendent Kamm and Road
master Durkee accompanied the
party.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-09
NORTH DAKOTA WANTS
KENNEW|CK BERRIES
Fruit and Produce Dealer Makes
Special Trip to This City to
Arrange for Berries

When a dealer will come clear
from North Dakota just to ge,
information regarding Kenne-
wick's strawberries, it may rea-
sonably be inferred that Kenne-
wick berries are some pump
kins" in the markets. That's
just what Henry Everson, a
wholesale fruit and produce
dealer of Williston, N. D. did this
week. Mr.. Everson made the
trip solely for the purpose of
making arrangements to get
enough Of this years crop to
satisfy part Of the hungry berry
eaters of his territory.
Other than to spend a day with
friends in Portland, the North
Dakota man made no other stops
except at Kennewick, where he
spent Tuesday in establishing
trade connections with the Ken
newick Fruit Exchange. He
left Tuesday evening taking with
him some Kennewick asparagus
which he pronounced the finest
he had ever seen
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-09
Manager Of Fruit Growers Trans
portation League Says This
is Proper Point
HE IS COLLECTING CROP DATA
Selstisn Of Marketing Problem Must Include
Storage of Crop in west---Much
viii Go by Water

That Kennewick is the logical
and economical location for cold
storage plants and by-products
factories to take care Of the fruit
crop of the Yakima Valley, is the
opinion of c. A. Malboeuf, man
ager Of the Fruit Growers Trans
portation league, of Portland,
who was here today. The league
of which Mr.. Malboeuf is man.
ager was organized in Portland
this year for the purpose of more
closely studying transportation
conditions as they effect the fruit
growing industry. 1t is an inde-
pendent organization, the forma-
tion of which was brought about
by the commercial interests of
Portland, by fruit growers and
other closely affiliated sources.
One of the phases of work now
in progress is the compilation of
definite information for prospect
i've Panama canal and Pacific
ocean steamer lines, as to tonnage
possibilities, rate necessities,
space requirements, and all other
information necessary to bring
about close understanding be-
tween the producing, commercial
and transportation factors.
1t is the belief of Mr.. Malboeuf
that after the Panama canal is
opened. a large percentage of the
apple crop will be shipped to
market by the water route and
that it is now generally recog-
nized that to successfully market
The apples Of the Northwest the
crop must be stored in the West.
In view of these facts, there is
but one place to provide for the
storage and that is at river points.
For this reason he predicts that
some day great storage houses
will be built and operated here.
Mr.. Malboeuf has just completed
! hurried trip through the Yak
ma Valley and returned to Port
and this afternoon. He expects
o come back again next week
Ind devote more time to studying
ocal conditions.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-09
FIRST GAME is NEXT SUNDAY
kesnewiek Goes to Richland and Highlands and
~ Finley Play in Kennewick

Kennewick's baseball season
will be officially ushered in next
Sunday when the first games in
the league series will be PLAYED
Kennewick will cross bats with
Richland at Richland and the
Highlanders will mix it with
Finley on the local diamond. No
definite line-ups have been an
nounced. The fans have it all
figured out that Kennewick will
be slowed away very easily at
Richland and Finley will fall a
prey before the onslaught of
the husky Highlanders.
Both the Congregational and
M. e. Brotherhood teams are
limbering up and will be ready
to meet soon. The Congos will
play their first game Saturday
afternoon with Finley on the To-
cal diamond.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-09
BASKET FACTORY =
IS ALL READY
Manager Marks Says They Have
Enough Start Of Berries to
Make Plenty Of Crates

"Thc rapidity with which the
strawberries are coming on is not
worrying US any; we're ready for
them, . said Manager L. H.
Marks, of Coats & Marks Basket
Factory, yesterday. I'VE have
finished to date more than 20, 600
crates and are turning them out
at the rate of 300 per day. At
this rate we will have enough on
hand to supply this years de-
mand by the time the picking
season opens. We have the
Fruit Growers and the Fruit Ex-
change warehouses full and are
making delivery to the Richland
growers at the rate of about 1000
crates a day. We are working
on an estimate of 4O,O crates
but will be prepared to supply a
much larger demand than this. ,"
The local factory booked an
order the first of the week for
$50, 900 tin tops to be delivered
to the Yakima Valley Fruit Grow
ers' association. This runs the
total Of orders booked this season
up to about two and one-half mil
lion baskets. Four full carloads
of tin tops have been shipped out
this month, the last car going out
the first of the week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-09

Miss Elsie Woods, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. c. F. Woods has given up her
situation in the telephone office and will
leave the latter part of the week for
Seattle where she is to be married to
Jos. Gavin. formerly of this city.
The Needle Work club met Friday af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs. j. F. Perry
in the Garden Tracts. There was a
good attendance and an interesting
meeting. Dainty refreshments were
served by the hostess. Mrs. M. w.
Mattecheck will be the next hostess,
Friday, April IL.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-09
MORE HOGS

The uncertainty of the weather
conditions don't seem to be both
ering the hog men any and the
industry scored another point
Tuesday when Geo. Finley & Son
shipped their sixteenth carload
to the Seattle market. The hogs
were purchased of various farm
ers up and down the valley, the
price of $7.70 being paid for
tops. The past year has marked
a noticeable increase in this line
of farming and another twelve
months will see still larger in
creases.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-09
GOOD PLACE FOR
WEATHER STATION
North Yakima Observer Believes
Forecasting Station Should Be
Located In Kennewick

That Kennewick should be
made a U. S. weather forecasting
station, is the expressed opinion
of Observer Reed, Of North Yak
ina. who was in the city yester-
day. Mr.. Reed has been furnish
ing forecasts for this section
from the Yakima station this
spring, and although the fore
casts have not been far of, they
have not been satisfactory to
him. He says that the conditions
here are such that it is impossible
to make accurate or reliable fore
casts from observations either at
the North Yakima or the Walla
Walla stations.
By reason Of the extreme early
season here and owing to the fact
that the growers keep a close
watch on the weather and are
prepared to smudge when low
temperatures do come, he be-
lieves that a forecasting station
here would be of more general
benefit than at Walla Walla.
Mr.. Reed says that the Kenne-
growers have more to fear from
cloudy weather in the early spring
than from the continued clear
weather. During the sunny days
the ground is warmed up and
the radiation keeps the temper
ature up during the night. On
cloudy days the ground remains
cool and a clearing at night is
generally accompanied by frost.
For this reason a succession of
cloudy days are bad omens dur
ing the frost season.
While here Mr.. Reed superin-
tended the moving of the gov
ernment thermometer and other
equipment from the old Courier
office to the home of A. /. Smith |
in the Garden Tracts.
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lot.
At the conclusion of the dis
cussion a motion was passed au-
thorizing the chair to appoint a
committee to confer with Mr..
Morain and proceed along this
line and report at the next lun-
cheon. L. E. Johnson, E. w.
Trenbath and C. E. Copeland
were named on that committee.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-09
Finance Committee Recommends
That Election be Called and
Warrants Taken up
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE BUSY
Leanness Of Municipal Peeketbook Causes City
Fathers 10 Scratch their Heads and
Prune the Expense Budget

Il ene SAPeose DEUEL.
The question of retiring tn,
city's outstanding warrants il
now in the hands of the ordinanc,
committee of the city council. Al
the regular meeting Tuesday eve
ming the finance committee re
commended that an election be
called for the purpose Of author.
izing the issuance of refundine
bonds in sufficient sum to meet
the warrant indebtedness. There
was no dissenting voice to this
plan of action, it being the unani-
nous opinion of the councilmen
that good business demanded
such a course. 1t was argued
that the difference in interest
rates on the bonds and the war
rants would save the city consid-
erable and that once the warrants
are retired and the city put upon
a cash basis it would be a much
easier task to keep it there and
would undoubtedly result in a
more strict watch over the city's
finances.
Finances! Why the word is
written all over the clerks min
ute book and the councilmen
dreamed of it after they adjourn
ed at II o'clock and went to bed.
was made the subject
for the evening and the discussion
around the street and
alley committee who have not yet
figured out how they are going to
irrigate the trees, rake the rocks,
lay the dust, fill up the holes for
the next nine months with less
han $500 left in the fund.
AS a result of finances, or rath-
er a lack of finances, the council
decided to hire no extra help dur |
ng the irrigation season but to
urn this job over to the street
commissioner. Numerous plans
vere.suggested for raising money
n the irrigation department. |
Mayor Richardson suggested that
n the districts where the city
'wns the water rights, irrigation
districts be created and assess
nents be levied to cover the cost
# the water and the maintenance
# the irrigation systems. There
at present a fixed maintenance
harge but collection has been
lifficult for the reason that the
rdinances do not specify when
he charges are due.
Finally the matter was left to
he street and alley committee to
york out, with the suggestion
hat whatever amounts it could |
ollect for maintenance be ex-
ended in hiring help for the
treet commissioner in carrying
ut bis irrigation duties.
A number Of routine matters
yere disposed of. The request
f the O-W.R. & N. company for
ne privilege to spot cars on Front
treet west of Tacoma during the ]
ruit shipping season was denied. Il
he same company was given
ermission to discontinue a bond
'hich was required at the time /,
he North Coast was building and
'hich guaranteed the building
nd operation of the railroad. !
his permission was given with Z
le understanding that the COM I
any is to enter into an agree
lent to save the city harmless in |
le case of any damage to pro {
erty or person by reason of op- +
alton of the road through the I
ty streets. I
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-09

w. Il. Rosin, of Seattle, importer of
Chinese and Japanese silks, linens and
fancy articles. had his stocks on display
the first of the week at Sherk & Com
pany's store.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-09
Dust Will Blow in City. Street.
This Summer Unless Business
Men Foot Bill
GET NO HELP FROM THE CITY
Matter Discussed at Commercial Club Luncheon
and Committee Appointed to Work Out
Plans for Paying Bill

The S. o. S. signal was thrown
out for the water wagon at tn,
Commercial club luncheon Wed
nesday, when it was announced
that if the streets are to bt
sprinkled this summer the bust
ness men would have to dig dowr
into their pockets and meet al
the expense. Sprinkling was
made the topic for discussion al
the luncheon. President Des.
oranges explained that owing tc
curtailed revenues the city coun.
Gil had refused to appropriate
any Of the municipal funds fol-
sprinkling purposes.
Last year the expense was
taken care Of partly by individ-
ual subscriptions and partly by
the city, the latter paying at first
$50 and later SIS a month. It
was explained that w. A. Morain
had secured about $50 in SUBJ
scriptions and that in order to
keep the sprinkler going about
$50 more would be necessary.
After the matter was placed
before the members present a
general discussion followed. It
was the apparent sentiment of
the meeting that no water wagon
at all was out of the question.
1t was also just as apparent that
it was general belief that the
burden should not fall entirely
upon the business men. DR.. F.
M. Crosby voiced his sentiments
saying that he had always con-
tributed to the sprinkling fund
but that he felt that the expense
should all be met from the gen.
eral fund of the city. Others
heartily concurred in this. belief
and Mayor Richardson was asked
to explain the condition of the
citv's finances
He said that because of a fall
ing off of revenue, due to the
failure of two Of the saloons to
renew their licenses, it would be
impossible to meet the expense
budget for this year. And in or
der to meet the actual needs it
would be necessary to prune the
expense wherever possible. It is
not possible to reduce the salar-
les of any of the paid officials as
the law will not permit of any
reduction during the term of the |
present encumbents. 1t is like
wise impossible to cut the light
and water bills any as these are
liked by contract and the only
place where any cuts can be made
s in the street fund.
The years budget carried $4,000
;or this work but this amount
,ad been reduced to $1,000, half
# which has already been ex-
,ended. Confronted by this sit
lation. the council had chosen to
init the expenditures to abso-
ute necessities and to let the
treets take care of themselves.
Mayor Richardson was followed
" City Attorney Holcomb who
aid he knew Of no way by which
he city could take care of the
prinkling expense this year.
L. E. Johnson suggested that
f the bill had to be paid by the
BUSINESS men the equitable way
o proceed was to map out a
prinkling district and assess the
harges at a specified amount per
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-13
many PEOPLE ON
INSPECTION TRIP
CROWDS COME DOWN FROM
cHILLlcoTHE TO MEET sU.
PERvISORs AND OTHERS.

A great many people from Chilli
Gothic and the near vicinity came down
the route Of the new proposed highway
along the west side Of the Des Moines
river Monday to meet the board of SUI
pervfsors and others who went out
from here on a tour Of inspection. The
meeting place was at point where the
present roadway enters the hilly coun-
try and at which place it Is proposed to
change the route and to- make 1t follow
along the bank Of the river.
Several car loads Of people together
with those coming in buggies, on horse
back and on foot. were awaiting the
board members, the county auditor, the
members Of the city park commission,
the members of the good roads COM
mittee of the Ottumwa Commercial as
ISOLATION and others who went out from
here. Together they went over the pro-
posed route and all points were thor
oughly discussed while the facts were
obtainable first hand.
The citizens of the county living
along the route are very anxious to
have the project carry and commit
tee waited upon the supervisors one
day last week and asked them to come
and see the ground for which purpose
the trip of Monday was made. The
petition carried almost the unanimous
consent Of the property owners along
the highway and should every one
consent to the construction OF the road
then the matter will come up for &C.
ton before the board Of supervisors at
the September session but should it
fail in this respect then, it is very
probable that it will not come up until
considerably later as this will necessi-
tate q great deal more work.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-13
ASH GROVE. :

Several from here attended the
chautauqua at Blakesburg Sunday.
Miss Nora Williams spent Saturday
night with Cecil Selman.
Marie Day and brother Arthur are
visiting in Udel.
There will be an ice cream social at
this place Saturday night. AL lare in
vited.
Mrs Ivah Cassell and son Lowell re-
turned home Sunday after a short
visit in Ottumwa.
day at the Willis McCarty home.
Marsh Albright and wife and s. M.
Hunter and wife spent Sunday at the
Herman Hunter home.
Rev. Evans will preach at the
Christian church Sunday morning and
evening.
J. T. Day and wife spent Sunday
at the Bert Albright home.
The Christian church people will
hold basket meeting and home COM
ing the first Sunday in September.
The funeral Of Helen Grimes was
held at the chapel Sunday at IL "a. m.
conducted by Rev. Jordan. A large
crowd was in attendance.
hear Of the sudden death Of Rev. Jor-
dan, pastor Of the M. e. church here,
which occurred Sunday night. Heart
failure was the cause Of his death.
Mike Dommer and family spent Sun
day at the Lester Cassill home.<
Miss Emma Proctor is visiting rela-
tives in Ottumwa
Mrs. Marion Simmons and son Ralph
and Mrs. Emma Proctor left Tuesday
for Montana for visit with Their par
ents.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-13
HILLS 1ORO.

Mrs. Fanny Beckley Of Ottumwa, Ia
visiting relatives here for few weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Gibson and the par
ents of a girl born Monday, Aug. 8.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Leffler who have
been visiting at the old home at Cedar
Flat and at Bonaparte, left Tuesday
for their home in Ames.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Micklewait OF
South Ottumwa, came down Saturday
for q ten days visit.
Mrs. Lynn Cook and daughter Mrs.
p. A. Blackford were Ottumwa visi-
tors yesterday.
Mrs. Will Burlington and daughter
Adah, returned Monday from Eldon.
G. E. Newbold left Friday for visit
with his brother Ellis and family at
Milan, Kan.
Charley Slim and Frank Heaton are
spending a few days at the Fairfield
fair.
Jerry Moxley and family went to TT.
Madison Saturday evening.
Will Ferree and his mother, Mrs.
w. g. Ferree leave this evening for
a four weeks vacation at Colorado
Springs.
A number from here attended the
Stockport chautauqua Sunday.
Mrs. Nellie Bishop and children
returned to Mt. Pleasant Monday ev-
ening.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-13
VILLAGE CREEK.


Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Baum and family
visited Sunday at the G. G. Baum
home.
Mrs. Lyman Cohagan was an over
Sunday visitor at tho Audrey Black
home and attended the funeral Of Miss
Helen Grimes Of Drakesville Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. F.. L. Dexter and chill
dren were callers Sunday afternoon at
the Jerome Tillotson homo In South
Ottumwa-
Elmer Eddy and daughter visited
Sunday with Mr.. Lyman Cohagan.
Miss Margaret Rouch returned home
Tuesday after several days visit with
her sister Mrs. Frank Kurtz Of near
Pleasant Plain.
Mrs Clarence Mottet visited Tuesday
at the parental John Schwartz home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Turner and chill
dren visited Sunday at the D. A. Ratel
home.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Mendenhall and
family were guests Sunday at tho j
F.. Hill home.
Mrs. Bridget Curry and granddaugh-
ter Mary spent Tuesday at the D. A.
Rater home.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. BOSNIAN and fam.
lily, Mrs. Henry Ruffing and daughter
Mary and Mr. and Mrs. Fred ROUGH
were entertained Sunday at the John
ROUGH home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-13
HILLS BORO.

Dee Bryson who has been on the
Galesburg branch Of the Burlington
for several weeks Is home for few
days. f
County Attorney w. b. Newhold and
Family OF -keosauqua, visited his par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. c.. Nj. Newbold sew
eral. days last week.
Henry Boley of New London visited
relatives in town Saturday and Sun
day.
Mesdames Inez Hoaglin, Cleo Ramey,
Nina Leedham. Josie Blackford, Beulah
Hoaglin and Stella 10th enjoyed an
afternoon picnic last Friday in the
grove north OF town.
Orr Davidson and family went to
New London Sunday morning.
Rev. c. l.. Tenant conducted quar-
terly conference here Saturday fore
noon
The Country Embroidery club met
Friday afternoon with Mrs. John
John Heixson.
Mr.. and Mrs Will Burlington re.
turned Monday from their vacation.
Everett Farley left this morning
for Sioux City.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carter were in
Mt. Pleasant this afternoon to hear
the opening numbers OF the Redpath-
Vawter chautauqua, the Dunbar Sing
ing Orchestra and the lecture 1.-THE
Measure Of Man." by DR.. Reitzel.
The Ben Greet Players Wednesday sv-
ening attracted a crowd.
The Embroidery club will meet Fri
day afternoon with Mrs. Ollie Ransom.
VIM. Woods is visiting his daughter
Mrs. Kate Biilingsly.
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SEYMOUR.

Fourteen automobiles from this
city made booster run advertising
the chautauqua Friday. They went
from here to Numa, then to Center
vile. Mystic, Jerome, Promise City,
Corydon, Alelrton, Harvard, Sewal
and then back home. The Seymour
band accompanied them on the = trip.
The dates are August Ills.
Mrs. L.. 10th of Washington, D. c.,
who has been visiting in this vicinity
for the past two months with relatives
and friends left for her home Monday
night. She was accompanied home by
her neice Miss Louise Brenneman who
will spend year with her.
Frank Fridley Of Floris was visiting
here Monday and Tuesday with his
sister, Mrs. T. S. Gaddis.
VIM. Manning and daughter Miss
Grace went to Centerville Monday to
spend several days with Chas. Rea
and family.
Miss Ethel Gilmore Of Centerville
came Sunday to visit with her brother
Jesse Gilmore and family.
Elmer Yarnell of Des Moines came
Monday to spend few days as the
guest OF his parents, Sam Yarnell and
family.
Miss Phyllis Jones who is attending
school at Chillicothe, Mo-, was visiting
In this city over Sunday with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Jones.
Mrs. Minnie Hughes of Des Moines
returned to her home Friday being &C
companitd by her aunt, Mrs. T. B.
Franceway. of this city, who will make
her home with her.
Rev. H. E. Warren-of Drakesville
was visiting here Monday with his
friend Rev. G. O.. Hawley.
Misses Sadie Morrison and Annabell
Nelly returned Monday night from
Trenton, Mo-, where they had been
for several days as the guest Of their
friend Miss Leona Pratt.
NJ H. Wilson of this city was ap-
pointed receiver of the Seymour Coal
Co. by the court last week.
Mrs. Anna Scott returned to her
home at Fairfield Friday after visiting
in this city for several days with her
daughter, Mrs. e. Hibbs, and family.
Miss Bertha Gump returned Satur.
day from Mason City, where she had
been for several days visiting with
relatives and friends