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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-11-11
All Made Clear

A woman missionary in China was
taking tea with a mandarin's eight
wifes. The Chinese ladies examined
her clothing, her hair, her teeth, and
so on, but her feet especially amazed
them.
why" cried one, "you can walk
and run as we'll as a mani"
eyes, to be sure" said the mis-
sionary.
"Can you ride a horse and swim,
too?"
eyes"
''Then you must be as strong as a
mani"
81 am"
"And you wouldn't let a man beat
you-not even if he was your hus-
band-would you?"
Indeed, ] wouldn't" the mission
airy said.
The mandarin's eight wives looked
at one another, nodding their heads.
Then the oldest one said softly.
snow understand why the foreign
devil never has more than one wife.
He is afraid. "-Southern Woman's
Magazine.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-11-11
RICHLAND NEWS ITEMS
eIInIuIIIlnIIlnIIIIIInluIlImlnIlInIInnunllnIuuI

F. j. O'Brien is absent from town
on an extended business trip into Ida
no and eastern Washington.
Mrs. David Holt left Thursday for
Walla Walla, accompanied by her
daughter, Mrs. Davis and two child
rem, to spend few weeks visiting
there.
Mrs. Joseph Koelsch will leave the
beginning Of the week to spend some
time visiting her daughters in Spo-
kane and while there will attend the
apple show.
F.B. Petsel is still absent from town
having extended his business trip to
include several farming sections Of
Idaho and is at present in the vicinity
of Couer d'Alene.
Mesdames Lasher, Wheelhouse, Yed-
lea, O'Brien and Bier made up an auto
party which motored down to the
home of Mrs. j. B. Clements last Fri
day afternoon to call.
The members of the Christian
church in Richland are planning big
dinner to be given in Gibbs hall on
Thanksgiving Day. All members of
the church are invited.
Tire Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church will meet Wednesday next at
the home of Mrs. Martin Wienenga.
A large attendance is requested as
there are several important matters
to be discussed.
Mrs. Dillon received word that her
brother, who lives in Idaho, is not ex-
pected to live. He has been suffering
with very bad attack of pneumonia
and the doctors hold out little hope
for his recovery. i
Messrs. Harry and John Maupin
are working in the Richland Nursery
this week. Mr.. Freeman, manager Of
the nursery company has had very
successful season and a great many
orders are still to be shipped. Bulbs
are especially in demand at this time
and the future of the nursery business
in Richland looks very good.
Msdames Odell, Koelsch, Jameson,
and Frank Maupin made trip to
Kennewick last Thursday in the Odell
car and were the guests Of the ladies
of the Kennewick Baptist church.
While there they were shown over the
chapel car which is at present located
in Kennewick under. the charge of Rev.
Gale, and were also guests at the home
of Rev. Osgood, pastor Of the Kenne-
wick Baptist church. The ladies all
report q most enjoyable and instruc-
tive afternoon and vote the members
Of the Kennewick church royal enter
tainers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-11-11
.RICHLAND HUBBIES ARE
ENTERTAINED AT BANQUET
Ladies of Birthday Club Give Pleas
ant Affair at Home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jos. Koelsch

The members of the Birthday club
entertained their husbands at an elab-
crate banquet last Thursday evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Koelsch. The committees who had
the affair in charge were Mesdames
Fish, Boettcher and Chas. Garrett on
the entertainment committee and
Mesdames Thompson, Jameson and
Haueison on the refreshment commit
tee.
A pleasing feature of the evening
was the method of locating partners
for supper. Each lady was provided
with an apron, while a tie of cores
ponding cloth was provided for the
men, each apron being of different
design and color. The men folks
matched their ties with the ladies'
aprons and in that way found their
supper partners.
The coy little Koelsch home was
beautifully decorated for the occasion
the guests being seated at a long ia
BILE down the center of the dining room
and reception rooms. Mrs. Koelsch
was assisted in serving by Mesdames
Thompson, Jameson and Haueisen.
After dinner was over and the tables
removed various contests were inaug-
urated for the amusement of the
guests, Otto Haueisen winning both
the first prize in the jar rubber con-
test and also in the contest for sew
ing on buttons.
The gentlemen who honored the
party by their attendance were the
Messrs. Thompson, Haueisen, Harry
Maupin, Jameson, Newell, Eggers.
CARAT, Fish and Koelsch. Mrs. Lau-
"a Nimms and Miss Itha Garrett were
also guests of the club.
During the evening Harry Maupin
rendered several beautiful vocal Sc
lections while Mrs. Nimms also sang
and played.
Before leaving for their respective
homes the masculine part of the
crowd decided unanimously that the
ladies had better "do things up like
this again and do it soon."
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The afternoon progressive tea given

The afternoon progressive tea giver
by Mrs. F. j. O'Brien last Thursday
was a great success in spite Of the
severe windstorm which prevented sew.
eral of the Kennewick ladies from at
tending. All the guests invited, with
the exception of nine, put in an APP
appearance at some time during the
hours of serving, from 2 till 5, and
enjoyed the delicious tea and cake Of
fered for their refreshment. Mrs. o.
Brien was assisted in serving by Mrs.
Laura Nimms, Of Cottonwood, Idaho
and Mrs. E. S. Hubbard.
Cards on which the following rhyme
is printed are being sent out by the
members Of the Ladies' Aid of the M.
E. church to their friends out of town
nd plans are being laid to make this
social an affair long to be remembered.
If you get card, send package and
oblige. "Have You Heard of Parcel
Post Sale? I'll try to explain-If
you to me will mail some little article
for dime we can sell, your friends,
of the Richland M. E. church, you'll
please very well. Well sell without
ever cutting the string, did you ever
hear of such thing? The 18th of
November is the day we have set, if
the weather be dry or the weather be
wet"
A meeting of the strawberry grow
ers of the Richland district was held
in Anon hall Saturday afternoon with
the idea in view Of organizing some
permanent association to improve the
strawberry situation in this part Of
the Columbia river valley. Quite a
number of the ranchers attended the
initial meeting and plans were drafted
to the end that these meetings are to
be held regularly and in this way
an attempt will be made to secure
better markets and better prices for
the 1916 crop. We certainly can grow
the strawberries here and with proper
facilities this is one of the
biggest money makers the farmers
here can look for. 1t is hoped that
more interest will be evinced in the
and that every farmer who
has even small patch of strawber-
ries will attend every meeting and
give his fellows a chance to hear his
views on this most important subject.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-11-11
R|ICHI AND DEPT.

MRS. Laura NlmmS, VINO mas peer
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Da-
vid Fish, for few days, left Satur.
day for her home at Cottonwood. Ida,
A series of meetings will be held in
the Methodist church commencing
next week, special music and sermons
having been arranged for each night
and large attendance is expected.
Albert Weidle has taken the job of
blowing 20 acres of land for William
Relton, who has leased the B. F.
Knapp ranch south of town, until late
ly occupied by Frank Price and FAM
lily.
The stocking social given under the
auspices of the Wamon's Missionary
society of the Evangelical church was
decided success; the program was
well rendered and the "eats" We're
fine. A large crowd turned out and
as a result the treasury of the society
received a nice little nest egg.
Harry Hutton, who has charge of
Pump No. 8 for the Horn Rapids r.
rigation company, left the latter part
of the week for Portland to spend sew
eral weeks visiting his sister and fam
lily and renewing old acquaintance
around the Rose city where he lived
for many years before coming to Rich
land.
The card party given Monday night
by the Rebekah lodge of Richland was
a very pleasant affair, over forty peo-
pie being present and nine tables be-
ing in play throughout the evening.
Progressive five hundred was the
game played, Mrs. David Fish and
Lou Wheelhouse winning the first
prizes while Mrs. Fred Bier and Har-
ry Miller received the consolation Of
ferings.
Richland high school football team
held the Prosser boys down last
Saturday on the local field to the score
of to 0. 1t was a most exciting game
from start to finish, Gene Mitchell
proving that he hasn't forgotten any
of his football science during the time
he has been absent from school. A
good attendance of enthusiastic root
ers helped the local team to make
such good showing of themselves.
Next Sunday will be Rally Day in
the Methodist church and program
suited to the occasion has been pre-
pared by the children under the cap
able instruction of Mrs. G. e. Cowells.
The program will commence promptly
at 1890 Sunday morning and it is
sincerely hoped that goodly number
turn out to hear the children as they
have been most faithful in practicing
their respective parts and the older
folks should show their appreciation
of the efforts of the youngsters.
Mrs. H. F. Yedica entertained at a
luncheon Monday afternoon in honor
of her twenty-fourth wedding ami
versary. The table was beautifully
decorated in autumn foliage and trail
ing vines, Miss Laura Hartho being
seated at one end Of the table to serve
the coffee, while the hostess sat at
the head and cut large anniversary
cake. The invited guests included
Mesdames Wheelhouse, Lasher, Rel
ton, Bier, O'Connell, Harry Miller,
Hubbard, O'Brien, Laura Hartha and
the hostess. At the close of the lun-
cheon the ladies spent the balance OF
the afternoon in sewing, visiting and
having general "talkfest." All the
guests united in wishing both Mr.. and
Mrs. Yedica many such happy ami
versaries.
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His Providence

81 suppose you are saving up for
a rainy day." n5 ~3
"No," replied Farmer Corntassel.
"Out this way we pray for rain. I'm
saving up for drought"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-11-11
The Difference

Shea clock is different from a
man.
Hem what respect?
She-When it strikes it keeps on
working. -u s...-a ...--~..
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-11
DEATH OF HARRY SERUM.

Harry Serum, well known pioneer
of Idaho county and gentleman who
has made his home in Grangeville for
many years, passed away at six clock
this morning, death being due I'd the
infirmities of old age. He has been in
poor health for the past several years
and recently went to Hot Lake, Oregon,
in the hope that the waters of that
famous resort would be of some bene-
fit to him. He returned last night and
in conversation with several of his
friends who were on the evening train
stated that while he did not receive
any particular benefit he was not feel
ing any worse than usual, excepting
the fatigue due to the journey.
He went to his home after the ar
rival of the train and ate fairly good
supper, and retired. At six this morn
ing he was found in a dying condition
in his bed room and expired shortly
after.
Deceased who was a man of seventy
eight years of age, came to this sec
ton of Idaho years ago, placer mining
in Florence in the early sixties. He
was a man who never spoke an i'll word
of any of his fellow citizens, was
charitable, sympathetic and man of
broad character and principle.
When the balance is struck and
the final summing up Harry Serum
will be credited with a full measure OF
good deeds and kind acts. The funeral
services will be held tomorrow at 2:3f
in the afternoon at the late residence
of the deceased.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-11
DEATH OF MRS SARAH EcKERT.
Pioneer Lady Passed Away Monday
Morning After an Illness of Years.

Mrs. Sarah Eckert, wife of Senator
j. l.. Eckert, an Idaho county pioneer
passed away at their country home,
near Cottonwood, Monday morning af-
ter an illness covering period of
three years. For the past year the
deceased has been confined to her bed
and while great sufferer never com
planned and was always cheerful. She
was about sixty-five years of age and
has resided on the homestead take up
thirty-two years ago since coming to
the Camas Prairie country in 1883
Mrs. Eckert was lady of true woman
ly character, good wife and mother
She was one of those fine, old pioneer
types which are too fast passing and
many are those who can testify to the
goodness of this lady. She is survived
by her Husband and three children
Mrs. NJ. A. Pierce, Miss Helen Eckert
and Golf Eckert and sister, Mrs. Geo
Simon of Cottonwood.
Funeral services were held yesterday
at the Eckert home and a large mum
Der of the pioneer families of Grange
Vile and vicinity were in attendance
to pay their last respects to this worthy
woman.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-11
WOOL MAY REACH 80 CENTS.

L. G.. Holden, wool buyer for the
Dewey Gould company, of Boston, ar
rived Tuesday morning from the east
and will remain in Dillon for the re-
mainder of the week. Mr.. Holden is
not stranger to Beaverhead county
growers, as he has operated in this sec
ton on previous occasions and has been
one of the big buyers in this section
for several years.
Mr.. Holden is the fourth buyer of
wool to arrive in Dillon but so far has
not made any purchases.
Three clips that pass through the
local warehouse have been contracted
J. R. Edghill, buyer for the IIallowell
Jones & Mcdonald company, of Boston
last week purchased the clip of Otto
Schultz and Moses Smythe, both of
Madison county, paying rs cents fo'
the same. ]. E. Hample, Of Butte
bought the clip Of Mrs. Thomas Year
ian Of Sunfield, idaho, paying 81 cents
This clip goes to the Jeremiah VIII
liams company of Boston.
Many growers have been offered q
cents for the wool but have refused 1t
holding for better prices. Joe Strong
who represents Eismann Bros, was her,
last week, but did not make any pur
chases.-Dillion Examiner.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-11
HOW "JITNEY" ORIGINATED.

When the jitney bus became epide-
mic every one began asking the mean
ing and derivation of the name. That
jitney signified nickel was soon es-
tablished, but how the word came first
to be used in that sense was not so
easily discovered. All the authorities
were at a loss, and even the Lexico
grapher was compelled to confess his
inability to answer the inquiries. The
Chicago News is apparently the first
one to suggest solution Of the puzzle.
According to letter received by that
paper, from one who signed himself
No. 1894 E X, the term "jitney, -
known and used in every city from
New York to San Francisco, was
originally coined within prison wallis
Gin a certain large reformatory, in
the words of the writer, who continues:
The rules were very strict about
tobacco, and as smoking was easily de-
tected and severely punished, the in
mates craving was universally salts
fled with chewing tobacco, that is,
what they could get of it, which was
mighty small compared to the demand.
Nevertheless, certain trusty, whose
name was Jedney, would smuggle to-
bacco in for any inmate who furnished
him the money to buy it uptown. He
drove a dray for the prison, and in con-
sideration of the risk he took he kept
half the stuff as his commission. In
this connection / remember they used
the expression ''60-4oo and ss5O-50,o
describing the split. 1t was the first
time l heard "50-50," and that was
sixteen years Ago.
| Finally Jedney was paroled and a
little, stout, bowlegged colored boy
got the dray, and | was standing by
when a "runner' came to this colored
boy and showed him dime he had had
slipt to him by somebody going through
on visit of the grounds, and wanted
to know if he would get him in some
tobacco. The colored boy, as heir to
Jedney's perquisite of office, accepted
the proposition and established his
basis of doing business with these
words: "You-all get a jitney's worth
for dis here dime, $780,"
From that time on dime bought a
"jitney ~ worth of tobacco within
the walls of that institution.
And the first one / heard use that
word outside was graduate of the re-
formatory who spoke of going to a
'iitney" show when first started.
That the negro boy confused
"Jedney" and "jitney" seems to be
only an inference. A correspondent
writes us that he remembers an old
negro who used the term many years
ago as an equivalent for five cents, SC
the question appears to be still OPEN
Literary Digest.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-11
25TH ANNIVERSARY.

Pacific Jurisdiction of the World
August IL, 1915. Briefly stated, the
record of accomplishments to this date
Feb. 10, 1915 of the Pacific Jurisdic-
ton Woodmen Of the World is as fol-
lows:
9 states; $40 camps; 2,79s members
in our largest camp.
1920 members in 10 largest camps.
$4,000 members.
100000 interest collected on bonds
during 1914.
$756,091.s4 invested in bonds during
1914.
s1,754,ooo.oo death claims paid in
1914.
s2,63s, 100000 annual income.
81 ,o00, 100000 in reserve and surplus,
all invested in municipal bonds.
s2o,352, 100000 paid to beneficiaries.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-11

Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Fray, who have
been visiting at their old home in Mis-
souri,, have returned. They state that
while they had a pleasant visit, they
were mighty glad to get back to Idaho
which is after all the only state to
live In. They visited at Great Falls,
Montana having a daughter there, and
liked that section Of the country quite
well.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-11
FEDERATED CHURCH SERVICES.

On Sunday the regular services will
be held with the reception of members
at the morning service. All the ser
vices are intended to be attractive and
helpful. We appreciate the good at
tendance we are receiving. Everyone
welcomed Robert Gornall, pastor.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-11
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
AS expect to be absent from my Of
flee great deal during the summer
months, those desiring my ser vices
should make appointments before April
LIST. G.. A. Green. Pacific z hone
1901. 42-3
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-11
KEEP YOUR BOWELS REGULAR.

As everyone knows, the bowels are
the sewerage system Of the body, and
it is Of the greatest Importance that
they move once each dly. IF your
bowels become constipated, take dose
Of Chamberlain Is Tablets just after
supper and they will correct the dis
order. Obtainable everywhere.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-11

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the nine states comprising our jurisdic-
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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-07-03
The JOYOUS Side.

The happy side of life is the only
one worth while. There are condi-
tions, of course, where wearing a
smiling face might not comport with
environment But in the broad sense
the cheerful heart is one that can
not be weighted down by circum-
stances. The road to true happiness
lies along the way of good cheer
always. One of the rules of life is
that the soft answer will work Won
ders where harshness loses balance,
consideration and respect. An old say
ing has it that it is evidence of weak
person to wear ones heart on the coat
sleeve. This is scarcely true, and
was meant to convey the idea of the
chicken-hearted person, one easily
swayed or influenced. But to have
the cherry side of ones nature always
visible, it is just as we'll to expose
it on the coat sleeve as anywhere.
The cheerful man is conducive to a
cheerful atmosphere. His influence
radiates; it spreads like the ripping
waves from stone cast in a placid
lake. 1t is also resistible. No man
fails to be impressed with the infu-
ence of his radiant neighbor.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-07-03
The Wrong Steer.

The recent performance of pima
fore" by the Palisade Choral Society
has led some overly enthusiastic peo-
pie hereabouts to place wrong con-
struction upon the labors of those
responsible for it's success. That it
was most unusual triumph every
body must admit. AS an amateur
affair it could scarcely have been i'm
proved upon. The general presenta-
ton of the very fetching opera was
everything that could have been
asked No one looked for anything
nearly so good, in fact. But to at
tempt to parade the performance as
"better than professional is an in
justice to those who drilled and
staged "Pinafore" as an amateur per-
Torrance. There were some exceed
ingly clever people in the cast, but
no sign of professionalism, notably
these talented people, and others, also,
while very artistic in every sense of
the word, are in no sense "profes-
sionals," and do not wish to be classed
as SUCH. The performance was
beautiful; it was artistic; it was
ably led by professional; it was well
staged by professional; it was
everything that local people could
enthuse over, but it was not profess
sional or anything like it. AS well
undertake to say that because Bern
ard Brady plays a fine game of
tennis he is as good as Larned or
Mclaughlin. The comparison is apt
and fits the case, but art is long; it is
arduous, and any man would be per-
forming a miracle who could take
crude material in the singing and
acting line and turn out a show as
good as professionals in six or eight
weeks. "The Palisadian" voiced
very proper spirit and feeling when
it said in it's review that the feeling
developed in "Pinafore" was better
than professional work because those
presenting it were so near to our
hearts.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-07-03
Russia s Mcapacity In War.

Russia's part in the present war
appears to be a hopeless case of in
efficiency. 1t is not, however, the
fault of this great country that she
has more than 100000 of her men
struggling in the name of the Gar
for an outlet against a force of prob
bly, one-half her strength, and yet,
she is unable to make any Roadway.
Not only has Russia lost the points
of vantage which appeared to be
hers at the opening of the war, but
she has also failed to march against
Prussia or in the direction of the
Black Sea. The recent defeat of the
Russians by the Austro- German
armies proves more than anything
else in recent years that Russia finds
herself in great need of a western
outlet. She has men, but no am
munition. She has we'll trained
armies but they are not provided.
The great trouble with Russia is that
she is too bulky to handle herself
and lacks facilities, in this direction.
VI.
ent time of course has been for the
Allies to force through the OAR
.danelles in order that food and ex-
change of commodities, ammunition
and the like could be gotten into
Russia that way. Thus she finds her
self after the Dardanelles have been
pounded for weeks in worse posi-
ton than before because of pure eX-
haustion. If she had a western out
let, Russia would be at least a so
per cent. better factor in the war than
she is at present, but cut off from
those from whom she expected aid,
she is really almost worse than
nothing. Russia must continue to
lose unless the aid is brought which
could come to her alone from the
Allies. AS it stands to-day, Russia
is an impotent factor in the European
war and appears to have DETECTED
only very small portion of the Ger
Germany on the west has been more
than holding her own.