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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-10-07

He used to be a business man
And had a whopping trade;
From dawn to dark he used to plan,
And quite wad he'd made.
But now he lives a life of ease,
By no ambition fired,
And in the business circles he's
Declared to have retired"
1t seems depression came; the skies
Of business all were dull.
he thought that he'd economic,
Because there was q lull.
he stopped his advertising-so
In memory he grew dim.
DE didn't retire from business-so
The business retired from him.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-10-07
Starting Trouble

Mrs. Flatbush-Do you know, John,
sometimes you remind me Of Napo-
leon?
Mr.. Flatbush- Oh, thank you, dear,
you're quite complimentary this morn
ing.
home that you remind me OF Napo-
leon, John"
"Why then, dear!"
"Recause it is said that Napoleon's
handwriting was so bad that often ne
could not decipher it himself"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-10-07
The Elopement of Hebe
(Plauod unon nna e4-;neN

~ A0yS0 0POh OAiC
Charming Hebe Ruby Beebee
Had beau named Toby Rebo;
In the little town of Lebo,
He proposed to Hebe Ruby.
Answered Hebe, Maybe, Toby"
In the little town dwelt Able Libby:
Able played upon the oboe.
Toby Rebo played the tuba.
Both were wooing Hebe Beebee.
'Toby, you hobo!" shouted Able.
Toby smashed young Abie's oboe.
Saying, "Me hobo? Yea, bo."
Abe disabled Toby's tuba.
Tony soon dubbed Abe a BOBBY.
Just then, "Bye-bye." cried Miss Bee
bee
And eloped with Bobby Abbey.
Who became Miss Hebe's hubby.
Later
She and Bobby have baby.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-10-07
From Carley and whitcomb

Carley Brothers started filling their
silo last week with some of the finest
corn ever grown in this section. M.
E. Carley says he has never seen corn
in the state any place that is as heavy
and we'll developed in every respect
as some of their own.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Bass drove down
to Paterson Saturday to visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Fisher and to do
some shopping.
Ina Bass has sufficiently recovered
from her recent illness to be able to
attend school again.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Carley and Mr..
and Mrs. M. E. Carley and Charles
Poston made business trip to Ken
newick Thursday, returning Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L Bass were Alder
dale visitors last Thursday.
Miss Mary and Nina Carley and
brother Myron spent Thursday eve
ming with the Kennedy children.
Ole Anderson, of Six Prong, was
transacting business here Wednesday.
E. T Mulroney made business
trip to Castle Rock Friday and owing
to the heavy wind was obliged to get
Mr.. Weston to bring him across the
river in his big boat.
Edwin Kennedy, who has been Wis
iting relatives in Walla Walla for
couple of weeks, returned home on
Friday. Mr.. Kennedy expects to
remain week longer.
Maybele Bass spent Thursday with
Miss Gertie Poston, at Carley.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Mckinney and
children were Whitcomb visitors on
Friday.
The first month of school has just
closed with two absences, neither be-
ing caused by illness.
/ Mrs. A. E. Cochran and Eli Coch-
ran, of The Dalles, came up Friday
to attend to business.
Anton Christensen, of Idaho, was at
M. E. Carley's Sunday.
M. E. Carley made business trip
to Kennewick Sunday, returning Mon
day.
Mrs. Cochran, Mr.. Christensen,
Mr.. McNary and Mr.. Cochran took
dinner with G. w. Kennedy Saturday.
Mrs. F. L. Bass went to Walla Wal
la Sunday. She has been suffering
for some time with her teeth and while
away she will have them attended to.
Edwin Kennedy drove to Alderdale
Sunday and took Mrs. Cochran out
to her homestead at Hillview.
Geo. Bennette has two mowers rum
ming this week, cutting his fourth
crop of alfalfa. If the weather con-
,tinues as it is now he will get it up
in fine shape.
The young son of Mike Marshall,
of Castle Rock, was accidentally shot
last Saturday morning. His condi-
ton is thought to be quite serious
but as yet it is hard to tell. He was
taken to Pendleton to the hospital.
His uncle, John Marshall, is post
master and merchant across the
river and is well acquainted with the
people on this side.
Mrs. A. E. Cochran spent Sunday
evening and Monday morning with
Mrs. Kennedy, returning to Alderdale
the same day and taking the train
for The Dalles Monday afternoon.
Tommie Robins. and Mrs. Weston
were Carley visitors Sunday.
/ Sunday several of the sportsmen
Of the valley were out trying their
luck on Chinese, pheasants. E. T.
,Mulroney is still champion, coming
in with five, the bag limit.
Mrs. G. w. Kennedy and son Ed
win were at Whitcomb Tuesday aft
ternoon.
|. c. c. Grove, of Whitcomb, was at
+. L. Bass Monday evening.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-10-07
:KIONA-BENTON CITY

~
F. C. Gorton received word from
Anaconda, Mont, last Saturday that
his son Chester had been accidently
shot while crossing street. Mr..
Gorton left Immediately for Amazon
da and brought the body to Pasco,
where the funeral was held.
Mrs. H. Brevet returned from Spo-
kane Friday morning where she went
to bid goodbye to her mother, who
left on trip to Holland.
Rev. N. Wood and family have
moved here from Finley and have ia
ken up their residence in the first
house south of the church.
Robert Ham, of Portland, who has
been here on business for some time
left Monday for Naches.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Whan were
North Yakima visitors last Monday.
E. F. Carter Van Dissell, president
of the Phoenix Lumber company, OF
Spokane, stopped here last Friday or
his way to Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Helms were in
North Yakima Monday.
Geo. Smith, of the Sunnyside Tele-
phone Co., was in Benton on business
Tuesday.
j. M. Russell returned from his trip
to Walla Walla last Thursday, and is
much improved in health.
Mrs. Leroy Todd shopped in Pros
ser last Saturday.
Miss Nettie Savage and Mrs. Cole
man, who have been visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Whan on
the Highlands, left Monday for their
home in Portland.
Mrs. H. u. Eakin took trip to
Sunnyside Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Warren re-
turned home Sunday evening after q
visit in North Yakima.
Carl Williams, the Horse Heaven
wheat man, was a Kiona visitor Mon
day.
u. s. Province went to Prosser
Wednesday to pay visit to his wife
at the hospital.
Mrs. Harry Kendall was shopping
in Prosser Monday.
J. Fearon was q Prosser visitor
Monday afternoon.
Miss Ada Mitchell, who has seen
visiting her sister, Mrs. Helms. left
TO, her home in Portland Monday.
Porter Hartman was in Prosser on
business Monday.
Mrs. NJ. B. Elliott went to Walla
Walla Friday to see her husband.
N. E. Palmer transacted business
in Prosser last Thursday.
S. ]. Harrison went to Pasco Tues
day where he conducted the funeral of
E.. C.. Gorton's son, who was acct
IDENTIFY shot in Anaconda.
Creighton Hartmans moved in from
the Highlands Thursday and will &C.
cupy their home in Benton this win
ter. as
Willard Eddy came down from
Prosser Thursday noon.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-10-07
Fixing the Blame

He found his own front porch with
wonderful accuracy, navigated the
steps with precision, and discovered
the keyhole by instinct. Once in the
dimly lighted hall there was an ON
nous silence, followed by q tremen-
dous crash.
why, what has happened, Henry"
came a voice from above.
Its all right, Mary, but Tll-IM
learn those gold fish to snap at mel"
Exchange.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-10-07
The Molecule with Brain.

The land" screamed the orator.
tine land from which is produced the
700 OF the people should belong to
the people. There is no food used bv
the people that does not depend upon
the lend, and therefore,
now about fish," rudely interrupt
60 molecule with brains in the back
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-10-07

$50. doctor, you are still single. All,
fear that you are somewhat OF a
woman hater." -,
aNay, madam; it is to avoid becom-
e.. ona that I remain . bachelor"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-10-07
Naughty Wap!

"A sultan of old, known as Yucelus the
Bold
What wouldn't ! give for his nervel
had q harem so rare that in verbal
despair St
He just called it his Peach Preserve
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-10-07
To Correspondents

m Hereafter news letters from our neghbor-
hood reporters MUST reach this office In
u the Wednesday mails, preferably WedneS-
day morning; otherwise publication will be de-
ferred until the following week. If news OF i'm
portance happens after you have mailed your
weekly letter, use the phone. q Kindly bear
this in mind.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-02-27
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

Do not neglect to care for the eggs
after they are gathered from the pens
and before incubation starts. Care
should be given when gathering that
they are kept clean and that no
grease comes in contact with them
and that they do not lay too long be-
fore incubation without turning, espe-
cially if the weather is warm. Eggs
should be kept where it is cool, but
chilling should be avoided. The air
should be pure and these things noted
will help you in your matches.
Have a system; time to feed; to
gather eggs; to clean the dropping
boards, brooders; to fill ant trim the
wicks of the incubator and brooder
lamps; to turn the eggs and air them,
and many other little duties connected
v it'll the poultry business. If you do
this you will find that you will not
neglect your work by forgetfulness.
A system is necessary in any bust
ness.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-02-27
Value of The Dairy Cow
BY +. ii. VandenbOOm, Marquette
President State Dairymen's Assn.

The dairy cow is the most valuable
animal that God has left to man and
should have the best attention of the
best posted men in this country to as
sist in developing the cow and bring
her up to the high standard of pro-
duction for which she is capable. The
man who develops high class pro-
ducing dairy herd, whether they be
grades or pure breeds is doing a
splendid work for mankind as well as
for the cow family. The usefulness
and Importance of the dairy COW is
growing greater every year, not only
on account of the large increase in the
consumption of milk, cream and but
ter, but more especially as the cow is
rapidly taking the place of the hu-
man mother, and for this reason |
claim the cow should be more kindly
treated and kept in a healthy condi-
ton in barns we'll lighted and amply
ventilated, and should be supplied
with an abundance of nutritious food
Of large variety as well as plenty
of fresh water to which she should
have access to from two to four times
daily, or better still at all times.
The government statistics show a
very large percentage of cows that
do not earn their board, this no doubt
is true, but l believe the blame for
this situation lies more with the men
attending the cows than it does with
the cows themselves, for | have pur-
chased many COW that had never
paid a profit and in two years
time, by kind treatment and careful
feeding they were making splendid
profit and in another year some of
them became very high producers.
My conclusion is first train the men
and then the cows.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-02-27
FORCIBLE COLLECTIONS.

The matter Of collecting money on
debts has become a kind of profess
sion. In this day of lively compe-
tition in business and liberal credit
the professional collectors have
much to do. The business of draw
ing out payments on debts has
reached such a degree of perfection
that the law is not resorted to as
frequently as formerly, yet lower
courts of justice place hundreds of
cases on their dockets daily that
grow out of bad accounts.
While merchants and others keep
ing credit accounts, find that it is
best to first resort to every other
means to collect bill, it should al
ways be remembered by creditors
and debtors alike that the law aims
to protect creditors from the profess
sional "dead beat" and extends pow
ers in all states to make forcible col
lections possible.
Throughout the country numerous
professional collection agencies have
grown up in late years. There is a
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-02-27
Starting Strawberry Growing

The proper way to begin the berry
business is to start in a small way
and increase your paintings as your
knowledge increases. Many people
make the great mistake Of planting
TOO largely on the start, they become
impressed with the idea that they can
get rich in short time in the berry
business by reading of the success of
some expert, they rush into the bust
ness without knowledge or a definite
purpose, plant more ground than they
can properly care for and utterly in
different as to the condition of the
SOIL or the varieties they are plant
ing, and when the final returns come
in they are almost always disappoint7
ing and the would-be berry grower is
ready TO start some other line of ad-
venture.
1t is not necessary to have an edu-
cation to be successful berry grower
as the plants multiply very fast it is
an easy UldlJeT W TdlSe OnS OWi
plants so the cost Of getting started
is small, in starting set several vari-
ties, some may not do we'll in your 10
cality.
There is no crop grown In Michigan
to compare with the strawberry in
either pleasure Of profit. think per-
haps my first crop Of Strawberries
was as near a failure as one could well
agine and still / doubt If this same
piece of ground would have produced
more bushels Of potatoes.
There is no crop grown that will
respond to good treatment as will the
strawberry, quite often the returns
from single acre that has been prop
erly fitted and cared for and planted
with varieties adapted to the locality,
will amount to more than all crops
that some farmers on forty or even
eighty acres have to dispose Of.
Even after starting in a small way
we are quite apt TO enlarge our plant
ings beyond our capabilities. II is
easy to figure out on paper that if the
net proceeds from one acre is $4,000
the net proceeds from FIVE acres would
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-02-27

be $2,500.00, but in the majority of
cases it will work out different. In
the first place the ground will not be
fortified properly, neither will it be
properly prepared for planting. We
are apt to use some inferior plants
and we will hire Tom, Dick and Harry
so to speak, to set the plants. Some
will be set too deep, others will be set
too shallow, and take it all in all by
the time the June drought is passed
we have rather sorry looking straw
berry bed. We have not the heart
to give this sparsely populated bed
the good culture we did the fine look
ing one the previous season and some
times the yield will not be much larg-
er than secured from the smaller bed
and the berries will not begin to COM
pare in either looks or flavor and will
not command the fancy prices. Right
here we begin to loose our reputation
as a berry grower.
The strawberry works well on al
most any small farm that is located
close to a market. Strawberries and
poultry keeping go well together. The
average poultry mans time is not all
taken up with his poultry and the
strawberry is certainly his best side
issue, as the culture of them need no
extra machinery, the few simple tools
found on any small farm is all that
is required. The manure from the
poultry balanced with phosphoric acid
and potash will bring larger returns
than if applied to almost any other
crop.
The same is true with the small
dairyman, especially if he patronizes
the creamery, for in delivering his
cream he can take his berries to mar
ket, and if he has children to pick
the berries no crop could be grown to
better advantage, for as a rule schoo
has closed for the summer vacation
by the time the strawberry begins t.
ripen and most children enjoy pick
ing them, and after being shut up ir
school for nine or ten months it is tn,
best recreation imaginable.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-02-27

central France, in the Department of
Nievre. In type it is quite similar
to the Percheron. The color is black.
The National French Draft Horse
Association of America publishes a
studbook, in which may be registered
any of the French draft breeds or
their crosses. The association was or
gained in 1876, under the name of
the National Norman Horse Associa-
ton, but the name was changed in
1884 to the National French Draft
Horse Association. Twelve volumes
of the studbook have been published
containing the registration of $4,000
animals. The secretary of this asso-
citation is c. +. Stubs, Fairfield, Ia.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-02-27

that of any other French breed Of
draft horses. Of the other breeds, the
Boulonnais and Nivernais are the only
ones of any particular interest in this
country.
The Boulonnais is found in northern
France in the vicinity of Boulogne.
This breed is probably trifle larger
than the Percheron and somewhat
coarser, but in general type resem-
bles the Percheron quite closely. The
color common to the Boulonnais is
gray, but occasionally other colors
are seen. This breed has been i'm
ported in larger numbers than the
Nivernais.
The home of the Nivernais is in
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-02-27

The Sand Farmer is getting num-
Der of inquiries from farmers who
have planted vetch and rye, and who
complain that it either did not grow,
or grew and then turned yellow, and
died.
Vetch has been raised on the Haight
farm for nine years, and it is con-
sidered one Of the most valuable crops
we have. 1t will grow whenever the
water runs during the winter. 1t
produces a quantity Of good feed long
before the pastures are green. 1t can
be cut in May, or June, for hay, and
then will yield good crop for seed
in July, leaving the ground richer be-
cause Of the nitrogen in the roots,
and in good condition to be plowed for
another crop, which is usually seeded
sufficiently by the seed that drops out
in gathering the first crop. The fol-
lowing spring this cover crop can be
turned under for potatoes, or corn, to
good profit.
There seems to be one thing that
is troubling a good many farmers.
They pillow, disc, and harrow the land,
but do not roll, and after the roots
have gone down to the air passages
in the bottom of the furrow they dry
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-02-27

VetCh and Rye

up and die. The most important oper-
alton on sand farm is the rolling,
for without it all of the other opera
tons are of little value, especially
when vetch and rye are being seeded.
Vetch seed is going to be very high
for the next few years, because much
of the seed has been imported from
the countries now at war, and this,
believe, will be cut off. Every farmer
having any seed on hand had better
arrange to SOW it next July or Aug
ust, and raise as much seed as pos
sible. If he has any difficulty in sep
arating the vetch seed from the rye
he can send it to the Sand Farm,
where there is a machine built espe-
cially for this purpose; or he can buy
one of the centrifugal machines now
being offered by several concerns.
There are many waste corners on
the farms in Michigan. There are un-
titled lands along the railroads, and
the highways, and any boy or girl
who can pillow, or have plowed, piece
Of such land, who is willing to work
to go to college, should raise half an
acre of vetch and rye next year, or
half an acre of potatoes planted from
potato Feelings, which the Sand
Farmer will tell about little later on.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-02-27

States in advance of the ak" storm
wave expected to cross the continent
from about the sixth to the ninth or
tenth.
Storms Of very high winds will ac-
company this storm with some slstt
and heavy snow in the northern stSsys
and torrential rains in sections of the
south. These conditions will be in the
Rock mountain regions about Sunday,
where the barometer will probably be
very low. The storm will reach mid
die sections of the United States and
the lake region Monday and Tuesday
and the eastern coast about the mid
die Of the week.
After this storm center passes east
ward temperatures may be expected
to take an average downward trend
until after the middle of the month.
From the 10Th on through the rest Of
the month there will be an average
upward tendency. However, it would
not be policy to plant too early as
April and May will bring several cold
snaps and killing frosts farther south
than the Mason-Dixon line.
About Tuesday of this week wea-
Their conditions will become drier and
gradually warm up on the north Pa
cific coast as the influence of the "Y"
storm becomes stronger. These con-
ditions will reach central sections Of
the country about Thursday and Fri
day and eastern states Saturday.
The storm center is expected to APP
pear upon the Pacific coast about
Thursday, with very low barometer
over western plain states on Friday
and in the Mississippi valley, Ohio
valley and lake region Saturday, and
Sunday of next week. High winds and
gales with heavy precipitation are to
be expected. A sudden change to
much colder will follow very closely
upon the heels Of this storm area.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-02-27

The articles appearing weekly un-
der this head are not to be considered
as government forecasts or connected
in any way with the weather bureau
Of the United States. These forecasts
are written from one to two months
previous to publication and will be
found remarkably correct considering
that no sensitive atmospheric instru-
ments warning of storms approach
are used.
The system here advanced states the
probable conditions and characteris-
tics Of coming storms long before
they are known to reach the Pacific
coast of North America.
Plans can be made accordingly.
Planting, cultivating, harvesting,
journeys, picnics, house repairing,
protecting tender plants, crop rota-
ton, protection of live stock, etc.
Hundreds and thousands of dollars
have been saved from timely warn
ings of sudden weather changes. Read,
study and save this forecast, apply
ing it to your own locality and let it
guide you in your weeks work.
There are certain scientific laws to
be followed in predicting the weather,
each combination of laws requiring
individual judgment. Occasional fail
ures in correctly deciding a particular
storm date or its probable severeness
is not fault of the science, but the
judgment in which no man is perfect.
Readers are invited to give sugges-
tions or ask questions regarding any
thing in this department. Show your
interest that the forecasts may be
made of better service to you.
Address all communications to l..
N. Pritchard, Grand Rapids, Mich.
March 9TH to 18th.
By Sunday and Monday the 7th and
9Th moderating conditions will be Wis
iting most all parts of the United
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-02-27
POULTRY POINTERS.

Milk fed to poultry in all forms,
produces good results. However, it
can work havoc if you do not keep
the dishes clean.
As a rule better chicks are Matched
from hen eggs than from pullet eggs.
However, many Of our best birds and
winners are grown from pullet eggs,
but a bigger ~ercentage will come
from hen eggs.
A good plan is to run the incubator
a couple of days before placing the
eggs for incubation in the machine,
to have it regulated correctly and
running right. This same advice will
be good to use with the brooder as
we'll.