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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-04-13

eighteen lots in Spokane, with M. w.
Weeks, Of Spokane. Mr.. Weeks will
not live here himself, but will put
some one in charge of the place at
once. BY this time next week the
Haxtons expect to be in their new
home. -...- ...
Miss Myrtle Elliott and Miss Beu-
lah PEBBLES We're hosteses to a sur
prise party IN honor OF Miss Elliott's
cousin, Miss Nellie Yontz Monday eve
ming. The evening had been planned
for an outdoor "weenie" and marsh
mallow roast, but owing to the bad
weather the young folks had to be
satisfied with indoor entertainment.
Those present We're Misses Gail Boyd,
Elsie Moeller, Kate Larson, Margaret
Beinhart, Kate Rosswog, Geneva Story
Ruth Brown, Leona Fry, Ruth Cress-
well, Louise Kelso, Beulah PEBBLES,
Myrtle Elliott, Nellie Yontz, Messrs.
Raymond Kelso, Emil Behrman, Law
renee Oliver, Corwin Terrell, Eugene
PEBBLES, VIM. Meikle, Lewis Haxton,
Charles Sonderman and Cecil and VIM.
Schuster. Refreshments consisting Of
"weenies," marshmallows, cake and
sandwiches were served. Everyone
present spent very enjoyable eve
ming.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-04-13
i. HIGHLANDS NEWS

E. o. Keene is in Horse Heaven do
ing some work this week.
Water is on the Highlands and the
system is in perfect working order.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Shirley, of Spo
kane Sundayed at their Highlands
ranch.
Mrs. Ashman Balm, of Seattle, is
here for a two-weeks' visit with Mrs
Geo. Albright.
Mrs. Yost was i'll with an attack OF
lumbago the first of the week, but is
better at this writing.
Mrs. A. c. Hart, we are pleased to
state, is rapidly improving and will
soon be able to be out again.
Mrs. w. H. Halling returned last
Saturday from Spokane, where she
spent the winter at the home Of her
son.
The many friends of the Briggs
family and playmates of Richard will
be pleased to know that he is con-
valescing nicely.
Mrs. and Miss Gordon, of Fl. Smith.
Ark, mother and sister of Clifton and
Miss Gordon, of the Highlands, ar
rived Sunday for an extended visit.
George A. Russell left on BUSINESS
trip the first of the week and his
nephew, Newman Strommen of Seattle
has come to make his home with Mrs.
Russell.
Mrs. II. NJ. Bartlett returned from
her long eastern trip on Monday eve
ming. Mrs. Bartlett reports pleas
ant trip and also says the Highlands
look good and she is glad to get back
again.
Next meeting of the Kennewick
Highlands Woman's club will be held
on Friday afternoon, April %. This
will be the last meeting of the year
and also election Of officers, and a
good attendance is required. Mrs. ].
X. Hawkins, Mrs. 1. Gleason, Mrs.
Larsen and Mrs. E. H. Mann will be
hostesses.
Richard Craver went to Walla Wal
la. on Wednesday where he was
operated upon for appendicitis. He
was accompanied by his father and
Dr.. aSpaulding. A telephone message
received last evening, Immediately af-
ter the operation, was to the effect
that every indication was for, an early
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-04-13
Only One Title Barred

When on a recent visit to Philadel-
phia William H. Taft was saluted by
an admiring friend as "Mr. President"
The former occupant Of the White
House made q reply similar to that of
Benjamin Harrison under similar cir
cumstances:
"I'm a lawyer Of Indianapolis. Gro
yer Cleveland is president Of the
United States"
Only Mr.. Taft said: 81 am not presi-
dent, but a professor at Yale"
Then with that smile that, rarely
comes off he added:
"But you may call me anything you
like excepting Colonel"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-04-13
TEN YEARS AGO TO-DAY

A ball team was in the maxim.
- The local phone system was being
connected up with the Pacific States
long distance lines.
Ground was broken for the Collins
commission house at the corner of
Front and Pacific.
Stanley Coffin was in town and re-
ported disposing of a large portion of
his wool clip at 20 cents.
John Prentice was trying to make a
living by washing gold from the sand
about nine miles above Richland.
Harley II. Peter closed successful
two-year term of work in the local
school and left to take a position on
the Coast.
Riverview Heights cemetery was
dedicated with appropriate services
conducted by Rev. H. M. Bartlett and
Rev. William Shape.
The city treasurer reported that
Kennewick was without dollar of
Indebtedness, with no municipal bonds
outstanding end with a cash balance
at the bank. Chem was the happy
daysD.
Milwaukee surveyors were reported
to be running a line from Pasco to
Richland, and the Advocate prophe-
sled that both the North Coast and
the Milwaukee were going to hit
the town right square in the middle.
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Sena Williams, of Alfalfa. was
kennewick business visitor Saturday
Fred M. We'll, of White Bluffs. wa
business visitor in Kennewick Tues
day.
Fred Lambert, of Spokane, was /,
guest at Tire M. w. Mattecheck HON.
Sunday.
Mrs. Mae B. Nelson, of Walla Wal
la, visited old friends here Saturda,
and Sunday.
R. c. Julian, editor of the Attal;,
Tribune, was a business visitor in thi,
city the first of the week.
Little Loise Miller is quite sick will
tonsilitis at the home of her parents
Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Miller.
DR.. and Mrs. L. G. Spauldinp. Mr.
and Mrs. H. r. Vibber and Earl John.
son motored to Walla Walla Wednes.
day.
F. r. Jeffrey and Miss Mary Makers
spent Sunday at the home of relatives
in North Yakima. They made the
trip by auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Trenbath en-
joyed brief visit the first of the week
from their friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Sim.
ons, of Spokane.
The Baptist people are planning to
entertain the delegates of the Mount
Pleasant Baptist association, that will
convene here April 26 to %.
Mrs. B. L. Cole entertained the
Bridge club Tuesday afternoon at her
home on State street. Card honors
were won by Mrs. CT. Schenk.
Miss Rosella Hamilton, who is a
student at Whitman college, came over
from Walla Walla and spent Saturday
and Sunday with her father and bro
Their.
r. Miller left this morning for Cen
esee, Idaho, where he will spend the
summer with relatives and look after
property interests there. He will make
the trip in his Ford.
w. E. Estey, of Chewelah, is looking
after business interests in Kennewick
this week. Mr.. Estey is the owner Of
the Second street home occupied by
Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Zercher.
The young people of the Methodist
church surprised Mr.. and Mrs. Ganey
Hogan Wednesday evening, by COM,
ing to. shower them with pretty and
useful gifts, at the home Of the
groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. c.
Hogan. The color note Of pink and
write was prettily carried out in the
as well as the decora-
tions Of flowers thruout the entire
rooms and Cupid's Express that came
loaded with gifts for the happy couple
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LITTLE STORIES OF THE WEEK

chas. H. Collins and r. C. Mounse!
,.de business trip to North Yaki
ma the first of the week.
Mrs. Paul Walter and little daugh
..r Violet left Sunday for Walla Wal
Ia to visit friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Kitten took theil
little daughter to Spokane this week
where a mastoid operation was per.
formed.
Walter Hessler who is making his
home with his parents on the Gross
Gun ranch, visited friends Tuesday and
Wednesday in this city.
The Wednesday club met yesterday
with Mrs. j. o. Short as hostess at
her home on Kennewick avenue, with
a very good attendance.
Miss lilly Rauscher, who left few
weeks ago for Walla Walla, under
went a surgical operation at the Wal
Ia Walla hospital Friday morning. The
operation was successful.
The first real honest-to-goodness
game of baseball of the season will be
played on the local diamond next
Sunday between Kennewick and Rich
land. The fun starts at;2 p. n. - g;
Three carloads of wheat which went
down with the Twin City steamer re-
Gently arrived here this week. The
grain was purchased for hog feed by
R. E. Pratt, E. H. Harsha and Gordon
Moores.
The regular Lenten cooked food sale
Of the st. Paul's Episcopal Guild will
be held at Holmes Grocery Saturday
afternoon at 2:30. All those wishing
to place advance orders are requested
to telephone 452.
A. B. Baker, of Pullman, represent
ing the international Harvester COM
pany, was in the city this week on
business connected with the w. S.
Haxton trade. Mr.. Baker expressed
himself as very favorably impressed
with the valley and intimated that he
may be future resident.
Jens Jacobson died Friday, April Z;
at Paterson. He came to this country
rine years ago to make his home with
his son, N. w. Jacobson, at Paterson.
Mr.. Jacobson, who was SO years old,
Is survived by five children, two sons
and one daughter in this country and
two daughters in the Old Country.
Beginning Sunday all of the eve
ming services in the Baptist, Methodist
and congregational Churches will be
held one-haH hour. later than was the
custom for the winter months. Preach
ing services and mid-week meetings
WILDE held at eight o'clock; therefore
and the young peoples meetings at z.
This will continue thru the summer.
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Rev. Pine, of Pasco, conducted tn
services in the local Christian churcl
last Sunday afternoon, when fifteel
members were taken into the churcl
by immersion and two by letter.
Palm Sunday services will be cen
Quoted m st. Paul's Episcopal church
next Sunday morning by Rev. Alfrct
Lockwood. Next Tuesday morning a
8 o'clock Holy Communion will be OBJ
served and services held in the eve
ming at 1880. Bishop Page will have
charge of the services Easter morning
at 1880.
The dancing party given by the
Pythian Sisters in the X. of p. hal
last Friday evening was one of the
most successful social affairs of the
year. About fifty couples were pres.
ent among whom were number OF
young people from Pasco. The
Knights have issued invitations fol-
dances the evenings of April Ia and %
Mrs. ]. M. Buckingham and Mr.. and
Mrs. L. H. Raymond were very great
ly surprised the first of the week by
a visit from two of their old friends
from "back east" Mr.. Leckey, of
North Yakima and Harry Gray, of
Twin Falls, Ida, who just happened
to be passing thru the city and called
to see their old friends, neither know
ing the other was coming.
Miss Velma Hinkle of Seattle, and
Mr.. Ganey Hogan, of this city, were
quietly married Wednesday at the
Methodist church in Pasco, Rev. C. E.
Miller, of the local church officiating.
Only Miss Mayme Hogan, sister of
the bridegroom was present. Imme-
diately after the ceremony the bridal
party returned to Kennewick, where
Mr.. and Mrs. Hogan will make their
home in the cottage on East Fifth
street, recently purchased from G. l..
March. Mrs. Hogan was formerly a
resident of Kennewick and will be well
coined back among her friends here.
Mr.. Hogan is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. C. Hogan, Of the Garden Tracts and
is interested with his father in the
Home Dairy.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Brog, on Kennewick Ave-, was the
scene of pretty home wedding last
Thursday evening, when Rev. c. =.
Miller, with the ring ceremony united
in marriage Miss. Jean Martina Nc
Intosh, Of North Yakima, and Mr..
Reuben Larsen, Of this city. The
bride was attractively dressed in white
taffeta silk; her sister, Miss Gladys
as bridesmaid, wore pink
crepe d'chine, while little Beulah Lar
sen, niece of the bridegroom, carried
the ring in the heart Of a Gala lilly.
The bridegroom was attended by Mr.,
Clyde Edwards, Of North Yakima. The
profusion of pink and white flowers.
arranged in all the rooms
made fitting background for the
wedding scene. Only the immediate
relatives were present, but a great
number of beautiful gifts were re-
ceived from friends Of the happy
couple. A buffet luncheon was served
by Mrs. Brog, sister of the bride. Mrs.
Larsen is very well known here, as
she has made her home here the
greater part Of the time for the past
two years. Mr.. Larsen is the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Larsen, Of the
Garden Tracts and is employed by the
Produce Company. Mr.. and Mrs. Lar
sen will be at home to- their friends
after April Is at their home on East
Fifth street.
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WYE want to fill this page with good newsy items every
w week. You can help When you know an item of
local interest tell us about it personally by phone
We'll appreciate it. The phone number is Double
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-02
HUGHES RAPS
Wilson's Policy toward Some
of the Smaller Nations of
the World.

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 2.-Charles
f. Hughes, before an audience that
filled the great convention hall here
to its capacity Friday night, assailed
the administration for its policy to-
ward San Domingo and Haiti. Wife
II protested inviolabllity of treaty
rights and the sovereign rights OF
smaller states"
MIR. Hughes said
Il yield to no one in the respect to
the sovereignty OF states, great or
small, for the inviolabllity OF treaties,
for rights under international law,
but when we speak OF the inviolability
of small states and OF their rights
what have we to say with respect to
the course of the administration IN
San Domingo and Haiti, where today
armed rule exists by our marines on
the soil of these states?
We want In this country profess
sions to match practice. We want
deeds to match words and we want a
sure policy which will protect the
lives Of American citizens.
I'VE are DESTROYS to promote the
success Of the national ticket" Mr..
Hughes said, but we also desire 10
have both the Senate and the House,
in order that we may have an admin
istration that will achieve results. "
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-02
PROHIBITION
Party Files a List of Its State
Nominees with the SeCre-
tary Of State.

CHARLESTON. sept. 1.-The PROFIT
bition party. through us state chair
man. Squire Hals;ead, OF Kosslcrs
Cross Lanes. has filed with Secretary
OF State Stuart +, Reed ita nominees
made in state convention on June I,
with request that such nominees DO
certified 10 the several circuit clerks
TO be placed on the ballot in November
Under the primary election law po-
litical party has been considcred one
that has pollcd NJ least i've per cent
OF the total vote. Tho Frohibittonats
in the 1914 election received only 1891
votes for congressman-at large out "
2S5,351 cast Chairman Halalead In
n lengthy brief filed with the list Of
the nominees contends that " the pri-
mary law dcprivcF them Of place on
the ticket Il would n retroactive
law. as tho Prohibition party was In
existence before the present primary
law was enacted
Secretary of state Rood has nut tho
question ur 10 Attorney General 4. a.
Lilly as to whether tho Prohibition
PARTY Is nolitical party under tho
West Virginia primary law and whcth-
or ms secretary Of H'utc he should cor
tlfy the list OF nominees lust filed. to
the several counties to be printed on
the ballot IN November
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WEST SURE FOR
JUSTICE HUGHES
This is Conviction Of Victor
RoSeWater Who Knows
His Field.

BALTIMORE, Sept. 2-victor
Rosewater, Of Nebraska, member Of
the Republican national committee
and editor OF the Omaha Bee, who Ia
in Baltimore. expresses the convic-
ton that former Justice Hughes,
Republican candidate for president
OF the United States. will carry every
state in the West.
Mr. Rosewater is secretary OF the
Republican national committee which
met In New York on Wednesday. He
was temporary chairman of the Re
publican national committee and
opened the convention in 1912 when
the big fight took place between Col
onel Roosevelt and former President
Taft, Mr.. Rosewater came to Balti-
more to meet his daughter. who has
been visiting relatives in the city.
Mr.. Rosewater was former Baltl-
nloreGu. The outlook never looked
better for the Republican party"
said Mr. Rosewater. There Is ev-
cry Indication that Judge Hughes
will be elected. / know of one man
in Omaha who has been n Democrat
$4,000 in bets OF $500 each that the
Democrats cannot name one single
northern state Wilson will carry. So
far no one has taken his bet and the
money is still up for any one who
wants to cover it.
II have been in New York attend
ing meeting of the national Repub.
lican advisory committee. A general
discussion was held of the situation
and especially of the West. The
committee made suggestions and will
meet again on September s in Chica.
go, Ill. Judge Hughes started on his
western tour little ahead of the
campaign, and, while he has made q
wonderful impression wherever he
has spoken. the advisory committee
feels that there is a lack Of ginger in
some sections The real campaign
machinery has not yet been set in mo
ton and the meeting of the advisory
committee was to go well into the
situation and make certain recon.
mendations in many sections the
primaries have not been held and SC
the campaign cannot be fully gotten
under way. When the campaign
starts it will be very thorough. There
will be systematic speaking all over
the country. There will also be ed.
vocational features and general pub.
licity movement. The primaries are
being carefully watched and a great
effort will be made to secure a Re-
publican Senate.
president Wilson has made big
effort to secure the labor vote Many
think his efforts have been failure
but If he is TO create any sympathy
with the laboring classes that remains
to be seen.
There has been much comment
throughout the country about Presi-
dent Gompers, president Of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor. Mr.. Comp
ers is Democrat and he has taken
an active part in a number of pres
idential campaigns when he endeav-
ored to throw the labor vote to the
Democratic party"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-02
FREIGHT EMBARGO
Applies Only tc Perishables and
Explosives and lnfIamma-
bleS, 1t is Announced.

In reporting the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Compauy's embargo
on freight in Fridays issue Of the
Telegram 1t was stated that shipments
of all kinds. except perishables, were
being refused by the local freight Of
flee. This was an error. The embar-
go applies only to perlshables, explo-
sives and inflammables, everything
else being accepted for shipment. The
embargo will be in force until the
strike order is rescinded, which will
probably be late Saturday night or
Sunday.
1t was explained that the object OF
refusing shipments Of explosives and
inflammables was that, in case of n
strike, 1t would be dangerous to leave
cars, loaded with these objects, stand
ing for any length o. time.
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PERSONAL

Otto Morrison of Salem. visited the
city Saturday.
Charles p. Lynch. of Buckhannon,
is city business visitor.
Walter H. Mcclure. OF Wheeling,
Is here on a business mission.
Mr.. and Mrs j. W. Sullivan, OF
Alexander, are in the city.
w. G. Cunningham is here from
Falrmont.
E. V. Hibblnbotham, of Weston
was business visitor here Saturday
H. T. Wilson is here from Morgan
town on brief business visit.
d, w. Ammon, Of Wheeling, is a
visitor here.
Fred f. Shelter was here from
Mineral Saturday.
John 1. Altman, of West Union, is
here on a business visit.
c. y. Jones was here from Salem
Saturday.
W. b. Greer, of Wheeling, is a bus,
mess visitor here.
Samuel Pursglove, of Wheeling, is
in the city on a brief visit.
Harvey Post. of Lost Creek, is a
city business visitor.
r. E. Sullivan is here from Fair.
mont.
|. B. Moore, of Parkersburg. is a
visitor here.
Mr. and Mrs. w. D. Barrick, oil
Parkersburg, are visitors here.
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OPEN AIR
Meeting VIII be Held Sunday After.
noon in the City.

On Sunday afternoon at 2:3C
o'clock an open air service will be
conducted by Elder f. ]. Axup. Jr.
in front Of the court house. Chairs
will be provided for the service. The
theme for the sermon win be Eye
Must Be Born Again" Let all seek
ers OF Bible truth attend this service
and go expecting to hear the old time
saving truth of the gospel He says
ATTEND these services while the
weather permits. There will be q
welcome to ALL"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-02
STORK BRINGS GIRL
To Home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Phillips and Former Takes
a Short Vacation.

Fred E. Phillips, Of South Chestnut
street, Monticello addition, doesn't
miss many days from his work at the
plant OF the Owens Bottle Machine
Company, and so 1t happened that
when he failed to show up for work
Saturday morning other employees
feared that he was dangerously ILL
Some one called him up on the tele-
phone.
How are you. Fred?" the voice
asked when Mr.. Phillips answered.
Happy" was the reply.
"Haopy! What's keeping you from
work."
"A girl"
"Um-um. Congratulations"
The daughter was born late Friday
afternoon. Mother and babe are doing
nicely.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-02

In the District Court of the United
States for the Northern District Of West
IN RE: John Erdie and Elijah L.
Hovey, u partnership, In Bankruptcy
10 tho Creditors OF John Erdle and Eli
jah L. Hovey, partnership, Of ClArksburg
In the County OF Harrison and District
aforesaid, Bankrupt:
NOTICE is hereby given that on the
oath day Of August. 1910 the said John
ErdIe and EliJnhL. Hovey, etc, was duly
adjudicuted bankrupt; and the hrHt
meeting OF his creditors Will be held At
the Law ONCE Of W. Frank Stout, in
ClarkSburg, West Virginia, on the 9th
day of September, a. .. 1910, at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon, at which time said ere
ditorE iAay attend, prove their claims, ap-
point ii trustee, examine the bankrupt, and
transact such other business M may prop
erly come before the shId nesting.
II, i. BUTCHER,
Referee In Bankruptcy.
Dated: Aug. oath, 1910.
FRED u. DEEM ESQ,
Attorney for Bankrupt.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
At rules held in the offics OF the Clerk OF
the Circuit Court Of Harrison County, on
Monday. the 2sth day OF August, 1910, the
following order was entered:
Eta NJ. owen, Plaintiff
vs.. In Chhncefy.
John s. douglass and John Q. Van
SweHFlngen. trustee. Defendants.
OBJECT Or SUIT.
To enforce the payment Of the amount
due upon certain writing obligatory, dat
ed January rs, 1915. and calling for tho
sum Of eleven thousand fye hundred dol
lars ($11, 10000, and payable on or before
April !. 1915. TO the order OF said Eta
NJ. owen. and signed by the said defend
amt, John 3. Douglass by his abbreviated
name OF J. s. Douglass. and to subject the
property attached In this cause to the pay
ment Of the amount due upon said writing
obligatory and the costs Of this suit: and
condition such other relief both general
and Speclnl MS the court may deem proper
and to equity appertAins.
And in appearing from an affidavit filed
In said suit that the said defendants. John
8. Douglass and John q. Van SweArinRen,
Trustee are non-FesidentB Of this State,
It Is ordered that they do appear within
one month from. the date Of the first pub.
LEGATION Of this order and do what Is nee
essary to protect their interests herein.
Given under my hand this the 18th day
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own meal.
Labor day was selected as the day
of encampment. so 1t would not inter-
fere with the boys regular occupa-
lions.
The company will assemble at the
Economy furniture store ana from
there march to the camping ground
which may be about Barnett stop on
the Weston line OF the MoRongahela
Valley Traction Company. All Mac
cabees and their friends have been
invited to participate.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-02
NJ. CheuYront Re-elected.

Mrs. Ellen NJ. Cheuront, OF this
sity, was again elected president of
the Observation-Disclosures Bi-county
Woman's Christian Temperance I'm
lon Just before the close of its TWEEN
heth annual convention late Friday
afternoon in the Central Christian
church. Mrs. Allie Randolph, of Sa-
lem, recording secretary, and Mrs.
Alta Clemens. of Broad Oaks. treas
urer. The next annual convention
will be held with the stealey Heights
union.