The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-04-27
From the Correspondents
Items of Interest Concerning Our Neghbors Hereabouts


er of G.. Monroe and Vernon, is to
come from Tacoma to spend his vaca-
ton. We understand he is a more
finished ladies' man than either OF his
brothers, so we look for each of the
school teachers to have Fords now.
Everything is lovely when the
goose honks high" 1t has certainly
been lovely weather since the geese
passed high above us flying north
last Friday.
One of our embryonic cow punchers
from the hills gave the natives won
derful example of roping and riding
Monday evening, having for his SUBJ
iect gentle heifer that strayed from
his herd. Some of the natives have
entered vigorous kick and say we
ought to have an officer Of the humane
society in our neighborhood.
A. F. Woodward says that anyone
with eyes sharp enough to see thru a
barbed wire fence would know what
has become of his beautiful parking
strip. The truth is he had either to
move his park inside the fence or the
fence outside the strip owing to the
fact that section 81 is not in the herd
law district. This condition should
be remedied for number of the farm
ers in this neighborhood have tried
time and again to set out parking
strips only to have the trees chewed
to pieces by the stock.
The Tin Can Detectative is now
working out his problem by the pro-
cess of elimination. Bob Perkins is
the first to be eliminated since he
raises an altogether different breed of
can.
"Look out for the pennies and the
dimes will take care Of themselves"
A correspondent asks us to solve this
problem: A leases his place to B on
$3.50 basis, each to share in ex-
pense and revenues alike. All goes
well until A, while cultivating the as
paragus, discovers five thrifty hills
of volunteer spuds. Upon telling his
partner B, the latter lays claim to
one-half interest. This A refuses to
listen to, contending that B had not
paid for his share of the seed nor con-
tributed his share Of the labor, as they
were planted before B took possession.
A offers to pay B for the water used
but refuses to divide the crop. The sit
uation is very serious as B threatens
to cancel the contract which can be
done by either party on thirty days
notice. IF they can have your opinion
by next issue the parties are willing
to abide by your decision. Ans.-Inas-
much as A has not paid his subscrip-
ton to the Live Wire Sparks for some
time and as B reads AS paper, our de-
cision is that the simplest way would
be for B to dig and sack the spuds and
for A to deliver them to the editor to
apply on account, and everyone would
be happy-especially the editor.
Tuesday night the auto speeders
were unusually vicious along the oiled
road. At seven in the evening one
machine passed given half mile
stretch in twenty-five seconds. At
TAO he was back and made the same
half mile in thirty-two seconds. Be-
fore 1880 p. m. eleven cars passed
this stretch going forty miles an hour
or faster. Such speeds not only
wrecks. our roads, but it endangers
the lives of the children who may have
to cross the road or walk along it to
and from school. The sheriff should
deputize two or three residents along
this road and few arrests for speed
ing would have wholesome effect on
the traffic and on the road.
The Finley baseball team will play
Richland next Sunday, at Richland.