The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-05-18
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If the Rattlesnake drillers have as
much trouble getting oil as we, the
self-appointed supervisors of the Ken
newick-Finl road have had, unless
they are backed by Rockefeller him.
self, they are almost certain to GO
broke before they get halfway down
The fireless cooker was busy last
week. Friday morning we got up and
found all the beans and potatoes
cooked brown.
Finley bids fair to be the Petaluma
of the Northwest. This year every,
one seems to be raising chickens and
thousands upon thousands of day-old
chicks were received at Finley by ex-
press. August Huss has long led in
the poultry business but this year
there are several planning to give him
close race. The cannibalistic in
stincts of these incubator chicks have
been the despair of everyone who ship
ned them in except c. E. Shelton. Out
of thousand chicks he has not lost
one. Whether he charms them or has
some secret method of feeding and
care, we can't say, but such success
as he reports is simply phenomenal.
The Night Riders were out again
last Monday as the residents along
the creased road can testify.
We all know that it rains on the
Sound. but that is nothing compared
with the quiet that reigns in this part
Of the valley now that the scnool
teachers have left.
A hurry call was put in for the
Finley Red Cross society by II. =.
Cooper last week when his horse tried
to swallow a bushel of oats at one
gulp. The aid Of the society was not
needed, however, for by combination
of mental suggestion and show ring
methods, Cooper had got the horse
into running order again before as
sistance arrived.
Bill Tewalt's little saddle pony met
with painful accident last week.
Bill was riding him after the cows
when the pony somehow missed hls
footing and turned complete sum-
mersault sustaining painful injuries
tho at latest reports none were ex-
pected to prove serious. In fact ne
was able to get up and reach the barn
before Bill stopped rolling. 1t didn't
hurt Bill for he's got SO fat he didn't
hit anywhere-he just rolled.
Another Bill didn't get off so well
This was Bill Spears, the athletic
mainstay of Hover. He attempted to
demonstrate his athletic prowess by
jumping over a baggage truck on the
depot platform. He would have done
fine, had the floor been about four
inches higher, but he caught his toe
under the edge on the ascent and in
a long graceful, sweeping curve came
down on his nose and the back of his
head both at once. Other parts OF his
anatomy that suffered from his ex-
pertinent were his left shoulder, both
elbows, his right hip, the small OF his
back, both knees, his left shin and the
toe he stubbed. We learn that he is
quite a bit better now, tho he seems
to have a stiff neck and he bit the
end of his tongue off.
One correspondent has written ask
ing "What has become of the tin can
detectative and the Finley poet z" We
are afraid we have offended the Finley
poet or the warden has extended the
censorship, for we haven't heard from
him for weeks. He never answered
our last letter written March 4th, in
which we asked him about the WORD
chauvinist. If we hear from him we
will be glad to make it known.
The t. c. d., however, has been or
the job steadily. Like all successful
sleuths, he prefers to work in the dark
and we are informed that he has Sc.
cured several valuable clews on the
tin can situation tho it is still q dark
mystery who got Capt. Hoyt's Ian.
tern. His work has been temporarily
interrupted by the robbery of the sec.
ton house at Finley last week. The
thief broke open Jim's trunk and got
off with razor, a pair of shoes ane
lot of clothing. The t. C. d. is hot or
the culprit's trail. &
When Mrs. j. R. Ayers returned
from Hover and resumed superinten-
dence of the ranch last week, her first
decree was that old Bill, the rooster
had outlived his usefulness and should
be killed and eaten. Anticipating diff.
ficulty in mastication on account OF
his great age she invited some of the
best chauvinists in the community to
come and assist, but old Bill proved
to be as tender as spring fry.
The sT Told You So" club held a for
NAL meeting at the home of Bob Gam
mon who lost his best cow by bloat-
ing last week. Cannon has always
maintained that if cow is raised on
alfalfa and always kept on alfalfa she
won't bloat. The club held very
successful meeting and attended the
funeral in a body.
J. R. Ayers has got new hat.
j. C.. Dennis was seen in town Sat
urday without his rubber boots.
Please pass Nip the pickles. School
ends with Tuck outdistanced.
LYLE Door, Finley's erstwhile cake
eating specialist, is summering at