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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-11-30
COMMUNITY TREE
TAKEN FROM SHELF
Through Initiative of Highlands
Women Campaign Starts
with Promise of Success

The Community Christmas tree is
off the shelf. It is not going to go by
default. Its rescue has been accom-
plished by some Of the public spirited
women.
Thru the initiative of Mrs. Gordon
H. Taylor, the matter was taken up
by the Highland Woman's club this
week and they voted not only to lend
their moral support to the undertake
ing, but to contribute $500 toward
financing it. Friday the Highlands
Improvement club will take up the
question and members of that organ
ization have already pledged that
their club will contribute $500 max
ing the Highland contribution $500.
The Kennewick Woman's club has al
so announced that it will get back of
the movement and will contribute S5
and this afternoon the Parent-Teacll-
ers' association swelled the fun1 tn
$1,000 with a contribution Of $500.
At it's luncheon today the CONNER
cial club voted to appoint repre-
sentative to work on the committee
that is to have charge of plans for
the tree and to do its reasonable share
toward helping finance it. The ques-
tion will be taken up by the Valley
club Friday evening and the Horse
Heaven Literary club and the pastors
of three of the local churches have ex-
pressed desire to cooperate in the
undertaking.
It is the idea of the ladies who are
responsible for getting the campaign
underway to make the tree truly q
community affair in that no one organ
ization will be asked or expected to
assume more than its share Of the re-
sponsibility. To complete the financ-
ing the Sunday Schools will call fol
volunteers among the children to
make a house to house canvass asking
for a minimum contribution of ter
cents at each home.
It is planned to have the exercises
around the tree at seven o'clock Sat
urday evening, December 2S. The
program will be short and all those
who attend will have ample time tt
attend exercises at the churches or x
finish their Christmas shopping at tht
stores. The program will probabl,
consist of a few songs by the children
and the high school chorus and tn
distribution of candy by Santa Claus
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-11-30
HOME ECONOMICS LECTURES

Miss Walker, of the Home Econom-
les extension department of the State
College, will spend next week in this
end of the county and address the wo-
men at a series of meetings. She will
give talks on cooking, sewing and
household management and every lady
of the community is invited to attend
the meetings.
Miss Walker will speak as follows:
Valley Club House, 2 p. m, Monday;
High School building, 10 a. m. and 2
p. m. Tuesday; Highland club house,
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings;
Finley 10 a. m. and p. m. Wednes-
day; Richland 10 a. m. and 2 p. m.
Friday. Thursday she viii spend in
Hanford and White Bluffs.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-11-30
JURY DECIDES IN
ZERCHER'S FAVOR
Suit Arising Over Sale of Insur-
ance Business is Lost by
Richard Stanton

A jury in the superior court Monday
returned verdict in favor Of the de-
fendant in the case of R. Stanton VS..
r. H. Zercher. Suit was brought by
Mr.. Stanton to enforce collection on
notes amounting to $4,000 which rep
resented the balance due on the pur-
chase price Of his insurance business
in this city which he sold about two
years ago to Mr.. Zercher.
In setting up his defense Mr.. Ter
cher alleged that the business was sold
to him under false representations
and filed a counter claim for damages.
The jury allowed his claim in sum
sufficient to Offset the amount which
was due on the notes.
Moulton & Jeffrey, attorneys fol
Mr.. Stanton, will, it is understood, file
a motion for a new trial on the ground
that the court erred in ruling out ma
terial evidence and in his instructions
to the jury. The case was tried be.
fore Judge Kaufman, Of Ellensburg
who sat for Judge Bert Linn. Mr.
Zercher's case was handled by Ha
H. Cole Of Toppenish.
The case excited considerable loca
interest and several Kennewick bust
ness men were called as witnesses.
The case of E. S. Evans VS.. DR.
Mary Hudson as executrix of the es
tate of Nathan Thayer was dismissed
by the court. Mr.. Evans brought sui
to compel DR.. Hudson to allow a CLAIM
of $4,000 arising out Of business dea
between him and Mr.. Thayer in Ar
kansas several years ago.
The Judge took the case Of the Ken
newick District Fruitgrowers' asso
citation against Ernest Putscher ava.
from the jury and directed verdic
for the association. The suit wa
brought to compel payment Of mem
bership note.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-11-30
RURAL CREDITS MEETING

About thirty. farmers attended the
rural credits meeting in the CONNER
cial club rooms Monday afternoon.
The workings of the new law were
thoroly explained by County Agricul-
turalist Lee M. Lampson. Ten of the
farmers signed up for the organiza-
ton of loan association and formal
application for a charter will be
made as soon as the necessary blanks
are received. Mr.. Lampson will ex-
plain the workings of the new law to
the Highland farmers at the meeting
of the Improvement club Friday eve
ming of this week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-11-30
CLOTHING STORE
Is ROBBED AGAIN
In Two Raids Burglars Get More
Than Thousand Dollars
Worth of Goods

The Kennewick Clothing company,
in less than two weeks has lost more
than one thousand dollars worth of
suits, overcoats and shoes thru burg
larry. The goods were carried off in
two raids, the first early Saturday
morning, November 18, and the second
some time Monday night Of this week.
There is every indication that the two
robberies were the work of the same
gang of thieves but as yet none OF
the stolen goods have been recovered
or any trace of the robbers found.
Entrance to the store both times
was made thru the back door, the first
time the lock being forced by the use
of crowbar. Monday night, to eff
feet an entrance the burglars had to
smash a panel in the back door as
the door had been heavily barred from
the inside since the first robbery.
Altho it is impossible to determine
how much loot was secured it is known
that the robbers carried off 80 suits
of clothes, several overcoats, some
underwear and 10 pairs of shoes this
time and 23 suits and several other
articles of clothing the first time. Un.
til the coat hangers were found on the
vacant lot at the rear Of the Kenne.
wick Hotel, where they had been dis
carded by the burglars, S. Feuchtwan
ger, of the clothing company was Of
the opinion that not more than 81,
suits were taken the first time.
The coat hangers were found Tues
day forenoon by Chief Of Police Cope
land. The first time the robbers tool
the precaution to bury them undel
some dry leaves but Monday nigh
they tossed them carelessly into ,
brush heap. The empty shoe and un
derwear boxes were left in the allie.
at the rear Of the store.
From the tracks in the alley the po
lice are Of the opinion that there wer
three Of the robbers, two Of then
probably standing guard while tn
third entered the store.
| The local police department and tn
sheriff's Office are both putting fort
every effort to apprehend the robber.
Sheriff Duffy is Of the opinion tha
the robbery is the work Of well OF
ganized gang Of thieves who hav
;. been working in several Of the sma
towns Of the state, but as yet the AZ
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-11-30
LUMBER COMPANY ROBBED

The Offices of the Tum-A-Lum Lum-
Der company were burglarized Monday
night but the burglars were scantily
paid for their work. All they Sc
cured was less than dollar in small
change taken from petty cash box
in which weighing fees are dropped.
The safe was unlocked but had no
cash in it. None of the books or pa
pers were disturbed. The burglars
broke in thru window. It is thought
they are probably the same men who
robbed the Kennewick Clothing store
the same night.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-11-30
TODAY'S GAME ENDS
FOOTBALL SEASON
Kennewick Will Play PascO this
AfternOOn-Have Made Good
Record This Year

The Kcnnewick High School football
team will close the season this after
noon when it meets the Pasco High
eleven on their own grounds. Altho
the Kennewick team is weakened by
the loss of some of its best men it
hopes to give good account of itself
when it meets the team against which
it played a close gams earlier in the
season.
For the most part this years team
has been built out OF new material as
last years strongest men either grad
uated or are not in school this year.
Notwithstanding the fact that he had
largely new recruits to work with,
Coach McKim has put out team that
has more than held its own with teams
from the neighboring towns. Out of
the five games played Kennewick has
won two, lost two, and played one tie.
In the first game of the season Ken
newick lost to Pasco by a score of 9
to 13 and only well-timed forward
pass during the last few minutes of
play lost them the game. In the two
games with Richland Kennewick has
won by to 0 score and played 0
to o tie. Both games have been costly
to the local team. At Richland Half
back Lincoln went out Of the game
with twisted knee which laid him
on the shelf for the rest of the sea-
son. In the game here two weeks ago
Odell, fullback and drop kicker, re-
ceived similar injury and will not
be able to get back into the game this
year.
Last Friday the local boys evened
scores with Touchet when they won
by IL to 0. In the former game played
with Touchet, Kennewick lost, to 10
Altho greatly handicapped by the loss
of Odell, whose puntirg and dropkick-
ing has been one of the teams strong.
est points, and around whom nearly
all of the open plays have been built
the local boys made good showing
Cox had been shifted from the line te
right half and Sly from tackle to full
back and both were consistent ground
gamers. Cox is little slow in start
ing but when once he gets going hi
is not easily stopped, while Sly's linz
plunges were invariably good fol
gains.
Because of Odell's being out of tn,
game Kennewick attempted but few
forward passes and relied largely OF
old style IF play. Paul at left hal
was good ground gamer and CAM
dangerously near getting away for {
touch down several times when he cir
cled the end.
Kennewick's defense was the bes
the team has put up yet. The line wa
stone wall so far as Touchet's at
tempts to pierce it were concerned
The visitors were never able to max
consistnt gains but one or twice the.
secured possession Of the ball With
few yards of their opponents goa
! 1t was at these times that Kennewic
put up a determined stand an
smothered the offensive Of the Wall
Walla Valley lads.
The Pasco coach and several OF hi
players were on the sidelines Frida
, asquainting themselves with Kenne
, wick's style Of play and they conf
) IDENTIFY expect to hand the Kennewic
boys defeat in today's game. Th
= game will be called at 2:30.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-11-30

Miss Eleanor Mitchell, who is stu
dent at st. Paul's school for young
ladies in Walla Walla, is spending
the Thanksgiving vacation with her
friend, Miss Jean Stewart.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-11-30

Is HERE AND
APPLES GONE
Nearly All of Kennewick's Crop
Has Been Marketed with
Satisfactory Results
27O CARS OUT OF VALLEY
Crop Has Been Disposed of in Good
Shape-Upper Valley Has
Big Job Ahead of II Il

Thanksgiving Day finds Kenne-
wick's apple crop practically all mar
keted and at prices generally satisfac-
tory to the grower. Reports received
from the shippers today show that
there are not more than half dozen
cars in storage here and the ware
houses will probably be entirely clean
ed out by the end Of next week. There
are, of course, still several thousand
boxes in the hands of the farmers who
have stored for their own use and to
supply the local trade.
From figures furnished by the Spo-
kane Fruitgrowers company, the Ken
newick District Fruit Growers asso-
citation, the Pacific Fruit & Produce
company and H. II. Davis, the total
crop is estimated at 270 carloads. This
includes only straight carloads as no
attempt has been made to estimate
Inc tonnag, that has gone out IE
mixed car shipments. Most Of the
summer and green cooking apples
,stre shipped in with other fruits.
The Spokane company has, or will,
ship 95 carloads, the Fruitgrowcrs'
association 80, the Pacific Fruit &
Produce company rs and Davis Is.
Altho no figures are yet available
on the average price for the entire
crop it will probably be not far from
$1.00 box net to the grower.
That the upper valley has still
big job ahead Of it before all the ap-
Piles have moved out to market IS
shown by the following from the col
umns of the Yakima Republic:
People who are of the opinion that
the apple business is about over for
this year should make survey of the
big warehouses along produce row and
get rough estimate of the bulk stock
yet to be packed and the packed stock
that is in storage. 1t is estimated that
there are from 5000 to $500 cars of ap-
plies yet to be moved to market from
the Yakima valley and that packing
operations will continue well into next
January.
Packing crews in all the houses are
still running at full strength and none
of the shippers expect to get thru for
a week or more, while others place the
finish as late as "next spring." The
Yakima Valley Fruitgrowers' associa-
tion is packing on an average of three
cars daily at its three warehouses one
in the Naches, one here and the other
at zillah, and says there is one entire
floor of the Zillah house packed to the
ceiling with bulk stock.
| Warehouses in the city show the
same congestion. The Pacific Fruit &
Produce company received all it's ap-
Piles this year in bulk, and probably
has the longest job ahead of the crews
engaged in packing the stock for mar
ket.
The total fruit shipments to date
are approximately 5000 cars, and the
railroad companies are estimating
they will have to handle at least 5000
more. If the present rate is maintain
ed thruout the winter it will take 10
weeks to move the remainder of the
crop to market. This will mean ship
ments till the middle of February u
the 1st of March at the rate Of three
or four special trains week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-11-30
CALL TO ARMS

Every able bodied man in the COM
munity is summoned to join the Horse
Heaven boys in coyote drive next
Sunday. All who wish to participate
are requested to report on Second
street at 9 a. m. or at the sheep camp
near Fouch's homestead or at Vista
at 10 a. m. Shot guns only.
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thorities of this or the other counties
in which they have operated have been
unable to run any of the robbers down
or to locate the blind thru which they
dispose Of their stolen goods.
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Rodney Soth, who has been in AL
berta for the past year, spent few
days last week with his relatives here
before going to Walla Walla VIII,
he has a position with the O-W. r. s
N.
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there will be marked increase in
acreage. Many new beds were set out
last fall and more new ones will be
started in the spring. The prospects
are indeed bright"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-16
BETTER Than CAlOMEl
Thousands Have Discovered DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets are
q Harmless Substitute

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablcts-the sub.
stitute for calomel--are mild but sure
laxative, and their effect on the liver Is
almost instantaneous. They are the re-
suit of DR.. Edwards determination not
10 treat liver and bowel complaints with
calomel. His efforts to Danish It brought
Out these little olive-colored tablets
These pleasant little tablets do the
good that calomcl does, but have no bad
after effects, They don't injure the
teeth like strong liquids or calomel.
They take hold of the trouble and
quickly correct Il. Why cure the liver
at the expense of the teethH Calomel
sometimes plays havoc with the gums
So do strong liquids II is best not to
take calomel, but to let DR. Edwards
Olive Tablets take its place,
Most headaches, "dulness" and that
larry feeling come from constipation and
q disordered liver. Take DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets when YOU feel 'loggy' and
''heavy," Note how they clear" clouded
brain and how they "perk up" the spir-
-. lOc and 2Sc box. All druggists
ADV
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-16
UV(IFNI66IN
ANDHIShLS
BVMOAaM Gd1IS
Uncle WIooily and Nurse Jane, Aat.

Uncle Wlgoily and Nurse James tat.
Copyright. 1915, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate
(fN EAR me" EXCLAIMED Nurse Jane
Fuzzy WuzEy, the muskrnt lady
l. housekecper. as she stood near
the window of the hollow stump
bungalow and looked down the snow
covered road. Il don't believe he's com
Ing
"Who7" asked Uncle WIgglly Long
ears. the rabbit gentleman. curious like.
Are you looking for Grandfather Goosey
Gandtr. Hs | ann"
No, ! am not" and Nurse Jane never
turned around ms she answered. but Just
kept looking out of the window "Of
course. III I've glad 10 see Grandpa
Goosey,' she went on. but the one | am
really looking for is the messenger boy
from the five and ten-cent store
''is he going To bring YOU a loaf Of
bread" the bunny man wanted To know
Indeed not'' exclaimed Nurse Jane
He is going To bring me n new hat |
bought one at the store this morning
and they promised TO send II this after
noon. told them | surely must nave H.
az Mrs. Wihhlewohhle. the duck lady is
going to take me 90 the moving pic
lures tonight. and want TO wear my
new hat Hut II II doesn't come !
can't"
"Oh. yes you can" cricd Uncle Wig
gily with q Jolly voice. "No, were going
TO rny you couldn't so to- the movies
but YOU can"
Without my new hot'" asked Nurse
Jane
NO. with your new hat" laughed the
bunny, Z have nothing to do Just now
| haven't been out today tn have nm ad-
venture. and this viii he Just JOY for
me. Here | go'' and away he hoppcd TO
the three and four-cen store or maybe
the eleven and twelve cent one, for all
know, TO get Nurse James new hat
Where In IT." asked the bunny uncle
To the little chocolate caramel girl who
was behind the counter In the store. She
was selling n rubber doll to hnhy duck
Where is whatg' asked the chocolate
caramel Eirl.
Nurse James new ha, that she wants
10 wear tonight tO the moving pictures
with Mrs Wihhlcwohhlc, answered I'm
Gle Wigg'y You forgot 10 send II, 50
| will take II TO her"
"Oh. thank YOU so much" said the
little store girl. u meant to send n by
our messenger boy puppy dog. but he
has been 40 busy that he didn't have
time To take n. Here II II, n you want
10 bring II To Nurse Jane"
"Of course | do" cried the bunny
uncle; hut when he saw what big
pHstehoprd hos the muskrnt lady's hat
was In he was almost sorry he had
promised 10 bring n home
But IN do a." said Uncle Nlgglly
10 himself Nurse Jane shall not be
disappointed
Home he took the big pasteboard box.
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stummick could never digest maca-
ncy crokays. didn't mean anything
personal It"
But | notice you didn', leave any
thing for the sat to eat" Nav snapped.
Il had to buy some meat at the butcher
shop this morning"
We'll, you don't expect a man TO
starvc to death after workin' hard all
day, do you. Maw2"
"lf you et all the time as hearty as
YOU did las, night you'll never starve'
What you goin to have for sup
per-"
"Por,erhouse steak"
"Aw, Ma" Paw pleaded 81 didn't
mean all them things said last night
You didn't throw away them scientific
receipts. did you' Well, save the steak
and make loaf meat out OF it, and
Nav, can't you sling together some OF
them macaronev crokays for supper ?"
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that was larger than even his tall tilk
hat
Well. ! s'posc animal ladies' have 10
wea rbig hats" Uncle Wiggily said Rs he
skipped out Of the way of Mr. White
wash, the polar bear who was pushing
whcclbarruw full Of ice cream cones
Into the parlor OF the hollow stump
bungalow came the rabbit gentleman
with the big pastehoard box from the
five and three-cent store
Here Is your new hat, Nurse Jane"
ne called
oh, you're dearV said the musk
rat lady
NO. | am rabbit" Iaugher the bunny
uncle. Maybe your hat Is a dear one.
but no matter how much II costs. n you
Ike b, and II looks pretty on YOU"
You shall soon see as TO that" cried
Nurse Jane RS she hegan to open the
box. 'IU put on my new hat" she
said, and when YOU have said YOU like
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~ IL go TO the moving pictures with
Mrs Wihhlewohbo Now 10 t1ke my
new hat out of the box
Nurse Jane cut the strings lifted aside
the Tissue paper and then she gave
loud cry
What iF the natter asked Uncle
Wlggily Did 1t bite YOU. Miss Fuzzy
Wuzzy7"
NO Rut look here" she exclaimed
You haven't brought home my hat at
all There is a phOnogrsph talking ma
chine in this box They gave you the
wrong one 10y mistake
See here is the phonogrnph-the rec
ords. the big sounding horn and all. Oh.
what shall | do for "A new hat There
isn't time 10 go back to the store to
take back this wrong box and get the
right one. on, what shall | do1' and
Nurse Jane nearly cried
lia' That IL nm easy question TO
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answer said the bunny uncle. Here,
yIst ulm TINS up with some pieces OF
ribbon and make believe flowers. and
you'll have as fine a hat as YOU want"
and he took out the phonoeraph horn.
which was shaped just like lots OF hats
the ladies wear. only II was not a very
loud horn or hat
Nurse Jane looked at II moment
Then she said,
"Ha, that will be just the thing"
So the muskrat lady put some ribbons,
flowers And thing "A ma bobs and curley
cues qnf the phonograph horn. and IL
looked Oast like a real hat, and she wore
It when she and Mrs. Wibblewo obble went
TO the moving pictures
And all the other animal ladies' wanted
to know where Nurse Jane got such A
stylish hat She liked II even better
than her real one that came next day
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paw FAvORS new
way OF COOKING
Nav Converts Him After a
Weeks Trial,

Paw Brown entered his front door
last night as silently as the traditional
Christmas eve mouse He closed it be
hind him carefully, hung his coat in
its proper place for the first time in
uncountcd years and advanced toward
the dining room without mawling a
stentorian Nav"
"Are you sick tonight, Paw" Nav
inquired, with a glance at her spousc's
face.
Paw Impatient.
That's Just the way; Just the wayV y
Paw began when don't tear the
house down coming in you think there's
sumpin' wrong I'm getting tired of
being misjudged ell the time y
Nav smiled at the contents Of the
saucepan over which she was bending
and said nothing
"Well, why don't you say something
You know you are-zer-Maw, what are
you going to haveIior suppet1"
"A nice question to ask me after the
row YOU raised at the table last night !"
she answered, sarcastically. "lf the
cookin' | set before you don't suit you,
I'm goin' to go back to the old way.
], don't make any difference what |
fix for YOU, you always have com
plant"
Nothing Personal.
"Aw, now don't get huify about it.
simply said | didn't care for scien-
tific cookin' and that the meat loaf
was rotten, and that with my delicate