The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-08-24

peal the ordinance and avoid any part
in playing into the hands of the beef
trust. The ordinance can't be en-
forced without destroying the cream
cry, and never until the state pro-
vides for compulsory testing. 1t should
be repealed.
Just another word about S. D..
Lynch's trade-at-home letter: We all
recognize the value of trading at
home, but we farmers aren't the only
ones at fault. 1t is not long ago that
one of the farmers of the lower val
ley had lots of tomatoes to sell, and
took them to Kennewick where he sold
them to the commission men and to
the merchants. AS soon as the mer-
chants learned that they could save a
quarter of cent per pound, they sent
to Sunnyside and bought their toma-
toes and left the local man to find
other markets. How long is it since
the merchants handled local butter ex-
clusively? When the farmer buys
where he can buy cheapest, it is
called disloyalty. When the merchant
does it, it is called good business. Mr..
Lynch's arguments are good, but it's
poor rule that won't work both ways.
Joe Gerards had a fresh cow last
week that might qualify for Bowers
ad. Joe is building concrete silo
and has the pit all completed. It is
II feet in diameter and six feet deep,
and stands Tor sits. Where's the Fin
ley poetry in his cow lot next to the
barn. Monday night, old Sally, in
nosing around for her new calf, fell
into the silo pit, and when Joe got up
and found her, there was considerable
head scratching over the problem of
how to get her out.
"We1l have to haul up the derrick"
said George.
Harold thought they could build a
platform under her and jack it up to
level with the ground. Ralph was
sure four men could lift her out, but
Curt said they should fill up the hole
again and let her keep climbing upon
the pile until she could jump out. Wal
do thought that with a team they
could skid her up on couple Of
planks, and Marie suggested that they
dig tunnel for her to walk out.
81 think you had better butcher her
there" advised Mrs. Gerards.
"Well, she ought to be MIXED, any
way" said Joe. "You climb down and
milk her, George. and then we'll find
some way of getting her out"
eco get me a bucket, Curt" said
George.
"Never mind the bucket, milk her on
the ground" said Joe. "'The milk isn't
good to save yet, anyway"
So George climbed down and started
milking. He MIXED and he MIXED,
until finally she filled the pit with milk
and swan out herself. Anyone who
doesn't believe it can come and see
for himself, for Joe has the cow and
the pit to show him.
The grange ice cream social for the
benefit of the piano fund will be held
at the Finley school house next We'd
nesday, Aug. 80, and big attendance
is expected. The committee in charge
has arranged to stage an old fashion
ed political rally, not republican, nor
a democratic, nor a socialistic rally,
but gathering of all the candidates
in the county and most of them have
promised to come and meet the people
of the valley. Several have signifed
their intentions to speak, and most of
Kennewick is coming down to hear the
oratory. Should the candidates prove
too bashful, the committee is going
to ask few outsiders to speak. The
subjects announced are, in part:
B. L. Cole, d. D. S., ". S.-Fatal
Diseases in Cows.
COSs 0SIdIuS@6OOu ISOdUS DdCk III
Iowa.
F. R. Jeffrey-Bacteriological But
ter.
Capt. S. A. Hoyt-Ethics of Milk
ing.
E. w. Trenbath-First Principles
of Ferrying.
G. Monroe Ford-Use and Abuse Of
the H. M. T.
E. M. Sly-Setting Them Straight.
Aug. Huss-Acroplaning.
Everyone is invited to come and hear
the eloquence and grasp the hands of
the great men after the oratorical
time limit is up.
The Prosser independents Record is
authority for the statement that a
good road could be built from Wen