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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-03-23
HUNDRED AT BANQUET
OF EPW0RTH LEAGUE
Young People Entertain at Pleasant
Function in Basement of the
Church

About one hundred attended the
banquet given in the basement of the
Methodist church by the young people
of the Epworth League last Thursday
evening. The dining room was beau
tifully decorated in keeping with the
spirit Of st. Patrick's Day. The Fin
ley orchestra, under the leadership of
Roy Cox, furnished delightful musi-
cal program during the serving of the
seven courses. A dozen or more Of
high school girls, dressed in white,
served the banquet in very prompt
and efficient manner. Miss Morris, do
mestic science teacher, assisted in the
preparation of the menu and directed
the work of serving.
Because of the short time in which
the banquet program was prepared.
out-of-town speakers were unable to
be secured. However a number of
local men responded in very splen-
did manner on various subjects of
young peoples work.
The banquet success was largely
due to the assistance rendered the
young people by members of the
Ladies' Aid and by Miss Morris. The
net returns of $500 will be placed in
the fund now being collected to cover
the expense of The Dalles District
convention which will be held here
June Is to Is.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-03-23
FROST WARNING
FOR FRUIT MEN
Observer Smith Requests Farm.
ers to File their Names and
Telephone Numbers

Thru special arrangements with the
Walla Walla station of the U. S.
Weather Bureau, local Observer A. I.
Smith has completed plans for fur
nishing daily warnings to all fruit
growers who wish to protect their
crops from early spring frosts. Warn
ings will be issued twice day dur
ing the danger period and every fruit
grower in the valley may receive the
ser~ice free of charge.
All the farmer is asked to do is to
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-03-23
MAYOR PROCLAIMS
A CLEANUP DAY
Citizens are Requested to Co.
Operate with Council in
AbOlishing Rubbish

Altho no cases of spring fever have
been reported, taps for winter have
been officially sounded in, the official
proclamation of Mayor L. E. johnson
for a general observance of cleanup
day Saturday of next week. Every
able-bodied and public-spirited citi-
zen has been called to arms and the
tin can in the back yard, the ash heap
in the alley and the brush pile on the
parking are to be summarially ban
ished from the earth.
AS in former years all the citizen
is aked to do is to cart his rubbish
into the alley and the city will fur
nish teams to haul it away. Be it
known however,, that the city's Of
fetal definition of rubbish does not
include ashes. The city teamsters
will have orders to haul almost every
thing but the city dads balk at acting
as undertakers for the corpse of last
winters fuel bill. Now, these toga-
wearers do not assert for a minute
that an ash heap has any value as a
thing of ornament. In fact they claim
decidedly otherwise and insist that
the ash heap be given the bounce along
with the tin can but they refuse to pay
the funeral expenses out of the public
purse. In other words, the fellow who
went in for winter sports and gave all
his spare hours to the delights Of rush.
ing the coal hod and wrestling the
ash tub must pay the bill. Which
means that if he has any loose change
which the fuel dealer didn't get he is
expected to give it to somebody to
cart away the ashes.
Remember the date. Saturday.
March 81, the day before the bill col
lector's next visit.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-03-23
PYTHIANS PLAY
DAY AND NIGHT
Sixth Annual Convention of Dis
trict IL Held Here Wednes-
day Afternoon and Evening

Knights of Pythias to the number OF
more than one hundred hailing from
the Castle Halls of Adams, Franklin
and parts of Walla Walla and Benton
counties assembled here yesterday tc
attend the sixth annual convention OF
District No. IL. A good crowd, good
time and good fellowship were the
outstanding features of the afternoon
and evening sessions.
Franklin Lodge No. go, of Pasco
came over forty strong and with the
drills of their uniform rank and work
of their rank team, carried off the
lions share of the convention honors
The lodges of Ritzville, Lind, Connell
and Alfalfa also sent delegations.
The afternoon was devoted to the
business of the convention and individ-
ual contests in ritualistic work. At
talia landed the next convention which
will be held in February 1917 and to
j. H. Greenlish, of Alfalfa, was given
the honor of the convention presi-
dency. Logan Lee Long, of Connelli
was elected vice president and c. H.
Bannerman, of Pasco, and VIM. Thiel
of Ritzville were reelected secretary
and treasurer.
Honors in the Individual contests
were carried off by members of the
Kennewick lodge, F. R. Jeffrey win
ming in "The Monitor" in the third
rank and A. R. Gardner in "The Les
son of Friendship" in the first rank.
The Pasco team won the loving cup
from Kennewick by margin of six
points.
One of the pleasant social features
of the day was the supper served by
the ladies of the Congregational
church in the Commercial Hotel din
ing room at $50. In addition to the
Knights there were present as honor
guests, the official heads of the city
government, the schools, the churches
the other fraternal orders and the
Commercial club. c. L. Holcomb, the
convention president, |. occupied the
toastmaster's station. and score OF
short, snappy talks were given by
members of the order and their in
vited guests.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-03-23
MRS. STORLAND DIES

Mrs. Anne Storland, aged 76, died
Sunday evening at her home near this
city. Death was due to Bright's dis
ease. Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Mueller Undertaking parlors
Tuesday morning by Rev. S. Probst
of the Zion Lutheran church. Inter
ment was in the local cemetery. Mrs
Storland made her home with her two
sons, John and Peter, well known val
ley farmers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-03-23

Friday afternoon little Miss Ruby
Harper was hostess to large number
of her school mates. The occasion
was in honor of her thirteenth birth
day. Games were played on the lawn
until they were called to the daintily
appointed lunch served by Mrs. Har-
per and Miss Doris. The honor guest
was Miss Pearl Cunningham, the
teacher of the little hostess.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-03-23

1onn England, who has been making
MS nome with Chris. Christensen, was
iined $50 and costs in Justice Staser's
sourt Monday for petit larceny. The
~ nae was later reduced to $5 and paid.
Inc evidence showed that England
nad stolen one lamb from the sheep
camp OF Ben Agor near Badger.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-03-23
NOT READY FOR
RIVER BRIDGE,
SAYS GOVERNOR
pu;ld Good Roads First and the
Spanning of Columbia will
Become Necessity
lister SPEAKS AT LUNCHEON
Chief Executive Drops in on Kenne-
wick Unexpectedly on Way to
Walla Walla

Governor Ernest Lister pleasantly
.urnrised the members of the Com
mercial club Wednesday when he un-
expectedly dropped in for luncheon.
He was en- route to Walla Walla where
he is to speak at the annual automo-
bile show, and as he explained stopped
off in Kennewick between trains to
personally apologize to the CONNER
cial club for having been compelled to
disappoint the members on the occa-
sion of their annual banquet.
While the clubmen ate the governor
made the most of his limited time in
talking good roads and defending the
states policy of road building. Be-
cause of the fact that the state is not
putting its money into expensive paw
ed highways, the criticism that Wash
ington is accomplishing but little in
road building is frequently heard, he
said. "It must be remembered that
we have large state and when all of
the road work is checked up it will be
found that we are making very salts
factory progress in road improve
ment," said the governor.
"What this state needs is not great
trunk highways across the state to at
tract the tourist but a system of inn
proved roads over which the farmer
may haul his products to market. 1t
is true that the state of Washington
has as fine scenery as can be found
in the world but we can never expect
to build up great state by building
expensive thorofares to exploit this
scenery for the purpose of attracting
tourist travel. We have, it is true.
some fine highways on the west side,
but nothing to compare with the CO.
lumbia highway in Oregon, and / insist
that it is not good business to put our
money into great boulevards like this.
understand that portions of this high
way cost as much as $4,000 a mile.
What we want in this state and what
the people need is more miles of road
such as is now being built thru your
county," 81.
A wagon bridge across the Colum-
bia between this city and Pasco was
placed by the governor in the same
category as the Columbia highway
classed as luxury and not as ne
cessity. "There is not now sufficient
traffic to justify the building OF a
bridge here and it should not be built
until there is such traffic." continued
the governor. Continue your road
building on either side of the river and
IN time wagon bridge is certain to
become necessary part of the road
system. You will need the bridge, to
be sure, but you must have more i'm
proved roads before it's building can
be considered good business"
The governor spoke briefly of the
state schools, saying that with the in
auguration of DR.. Suzzalo president
OF the State University, DR.. Holland
president of the State College and
Prof. Black president of the Ellens-
burg Normal, Washington had taken
noteworthy advance step in educa-
uonal progress. With the addition OF
these three educators the schools OF
the state will rank with the best in
the country.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-03-23

Miss Nell Makens, of Toppenish.
visited her sister, Miss Mary Ann Ma
kens, from Friday until Sunday night.
DIR. and Mrs. Crosby very pleasantly
entertained small party Of their
young friends in honor of the visitor
Saturday evening.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-25
To Be Wei oroomed.

The woman who is particular abou.
her home is not always the best dress.
cd, and it often happens that woman
whose home issmtidy looks stunning
in her street clathes. The points IN
dress that most women overlook are
voillngs, footwear, gloves, hats and
handkerchicfs.
BE sure that YOUR glove is properly
proportloncd, and when you decide on
a we'll fitting style buy no other Dust
II littlo powder into your glove before
you wear It. and smooth all the seams
straight. Have the liss OF the bacha
properly ever the center Of the hands
md the fingers in the tips Of The Glove
Keep your hats in their boxes until
YOU wish TO use them, ana return thcm
at once When You take them Off. Al
ways brush them. especially II they
are made Of bllck velvet or Il davE
matcrial that shows the dust. Never
carry n soilpd or even crunplcd band
kcrchlcf 1t is only Il little ;hing.
but 1t is the little things that help to
ward complete beauty.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-25

When as good theatrical attrac
tion as Fair and Warmer" gets only
a scattering audience in a town the
size OF Bennington it indicates that
something has happened to this line of
business. The truth probably is that
it cannot compete with the low prices
OF the moving picture plays The PEG.
pie who get an evenings entertain
ment for ten cents might prefer to see
a real play, but are not anxious
enough to do so to pay the difference
in price. Possibly in the big cities
there are enough people who prefer
the legitimate drama to keep theaters
open at the old bill OF prices, but in
the country towns the only thing that
will save the business is a great re-
duction in prices. The American peo-
pie are notably extravagant and in the
palmy days OF the theatrical business
the salaries paid and the other ex.
penses were pushed up to figure that
prevented the operators OF theaters
In small towns making any money and
these operators naturally welcomed
the moving pictures as a substitute.
Whenever the powers in the theatrical
world get ready to put cut first class
legitimate attractions at moderate
prices and are willing to let the small
town theaters share in the profits the
business can be again made success
full.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-25
CANADA WILL EMPLOY
WOMEN IN MEMS JOBS
Dominion to Begin Active Campaign
For 10000 Moro Troops.

Ottawa. Ont. Canada Is taking ac-
tive steps to raise an additional 100,-
coo recruits in order to bring its enlist
menis to the 100000 quota promised
Great Britain.
The arrangements made in c0nnec-
ton with the recruiting campaign now
under way Includes the employment Of
women in the place Of men in many
Industries. With this in view a labor
census will be taken in each military
district of the Dominion. In every
case where it is found that women
can take the places of men the latter
will be called unon to enlist if they
come within the prescribed age limit.
badges will be issued to discharged
soldiers, to the men physically unfit
and to those who are deemed more
valuable in their present employment
than in the trenches.
An additional service board has been
authorized. with Sir Robert TAFT as d-
rector general. 1t will be the duty of
this board to stimulate voluntary en-
listments.
Canada has already supplied 100000
men.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-25
Wednesday, October 25, 1916.

Saturday, Oct. 2S. IS the thirtieth
anniversary OF the dedication of the
Bartholdi statute OF Liberty in New
York harbog. This wonderful statue.
which was presented to this country
by the people OF France, is the most
notable and striking feature OF New
York harbor and particularly for those
from foreign lands who come here for
the first time. 1t is now proposed that
the statue he flooded with electric
lights at night SO as to be equally
visible either night or day. People
all over the country are invited to con.
tribute a dime or a quarter toward the
$4,000 fund that is needed and al
ready a larger part of the money is
raised. With the modern use of
search-lights the statue can be made
to stand out against the dark back.
ground OF night with even greater
force than it dominates the harbor by
daylight
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-25
He Fixed L.

The wife of well known Broadway
press agent was complaining the other
evening becauso she lad TO wash the
dinner dishes.
Woman always gets the worst OF
marriage she said This houseworlI
is destroying my good looks. think
the old rhine is right.
What old rime:'' asked her husband.
1t goes like this Husbands and
cooks. husbands ana cooks. when girl
marries she loses her looks.
"lou haven't got it right. he replied.
1T ought to 20 like this Husbands
and cooks, husbands aud cooks. when
girl marIies she leaves off her looks. 80
New York World.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-25
NEW WINOOW TREATMEAT.
Suggestions For Renewing Your Cur
tains After houseoleaninr.

tans After house6leaning.
New window treatment gives oppor
luuity 10 maize the most OF cretonuc-
that most harming drapery stun rol
summer ronE;s There are long side
curtains from rol 90 sin lradc of low
erred oretonne llncl WITH tinted satecn
iu tic uSaal manHcr There hang FROM
a brass rod. which, instead IT gone
Siriieht acriSs The win ON. irti.cs ul
in curve a. The center where tlie val.
ancc Is sllifled oves Il. This valance
is very full and is ui two portions each
section six inches Geep ~ t,ic center
vi The W!ad0w and ten iGghcs deep ~
he outer slec. where /, meets the sic,
curtain. cord are rru through til
lower edges of the soften am icft va
fastened. 10 he pulled Gp when ia
valance ~ adjusted.
When curtains and valance have bpei
shifted 10 The pole aud the pole set IL
place over the window The outer lowe;
corners OF tic valance are tackled L
the side curtains rndcr roscttcS az Tho
cscionnc Tie cdgcs Mt the center
where the valance is divided and IL
only six inches deep are tacsel to
gethcr. Next the cords are drawn vi
toward the center. tie1 and tucked oI'
Of sight. This Gra VS. up the sloping
cleos Of the valance IN puckcNd al
feet. and he drawn up valance brings
forward the sile curtain at The point
of the rosettc Tin whole effect Is
dainty and graceful and suggestive 81
french houdoir Shadcs of The ere
tonae instead of ordinary windoN
shades viii complete a charming win
dow treatmgnt
For the Chinese room or any othei
room where black and white is de'lr
able for BACKGROUND effects, there is 4
new window curtain material Of woyt,
black and white checks IN very optn
effect, like coarse net. Graduated hin.k
stripes in clusters cross the fabric, AMI
smart looking curtains are arranged So
that the black stripping comes directly
across valance and side curtains abo1t
six inches from the top OF the window
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-25
Farm For Sale

Farm consisting Of 2s6 acres Of land
in highest state OF cultivation. 2 miles
from Old Bennington. mile north
from Colgate road watered by never
failing spring, running to house anu
barn, buildings consist OF 3 hay barns,
horse barn. l large barn with base
ment, neatly new constable with con
crete floor equipped with Louden steel
stanchions for 20 cows, nearly new
l2x2O silo, rs II. hen house, grainery.
20x35 garage built last year, II room
house in coed repair, wood shed at
rear sugar orchard OF about 500 trees.
Plenty of fruit
BERT A kANDERS
Benningtln. Vi.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-25
BUY AT HOME.

Q When you want to help your town, (
o Buy at home,
o When you want shoes. hat or gown. {
o Buy at home,
o Never mind what it's YOU need
o Canned Foods. collars. chicken feed {
D Frame This ~ rasc up for your creed: {
0 Buy ut home, {
o Other folks may buy by mail {
0 You buy ~ horei
0 Help the home ore TO sale r
D Euy ut home {
D Every dollar sent away {
D Means n dollar less 20 pay c
D What is owed right here TODAY. c
BuY at homei c
D Are you for YOUR town or not? c
Buy at home. c
} Cheaper olGewhere2 Tommyroti c
Buy at home, Q
, Home store qualities are true: G
} Homo store merchants work for YOU O
} This much then YOU ought Il do: O
Buy Mt home, @
Frank Harrington IN Town Devol- Q
opr,tnt IA 'azine O
, . q o o 0 o O O 0 O O
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-25
500 Reward. 500

Tho rea1ors OF this paper will be
pleased to learn thnt there Is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
Catorrh. iRlrs Catarrh Cure Is the only
positive cure now known TO the medical
fraternity. Catarrl being constitutional
disease, requires a constitutional treat
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system, there
10y destroying Che foundation OF the dis
ense. anu giving the patient strength by
naiutc ia doinE is wrrjt Tile proprietors
have So nuch faith IN Ito curative pow
ers That they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that II fails To cure. Send
Tor 'ist of testimonials
Address; II J. CHENEY & co, Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists 7sc
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-25
You may net agree with

those who insist that a woman should
get mans wages but you can dony
that your wife is entitled to life insur-
ance provision in case you stop earn
ins. National Life ms, Co.. of VT.
(Mutual9 Earle S. Kinsley, General
Agent Mead Building, Rutland. VT
ADV.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-25
AptIy Described.

Il have been counting her for two
years" said the disconsoate one, land
am certain that she will refuse me
when ! propose
"Ah, that is interesting said the
nmateur photographer" sort of I'M
deyeloDed NEGATIVE Pittsburgh Press.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-25
A prnIomat,st.

y am amazed. sir. that You should
propose TO my daughter. You have nor
known her week"
''True, madam. but have iaown
you for some time. and everybody says
your dauehtcr takes after YOU" He
get the girl.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-25

The present week Of seven days
without reference to solar or lunar cy-
cles. was adopted by the Egyptian as-
lronomers something more than 5000
years ago.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-25

\ tactful man can pun singer
from bee without getting stups. 6.
H. Lorimer
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-25
SECRETS.

To tell our own secrets is gen
orally folly, but that folly is
without guilt; to communicate
those with which we are in
tructed is always treaehery, and
treachery, for the most part,
combined with foIly.-Johnson.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-12-29
gain was 23o IL percent.

Among the individual firms doing business the town, there
gain of II percent in the number of firms while the
number of persons engaged in ganful occupations in in
creased IS "a percent In December 1875 there
firms with Cog persons connected with them owners operat
employees In December 1916 there 14 firms and
SS5 persons This does include the 70 persons
poyed the Ecces Hotel the Hopkins Building and the IdahQ
Republican Building part of whom nsens and the others
home people but taken into the problem either year. The
number of professional people remained about the and the
schools increased IS percent enrolment The individual in
56 pupils The increase the past eight years
SS percent, $40 pupils.
The population of the last May 3soS, and the
population of the county generally estimated 10000
steady influx of residents is noted and for the part
they better qualified for fe work than those that
earlier years. If they farmers they generally
cessu farmers they engage business they usually bring good
methods and industry tho always large capital Practically
all lines of endeavor showed increased volume of business
creased numbers of people excepting the city and county a and
they have been empty possessed of slight population for the
part The further detailed of the towns business
activities and the personnel of its shown the following
paragraphs and offered something that has been carefully
compiled and is very nearly correct:
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-12-29
LIST OF BLACKF0OrS BUSINESS HOUSES AT THE CLOSE OF 1916

At the close of another year The Idaho Republican pre-
its readers the summary of the gain in the volume of
business and the activities of the community nearly can
be from the record made the time comparison each
with the record of the preceding gives very depend
able guide the probable developments of the in the
future worthy of note that with each succeeding year
the record shows only gain but an increasing ratio of
gain With each succeeding year we gather our statistics with
greater care realizing fully their value to the readers
The travel in and of Blacfoo by two of the principal
roads recorded each year the Saturday before Thanksgiving
and each vehicle and every living thing passing that way tab
uaed The road of November 1916 shows decrease
in the number of bugges and increase automobiles In the
1915 showed 6a bugges and IS autos while the 1916
count showed 47S bugges and 3S4 autos The number of
passing 1878 1915 and a32o in 1916 The num-
Der of wagons 1915 was 25s while 1916 was 3o9 Heav
Ter wagons are coming into the years go by.
The freight shipments out of Blafoot September 1915
in carloads 171 September 1916 223 October 1875
SOL 1916 6as Scarcity Of cars probably affected the total
both seasons but it was felt in 1916
The shipments Blafoot in carloads for the same per-
Tod shows September 1915 267; 1916 $751; October 1916
os1 1916 9S2 November 1915, 6o7 1916, 649 The falling
off is accounted for mainly by the fact that the Boyle Wholesale