The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-08-17

condemn Internationally, for while his
advice may be good, it was not only
unsupported by sufficient explanation,
but it is also contrary to the rules of
the Grange to enter into politics. 1t
is hard to keep out, but it must be
done.
Walter Price spoke at length on
rural credits and covered the whole
range of the money question from A
to q. ~ ~. ...-.'.
The Ladies' Aid will give an ice
cream social at Tewalt's place next
Wednesday, Aug. %. A musical pro-
gram has been arranged.
The Finley Grange will give an ice
cream social Wednesday, Aug. 80, for
the benefit of the piano fund. The
committee in charge has announced
that by way Of entertainment they
are going to stage a good, old fash
Toned political rally. All candidates
in the county are going to be asked
to come and the county will be saved
time and again. Anyone will be per-
mitted to speak, but he must notify
the committee in charge before hand
so they will know how many orators
to expect and can fix the time limit
so that all can be heard without stay
ing up all night. The committee has
announced that the candidates will
not be expected to set them up to the
crowd but they will have to put up
some mighty good talks if they ex-
pect to be staked to ice cream.
If there were any way Of getting
proof, we would bet a yearling calf
that M. M. Moulton, our next Super
ior Judge, would have given years
income for liberal sprinkling of gray
hairs. At the Pomona picnic last Sat-
urday, a young lady who noticed his
empty glass called out, 81 think this
young man would like some ice tea"
Jos. Gerards reached home pretty
late after attending the Pomona pic
mic and when asked by friend next
day if he got home sober replied, 81
don't know. There was nobody awake
to see."
What's become of Kennewick's oil
well that we used to hear so much
about? Really, for while we had
hopes of getting oil on our oiled road
some day, but it looks now as if we
would have to find some other way.
Jack Ryerson appeared in town last
Monday all slicked up except for an
old battered straw hat-one Of those
big hayseed covers a yard across.
whats the idea on top?" he was
asked. "The last time I came to
town." he explained, II shook the brim
clear off my best straw hat riding
down Washington street, so I had to
wear this"
Jim Gavin and George Finley are
likely to get into lawsuit one of
these days. It seems that Jim has a
franchise for operating a ferry be-
tween Pasco and Kennewick which
gives him control of the landing place
on each side Of the river. Finley
bought five steers in Franklin county
last week and drove them down to the
ferry to cross over. Jim didn't close
the end gate, and not being used to
steam navigation, they just kept on
going and jumped off the end of the
ferry and swan across. Finley re-
fused to pay the ferry bill, and Jim
is threatening to sue, claiming that
his franchise gives him exclusive land
ing rights on either side of the stream.
The matter is further complicated by
the fact that while the steers started
from Jim's territory, they landed way
down on Paullin & Bongard's terri
tory.
Eliza Fifer isn't going to be outdone
by the older H. M. T. owners. Last
Monday he rustled team, borrowed
Carl Meyers buggy which was quick
ly remodeled into an H. M. T. and took
his girl to the circus.
School time is almost here, and we
don't know who is entitled to the most
sympathy, the small boy, his teacher,
or his bus driver. We are inclined to
think the bus driver has the hardest
lot, for every parent along the line
imagines that the children should be
made to do just so, or should be let
alone or something else, and many Of
them feel it their duty to instruct the
bus driver. If the bus drivers were
placed on the same basis as the teach
ers-under the superintendent and if
school room discipline were insisted
on in the buses and this rule strictly
enforced, not left to the discretion of