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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-12
GRADING WORK Is RUSHED
ON STOCKYARDS SITE
Big Force of Men and Teams is Rap
idly Putting Ground in Shape
for Building

The work of grading the stockyards
site near the S. P. & S. depot is being
carried along with rush. A force
of 25 men and 81 teams are working
under the supervision Of O. L. Hanson
and the excavation work is nearing
completion. The first cars of material
are due to arrive here from Seattle
this week and as soon as the grading
is finished the teams will be started
hauling gravel for concrete work.
r. E. Pratt, who is looking after the
stockyards company's interests here,
has instructions to let nothing delay
the work so that the first unit of the
yards may be ready for business this
fall.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-12
LOCAL RIFLE CLUB IS
IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
AS Soon as Weather Cools OF Shoot
Will be Held Over the New
Militia Course

The close of the first half of the
year finds the Kennewick Rifle club
in excellent shape. There is paidup
membership of 49 of whom ~ have
qualified as marksmen and 10 as sharp
shooters. Altho the free ammunition
issue was cancelled July 1 the club
has on hand $3.50 rounds valued at
$167. All bills are paid and the range
is in first class shape.
The high record is held by o. T..
Staley, who shooting slow fire at 200
yards scored 80 out Of possible 100
and only missed perfect score by an
inch.
Because of the extremely hot wealth
er there has not been much activity on
the range lately but as soon as the
weather cools off members shoot
will be held and the high man will be
given handsome bronze medal award
ed by the National Rifle association.
This shoot will be over the new mi
litia course consisting of fifty shots as
follows: 10 shots rapid fire, 200 yards
at D target; 10 shots rapid, 300 yards
D target; 10 shots slow, 300 yards, A
target; 10 shots each at 500 and 600
yards at the B target.
A score of 160 is necessary to quail
ify as a marksman, 100 as a sharp
shooter and PIP as an expert.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-12
DRY WEATHER HAS
CUT THE WHEAT CROP
Yield in Horse Heaven Will be
Only Fair This Year, Say
Trenbath & Tweedt

The hopes Of the Horse Heaven
ranchers for one Of the best wheat
crops in the history Of the hill coun-
try have been upset by the extremely
hot, dry weather of the last two weeks.
A rain two weeks or ten days ago
would have insured a bumper yield
but the rain did not come.
That there will be fair crop in the
hills in spite of the hot weather is the
belief of E. w. Trenbath, who visited
many ranches yesterday in the Triple
Springs and Anon districts, writing
grain insurance. The day before G. E..
Tweedt covered the Wellington district
as far west as the Travis ranches and
today he is canvassing the Little Mis-
souri, country. He reports crop condi-
tions in the Wellington district about
normal with some fields unusually good
and others hardly worth harvesting.
There is very little fall wheat in the
hills this year, consequently harvest
will be late. Some Of the ranchers
will begin cutting next week, while
others will not start before about the
first Of August.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-12
LOCAL SCHOOLS SCORE
ONE HUNDRED PER CENT
Every Pupil Enrolled in Eighth Grade
q. Passes in the State Ex-
animation

In the recent state eighth grade ex-
aminations the Kennewick schools
scored 100 per cent in that every pupil
enrolled in that grade successfully
passed the examinations and is now in
possession of state diploma. This
does not include the eighth-A pupils
who have spent only half year in the
eighth grade. "
Those who received their diplomas
are: Richard Briggs, James Craver,
Laverne Crawford, Raymond Gilcrest,
Oral Hartwig, Roy johnson, Fred
Krug, George Peters, Hubert Rich,
Markus Smith, Roland Spiegelberg,
Lester Stevenson, Minor Lynch, Leo
Billingsley, Blanche Dickinson, Ruth
Dickinson, Esther Door, Elsie Golland,
Winnifred Huntington, Lula johnson,
Edna Keene, Charlotte Lincoln, Vera
Mayfeld, Myrtle Painter, Gladys Per-
~, Hulda Reese, Mabel Shivers, Helen
Taylor, Faye Wold, Mona Yost, Marie
O'Hara, Allie Smith, Edna Ashby,
Florence Hudnall, Ruth Delepine, Hell
en- Lee.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-12
FerreII-Lepew

The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. z. A.
Ferrell was the scene Of a pretty
wedding Tuesday evening when at
$3.50 their daughter, Miss Vera Fern,
became the bride Of Mr.. William b.
Lepew, of California. Rev. w. p. os-
good officiated. Only the immediate
family We're present. Mrs. Lepew is
the only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ferrell and has grown up from child
hood here, having large number Of
friends who will wish her much happi-
ness with the man Of her choice. Mr..
and Mrs. Lepew left Tuesday evening
for a honeymoon on the Coast and
from there will go to California TO
make their home.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-12
TRIES TO GRAB
KENNEWICK'S TITLE
Spokane Sales Manager Would
Give the Early Fruit HOn0rs
To HanfOrd

Sales Manager L. j. Blot of the
Spokane Fruit Growers company is a
dandy fine fellow. He knows the
value of newspaper publicity and sell
dom passes up an opportunity to make
use of it. That's one reason why we
like him but when he attempts to take
the early fruit title away from Kenne-
wick and bestow it elsewhere we OBJ
ject.
Tuesday Mr.. Blot scored in the col
umns of the Spokesman-Review with
the following:
"The Spokane Fruit Growers COM
pany which scored shipping honors in
forwarding the first strawberries,
cherries and early potatoes from the
northwest section, claims another
double honor in the shipment Of the
first peaches and apricots. The first
shipment went out yesterday (July 81
from Hanford and the first apricots
from White Bluffs Saturday. s.
"These districts are said to be at
least 10 days earlier than the Kenne-
wick district, which in the past was al
ways on the market first with its pro-
ducts. l.. j. Blot, sales manager Of
the company, which this year is hand
ling all the Hanford and White Bluffs
tonnage, as well as from Kennewick,
expects to be moving peaches in car
lots in ten days from Hanford."
Now, it's all right for Mr.. Blot to
let Hanford share the early honors
with Kennewick, but we refuse to
stand for any ten-day spread. Espec-
tally in view of the fact that the first
peach shipments were made from here
by the Kennewick District Fruit grow
ers' association July 5, while the first
from Hanford was July 9, four days
later. Shipments have been made
daily since then.
The affair, however, is not worth
aparreling over, because the peaches
are CT the Mayflower variety, the kind
you have to get into the bath tub to
eat with any degree of comfort or
safety, and Kennewick does not raise
many of them.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-12
CLUB TO WORK FOR
PURCHASE OF LAKE
Committee to Ask Commission
ers to Consider Buying the
Van Horn Lake

At the regular weekly luncheon o1
the Commercial club Wednesday, DR.
F. M. Crosby, DR.. B. L. Cole and Geo
e. Tweedt were appointed as COM
ihittee to take up with the county COM
missioners the question of purchasing
VanHorn lake on the other side of
Richland.
It is proposed to purchase the lake
and surrounding acreage and make it
answer the dual purpose of summer
resort and county poor. farm. Dr..
Crosby, who has been investigating the
present method Of caring for the coun-
ty poor, believes that the place could
be kept up at an expense less than the
county's annual expenditure for in
digent relief and the county charges
would be afforded more congenial sur
roundings than they now have.
In addition to putting the county
poor farm on self-supporting basis,
this plan would provide a very pleas
ant fishing and camping resort within
easy motoring distance Of nearly every
part Of the county. It is thought some
financial aid could be obtained from
the state game fund for the purpose
of draining of the lake, killing the
carp and stocking it with game fish,
while good roads associations would
undoubtedly be interested in the camp
ing feature as the lake is located on
the Inland Empire state highway.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-12

On next Thursday evening, July 10,
there will be free musical entertain
ment given on the lawn at the Metho.
dist church. Those having the affair
in charge assure the public that the
program will be well worth coming out
to hear. At the close of the program
ice cream and cake will be served by
the Epworth League.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-12
FEW BOARDS ARE
HOLDING UP DRAFT
Drawings Cannot Be Made Until
All Have Been Organized
Benton County Ready

The great draft lottery is waiting
today on the organization of a few
hundred local exemption boards. With
in "a hours after the last board Ii
ready the drawing will occur. The
war department is using every effort
to speed up these local boards anc
hopes to be able to begin the drawing
by Saturday of this week.
Benton county is not one of the lag.
CARDS as the board here has been or.
ganized for some time and every in
struction has been complied with and
it is now marking time until the new
orders are received.
After the drawing has been made 10.
cal boards will mail notices to those
who have been drawn in their district
ordering them to report for examina-
tion and set the date for such examina-
tion. After. this is done the burden
of responsibility will be placed upon
those drafted and failure to receive
the mailed notice will not be accepted
as sufficient excuse for failure to re-
port.
Altho no official announcement has
been made as to the method to be used
in the draft it is indicated by good
authority that a large receptacle will
be used.
In this will be placed black gelatine
capsules containing numbers in red ink
In series running from one to the
number representing the total num-
ber Of registrations in each state. A
separate drawing will be given each
state starting with Alabama and con-
cluding with Wyoming.
When Alabama's total registration
numbers in their little capsules have
been deposited in the big receptacle
and have been thoroly stirred blind
folded man will draw one capsule at
a time and hand it to another man.
The latter will open the capsule and
read the red serial number to two
clerks who will record it. The man
10 whom that number has been given
is the one drawn into the service and
must serve unless he fails to pass the
physical examination or is exempted.
This process will be repeated until
Alabama's quota has been reached.
Taking the states in alphabetical order
he same procedure will be followed all
iown the line.
In practice the drawings have said
20 average 1000 an hour and If that
ate is maintained during the actual
several days will ensue be-
'ore the completion of the draw.
Secretary of War Baker after con-
'erence with the president announced
hat he might do the drawing.
Members of the senate and house
military affairs committees will be in
'ited to be present at the drawing.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-12
SOLDIER BROWNS IN RIVER
Ben Treadwell of Idaho Guard Meets
Death While in Swimming

Death While in Swimming
Ben Treadwell, age 20, of Company
F, Second Idaho National Guard, was
drowned in the Columbia River near
the Pasco docks Monday afternoon.
The body was quickly recovered but
all efforts to resuscitate the youth
were unavailing.
Treadwell, who with other guards
men. were in swimming, was an ex-
cellent swimmer and his death was due
to cramps or sudden attack of heart
failure. He enlisted at Lewiston
where he lived for several years but
his parents recently moved to Brady,
Mont.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-12
Government is Now Working on
Plan to Speed up Waterway
" Transportation
TO INVESTIGATE COLUMBIA
New Bureau Hopes to Solve Freight
Congestion Problem by Aid
of River Boats

1t may be that more than one Of
Kennewick's hopes of future develop
ment are to be realized because Of the
war. The survey on the Kennewick
extension of the Sunnyside canal is
now being speeded up as a war meas
ure to increase food production. It is
likely too, that the Columbia River is
to be harnessed for navigation as
war measure to increase transporta-
tion facilities.
A Washington, ID. c., news dispatch
under date of July IL, says:
The inland waterways division Of
the department of commerce, recently
created, will work principally toward
arousing interest of producers, ship
pers and commercial interests in maxi
ing the best possible use Of the. navi-
gable streams, bringing into coordina-
tion the information and the efforts of
those who can and will use the rivers
Of the country.
Walter Parker, of New Orleans, re-
Gently appointed head Of this division,
is thoro believer in making the wa
terways work. He is convinced that
intelligent use Of them will do much
to solve the problems Of .he railroads
in the transportation Of freight during
the war.
Mr.. Parker is starting his work by
a tour of the Mississippi valley, where
he considers the immediate need is
greatest and where prompt attention
promises to bring the largest results
within the shortest time. st. Louis,
and other cities of that
section are first on his list. After
study of conditions there, other parts
Of the country will be visited.
~ shall go to Portland later, and
expect to look fully into conditions
along the Columbia river" said Mr..
Parker. 'T am not fully acquainted
with conditions there, and shall go
10 the coast in order to bring the work
Of the department to the knowledge Of
The people and do what may appear to
be best.
'I am not concerned with the equip
nent, or with the starting or financing
IF new boat lines. Those matters will
,ome under the subcommittee on wa
,erways of the transportation commit
zee of the council of patriotic defense,
If which General Black is chairman.
Ny work is the commercial side, to
.reate interest in the use of facilities
hat may be used, to have chambers of
commerce follow up the opportunities
or Improvement Of terminals and wa
erway facilities and produce tonnage
or river boats.
"Lack Of proper terminals has been
! great disadvantage to boat lines in
many instances. People are no longer
atisfied with service that will dump
heir freight without protection and
without proper attention at some in
accessible spot. The railroad comes
long, supplies the convenience, and
,ets the business.
$50 there must be coordination Of
ABILITIES along the rivers, so that
reight may be handled with conven-
ence and dispatch. Shippers should
earn the advantage which may be
aimed in many cases by the use Of
oat lines, with the boat lines placed in
he proper relationship"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-12

Mrs. B. j. Pinckney is quite i'll in
"alla Walla. Mr.. and Mrs. Pinckney
We're spending the day in Walla Walla
Monday when Mrs. Pinckney was TAX
en- suddenly i'll with an attack of fever.
she is at the Grand Hotel in charge
CT a nurse and a physician who are
trsEn' to break up the fever and al
low the patient to ret'rn home ,lsxt
week. 9st
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-12

Walter Panamarkoff, who enlisted in
the navy from Kennewick several
weeks ago, has been spending a five-
days. furlough with friends here.
Young Panamarkoff has been assigned
to U. S. S. New Orleans, which is now
undergoing repairs at Bremerton.
The Jasper news., 1917-06-28
LOCAL NEWS.
Ice at Wheat G. Wards.

Ice at Wheat G. Wards.
Money to loan on farmS.-First
National Bank.
Defiance Auto Tires, Ford sizes,
at the old prices.-McCune & Tall
man.
For the highest market price on
poultry and eggs phone No. g.
Get a cold bottle of pop at
Wheat & Wards.
Crow Mercantile Co. will give
you fair accurate test on all your
cream
We pay the best prices for all
country produce. & Ward.
Bring your cream to Crow Mer-
camille Co. for the highest market
price.
You had better see Uncle Joe
about that lawn swing. No war
tax on them.
Have you been to the Airdome
Its cool there in the evenings and
the pictures are good. Wednes-
day and Saturday nights.
The Jasper news., 1917-06-28

Money TO loan on farms. First
National Bank.
Wheat G. Ward want your cream,
poultry and eggs.
For the highest market price on
poultry and eggs phone No. 9.
Don't forget Wheat & Ward
when you bring your produce to
town.
Money to loan on farms.-First
National Bank.
Defiance Auto Tires. Ford sizes,
at the old prices es.-McCune & Tall
man.
The News will send in your SUBJ
scriptions to the Kansas City
Star. Times.
Journal.
Post.
Sanol Eczema Prescription is a
famous old remedy for all forms of
Eczema and skin diseases. Sanol is
a guaranteed remedy. Get a 35c
large trial bottle at the drug store.
Send for free copy of the beau
tiful catalog issued by the Spring
field Business College. A splendid
message to every young man or
woman anxious to double a salary.
Miss Althea Armstrong, so we'll
known for the prizes won on the
Barred Plymouth Rock chickens
at Jasper County and State fairs,
knows it pays TO buy the best.
She is now riding in New Hercu-
les Buggy, the good kind Webb
Bros. sell.
The Jasper news., 1917-06-28

Take your poultry and eggs to
hammond, the east end house, for
stSe highest prices.
Woman's friend is Large Trial
pottle of Sanol Prescription. Fine for
black heads, Eczema and all rough
skin and clear complexion. A real skin
Tonic. Get a 35c trial bottle at the
drug store.
The Jasper news., 1917-06-28
Never Neglect a Cold.

A chill after bathing, cooling off sud-
denly after exercise and drafts, give the
cold germs foot-hold that may lead to
something worse. Safety requires early
treatment. Keep DIR. Kings New Dis
covery on hand. This pleasant balsam
remedy allays inflammation, soothes the
cough and repairs the tissues. Better
be'safe than sorry. Break up the cold
with DIR. Kings New Discovery before
it is to late. At H. F. Pitts. 500. and
$1,00.
The Jasper news., 1917-06-28
Will Trade Land.

100 acres, Crawford County,
Ark, log house, barn. fine water, I
mile from town. Will trade for 90
or 40 acres of partly improved
land in this section of Missouri
AL Mitchell, Jasper, Mo. 43.2tx
The Jasper news., 1917-06-28

Only a Downward Step to Stop Adver
tising.
When someone stops advertising
Then someone stops buying;
When someone stops buying
Then someone stops selling;
When someone stops selling
Then someone stops making;
When someone stops making
Then someone stops earning;
When someone stops earning
It's time to stop this monkey
Bizness and start advertising
-Ex.
The Jasper news., 1917-06-28

When you have Backache the liver
or kidneys are sure to be out of gear.
Try Sanol; it does wonders for the
liver, kidneys and bladder. A trial
35c bottle of Sanol will convince you.
Get it at the drug store.
The Jasper news., 1917-06-28
Lessons In Piano.

Would like a class in Piano and
Harmony. VIII come to Jasper
once a week. Leave word at The
News office. Flavel Brooks.
43-4tX
The Jasper news., 1917-06-28
No Trespassing.

Positively no trespassing allow
ed on my place. This means hunt
and fishing of any kind. All such
acts will be prosecuted as tres
passing. L. o. Vincent. 41-4tS
The Jasper news., 1917-06-28
NORTHBOUND
Jasper-Carthage Auto Service.

Jasper-Carthage Auto Service.
Cars leave Jasper at 8 andl0:30 a. m.
and p. m.
Cars leave Carthage at 9:l5 and 11:45
a. N. and p. m.
Every Saturday and Sunday even
ing car leaves Jasper at $50; returning
leaves Carthage at IL o'clock.
Starting points. Jasper, Nunnelly's
Cafe. Carthage, Ladies Rest Room.
Carter Garage.
The Jasper news., 1917-06-28
Hello, MIR. Farmer!

If you want good lights and
want your car to run good, use the
Wilhoit Oil and Gasoline. 1t is as
good as is sold in Jasper County.
See Schooler Grain Co. 3otf
The Jasper news., 1917-06-28
Farm Hand Wanted.

l want good man to help me
through harvest. Steady work if
you want it. Tom Brock. Route
S, Jasper. 42-tf
The Jasper news., 1917-06-28
For Sale.

One good prescription case and
one 6-horse International gasoline
engine. Cheap to early buyer
7. C. Tucker. 4I-ti
The Jasper news., 1917-06-28

held on business IaSJ week.
L. A. and Edwin Cordz were in
Carthage Tuesday afternoon.
Bert Crandall of Joplin spent
Sunday with his parents here.
Patterson & Ward shipped a car
of hogs to Kansas City Thursday.
Another good Red Feather feat
ure at the Airdome Saturday night.
L.. T. McCune and Harry Tall
man were in Carthage Tuesday
night.
Miss Emma Robson of Kansas
City is visiting her sister, Mrs. Jay
Good.
Miss Leta Byers spent last week
with her grandmother, Mrs. |. Y.
Byers.
Miss Ida Drake returned from a
short visit to Kansas City last
Sunday.
Dan Johnson and Tom Dodd are
serving on the jury in Carthage
this week.
Miss Hazel Carter was in Oronogo
last week attending the wedding
of a cousin.
Herbert McGhie of Columbus,
Kans., spent Sunday at the A. F..
Drake home.
Luther Hardaway of Marcelline,
Mo-, visited his brother and moth
er here this week.
Misses Florence and Mary Turner
we're Carthage visitors Saturday
night and Sunday.
Frank Haynes and wife visited
Mr.. Haynes sister, Mrs. W. E.
Moulton, last week.
Try the Airdome Wednesday and
Saturday nights. It's cool there
and the pictures are good.
Mrs. Fred Crandall and children
of Joplin spent few days the past
week with J. W. Crandall and wife.
C. l.. McCune of Parsons, Kans.,
spent a couple of days here last
week with his brother, L. T. Nc
Cune.
Miss Georgiana Jackson, daugh.
ter of John l.. Jackson of Kansas
City, visited Miss Emma Dodd
this week.
l. L. Deardorff of Roman, Mont.
is visiting his parents, w. E. Dear
dorff and wife, and other relatives.
Mr.. Dear dorff is an old time Jasper
boy who has not been home for
years or more.
Uriah Smith went out to Kiowa
County, Kans., few days ago tc
look at the crops on his farm Out
there. On account of local rains
in the imme diate section in which
his place lies he Jared much better
than the majority of southern
Kansas farmers and has good oats
and wheat.
An exchange tells of a man in {
southern Missouri county who stop
ped his local paper and wrote th'
editor as follows: II think folket
otent tew spend their money fe
paipers, my daddy dident, anc
! every body sed he was the intel
ligentest man in the kentry, ant
: had the smartest family of bois
that ever dug taters."