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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-09-20
MORE BENTON
BOYS LEAVE
FOR ARMY CAMP
Second Quota of Thirty Men Or
dered to Report in ProSser
This Evening
SEVEN ARE FROM KENNEWICK
Next Forty Per Cent will be Called
Early in 0ctober-Boys in 3
Company HI .H

Thirty Benton county men have
been ordered to report to the local
draft board in Prosser at five o'clock
this afternoon, when they will be fur
nished with transportation to Amer
ican Lake, where they will enter Camp
Lewis tomorrow and become part of
the new National army. Most Of the
men called from this end of the county
left this forenoon on N. p. train No.
L.
Everything is said to be in readiness
at the camp for receiving the men Of
the second quota who will arrive at
the rate of 5000 or 1000 day. The
total of the second quota, $4,000 men,
will be in camp by September 26, thus
bringing the total, with the first five
per cent and the regulars already in
camp, to close to $4,000 men.
The second forty per cent quota will
arrive early in October and the entire
$4,000 men will be in camp by the last
Of next month.
Those who will leave Prosser this
evening or tomorrow are: Clarence
Copeland, Roby Ackridge, Frank ID.
Snyder, John Smith, Ray Boldt, Eg
Wing Chew, and Walter Rich, Kenne-
wick; William p. Russell, Ed Wells,
James Walters, Joseph Hotis, Harry
Strasser, James Warren, David Lind
er, VIM. Whiting, Archie Frazier, F.
Killian, Dominick Castoro, John Min
eah, Albert Faulkner, Albert Cotton,
Prosser; Harry Crerar, M, M. Balfour,
Orville Allen, Louis Sanders and Phil
Schireman, Richland; Peter Peterson,
and John Fearon, Benton City; Ray
Paterson; Eugene Rice, Bev-
erly. Fred e. Fehlhaber, of White
Bluffs, who is included in this quota.
has been ordered to Camp Dodge, Des
Moines, la.
A letter to the Courier-Reporter
from I. J. Wright who is employed as
an engineer at Camp Lewis, says that
'he four Benton county boys already
1T the camp have been assigned to
Company HI, 361st regiment. Mr..
Wright says the boys who have ar
lived so far are certainly fine look
ng bunch of fellows and seem to be
'aking hold of their new work in great
shape. Walter Cantril, of this city,
who enlisted recently in the medical
corps, is at the camp assisting in the
examination of the new recruits.
Mr.. Wright forwarded with his let
'er map showing the ground plan Of
he camp. The map is now displayed
n the Courier-Reporter window.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-09-20
BATTERY B BOYS
WANT FRESH FRUIT
They Will Pay Transportation
Charges if Somebody will
Send the CulIs

Captain Fred We'll, of Battery 3,
First Washington Field Artillery, was
in the city this forenoon from Walla
Walla. The message which he brings
from the Benton county boys to folks
at home is ."send us fruit"
"Any kind of fruit, the kind that
don't ship and is usually thrown away
will be mighty acceptable to the boys"
said Captain We'll. "Cull apples that
are good enough for apple sauce or
any kind of vegetables will be very
thankfully received. If the farmers,
the Commercial club, or somebody
here will get the stuff to the depot,
we will pay transportation charges
out of our mess fund. / have written
of this to all Of the Commercial clubs
OF the county, but as yet I have had
no replies"
Captain We'll says that all three
batteries of the First Battalion are
now comfortably quartered at Fort
Walla Walla, but nobody outside the
war department knows how long they
will be permitted to remain there. All
OF the Benton county boys have been
transferred to Battery B and are un-
der the command Of Captain We'll,
who has been doing his work with the
assistance Of two second lieutenants.
One Of the battery's first lieutenants
has not been appointed and Lieuten-
ant F. R. Jeffrey has been assigned to
special quartermaster duties for the
entire battalion.
Privates Archie and Charley Feely
are here this week on account Of the
serious illness Of a brother and Pri-
vate I. 0. McDaniels was home on
business yesterday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-09-20

When Edw. Sheppard went home to
dinner Saturday evening he found the
house all decorated, guests assembled
and a big spread prepared. After ex-
hausting all the guesses at his COM
mand, Mr.. Sheppard was surprised to
learn that this was in honor of his
birthday something he had decided a
long time ago to abolish, but after en-
joying the evening he has come to the
conclusion that birthdays are very
good institutions after all and birth
day dinners better.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-09-20
TOO ADOPT POTATO
GRADE RULES FRIDAY
Meeting of Growers to Be Held
in North Yakima Friday to
Discuss Plans

A meeting of great Importance to
the potato growers of Washington will
be held Friday September 81, a t
North Yakima to discuss the advisable
ity of adopting for the state Of Wash
ington the proposed potato grades and
standards recommended by the Bureau
of Markets Of the U. s. department of
agriculture. If Washington potatoes
are to increase their reputation on
other markets it is highly desirable
that recognized grades and standards
be adopted. This need is recognized by
the Office of Farm Markets and the
state department of agriculture, and
these two Offices have comparatively
called this meeting Of growers, deal
ers and others interested in the mar
keting of potatoes at 9:30 a. m. in the
assembly hall in the grandstand build
ing at the state fair grounds. All
who are interested in potato grading
are urged to attend and contribute
their experience to the discussion.
Following are the U. S. department
of agriculture grades that will be
used as basis:
Grade No. Potatoes sound and
clean, of one variety, free from scab
and second growth, frost injury, sun
burn, damaging cuts or bruises, blight,
dry rot, damaging insect diseases or
mechanical injuries.
The minimum size for the round va
rieties in this grade is 1 7-8 inches in
diameter, Sd inches in diameter for
the long varieties.
Grade No. Potatoes of one va
riety which are reasonably clean, free
from frost injury, decay, sunburn, Sc
cond growth, scab, and other diseases.
The minimum size will be 1-2 inches
in diameter.
Grade No. 3-Potatoes less than
| 1-2 inches in diameter otherwise
complying with grades No. 1 and 2.
Packages, crates or bags contain
ng potatoes must be plainly marked
according to their classification.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-09-20
Rev. c. w. Busbnell. of Nacbes. :,

Rev. C. w. Bushnell, of Naches, has
been called by the Kennewick Congre-
gational church as its pastor. The
new pastor will arrive as soon as he
has closed up his work at Naches,
which will probably be about October
1. DR.. L. o. Baird, of Seattle, super
intendent of home missions, occupied
the pulpit in the local church both
and evening last Sunday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-09-20
BENTON COUNTY
GETS THIRD PRIZE
King County is Awarded First
and Pierce Second at the
State Fair

Benton county was Tuesday morn
ing declared the winner of third prize
for the best county exhibit at the
State Fair in North Yakima. King
county was awarded first with a score
of 894 out of a possible 1000. Pierce
was second with 82O. Bcnton's score
was 1893.
T. J. Chalcraft, of Richland, who
helped place the Benton county ex.
hibit, returned home today. He does
not agree with the awards of the
judges but believes Pierce county
should should have had first over King,
which, he says, was strong on decora-
tions but weak on quality products.
This county, Mr.. Chalcraft says,
fell down on its showing of vegetables
grains and grasses and could easily
have been first prize winner had more
time been given to assembling the ex-
hibit materials. This county was Civ
en- perfect score on corn.
Supt. M. S. Lewis, of the public
schools, returned Tuesday from North
Yakima, where he assisted in placing
the county's school exhibit. He be-
ieves the county should win first
prize. "There is nothing that can
touch our display of textiles, and we
should get an even break with Yaki-
ma in agriculture" said Mr.. Lewis.
There is nothing at the fair that can
compare with our display Of canned
fruits and vegetables and we will rank
with the best of them on arrangement
which has been helped greatly by the
art work of the Kennewiek grade
children collected by Miss Shier."
In the statewide competition between
the county champions, Benton coun-
ty's representatives in cooking and
sewing, Miss Beatrice Watson and
Miss Esther Larsen, will be greatly
handicapped. The rules governing
these contests were changed recently
and the Kennewick girls were not no.
titled of the change until they were
on the fair grounds. The new cooking
rules call for demonstration of wheat
bread substitutes and other "war"
cookery and the sewing calls for gar
ments and articles entirely different
from those in which the contestants
were originally schooled.
In some Of the counties the con-
testants were notified Of the change
as long as six weeks ago. The state
authorities claim the new rules were
mailed to both the outgoing and in
coming superintendent in this coun-
ty. County Club Leader F. L. Audri-
an says he received copy of the rules
about week before the fair opened,
but neglected to send them to Kenne-
wick.
Thru the efforts of Supt. Lewis, the
ruling of Mrs. Jones, assistant state
.lub leader, that the girls must rise
% the emergency and compete during
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-09-20

len automobile loads of Horse Hea-
ven farmers left yesterday morning
Tor Pendleton where they will pitch
their tents and take in the three days
OF the Roundup. A large number of
toWnspeople expect to attend tomor-
row and Saturday, when special
train will be run over the N. p, leav-
Ing here at 7:15 each morning.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-09-20

A number of friends who came to
his home unlimited last Sunday eve-
ming helped Kit Clifford celebrate his
birthday. A birthday cake with the
required number of candles on it add
ed to the discontinue Of the honor
guest.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-09-20
BUTTERFAT so CENTS

The local creamery is now paying SO
cents a pound for butterfat. This is
a new record for high prices. Dairy
men say that lower prices cannot be
expected as long as hay and mill feed
continue at the present prices.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-09-20

Miss Helen Crisswell, missionary,
will give an address at the local Bap-
tist church next Tuesday evening at
7:45. This will take the place of the
regular prayer service of that church.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-09-20

County Auditor J. C. Syfford passed
thru Kennewick Tuesday on his way
to his fruit farm at Hanford. Mr..
Syfford says that he may have to take
some time off to help harvest his ap-
pie crop because of the labor shortage.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-09-20

Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Brown enter
tanned a number of friends Monday
evening at cards, the event being in
honor Of their fifth wedding anniver-
sary. Gard honors went to Mrs. T. b.
Hauschild. A dainty three-course
luncheon was served.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-09-20
BENTON BONDS
ARE INVALID
SAYS COURT
Supreme Court Reverses Judge
Grady in the Court House
Bond Case
METHODS ARE CONDEMNED
Decision Says Record is Reeking with
Bad Faith on Part of Clements
and Mcneil


the words, this in substance is the YER
dict of the state supreme court which
handed down a decision Tuesday in
the Benton county court house bond
case. The decision reverses Judge
Grady, Of the superior court, and de-
clares that the proposed bond issue
of $125,OOO is invalid because of the
methods of secrecy surrounding the
whole transaction.
In lengthy opinion, the court re-
views the history of the attempt of
Commissioners J. B. Clements and
Alex Mcneil to build court house, a
history which is so well known to
every resident of Benton county as to
require no reviewing in these columns.
The court touches lightly upon the
possible political motives Of Clements
and Mcneil, but it wastes no time on
the legal technicalities as to whether
the meeting at which the bond issue
was passed was regularly called. It
says that in all probability Mcneil
was commissioner de facto, if not de
jure. AS to the need of a new court
house, the court says: "The need of a
new court house may be admitted, but
that fact does not justify the methods
employed to get one"
The validity of the argument rails
ed by attorneys for the commissioners
that where commissioners exercise
their best discretion it is not the poll
icy of the courts to disturb the find
ings, is admitted, but in this instance
the court says: stthe record is reeking
with bad faith"
The court further says:
"By jugglery, and secretive pro-
cedure bond issue was 70 be foisted
upon the taxpayers Of Benton county
without the previous knowledge Of
any save the first active participants;
courthouse is to be built without
prior determination Of plans, esti-
mate Of cost, procurement Of site or
deliberation or discussion of the mat
ter on the part of the board or indul-
gence in any of those matters that
usually precede an undertaking Of this
character"
The supreme courts decision leaves
Benton county's county seat contro-
versy just where it was before Gle
ments and Mcneil started on their
mad bonding career with the exception
that Benton county now owns block
OF land in Prosser which cost the tax
payers $4,000 and which was paid for
out OF the current expense fund. The
taxpayers may also charge up to the
account of its two illustrious excom-
missioners several thousand dollars at
torneys' fees and court costs.
When Clements and Mcneil. started
out to put the bonding deal thru they
engaged legal talent which they con-
sldered the equal Of any in the state.
The record which the supreme court
says is reeking with bad faith was
made under the personal direction of !
". w. Zent, of the firm of Zent & |
POWELL, of Spokane, who together
with =. A. Davis, of Pasco, represent
ed the two commissioners thruout the
legal battle. H. A. Bier, of this city
IN whose name the action was brought
to have the bond issue set aside, was
represented in court by Moulton &
jeffrey, of this city and M. F. Gose,
of Olympia.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-29
loCAL HAPPENINGS
Of THE PAST week

IN. e. Davis left Monday for
Charles City.
Miss Burdette Morney was Du'
buque visitor Monday.
Mrs. L. Anderson was Delaware
visitor Tuesday.
Miss Lucille Arnold was Dubu'
que visitor Monday.
Mrs. N. A. Goodell was Cedar
Rapids shopper Tuesday.
Miss Bracell Pelley OF Dundee
was a guest Of relatives over Sunday
Mrs. Kata Wolcott and son, Her
bert, returned Sunday to Mitchell, 5
D.
Miss Josephine Hutchinson Is
visiting with friends at Emmetsbure
this week.
Charles KeIser left for Tulare
South Dakota, Sunday to look after
land interests.
Miss Clara Weiser is a guest OF
Ryan friends this week, leaving fo1
there Monday.
Z Miss Grace Richardson returned
Monday to her home at Coggon after
q few days visit with her cousin, Ada
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-29

Miss Mabel Pogue Is guest OF
the Misses Edna and Louise Kehrli
of Ryan this week. s.,
ID. L. Stone and sister, Mrs. Hat
tie Robinson of Dundee, were Manches-
ter visitors Monday.
Mrs. w. w. Lepley is the guest
of her sister, Mrs. M. G. Sweeney, at
Usage, this week.
Mrs. Will Glenn and daughter,
Anetta, Of Arlington, are guests at
the Geo. Prayer home. .a
Mrs. John Porteous, Mrs. A. J.
Hesner and Mr. J. Crawle are Cedar
Rapids visitors this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. 8. Hersey OF
Wichita, Kansas, arrived Tuesday for
a visit among relatives.
Harry, the son of Mr.. and MRS.
w. J. Davis, LEFT Sunday for the Ben
1amin Harrison training camp.
Miss Elsa Wolcott returned to
Chicago Sunday after visit with her
mother and grandmother.
Miss Estella Jones of Moline, Ill.,
is a guest of her mother, Mrs. e. Beck
this week. .... 49,.
Mayor Fred H. Munson and his
family are at Des Moines this week at
tending the state fair.
DIR. E. G. Dittmer and his family
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-29
panied here by his son, Verne, VINO
lives in Stockton, Illinois.

Last call for breakfast Every
thing is ready at the fair grounds
and it is up to you farmers to bring
in your exhibits and help make this
the biggest county fair in the state
The crowds will be there and the
attractions too. Already a big list
of entries have been made but we
want more. Bring them in and help
swell the exhibits.
Two new stock Judges for the
county have been secured on account
of the entries of live stock being sc
large. J. M. Douglas Of Marshall,
town, will Judge the hogs and sheer
and James Dow of Des Moines, will
Judge the cattle. Sufficient judges
are assured so that exhibitors may
learn of them the points on which
superiority of stock is established
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-29
and thus make the Judging an edu
cational feature.

and thus make the Judging an edu-
cational feature.
Mrs. Edward Brazelton left for
Cedar Rapids this morning for .
visit among relatives. Mrs. Brazel-
| ton will return Saturday in COM
pany Of Miss Mae Brazelton and Mr..
M. J. Meyers, who will be guests at
the Jas. Brazelton home.
d. G. Hinshaw, state fish and game
warden, has sent notices to all his
deputies instructing them to be on
the watch for all violators who hunt
ducks before September 18th, the open
ing date of the season.
Some are calling the fair grounds
the white City," Not only the build
ings but all light and telephone poles
and fence posts have been painted
white. Electric light lines have been
run to all parts Of the grounds and
we can say that the grounds at night
will be almost as light as day.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-29
drove to Chicago last week and are
spending few days in the city.

spending a few days in the city.
Capt. A. J. Hersey and his grand
Miss Marguerite Condor return
ed the first of the week after visit
with friends in Dubuque.
Harold Pride returned Sunday
to Fort Smelling after brief visit
with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. r. B. Arnold and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Hermann and son
were guests Of relatives at Quasque-
ton Sunday.
George and Miss Susie Bennett of
Epworth, were visitors in the NJ. D.
Arnold home last Friday and Saturday.
daughter, Miss Gretchen Evans, were
visitors in Dubuque last Friday.
Miss Lydia Haug returned home
Sunday evening after spending two
weeks ct Clear Lake.
Mrs. Mildred Smith-Merintz, Of
Chicago, is a guest at the home Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G..
Smith.
Mrs. Minnie Van Anda and daugh-
ter, Miss Eva, returned Monday from
Tama, where they have been visiting
relatives.
Ray Witherell raturned home
from McGregor Monday night after
spending his vacation with his brother
at that place.
Clyde Lusk, member of Company
H, Des Moines, spent Sunday the
guest of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Lusk.
Mrs. w. M. Crosier and son Of
Coggon, were the guests of the for
mer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. E.
Morse, on Sunday.
ALBERT G. Wilson and wife Of
Howell, Michigan, are spending a
few weeks with their son, Doctor N
D. Wilson, of this city.
Mrs. A. H. Pitzer and daughter
Janice, left Saturday evening for, their
home In Red Oak after three weeks
visit at the home Of G. g. Armistead
Mrs. H. A. LeClere and daughter
Miss Pearl, returned Monday after q
visit at the home of Mrs. LeClere'i
nephew, Seward Smith, of Prairieburg
Mrs. George 8. Lister is spend
ing the week with her son, Lieuten
ant G. s. Lister, at Camp Dodge. ant
also attending the state fair.
Frank J. Keiser left Monday might
for Chicago, where he goes to buy
goods for his popular corner clothing
store.
Miss Elizabeth Dunkel of Central
City, returned to her home Tuesday
after q two weeks vacation among
friends.
Mrs. Nellie Atwood Of Eagle Grove
Iowa, who has been here for some
time, left for her home Saturday morn
ing.
Mrs. B. A. Woodward and daugh-
ter, Miss Jennie, left Tuesday morning
for Iowa City where Miss Jennie will
receive treatments. =, .E..,.
Mrs. e. v. Pollard and two chill.
dren of Chicago, are the guest Of Mrs
Pollard's sister, Mrs. R. A. Denton
In this city.
The first meeting Of the Pythian
Sisters for fall work this year will
be held on the 18th Of September in.
stead of September 9Th.
| Mrs. Margery Hoyt and Miss Elsie
Case have had as their guest for sew
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-11

missions as second lieutenants as va
cancies occur Applications for adj
mission to the camps will. be received
between Oct. Is and Dec. l.. The age
limits are q to 40 for enlisted and
81 to 81 for college men. Not more
than 10 per cent Of the enlisted
strength of any of the military or
CARNATIONS named. may be recon-
mended for admission to the camps.
New recruits, not members Of any
organized division, may be recon-
mended to the number Of not more
than IL per cent of the total, which
is the quota permitted army divisions.
Training camps will be established
Jan. 5 to April 5 in each regular and
national army and national guard divi-
sion, one each in the Philippines,
Panama and Hawaii, and one each at
Fort Bliss, Tex; Fort Sam Houston,
Tex, and Chickamauga, Ca.
Enlisted men will be carried on de-
tached service while students at train
ing camps, receiving the pay of their
rank. College men selected will be
required to enlist for the term Of the
war will receive $50 per- month during
training. and if not commissioned at
the end of that time must serve out
their enlistment. s'..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-11
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