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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-06-21
COMMITTEE TO
LOCATE STATION
Holland Names Men to Select
Place for Experiment Station
To Visit Kennewick

The committee appointed by
President e. O. Holland to make
recommendations to the regents
of the State College for the To-
cation of an irrigation sub-sta-
tion in Washington will COM
mence it's work at Wenatchee on
June 25, proceeding from there
to Yakima, Kennewick and
possibly other points in the irri-
gable regions of the state. Prof.
|O.L.Waller, vice president of the
college and head of the division
of irrigation engineering in the
Washington Experiment Station
is chairman of the committee.
Other members whose accept
ance of appointment on the COM
mittee is now definite, are Henry
Holtz, soil physicist of the Wash
ington Experiment Station, S. O.
Jayne, of the u. S. department
of agriculture, and r. K. Tiffany
project manager for the recla-
nation, at North Yakima. Okan-
ogan project manager, Calvin
Casteel, has been invited to MEM
bership on the committee and his
acceptance is regarded as a GER
tainty. Negotiations are now un-
der way for the securing of an
irrigation expert from the Idaho
experiment station to complete
the personnel of the committee.
During it's investigation the
committee will endeavor to as
certain the specific irrigation
problems in the different regions
and determine upon a tract of
land suitable for the work and
purposes of the new experiment
station.
The building of this sub-sta-
tion is authorized In a bill passed
by the last legislature. It was
this bill that led to the clash be-
tween Representative Gordon G..
Moores of this county and Mrs.
Williams, representative from
Yakima county. AS the bill was
originally drafted it provided for
the location of the experiment
station somewhere in the irrigat-
ed sections of the state. An
amendment was introduced To-.
eating it in the Yakima valley.
When it came to a vote in the
house Mr.. Moores put thru by an
almost unanimous vote an
amendment providing that the
station be located within ten
miles of Kennewick. The senate,
however, would not accept this
amendment and before final pas
sage the bill was restored to its
original form, leaving the loca-
tion up to the State College.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-06-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Kruse
moved over to Pasco yesterday,
where he will work in the office
of the P. P. & L. Co. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sheppard, of Richland, have
moved into the Kruse bungalow.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-06-21
TO ORGANIZE
IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Land Owners Under Proposed
Extension of Sunnyside Canal
are Getting Ready

The first steps toward the ere.
alton Of the Kennewick Irriga.
tion district were taken at q
special meeting of the Highland
Improvement club Wednesday
evening. This district will en-
brace all lands which are to be
irrigated by an extension of the
Sunnyside canal. The boundar.
les are outlined from data fur.
nished by the reclamation SER
vice at North Yakima.
~ AS at present outlined 1000
acres will be included in the new
project all of which lies above
the N. P. I. company's gravity
canal. Irrigation under the new
project will start at Gibbon,
above Kiona and extend to How
er and includes practically all of
the desirable lands which lie be-
low an elevation slightly higher
than the present high lift on the
Highlands. In submitting the
data Project Manager r. K. Tif-
fany explained that from this
acreage from 1000 to 5000 acres
may be eliminated because of the
excessive amount of water re-
CURED for irrigation. The gov
ernment engineers are now at
work with a view to furnishing
&c inches Of water and it is prob
able that all lands in the project
which cannot be successfully ir-
rigated with this allowance will
be eliminated. In the opinion of
many experienced men these 49,
900 acres of land will be the fin
est body of irrigated lands in
the United States, not alone for
the reason of their fertility and
the long growing season but be-
cause of their nearness to trans
portation. None of the lands in
the entire project are more than
three miles from a railroad.
At Wednesday evenings meet
ing petition to the county COM
missioners asking that the dis
trict be created was signed by
land owners under the proposed
project. The law requires the
signatures of SO land owners and
the petition already bears the
signatures of many more than
that number. It is planned to
submit the petition to the COM
at their July meeting.
1t then becomes their duty to
set a date for hearing objections
after which an election will be
held.
The affairs of the district are
to be managed by three directors
who are elected at the time the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-06-21

Continued on page sisAt)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-06-21
YEAR BOOKS

Thru the courtesy of Senator
Wesley L. Jones, the Courier
Reporter has received for dis
tribution several copies of the
1916 year book of the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture. AS
long as they last they will be
given out to the farmers who
call at this office. a.-., ...s.:
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-06-21

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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-06-21
CITY LAGGING
In Big DRIVE
FOR RED CROSS
Kennewick and Close-In Pre-
cincts 0utdistanced by the
Smaller Communities
UP-RIvER TO TREBLE QUOTA
White Bluffs Raises 5000 in Half Hour
and Hanford More Than
Doubles Her Share !

III the east end Of Benton coun.
ty fails to raise its quota of $3,-
600 to the nations 100000, 600
Red Cross fund the fault will lie
with the three wards of Kenne-
wick and the close-in precincts.
White Bluffs, Hanford and Rich
land have responded to the call
splendidly and will raise funds
far in excess Of their quota Of
the $4,000. AS a matter of fact
White Bluffs alone raised in half
an hour more than the amount
asked of the two up-river towns.
The success of the big drive in
White Bluffs and Hanford is told
in the following communication
to this paper from Manley b.
Haynes, Of Hanford:
'The Hanford-White Bluffs
district will treble the subscrip-
tion asked for by the central
committee of the National Red
Cross. They were asked to raise
$500 in the district. At the first
meeting held at the White Bluffs
school house over $500 was SUBJ
scribed. At Hanford the local
committee in the first two hours
of work, had signed up $572. The
supply of blanks was exhausted
and as soon as the outlying dis
tricts can be canvassed they
should be able to report over
$1,000 for the fund.-"
The campaign leaders at Rich
land report that their district
will be in the finals with 500 in
stead of the $500 asked of it. The
results of yesterdays work
brought in more than $500 and
with manyprospectiv e subscrib-
ers yet to be solicited. One
Horse Heaven solicitor secured
from the first five men solicited
a fund as large as that districts
entire share figured upon a per
capita basis.
Altho the workers in the three
wards of the city have been busy
funds seem to be coming in more
slowly here than in any other
part of the valley. AS nearly as
Secretary F. r. Jeffrey was able
to check up results at noon today
there had been raised in the
wards of the city approximately
5000 or not much more than half
of what the city's total contribu-
tion should be.
r. l.. Banta's team in the Third
ward had very nearly completed
its canvass. The first ward team
under the leadership of M. o.
Kitten had completed consider
ably more than half it's canvass,
while e. M. Sly's team in the
Second ward had been on the job
only since this morning. Only
scattering reports had been re-
ceived from Ingwall Smiths
workers in Kennewick Gardens,
E. HI. Harsha's team in East Ken
JAS. Johnston's in Ken
newick Valley, A. C. Hart's in
South Kennewick, Gordon Tay-
lor's on the Highlands, Ed. An
CELLS at Finley, or HI. S. Hughes
at Hover.
The canvass has been not lit
lie delayed because of shortage
Of supplies and even now the
workers at Hanford and White
Bluffs are calling for receipt
books and pledge cards faster
than they can be gotten to them.
While Mr.. Jeffrey is hopeful that
The next two days viii show
greatly increased receipts here
The total will have to grow
mighty fast to keep pace with
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-19
GENERAL FUNSTON
 TO INSPECT CAMPS
 ALONG THE BORDER

FL PASO, Tex, Jan. 19.--General Funston has reached this city en- route to Yuma to inspect the mili- tary camps along the border. He was met by General Bell and the two commanders held a conference in Funston's private car until the train left.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-19

THE EMPIRE-All the News All the Time, When It Is News.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-19
NEXT STAMP PEDE
 MAY BE MADE TO
 THE KUSK0K WIM
Government Worker Is of Belief That a Rush to Be Made
 to Valley.
TAKE OUT MUCH GOLD

SEATTLE, Jan. 14.-"The impress sion prevails that the next big Dlac- CT stampede in Alaska will be to the Kuskokwim Valley. A recent strike was made on Quin Hagak Creek, where a miner took out $500 in ten days, says the Seattle Times. Two natives assisted him. Good strikes also have been made on Canyon, Bear, and Aniaz creeks in the same section, about eighty miles up the river from Bethel"
 Duncan McMillan, who made the statement sent to Bethel by the Blu. reau of Education to teach the Ma lives. recently arrvied in Seat tie from his post and left today for the East. Some of his practical jOk- CT friends, hearing of the recent or. der or recommendation that it was advisable to get married for the Alaska service, passed the word quietly around that McNIillan was looking for wife and he has had number of applications, These ranged from a widow who wanted a mortgage lifted to a young miss look ing for adventure.
 Tt Is against the policy of the trading companies in the Kuskokwim Valley" continued McMnlan, "to have any news of strikes get to the out side world. know very little about mining, but I believe that the cOun- try some day will support a great population. The natives and LaPland- CTS are doing spendlIly with their reindeer herds.
 Besides indications of placer gold there are other minerals. Duncan McNIillan has a clnnRbar mine 125 miles up the river from Bethel He was offered $SOO,OOO, but is holding it for $5OO,OOO."
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-19
GREECE TIES A
 STRING TO NEW
 ALLIES DEMAND
ACCeptanCy of Latest UItimatum Depends
 Upon Certain
 Reservations.

ATHENS. Jan. 19. ~. The accep. tance by the Greek government of the ultimatum of the Entente Pow, CTS makes certain reservations. Ac. cording to the Greek reply, control by the entente allies will be re-es. tablished for the security of the entente allied armies only, without participating in the administration of the country or interfering with local communications.
 Adherents of EX-premier Venizelos, who has been imprisoned, will be leased and the indemnities demand for property destroyed will be rogu- lated according to the laws of this country.
 Moral satisfaction for the events of December and the latest de. mands for the transfer oS Greek troops were unreseryedly accepted,
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-19
WANT ALASKA FOR NAME OF
 A BATTLESHIP
Alaska Bureau of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce Makes
 a Request.

SEATTLE, Jan. 14.-The approp- riateness of naming one Of the new battgeships Alaska. after the coun. try's last great frontier. is to be urged upon the navy department by the Alaska Bureau of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, says the Sc attle POst-lntelligencer This action was decided upon at a meeting of the members of the Bureau held on Tuesday in the Arctic Club. A reso- lution declaring that Alaska is a land Of rich and unlimited resources and that its great coal fields contain
 the only coal on the Pacific coast suitable for naval purposes, was adopted by the members of the bu- reau and ordered sent to Secretary of the Navy Daniels,
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-19

The reports mentioned the German Minister and a Turkish Consul as having played a part in the events that led to the upheaval last fall.
 Lidjt, son of the second daughter of the old Emperor, Menelik, soon af. ter ascending the throne joined with his father in an attempt to make Mohammedanism the state religion of the ancient Christian country. He was overthrown by a revolution led by churchmen, and his mother new Teigns.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-19

Everybody reads THE EMPIRE.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-19

Everybody reads THE EMPIRE
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-19

McCAUL'S Safety First
 AUTOMOBILES 1-17-tf. ' Efficient SERVICE
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-19
2Oc Cotton Towels, l5c

! cotton huck towel, that should ap' peal to any woman, for it is a good size face towel, and one that will launder well.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-19
l5c Cotton Towels 1Oc

. good cotton huck towel, full bleached with hemmed ends, and we'll worth the regular price of I5c-SPECIAL 1Oc.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-19
$S.25 Bed Spreads, $2.4O

This lot was bought several months ago, before the present high price and we own only a limited amount at this price. All hemmed ends, no scallops,
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-19
OPPOSED EMPEROR
 OF ABYSSINIA IS NOW
 REPORTED CAPTURED

WASHINGTON. Jan. 19.-Dispatch. es received here today describing conditions in Abyssinia, said the de- posed Emperor, Lidjt Jeassu, had been captured and his followers were being pursued and cru9hed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-19
To Weed out Others

Q WGGu OlI OLlGIS There are also said to be too many Wickersham adherents among the marshal's office in that division, and some wedding will be done at the right time it is asserted.
 Two men in Alaska, who stand out just now, so far as Democratic pat ronage is concerned, are Thomas Donohoe, of Valdez. national commit teeman and Charles A. Sulzer candi- date for delegate. Those seeking of- flee are assiduously courting the good favor of these two men and their close friends. Moreover, there ha sbeen and. is now lot of quiet soft.footing from Alaska to Washing, ton, D. c. in the hopes Of working the political combination and landing something. It is indicated, however. from WashingtOnfl D. C.. sources, that there will be nothing doing" unless the indorsement of the Alas ka Territorial committeeman is first obtained.
 In any event, the game is becom- ing intensely interesting. and from all indications and signs !t will not be long before something will drop.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-19
RADICAL CHANGE IN
 FORM OF GOVERNMENT
 IN so. DAKOTA PLANNED

PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 18.-Reduc- tion of South Dakota's legislature to one body, composed or one mem- Der from each judicial district, is proposed in a resolution for a con- stitutional amendment drawn up for presentation to the Senate by Sena- tor B. E. Dowdell The proposed body would meet every 90 days.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-19
Politics Are Beginning to Boil and the Axe Is About Ready to
 Start Swinging
WICNS FRIENDS TO GO
Complete Change May Be Made in One District and Officers in One
 Other May Go.

i SEATTLE, Jan. 1f.-From whisper. ings among the Alaskans in Seattle who ought to know what they are talking about. a considerable shakeup among Federal officials will come when terms expire this year. Those to be reappointed or allowed to drop i out include the governor, all judges, district attorneys and marshals, says the Times,
 It seems to be the general opinion that Coy. J. F. A. Strong will be re. appointed. It is said that he is solid with the Wilson administration.
 Also, say Alaskans who ought to know, that Judge Robert W. Jen. nings of the ,First Judicial Division will be reappointed. He is said to stand well with the Alaska party and with the National party The same is asserted in behalf of Judge Fred M. Brown of the Third Division and Judge Charles F, Bunnel of the Fourth.
 Changes in Nome District
 Outside of these officials, more or less uncertainty exists. It is said by some that there will be a whole. sale political housekeeping in the Second or Nome Division. It is charged that the federal officials there have persistently ignored the local Democratic committee; that a good many Republican holdovers have been kept in office, and that many of the federal officials worked actively for James Wickersham and against Charles A. Sulzer the Demo cratic candidate
 The marshars office in the Fourth Division has been more or less of a political storm center, and 1t is expected things will be doing in that section.
 W. V. Spence, district attorney of the Third division, is slated for the axe, in the opinion Of some party men. His prosecution of the Valdez Club. the charges that he filled many offices with relatives. and the ale. gations that he is too friendly 10 the interests of James Wickersham, are among the causes of his poor standing. Charges have been made already and filed at Washington, n C ..s.
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-10-26

ily.
REV. L. +. Cooley and wife Wis
tied Mt Chas. Taylor's, west of For
tescue, last Friday, on special invita-
ton, and returned with some kindly
remembrances from Brother Taylor
and wife.
The Christian Church Aid society
met at the church, last Friday, Oct.
10. After reading . chapter and hav-
ing prayer, they had lunch. All
members are invited to attend every
Friday evening.
The revival meeting at the Meth
odist church will begin January "a,
1918. Rev. T. n. Taylor, Of Fairfax,
will assist Rev. Cooley in the meet.
ing. The public is cordially invited
to come and enjoy the services.
George Stroud and family spent
from Friday until Sunday with his
sister, Mrs. Chas. Harness, at White
Cloud, Kansas, and other relatives
near there. Louis Stroud also went
over Saturday evening. They made
the trip In their cars.
Tho patriotic services at the Bap.
tist church. last Sunday, were pro.
nounced great success. The B. Y
r. u. had an excellent service, The
Boy Scout orchestra rendered three
special numbers. Patriotic songs wers
ksung, excsllent readings rendered, and
an address from the pastor CLOSED
the program: a.
-NrS. o. e. Plummer, Of this city
received q letter, Wednesday from
In Norfolk. Nsb., saying he had ben
shct IN The hip accidentally. he hai
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-10-26
RUPTURE EXPERT HERE
Secley. World Famous In This Spec.
ialty. Called 10 -. Joseph.

!. II. Seclcy, Of Chicago and Phila.
dclphia, the noted truss expert, will
he ut the Robidoux Hotel and will re-
main In st. Joseph this Sunday and
Monday only. October 2sth and 20th.
Mr.. Scclcy says: "Thc Spcmatic
Shield will not only retain amy case of
rupture perfectly, but contracts the
opening In 10 days on the average
case. This instrument received the
only award In England and In Spain,
producing results without surgery, in
jcctions, medical treatments or pre-
scriptions. Mr.. Scclcy has documents
from the United States Government,
Washington, ID. c., for inspection. All
charity cases without charge, or II
any interested call. he will be glad Ia
show same without charge or III them
II desired. Business demands prcvsn,
stopping Mt any other place in this
section.
=. S.-Eycry statement In this
notice has been verified before the
Federal and state Courts.--F. IL
Sceley.
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-10-26

pointed. He enclosed list of sub
jccts for the first and second weeks,
which will be as follows:
Wednesday, Oct. 81, "a Pointed
Question"
Thursday. Nov. 1, ,"what is the Task
Practicable Today?"
| Saturday, Nov. 8, "The Three C's
Of Christianity"
Sunday morning, Nov. 4, Turning
Back"
Sunday evening. Nov. 4, "Thc Per.
mancnce Of Christ"
Monday. Nov. o, profit and Loss.
Tuesday, Nov. q, "The Two Ways
"Wednesday, Nov. z, "The Power Of
Thursday, Nov. s. Gods Attitude
Toward Sinners"
Friday, Nov. o. "SelfDiscovcry."
Saturday, Nov. 10, "a Business
Mans Mistake"
Sunday morning, Nov. IL, "The
Duty Of Encouragement"
Sunday, Nov. II, 2 p. M, "What
God Cannot Do"
We are glad indeed to notice tho
great interest taken In Training for
Service" There IL still time 10 join
the class. although after this third
meeting II will be harder to get the
back lessons.
Let US have a large crowd ut choir
practice next Friday evening. Good
music IL often the forerunncr of q
good meeting. b. II. d.
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-10-26

Attorney Charles Il. Stillwell, OF
Maryville, was here on business, FRI
day of last week. We acknowledge
a pleasant call.
Our esteemed friend, W. s. Gift
ford, who will have reached II years
January next II he lives until then,
had a new wisdom tooth extracted
from his jaw, last week, that had re-
Gently come there, and was interfer-
ing with his plate.
Otis Biggs, former. old-tme
Oregonite, but now Of Craig, was In
town, one day, last week, and gave US
a pleasant call. Ote is now the agent
for Atchison and Holt counties for
the Delco Electric Light, said to be
one of the best and most successful
made. See his advertisement In an
other column. Do not fail to read It.
&C. F. and Marion Brown brought
M In an ear Of corn, Of the Boone
County White variety. they raised on
the Albert Seeman farm, adjoining
Town on the south, that meesured y
inches In length and 6h Inches =
ciruumferencs, and 10 rounded OUT e
thc end and q smooth - It can b.
Thro was another 81
pisnted June ~, that ~
q solid and firm ~ u PLANTED
much earlier. This corn was planted
bv - iste q. Il. (Hamp) Price. ~
sistsd and tended bx TIE Brpxna.
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-10-26

Sid Moore and family have re-
turned from a visit with relatives and
friends in Fremont, Nebraska.
--Wanted-TO hear from owner Of
farm or unimproved land for sale. o.
X. Hawley, Baldwin, Wisconsin.
Roy Eunkel and wife entertain
ed for a few days, last week, II. b.
Gex and wife and John Wilson and
wife, Of Graham, Mo-, and DR.. Ma
lotte and wife, Of Maryville, Mo. Mrs,
Wilson was formerly Miss Fannie
Gex, and was q student Of our schools,
"A box supper and pie social will
be given at the Woods school house
Saturday evening, October eth. Ev-
erybody most cordially invited. Pro-
ceeds for benefit Of school. This was
announced last week for October 20
when II should have read October "a
DOROTHY KuRTz,
Mrs. 8. B. Hibbard, Of Kansas
City, accompanied BY Mrs. Fred p
Cook. Of thi. city, left Kansas City
Friday morning, Oct: ~, VIA the aut<
route, with ysbors Welton at tn
Vheel. for st. Louis, Mo-, where shl
VIII join her husband, LieutsnAn,
Hibbsrd, who u there for three weeks
special training IN surgery. prepara'
tory 70 furthsr squipping himself fol
his work IN the war. 4r!. Cook VII
remain for . few days, the guest q
Lieutenant Hibhard and wife.
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-10-26
Notice Of Final Settlement.

Notice Is hereby given that tho un.
dersigned. Martha Mae Zachman, sd-
ministratrix. Of the estate Of Henry
Zachman, deceased, will mako finsl
settlement OF her accounts with said
estate rs such administrators at the
next term Of the Probate Court Of
Holt County, Missouri, 70 Be- beRun
and holden at Oregon, Missouri. n
said County. on the 10th day Of No.
vember, A. d., 1917.
MARTHA MAE ZACHMAN.
Administrators.
First insertion. October s, 1917.
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-10-26
Christian Church Notes.

The national convention Of the
Christian church will be held this
time at Kansas City, beginning We'd
nesday Of this week, and closing the
last day of October. This is the first
time the convention has been so close
TO us, and many from this church are
going. We are expecting great things
Of this convention.
An enthusiastic letter from MIR.
Miller tells US that he will attend the
convention and arrive here the 31st,
in order to begin the revival meeting
as scheduled. He is evidently expect.
ing us to be bunch of earnest work.
ers, and think he will not be disap.