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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-10-16
#. r. JEFFREY is
STATE COMMANDER
Kennewick Attorney is Given the
Highest State Office in The
American Legion

Signal honor was conferred upon r.
r. Jeffrey of this city in Seattle Sat
urday when he was elected the first
state commander of the American Le-
gion. This high honor came entirely
unexpected to Mr.. Jeffrey, who went
to the state convention as one of the
delegates from Robert Ely post of this
city with the intention of attending
the opening days sessions and return
ing home. Hardly had he appeared on
the convention floor when some of his
friends started a campaign to put him
In the commanders chair, and persu-
AIDED him to remain until the conven-
tion adjourned.
Friends of Mr.. Jeffrey feel that the
honor is well deserved, as few men in
the state have more enviable war
record than has he. He closed his law
books ahead of the draft, gave up his
profession and recruited battery Of
artillery which later saw service as
Battery E of the 146th F. A. Start
ing as a first lieutenant, he finished
as adjutant of the Goth artillery bri-
gade with the rank of major. His
brigade was the first of Americas
heavy artillery units to open fire on
the German lines and one of the last
to leave Germany months after the
signing of the armistice. One of his
strongest supporters in the Seattle
was Colonel Paul H. Wey-
rauch, commanding officer of the 146th
regiment.
Mr.. Jeffrey's election to the highest
office in the state legion will necessi-
tate his resigning rs commander Of
The local post. A special meeting of
he post has been called for Friday
evening of this week when Mr.. JEFF
'cy's resignation will be rendered and
lis successor elected. Early next
month Mr.. Jeffrey will go to st. Paul
IS head of the state delegation to the
convention of the Legion.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-10-16
RED CROSS MEETING
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Meeting Called for Purpose of
Deciding what Future of Lo-
cal Branch Shall Be

There will be a meeting of the Ken
newick Branch of the American Red
Cross in the library rooms at three
o'clock Saturday afternoon. This
meeting is called for the purpose of
deciding what kind of Red Cross or
ganization is to be continued in Ken
newick, to elect such officers as may
be necessary to carry on the work,
and to vote upon several matters
which have been submitted to the
branches by the Chapter. The new
chairman elected Saturday will be a
delegate from the Kcnnewick branch
to the annual meeting of the Chapter
held in Yakima next Wednesday.
Richard Cadbury, of Yakima, exc
cutive secretary of the Chapter, visit
ed the Benton county branches last
week for the purpose of stimulating
interest in the annual membership
drive, which will be conducted No
vember 2 to IL. He reports that the
cessation of hostilities has not lessen
ed the enthusiasm of the Red Cross
workers of this county and predicts
that a fine showing will be made in
the annual membership drive.
Altho the local branch has not been
called upon to do any military relief
work for several months, its home SER
vice department has not been idle.
Since the soldiers have returned home
it has extended financial and other aid
to many of the returned soldiers and
to the needy families of soldiers. Re-
CARELESS of what decision is arrived
at Saturday, this work will be con-
tinued thru local representative of
the Red Cross, even tho the branch
is not continued.
One of the features of the proposed
peace program of the Red Cross is
the employment of school nurse for
Benton county. This is part of the
larger national program to correct
the rather startling defects of the
American youth as shown by the ex-
under the selective service
iraft. The salary and expense of the
school nurse, if one is engaged, will be
paid from Red Cross funds this year
md possibly next in the hope that
hereafter the work Of the school
health inspection will be financed by
he county. Mr.. Cadbury said he
'ound the officials of the Red Cross
at Prosser, Kiona-Benton
md White Bluffs and Hanford en-
husiastically in favor of hiring a
Nurse and he is of the opinion that
he several branches of the county
will vote to request the chapter to in
titute he work here.
Saturdays meeting is open to all
Members of the Red Cross. Those
Who have suggestions for making the
york more effective, are urged to at
end and present their ideas.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-10-16

during the week are: The sale of 121k
acres of alfalfa land by James MUIR
ply to p. C. Book. This tract is near
the w. 81. Allison farm and is one of
the best tracts in the Valley. w. S.
Grouse has sold his eight-acre farm
to O. E. Gatchell, who comes from
west of the mountains and M. L. Vol
wiler of the Highlands, has sold his
orchard home to Guy Davis.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-10-16
M. E. PASTORS MEET

!. "tn a few exceptions the pastors
=, = q al the Methodist churches in the
!. aaiia Walla district are in this city
AL, aelalng a two days. meeting of the
fict ministerial association. The
u lpOse Of the meeting is to outline
is Tor campaign of evangelism
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-10-16

Mrs. E. B. Sisson returned Friday
from Standpoint, Idaho where she spent
two weeks visiting with her parents.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-10-16
ROUND AND ROUND
in REALTY GAME
Farmers are Told They are Run
ming to Ruin by Rill Method
of Irrigation

Things are doing in the real estate
market. Not since the old boom DAYS
have the real estate agents been SC
so much up on their toes as they are
today and nearly every day brings its
quota of new deals consummated. The
activity is not due to any intensive or
extensive selling campaign on the
part of anybody and the dealing is
confined to no particular class of real
ty. The buying and selling is in raw
lands, alfalfa farms, bearing orchards
city dwellings and business property.
What is looked upon as very healthy
condition is the fact that for the most
part the purchasers are local people.
Farmers who have made good are buy
ing more land and enlarging their
farms. Other farmers, who have ac-
cumulated a surplus are buying city
property for investment and renters
are buying homes in self protection,
as there is not vacant dwelling in
the town.
During this week the dealing has
been more pronounced in city proper
ty than in farm lands. j. A. Walker
who has been living on the w. B.
Wuth place, on the Highlands, has
purchased the DR.. H. o. Perry resi-
dence on Kennewick avenue, occupied
by DIR. B. L. Cole, who has purchased
the c. E. Williams residence on Third
street occupied by A. R. Gardner. w.
T. Tracy, who was sold out recently
when the Guy Davis residence on Ken
wick avenue, was purchased by Chas.
Kasper, has purchased the Dalrymple
cottage on the same street. R. Gill
crest has sold his home in the Garden
Tracts to w. B. Laurence of Palouse.
The new owner will not take poses.
sion for some time and in the mean
time Councilman Gilcrest will make
up his mind whether to remain in Ken
newick or not. -....s.z
j. G. Kelley has sold his home in the
Garden Tracts to J. R. Gardner of the
Gardner Nurseries of Richland. Mr..
Gardner will make this his home and
will use the place for assembling his
stocks, which will be grown on his
farm lands near Richland. Mr.. Kelley
will give possession as soon as he
can find another place to which to
move.
Last week C. C. Harlan sold his res
idence on Beach street and the next
day he purchased the Alex Hender
residence in the same neighborhood
and another renter was out in the
street. ..
In addition to these deals several
,ther options have been taken on city
the details of which agents
refuse to divulge. It is known that |
some of these options are on business
OTIS and some interesting building an
may be expected within
/ very short time. ..-.E# r.
Deals in farm property reported |
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-10-16

TINS winter. In addition to the sew
eral pastors, DR.. Jones district SUPER
lntendent, DIR. H. ]. Talbot, president
Oh the Nmball School of Theology at
willamette University and DR.. II. C.
burkholder, Of Portland, representing
the M. E. Centenary movement are in
attendance. -. TT(',
The Laclede blade., 1919-02-07
Death Of ]. H. Manning

From a copy of the Christian
Witness, a holiness paper publish
ed at Chicago, handed in to this
Office by Mrs. S. M. Brown, we
learn of the death of J. Il. Man
ming, a former citizen and business
man of Laclede. He died October
26, last, at a sanitarium in Boulder,
Col.
For number of years Manning
conducted a nursery where Rev
Stratton now lives and accumulat-
ed a small fortune at the business.
He sold out and removed from
here to Quincy in about 1882, and
later located at Denver, Colo,
which place was the family home
at the time of his death.
He was born in Michigan in
l847. On leaving here he was
for ten years a travelling evangel-
ist for the Methodist church.
He leaves a widow and two sons
and two daughters, one of the
being a missionary in
Touon
The Laclede blade., 1919-02-07

Subject for the young peoples
meeting: Daniel" Leader, Miss
Bush.
The first Sunday in March is
One Hundred Sunday" in the Sun
day school. II not q regular scholar
elsewhere, Join our school.
The Laclede blade., 1919-02-07
Methodist Episcopal Church

Methodist Episcopal Church
w. H. Layton, Pastor
Sunday School -------- 9:45
Preaching --------11:00 and 1870
Epworth League ----------- 6:45
Thursday prayer meeting - 1870
Services Sunday Feb. 9th. Sun
day school 9:45, sermon at II a.
N. by the pastor, subject, The
Stewardship of Prayer. Epworth
League at 6:45; quarterly meeting
at 80 with sermon by DIR. English,
district superintendent.
NOTES
The sacrament of the Lord s
Supper will be observed at the
morning service.
Second quarterly meeting Sun
day night with sermon by DR..
English.
A fine congregation last Sunday
and an increasing interest which
is very gratifying.
The Centenary campaign is on
in full force. Come out and hear
about it and get into the swing of
the movement.
Don't fail to hear the sermon
next Sunday morning on The
Stewardship of Prayer" the first
of series of four on Christian
Stewardship. Immediately pre-
ceding the sermon one Of the
Minute Men will deliver a short
address.
The Centenary movement which
is on now throughout Methodism
is commemorative of the one hun
dredth anniversary of Methodist
Missions. 1t is a God inspired
a trumpet call to Method
ism to face the worlds greatest
crisis. The following is the four
weeks stewardship campaign: Feb
ruary 9, The Stewardship of
Prayer" Feb. 16, The Steward
ship of Life" Feb. 90, Stew
ardship of Possessions" March
2, THE World Emergency, a
Call to Stewardship" If you are
a Christian and believe in the
gospel of Jesus Christ you will
want to hear these subjects dis
,ussed. Make a fine start by
being at church next Sunday. We
will expect to see you Sunday.
Mrs. Gould's Sunday school
class will give a Valentine Social
aud entertainment at the Wood
nan hall Friday night, Feb. 14th.
Refreshments will be served aud q
cordial invitation is extended to
he public.
The ladies of the church are
a Colonial tea to be given |
It the home of Mrs. NJ. F. Clay, |
saturday night, Feb. %. Keep
.hese dates in mind, mark them on
7our calander and you may be
happier and wiser.
The Laclede blade., 1919-02-07
TOWN AND COUNTRY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters Of Interest

The home Store.
Corn Starch 10 cents the pound,
The Home Store.
Registered Shorthorn bull fol
sale by Byron Lamme.
Fancy lemons 35 cents the
dozen. The Home Store.
Nom Hardening Salt $3.50 pei
barrell. The Home Store.
Skim milk for sale 10 cents per
gallon. Mrs. E. E. Gould.
Nancy Hall sweet potatoes O9
cents the pound. The Home
Store.
The Reading Circle will meet
with Mrs. A. j. Caywood next
Tuesday evening.
Bruner school house preaching
next Sunday at 800 p. N. Come.
Richard l.. Stratton, pastor.
Some good low land hay, mixed
with blue stem, baled, for sale by
j. W. Moberly at $1,000 per ton.
For Sales horse gasoline and
kerosene engine. also fitting table
saw frame and saw. Slightly used.
A. P. Welsh.
The coffee market is sky high.
We still sell you coffee from 90
cents to 40 cents the pound. The
Home Store.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Q. Aber have
gone to California to visit their
children, Lottie and James, and
may locate there,
If you need any implements
this spring get our price before
buying. We can save you money.
The Home Store.
CampbelPs cakes and raisin
bread again Saturday. Cakes Is
cents each; bread 10 cents the
loaf. The Home Store.
The Laclede Cooperative Co.
wants your poultry, cream and
eggs, and wants to sell you coal
and feed. Call or phone your
orders.
The ladies of the Baptist church
will give an oyster supper at the
Rest Room Saturday evening,
February 15, to which all are in
vited.
VIM. Kraft has sold his income
residence property occupied by
Lewis Shaw to Dan Holmes.
Possession is to be given sometime
this month.
Deering Standard binder twine
21% cents per ID. Uniform thick ,
nese, treated and full 500 #. to ,
the pound. Delivery any time. ,
The Home Store.
Rev. R L. Strattsn, pastor of ,
the Baptist church, was in Kansas
Cisy Thursday and Friday attend
ing a confere nee meeting OF the
Kansas City district of missions.
s. P. Myers says he is tired Of
being bumped" out of rental
sold away from him, and
this week bought the Mrs. Chas.
Mahurin residence tn west part of
town. He got immediate posses
sion.
j. T. Duncan and family moved
10 the Brown hotel Saturday, and
the dining room that had been
,lcsed for sometime, was opend
A iitney service will be
operated in connection with the
louse.
The Ladies' Aid Of the Baptist
.hurch elected officers Thursday,
'esulting as follows: Mrs. E. R.
Barton, president; Mrs. R. 7.
Patterson, vice president; Mrs.
2. L. Stratton. secretary aud
The Laclede blade., 1919-02-07

| @ OLduul1 Oduh 4uuESudJ CNOA-
ing, February 6, at 7:30. All
ladies cordially invited to be
present.
Thieves broke into the poultry
department at Henderson & Sons
produce plant Monday night and
made way with some chickens but
it was impossible to determine just
how many as there were a big lot
on hands that night.
There will be a business meeting
of the Red Cross in the directors
room of the Lomax & Standby
Bank Saturday afternoon at 2:30.
This is an important meeting and
there should be a large attendance.
Keep it in mind and come.
Mrs. J. L. Burke has received
word of the death of her niece,
Mrs. Fay Moore, at her home in
Denver, Col, which occurred last
Friday. The deceased was known
in Laclede where she visited sever
al years ago as Miss Fay Burke.
She leaves a husband and three
children.
GaleD Lewis was here from
Forker Tuesday and made this
Office a business call. Mr.. Lewis
is secretary of the Forker consoli-
dated high school. He reports
school making fine progress under
the seperintendency of Miss Anna
Packer.
A large number from here at
tended the s. E. Hargadine sale
Tuesday that was advertised in
The Blade last week. The at
tendance at this sale was unusual
ly large by reason of it having
been we'll advertised. 1t takes
advertising now days
to reach the people. Hand bills
and soap box advertising is thing
Of the past.
2. R. King, the Delco-L -Ligth
dealer, opens an advertising cam
paign with a full page of The
Blade today. Farmers who are
in need of better lights and power |
can solve the problem by consult
ing Mr.. King. He can show you
many plants in operation that are
giving perfect satisfaction and are
considered the greatest improve
ment a farmer can make.
Rev. w. II. Layton is in st
Louis attending a conference of the
St. Louis area of the Methodist
Missionary Centenary. Bishop
Quayle and several other dignitar-
es of the church as we'll as about
900 pastors and laymen are in
One of the objects of
he Centenary program is to raise
$50, 900, 900 for home and foreign
Missionary work by May IL of
his year.
T. II. Barbee who removed to
Adrain several years ago is to
eturn to Laclede. While here
asst week he bought the W. s.
savage residence property in the
outh part Of town and will move
,ack about March l. Mr.. Savage
will move to his farm southeast of
own and become a real farmer, in
act Dick is out there now, his
enaut having moyed to q farm
Iesr Wheeling.
The Laclede blade., 1919-02-07
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention of Those WhO Come
and Go During the Week


Sunday with relatives at Meadville.
Miss Alta Brownlee of Bucklin
is here visiting her sister. Mrs. q,
D. Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Bassett left
Monday to visit s. Rassett and
family at Walnut, Kans.
Billy Robbins has gone to
Russell Springs, Ksns., to work
on the Jones-Allen ranch.
Mrs. U. A. House of Sumner
spent the first of the week with
Mrs. j. E. Welsh and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Barton of
Backlin were Sunday guests Of
Mr., and Mrs. W. r. Barton.
Rev. R. L. Stratton was called
to Sumner Tuesday to conduct the
funeral of Henry Alfred Thomas.
Mrs. Fannie McGrew was the
guest of Mrs. J. s. Weatherly on
route one last Friday and Satur-
day.
Rev. W. Il. Layton was in
Ludlow Friday organizing for the
Centenary movement of the NJ. E.
church.
Geo. W. Mitchell of Meadville
was here on business Saturday and
called and renewed his subscription
for another year.
Mrs. F. F. Pratt left Wednes-
day for an indefinite stay with Mr..
Pratt who has a railroad position
at Frederick, Okla.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Kephart Of
NoEinger spent Saturday Gndv
Sunday with the latter's mother.
Mrs. John Murphy.
Miss Edna Peacher has gone to
spend the balance of the winter
with her uncle, F. N. West and
family at Agra, Okla.
Mrs. Mary Powers and Mrs.
Anna Owens were over from
Brookfeld Tuesday, guests of Mr..
and Mrs. J. W. Lomax.
Mrs. L. T. Rowland and W. Il.
Glover were called to Chicago
Wednesday night to attend the
funeral of their sister, Mrs. Bertha
A. E. Johnston was at Warrens-
burg last week to see his aged
grandmother who has suffered Q
paralytic stroke and is in q serious
Lonnie Tracy was here from
Iowa last week visiting his brother,
9. E. Tracy and family. he re-
,ently returned from the Puget
Sound on an indefinite release
from the navy.
Harold Sapp Of Harmon, MOI
throught to Iowa, spent
Sunday with Harry Peacher.
Harry and Mr.. Sapp were chums
while in army camp at Fort
Ieavenworth and Camp Meade,
Md.
Ernest NJ. Adams, who enlisted
n the aero service and has served
Is military police at the sero
school at st. Paul, was
out of the service at
Fort Dodge and arrived home
morning.
Miss Helen Hoyt, trained nurse
It Ellsworth hospital, st. Joseph,
pent q couple of days last week at
Ter home to meet her brother Ken
leth who is home on q furiough
rom the United States Navy.
Relatives and friends to the num-
,er Of 65 gathered at the Hswes
ZONE and spent the evening with
-
The Laclede blade., 1919-02-07

The w. G. T. U. participates in
the state special work for Feb
ruary by holding a half holiday
meeting on the 18th in honor of
Frances E. Willard day. The
proceedings will be of general
interest to regular. honorary and
new members. The union wants
you for a member.
Full particulars of c. NJ. Burn
ett's annual stock sale to be held
at his farm one and a half miles
southwest of Laclede Wednesday,
February IL, will be found in his
advertisement in The Blade today,
The sale begins at 1000 o'clock
and dinner will be served by class
II of the NJ. E. Sunday school.
Mrs. E. f. Gould and her
Sunday school class of young
ladies will hold a Valentine social
at Woodmen hall Friday evening,
February IA. A program with
plenty of good music will be given
and refreshments served. All are
cordilly invited. Proceeds go to
the basement fund of the NJ. E.
church.
Nj. and Mrs. A. B. Brunemer
of Chanute, Kans., remembered
The Blade with a renewal of sub
scription this week, adding that
while there have been many changes
here since their removal they are
still interested in knowing how
things are progressing at the "old
home town" The many Laclede
friends of these good people will be
glad to learn they are enjoying
fairly good health and are able to
follow their usual activities of life.
The proposition of Laclede join
ing with Brookfield in putting in a
pumping station on Locust Greek
and piping water to the two towns
is being considered here. When
the consulting engineers report is
received, which is expected early
next week, some definite infor-
nation can be given out and plans |
made. The proposition seems to
be feasible and a rare opportunity |
FOR town the size Of Laclede to
secure a complete water system
with an unfailing supply.
Mrs. N. p. Benson entertained
/ committee of seven from the
Parent Teachers Association at
ler home Saturday afternoon to
meet Mrs. Fisher Shipp Losr, re-
presenting the Redpath Lyceum
Bureau. The committee was Mrs.
VI. F. Clay, Mrs. w. H. Layton,
Mrs. R. L. Stratton, Mrs. H.
Iaudree, Mrs. E. R. Barton and
Misses Minnie Trippeer and Emma
jould. A contract was signed
With Mrs. Loar for a four number
ecture course for next fall and
winter. The committee is now at
york securing signatures to the
the sale of tickets to be
AIKEN up later. A list of the
guarantee committee will be ready
or publication next week. Dur
ng the afternoon the hostess
erved delicious refreshments. i
The Laclede blade., 1919-02-07
The Baptist Church

Richard .. stratton. Pastor
The Laclede blade., 1919-02-07
ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of All Sorts

To be on the safe side better leave
your car in the garage unless you
have a 1919 license plate. Last
years plate has no standing on
the road since February /, and
you are subject to a fine for using
It.
The Laclede blade., 1919-02-07

Young Peoples meeting - 6'9
The Laclede blade., 1919-02-07

W. H. Layton, Pastor,
Sunday School --------- 9:45
Preaching --------11:O 100 and 1880
Epworth League ----------- 6:45
Thursday prayer meeting - 7:30
Services Sunday Feb. 9th. Sun
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-24

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White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-24

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