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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-12-30
SPOKANE TRAVELLING MEN
BACK THE BRIDGE PROJECT
Boys of the Road will Undertake to
Sell $4,000 Worth of Stock
in Spokane

E. w. Trenbath returned last night
from Spokane where he presented the
Columbia River bridge campaign to
the annual meeting of the Spokane
Commercial Travellers association.
The boys of the road, many Of whom
travel by auto, are strong for the
bridge. They pledged their support
to the campaign in a strong resolution
and thru their own committees will
endeavor to enlist the support of the
Spokane Sales Managers association
and the Chamber of Commerce. They
propose to sell S50,0o0 worth Of stock
in Spokane.
Stock subscriptions in Kennewick
to date amount to S36,500.
Chas. Huber, president of the Ben
ton-FranlSlin Intercounty Bridge COM
pany arrived in the city this evening.
He reports that prospects for the sue
cess of the project were brighter now
than at any time.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-12-30
FINLEY FARMERS
MEET WEDNESDAY
Interesting Program will be Civ
en- by New Organization at
the SchOOlhOuse

The Finley Farmers Council, which
was recently organized with .Corwin
Waldron as president and Geo. Sellick
secretary, will hold a meeting in the
Finley school house Wednesday eve
ming at 8 o'clock.
The following program will be CIV
en-: Invocation, Rev. G.. A. Burris; /;
reading Of minutes Of previous meet
ing, by the secretary; Aims and OBJ
jects Of the. organization, the presi-
dent; music by the orchestra; "Potato
Culture" Geo. Sellick, with JOS. Ger
ards leading discussion; recitation, by
Mrs. Zindell; series of short talks by
new settlers on "My Experiences so
Far and What I Want to Know"
These talks will be led by Jesse Reed
and every person will be given an OPP
portunity to talk five minutes. Re-
citation, Mrs. Waldron. Music by. the
orchestra. "The Plant, the Atmos-
phere and its Relation Thereto" Geo.
E. Finley. Marketing Our Products"
r. A. Mitchell, discussion led by c.
G.. Hitchcock.
Following a recess miscellaneous
matters, including new and unfinish-
ed business will be discussed. The
meeting is open to the public and ev-
eryone interested is invited to attend.
Those who have been scheduled on the
program have been drafted by the
committee in charge.
In launching the new organization
the Finley farmers are working in CO.
operation with County Agent George
son and one of the purposes is to bring
into the valley more of the agricul-
tural extension workers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-12-30
TO SELL STATE
LANDS NEXT WEEK
Hundreds of Acres Under Priest
Rapids Project to be Offered
for Sale January a

Several hundreds of acres of state
lands in Benton county, under the
Priest Rapids Irrigation project, will
be offered for sale on January 4, 1921
by the county auditor at the court
house in Prosser. The sale is open to
the public and anyone may bid.
One section of state land in Grant
county under this project will be Of
fered for sale on the same date, by the
county auditor at the court house in
Ephrata. The same conditions of sale
govern.
The prices fixed on these lands run
from $1,000 TO $4,000 per acre, on an
average, and all are susceptible of ir-
rigation under the developed project
and subject to charges assessed for
this development. The contemplated
development of the irrigation project
has aroused much attention and inter-
est in the land sale has been CORES
pondingly stimulated.
There are two reasons for offering
part of the states holdings for sale
at this time: First, the state will be
doing its share in aiding the develop
ment and settlement of this locality,
and second, the states lands are sub
ject to assessments for the cost of the
irrigation project which are paid by
a legislative appropriation and the
amount so paid remains as a fixed
charge against the land. When the
land is sold at any future time the
purchaser must pay the charges in
cash, in addition to the first payment
on the land; the result is that the set
tier is deferred from buying the state
land as it requires such a large cash
outlay.
Portions of these lands are suscep-
tible to irrigation from the present
system of the Hanford Irrigation pro-
ject, but it is understood that the sup
ply of water is inadequate. There are
negotiations now pending with the U.
S. government to put in a dam across
the Columbia River at Priest Rapids
for the purpose of developing power
and the irrigation district was form
ed at this time to protect its rights
to water for irrigation purposes.
The present project is under a
pumping plant but the lower canal
under the proposed system will be op-
Grated by gravity after the dam is
constructed and the upper canal will
still be pumping project.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-12-30
PETERS-LINN

Miss Ella A. Peters and Mr.. Harry
A. Linn Were quietly married in Wal
la Walla December 81. The bride is
a graduate nurse from st. Luke's hos
pital in Spokane and for several
months has had charge of the Kenne-
wick hospital. The bridegroom is the
SON of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Linn, OF
the Valley and is employed as marine
engineer with the Struthers & Dixon
Steamship company Of Seattle. The
young couple will make their home
in Seattle.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-12-30
FIFTY LIVES is
KENNEWICK'S
RELIEF QUOTA
This Community is Asked 20
Raise Five Hundred Dollars
for European Relief
OTHER COMMUNITIES OVER
Every Subdivision of Benton County
Raises Required Amount with
Exception of Kennewick

Altho getting off for late start,
there is every indication that Kenne-
wick will make its quota in the Eu-
ropean Relief campaign. The lives of
so starving European children have
been entrusted to the mercies Of the
people Of this town. To save those
lives a subscription Of $500 will be
required. 49,. @
Wednesday morning only few dol
lars had been contributed, but by
Wednesday night subscriptions to the
amount Of about $500 had been re-
ported by A. j. Copeland, local chair
man. The relief ball was started roll
ing at the Commercial club luncheon
Wednesday noon when the members
present subscribed $130 and Mayor
Sherk promised $25 from the small
balance derived from the sale Of sal
mon which the city recently received
from one of the state hatcheries.
Wednesday evening subscriptions
were called for at the Glee Club con-
cert and the people responded with
500 more. During the day subscrip-
tions of varying amounts have been
coming in at campaign headquarters
at the store Of the Columbia Clothing
company.
With nothing received from Kenne-
wick Benton county was the first
county in the Yakima district to reach
its quota. A telephone message from
Walter Sommers, Of Prosser, county
chairman, brought the word that this
county was over the top with every
community in the county reaching it's
quota with the exception Of Kenne-
wick. Prosser exceeded its quota
without making a soliciting campaign.
Substantial contributions were receiv-
ed from all church, fraternal and other
organizations of the city.
This morning the Woman's club
sent in a check for $40 and il is ex-
pected that larger SUBSCRIPTION will
be authorized py the Masonic lodge at
the business meeting next Wednesday
evening.
The campaign will not close until
Kennewick has raised its quota. Con-
tributions in any sums will be received
either at the Clothing store or the
Courier-Reporter office.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-12-30
new EXCHANGE
NEARS COMPLETION
Kennewick Valley Telephone Co.
Has New Home Almost Ready
for Occupancy

The new home of the kennewlck
Valley Telephone company on the Sc
cond floor of the Williams building, is
rapidly nearing completion. This
building, the lower floor of which is
occupied by Sherk & Company, was
purchased several months ago by the
Telephone company. Since that time
work has been continuously in pro-
gress fitting the second floor up for
the new central offices.
The telephone company will occupy
a series of four large rooms. At the
front are the Offices of the accounting
department and the general manager,
which are separated from the operat-
ing and work rooms by a customers
lobby, in which will be located two
long distance booths. The rooms are
so arranged that the switch board and
other operating equipment can be en-
larged to meet the growing needs
without interfering with any of the
wire connections.
The new switchboard, work on which
has been greatly delayed because of
the difficulty in getting new material,
is so installed that other units can be
installed as the business grows. The
new board will have 5000 connections
and its installation requires 1850
solder joints. These connections have
not yet been made and Wire Chief
Archie Brown and his assistants will
be busy for the next month making
them.
General Manager A. F. Brown said
today that the company hoped to be
able to move into the new quarters by
February 1. When the move is made
telephone service will be discontinued
for three days and possibly longer.
"We have equipped our new offices to
care for the needs of town of 10000
inhabitants" said Mr.. Brown. eve
are sparing no expense in equipping
so that we will be able to render first
class service. Our business has out
L
grown our present building and for
some time we have been working un-
der a big handicap because of lack of
room."
The telephone offices occupy not
much over half of the second story
floor space and along the west side
of the building there have been fitted
up five large office rooms, all of which
are steam heated, well lighted and
ventilated. The larger of these rooms
at the northwest corner has been rent
ed to DR.. c. Brunn, who has converted
it into a suite of four rooms. His
office equipment has been moved from
the First National bank building anG
he will open for practice in his new
location next Monday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-12-30
STRIKE MORE
GAS AND OIL
!. AT ATTALIA
Water, Gas and Oil Flow when
Drill Penetrates Hard Lime
stone Stratum
BETTER SHOWING THAN EVER
New Water Course is Struck 81 Feet
Below Former One-Oil Show
ings are Increasing

J More gas, more oil and more water
was encountered in the Columbia Ba-
sin Company's well near Alfalfa yes
terday morning. According to w. R.
Crawford who returned this evening
from a visit to the well the gas pres
sure is much heavier and showings of
oil much more abundant than in the
stratum which was passed several
weeks ago.
The new strike was made about ten
o'clock Wednesday when the drill
dropped through the hard black lime
stone into softer porus rock. The
drill was Immediately stopped and the
1 tools hoisted. As the bit left the top
Of the casing.it was followed by rush
Of gas and water. According to the
drillers more than foot of oil was
carried on top of water. Since that
time the quantity of gas has been
steadily increasing and large globlues
Of oil break intermittently on top of
the water as it flows from the casing.
This second flow was struck 81 feet
below the former flow which was
stopped by the use of packer after
a ten days fight with the water.
Drilling operations have been sus-
pended to await the arrival of swab
from San Francisco. This swab will
be used to lift the water from the well
in the hope that with the water pres
sure thus relieved the gas pressure
will be strong enough to hold the water
flow back.
"The drillers are more enthusiastic
than ever and express the belief that
the well will be brought in big oil
producer" said Mr.. Crawford. "They
say there is every indication that the
drill is getting close to the main body
of gas and oil. Their theory is that
the oil and gas is being forced up
by tremendous pressure through the
porus rock and assures in the hard
limestone into this water course and
tlc OIic dDOVc IIs Lie OAS PAOUAOhA
which confronts them is the same as
before, that Of getting rid of the
water"
Henry d. James, manager of the
Walla Walla Oil, Gas and Pipe line
Company, who returned this evening
from his company's wells brings en-
couraging reports from the Rattle
snake field. He reports that after
some delay drilling is again in prog
ress in the company's well No. 3
which was brought in for gas last sum-
mer, that they are down 800 feet in
well No. 5 and 100 feet in well No. 8.
The gas has been cased off in the Seat
tie Inland's we'll and the diamond drill
is again operating. The striking OF
gas in this well absolutely proved
gas field of wide extent.
Altogether the year 1921 promises
to bring forth some big happenings in
gas and oil development in the Column
bia river valley.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-12-30
DIR. NICHOLS HAS
NARROW ESCAPE
Local Physician Goes SO Hours
Without Food While Bucking
Snow on BickletOn Road

After blowing thru miles and miles
of snow, which at places was four feet
deep, going 36 hours without food OF
rest, DR.. A. A. Nichols, returned tc
his home in this city Monday night
having negotiated, almost at the cost
Of his life, the road between here and
Portland by way of Bickleton.
The doctor made the trip neither for
pleasure nor notoriety. He was only
returning home from an automobile
trip to the Coast and was routed over
the impossible Bickleton road by gar.
age and ferrymen along the route. He
crossed the ferry at The Dalles and ex-
pected to be home the following day.
As soon as he began to climb the
hills this side Of Goldendale he en-
countered snow which grew deeper the
farther he went. Being unfamiliar
with the road it did not occur to him
to turn back until after he had plowed
his way past the dangerous Rock
Greek grade into the-sparcely settled
and bleak hills beyond. All the time
more snow was falling and finally the
car buried itself in a snow bank and
gave up.
Not knowing how far there might
be relief ahead, Doctor Nichols start.
ed to walk to farm house he remem.
bered, having passed about Is miles
back. "Had this been the nearest
farm house / probably would have
perished for never could have reach.
ed it," said the doctor. "After walk.
ing about z miles / came upon a house
which / had not seen as came along
While resting at this house another
hapless driver in a Ford, who had
been following in DR.. Nichols tracks
arrived. The Ford, being the lighter
car of the two, was hitched behind 9
team of horses and pulled ten miles
across the summit from where the
cars were able to come in under their
own power.
DR.. Nichols delayed arrival caused
his friends here not a little anxiety
and Monday afternoon two cars were
dispatched in search of him. One o'
the cars met the doctor at Mabtor
but the other missed him and went
on thru to Bickleton.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-12-30
DOC SPAULDING BUMPS
O-W.R. &N. FREIGHT TRAIN
Driver and Car Both Battered Some
But the Train is Still
Uninjured

DIR. L. G. Spaulding has deep cash
between his eyes and wrecked auto
mobile as a result of collision with
an O-W. freight train Tuesday morn
ing.
Tired and worn from an all-night's
vigil at Richland, the doctor was, re-
turning home at six a. m, when the
accident occurred. The morning was
foggy and black and the wind shield
of the doctors car was smeared with
mud. At the Seventh street crossing
he slowed down until he had crossed
the N. P. tracks, but did not take the
same precaution at the O-W. tracks,
where he little expected train. But
one was there, stopped with big
furniture box car parked across the
street.
Docs car struck the obstruction
broadside and the drivers nose struck
the sharp edge of the windshield. The
auto nosed under the box car so that
all of the doctors efforts to extricate
it availed nothing. Before he could
summon help the train started and
the auto was pushed to one side, right
side up, with the radiator atop the
hood, the lamps pointing directly
heavenward and the front tenders
showed under the front axle.
Doc got in, stepped on her and the
gosh dinged Overland rambled right
ahead.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-12-30
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-12-30
NEW SHOE MAN

F. F. Beste has sold the shoe re-
pairing business of the Beste Tire
Shop to R. H. Oliver, of Walla Walla,
who will take charge Immediately.
The deal includes the sale of all of the
shoe repairing equipment and lease
on that part of the Beste' building
which it now occupies. Mr.. Oliver will
move his family here as soon as he
can obtain house.
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-12-30

The American Legion desires to
thank the several organizations, the
business men and every individual
who cooperated so heartily in making
Christmas merry for over 40 children
in Kennewick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-12-30
Do You KNOW,

< The only commodity offered :
!: for sale in Kennewick that has
( not advanced in price since the
< beginning Of the war, is space :
< in the classified advertising col :
< umns of the rier-Reporter. :
( These little classified ads which :
< have sold thousands and thous- J
< ands of dollars worth of proper !
< ty, have never had raise in :
< wages. All during the war and :
< since the war they have been :
< working at the same scale-one :
K cent word. :
( Next week they are going to :
< work for nothing. ,
< For particulars read the dis :
K play ad on page 5.
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-12-30
NEW LIBRARY HOURS

Beginning next Monday the library
will be open every evening excepting
Sunday and on Wednesday and Sat
urday afternoons. Formerly the IL
brary has been kept open only two
evenings each week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-12-30

The regular meeting of the Re-
bekah lodge was held Tuesday eve-
ming and was one of the most inter
esting sessions of the year. After the
business hour the Odd Fellows sur
prised them with an elaborate lunch
con at which about 60 were present.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-12-30

Royce Tripp of Auburn, ate Christ
mas dinner at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Trip, of this
city. 81.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-12-30

Mrs. William Mahoney, of Grand
view and Mrs. Ganey Hogan Of Yaki-
ma, spent Christmas at the home Of
Mrs. j. c. Hogan.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-12-30

Miss Margaret Sands came from
Yamhill, Oregon to spend the holi-
days with her parents.
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-01-13
TREAsrRER.s * eSoTyCE.

To the taxpayers of the Town OF
Schererville, and the Townships Of Cedar
Creek and Eagle Creek
Notice is hereby given to the taxpay-
ers Of the above taxing units. that at
the November term Of the Lake Circuit
Court. Honorable r Miles Norton. SIT
ting as presiding Judge thereof issued q
mandate directed against the auditor and
treasurer Of Lake County. directing them
20 place upon the tax duplicates for the
above taxing units. the tax levies as
originally certified by them to the audi
tor of Lake County
Notice is therefore hereby given. that
the total tax levy of the Town Of
Schererville has been changed from 94c
to $1.O7- That the total levy Of the
Township Of Eagle Creek has been
| changed from sSc to 97c That the total
tax levy Of the Township Of Cedar Greek
has been changed from 94c to S1I4. And
that the Auditor Of Lake County IN ac-
cordsuce with said mandate has spread
the taxes over said taxing units IN
/ accordance with said mandate. and that
the tax duplicates Of said taxing units
! are now IN my possession and that taxes
viii be collected thereon by me in ac-
| cordance with said mandate
Witness my hand this 18th day 1t
January 1920
| r. p. BRADFORD
Treasurer Lake County. Indiana
| I-I3-20-27
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-01-13


That part OF Lot six 90 in the
Fractional s GU ( h st Quarter
(SWA) OF Section Thirty-two ea2),
Township Thirty-seven $50 North
Range Nine (9) West OF the Second
p NJ. lying east of the west eight
cen (1s) acres thereof and west Of
the west line of a strip of land
thirty-three (33) feet in width. ly-
Ing west Of and adjoining the east
ten (l0) acres Of said Lot Six co..
said defendants are therefore hereby
notified Of the pendecy of said action
and that the same win stand for trial
at the next term Of said Court and that
unless they appear and answer or demur
therein, at the calling Of said cause on
the 1st day Of March, A. D. 1920, the
same being the 43rd day of the next
term Of said Court to be begun and held
in the Court House in Room No. 1. at
Hammond. in said County and State on
the End Monday OF January, A. .. 1920.
said action will be heard and determined
I'm their absence.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. hereunto
set my hand and afhx the Seal OF said
Court, at Hammond. this 9Th day of
January. A. d. 1920.
HERBERT L. WHEATON.
(SeaD Clerk L. S. c.
BY RUTH BERG.
Deputy Clerk. 1-6-13-20
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-01-13
NOTICE TO NON PRESIDENT.

NOTICE TO NONRESIDENT
STATE OF INDIANA. LAKE COUNTY.
, N THE LAKE SUPERIOR COURT
SITTING At GARY. JANUAR Y
TERN 1920 ANASTOzISO CAL
WHITE VS.. PAUL CALwHITE
CAUSE No. 44s7. ACTION TO d.
VORCE.
Now comes the Plaintiff. by Bryan
s. Narcowich. her attorney. and files her
complaint herein. together with an aft
davit of a competent person, showing
that the defendant thereto to-wit: Paul
Calwhite. IS not a resident Of the State
Of Indiana.
said defendant is therefore hereby
notified of the tendency of said action
and that the same viii stand for trial
al tho next term Of said Court, and that
unless he appear and answer or demur
therein at the calling OF said cause. on
the Sth day Of March. A p. 1920. the
same being the LIST day Of the next term
OF said Court TO be begun and held in
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-01-13

WANTED - Girl for housework f5s
Plummer ave. Hammond 1-5-tf
W-ANTED-ComPeeen maid for general
homework No washing. Carroll
st. phone Hammond 81. is-tf