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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-03-17
PROSPERITY Il

Erhart Rast has returned from Ster-
ling after spending nearly a week
there.
Miss Bertha Sprattler and Lenhart
Sprattler are home from the Aber-
deem High School for a week. The
school was closed on account of the
Flu among the school children.
Fred Funk and several of his child
rem are sick with flu of lagrippe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Miller are the
pround parents of a baby boy which
came to gladden. their lives Sunday,
March 9Th.
George Roth spent part of last week
at American Falls where he trans
acted business.
John Mehlhaff spent last Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday in American
Falls where he attended the wedding
of his sister Miss Christine Mehlhaff
and Emil Isaak.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wendelin Miller and
George Miller left for their home at
Little Creek last Thursday, after
spending three days at the Prosperity
District with friends and relatives.
MI. and Mrs. Martin Tchnitter and
family have recovered from the la
grippe after being sick for a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Rast from Amer
lean Falls have been spending a few
days with friends and relatives in the
Prosperity country.
Rev. G. l.. Sprattler went to Amer
clan Falls last Sunday where he held
services at the Lutheran church.
The following young folks enjoyed
a great time at the home of Miss Eliza
beth Ollie last Sunday: Misses Pearl
Ollie, Elizabeth Ollie and Rose Dill
Messrs. Gottfried Miller, Jacob Gehring
Erhart Rast and Gustave Kaul.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry j. Roth were the
guests of Mr.. anil Mrs. Henry Roth last
Sunday.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-03-17

rubbed his nose till it vas dirty rum
his fingers & then he finely sed Lice.
she thot he was doing it for onryness.
but he diddent no no better.
Tuesday-mister Homes witch keeps
the grocery down town is a awfly lone
sum man pa says. his dawter is at
college & his o is in jale & his wife
is visiting in Reno way out west.
Wednesday-set by Jane in the class
this Pm. teecher asst me what do we
call a man witch lost his wife. 1 sed
a widdower she asst Jane what they
call a woman witch lost her husband
& she sed a widdowess teecher sed
What l whispered in James ear & sed
Widow she then skweezed my hand as
mulch to say she was great full.
Thursday-we half to be vaxinated
so ma sent me to the DIR. & 1 met Jake
& his ma comeing frum there & he was
balling. / asst why was he & his ma
sed shed told him to wash & he had
wasn't the rong arm.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-03-17

they only was 1 emty chare & Jane
was a setting at that label. 1 thot I
wood be polite & show her l diddent
care for the way she had acted l went
up & set down & sed to her Is this
seat taken she replyed &sed Not to
speak of. we set Their & diddent tawk
very mulch.
Sunday-Cuzzen Jas. was at are
house & his wife today. he is a bis
ness man or merchant or sum thing.
his wife is new. she was his steno-
CRATER & he ust to dicktate to her but
not now since they are marryed.
Monday-the LIST day of the week is
all ways a bad l for me in skool so
l wisht skool wood waite till on Tues
day when you feel more like studying.
but l wassent no wirsen Jake when
the teecher was tawking about farm
producks frum the country. she asst
Jake what we got frum chickens. he
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-03-17
SCHOOL r TAKE
FIRM STAND.

Parents in school district number
one are evidently convinced of the
value of domestic science, music and
art and manual training in the
schools. 1t would be inconceivable
that they would be opposed to two of
the most practical subjects taught,
though they could easily vote against
music and art. The latter is a subject
that at best must be taught Inefficient
ly and extensively. The only good fea-
ture of the course is that it opens the
eyes of students and parents to the
possibilities of certain students and
gives them a basis upon which to di-
rect their future schooling. Where
the trend of late years has been dis
tintly to the practical side of educa-
ton it would not be expected that par
ents would vote to abandon the two
most practical courses offered in the
schools.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-03-17
WHERE ARE OUR
LEADERS,.

No town is larger than its men. In
deed a few big men, big hearted, broad
minded, enthusiastic and practical.
a make a metropolis out of the most
mediocre Village. 1t has been done,
it is being done all over the United
States.
American Falls has several such
men, but they seem to be missing the
mark. There is an opportunity for
community development that needs
their attention. The interesting gaze
OF hundreds of thousands Of people is
turned toward American Falls. They
want a sign of bigness, of high pur-
pose, before they severe the connec-
tons back home and join US in our
great future development at Ameri-
lean Falls.
1t would seem in the circumstances
that leaders should not be content
with the pace they are setting. Amer
ican Falls looks to them for leader
ship. Our citizens are anxious to do
their part. Acres and acres of fer
tile farming land offer the best agri-
cultural inducements in the west, in
tensified interest hangs on the word
American Falls, investment industry
and progress are linked up closely
with our future. It is time that we
asked ourselves If we are doing u
part in the great scheme of things. If
not it Is time that we assumed our
portion of the great obligation every
owes the great Snake Riyer
particularly the citizens of
American Falls.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-03-17

nearing completing and will put In a
stock of millinery about Easter.
c. G. Thornhill is building a four
room house on his lots two blocks
northeast of the Remington.
]. M. Maxwell and son Roy came in
from Landing, Thursday night. Mr..
Maxwell says new people, either
homeseekers or settlers, are as thick
as blackbirds in his section, from five
to fifteen appearing every day.
The hotel facilities of American
Falls have proven insufficient for the
care of strangers within our midst.
Many people are setting up nights for
the reason that no beds are to be had,
although hotel Accommodations are
good, the size of the town considered.
M D. Drake of Omaha, Nebraska,
who has a homestead filing two miles
south of town, has arrived with a com
plete outfit for farming.
J Dry Farm Orchard Thriving.
Last year A. W. Davis set out forty
fruit trees on his dry farm homestead
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-03-17

Ted & Jane set to
gather to mulch. when
it cum time to go home
after all the stuff was
ct up 1 asst Jane did she
want me to take her
home. she diddent jus
xackly turn me down.
she only sed You poor
feesh. / diddent go
with her. But Ted did.
l bet he was shared
witch was a very dark
mite.
Saturday = ernt TIC
passing bills today.
diddent spend none of
it till tonite. Then 1
went down to get sum
sody water an so 4th.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-03-17
Valuable IDEAS From Dreams.

l often think that many of the most
valuable things We know are learned
by chance or by men the world sup
posed to be dreamers. 1t took lazy
old Ike Newton, sprawled luxuriously
under the apple tree, to discover the
laws of motion as the apples dropped
from the wind-shaken boughs. And
the story of the boy watching the
tea kettle with the white giant inside
but emphasizes the fact that keen OBJ
s~ervation and dreaming may be two
entirely different things.-The County
Agent. In Farm Life.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-03-17
- Years Ago
Taken From the Files of the Press OF
March 13, 1908.

Frank Schwarz returned with his
family from Hortonville, Wisconsin,
this week. Accompanying him were
Edward Cronkhite and VIM. Mike.
He brought an immigrant car.
A daughter came to gladden. the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank M. st.
Clair Tuesday.
Charles Rudeen, of Lima, Montana,
arrived with a a of immigrant goods,
Wednesday, and will locate at Medley.
w. A. Moore, Oscar Brown and A. G.
Sallee arrived from Somerset, Ken
lucky, Thursday, and left for Rock
Creek seeking land.
Mrs. Eva B. Smith of Blackfoot, has
leased half of the White building now
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-03-17
&m\ Poem ~.
FSlunc1e John
KEEP YOURSELF IN HARNESS

Don't let nothn' jar you as you move along yer road, for you'll find it
never helps you much to bear yer heavey load; if other peoples ddns do
not quite agre with you, js' pass 'em up poltelyCits the only thing to do.
The toll that goes with Twin sure belongs TO every mar, an, there's lots of
you toll from day to day, an you'll find the pesky troubles soon will go
the other way We all have hopes an peaTfns fol to do the things worth
while, an, the boulders in the highway sorter make it hard to smile but I've
learnt to keep my temper a n my cuss-words an my tears, an to only tell my
troubles to the One that alters hears. If you watch where you're a-steppin';
you ear brush aside the thorns, for the serpent of disaster never strikes
before it warns. So with eyes al. ears wide open, meet yer troubles face to
Iface,-but don't let nothin' jar you if you want to win the race.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-03-17

five miles west of town. The trees
received almost no attention after
planting, owing to the press of other
work, yet thirty-four of the trees sur
vived and made good growth. There
will be quite a number Of family or
chards put out on the dry farms this
spring.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-03-17
Stats Diary

FRIDAY diddent enjoy the partie
elsys house much tonite. Because
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-08-31
Highlands News

Improvement club meeting on
Friday evening of this week.
A. w. Walker left on Monday
for Alberta, Can, where ne Will
spend few weeks vacation.
John Keene returned Saturday
from a month spent at the G. M. i.
C. at Fort Worden.
Mrs. Alice Keene and daughter
Ruth of Pasadena, Calf, spent
the week end as guests of L. M.
and E. o. Keene.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gillette, son and
daughter, of Walla Walla, were
week end guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. C. Hart.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. L. Foraker,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Truman, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Morgan and Mr.. and Mrs.
E. O. Keene were at Prosser on
Tuesday taking in the celebration.
w. l.. Craver and E. o. Keene
were Hanford and White Bluffs
visitors on Monday to assist in
giving Masonic burial to Mr.. Hicks
of Hanford, who died Sunday.
Mrs. ]. B. Moore delightfully."- en-
tertained number of neighbors
at sscantaloupe party" on Tues
day afternoon. The cantaloupes
on the Moore ranch are locally ia
nous for their excellent quality
and were greatly enjoyed by the
guests as were also the other re-
freshments served.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-08-31

Baldwin second for Barred Rocks
and S. C. w. eLghorns.
In the canning and cooking clubs
with Mrs. Cooper as judge, Vera
Lyons received first on general dis
play of canned fruits and vege.
tables and second in cooking and
display of cake. Ellen Gerber re-
ceived first on jelly making.
The garden club, with Mr.. Rorick
Judge, Marie Lande, first; Loren
Boies second and Jimmie Stone
third.
Corn club, Jesse Lande, Edward
Zindel and Albert Piert.
Potatoes-Dudley Beals, first.
Miss White was present and
gave a very encouraging talk to
the club members. The club mem,
bers are very grateful to Miss Ma
bel Greene for her assistance IN
making the exhibit such a success
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News from Hover
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J. E. Hampton was, on the sick
list the latter part of the week.
Mr.. Peterson of Two Rivers was
a.Hover visitor on Saturday
Rev. Burris preached his fare
well sermon to the people of Ho-
yer on Sunday evening.
Miss Pearl Evans. who is attend
ing normal at Bellingham, is home
on a two weeks vacation.
Miss Sue Ashby returned the
first Of the week from a trip to
Walla Walla.
j. Vaughn has purchased new
Ford truck for use in connection
with the ferry.
Mr.: Little of Kelso, Wash, who
is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Glen
Ashby, is quite sick this week.
Lotus Tiede of Ritzville, is Wis
iting at the home of his~brother,
John Tiede, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery and
son with Mrs. Moore and Car
Montgomery were visitors at the
John Mills home on Sunday.
Miss Zilda Toothaker, who is 8
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nurse in hospital in Seattle, is
spending her vacation with the
home folks.
Miss j. Humphrey of Alberta,
Canada, is visiting at the home OF
her grandmother, Mrs. Mary Nc
CURE.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brugger and
family of Idaho, are visiting at the
home of Mrs. Burgers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. K. Henry.
Mrs. George Stevenson of Ken
newick visited the latter part OF
the week at the home of her par
ents, Mrs. E. E. Toothaker.
Misses Emma and Sadie Mills
who have been visiting their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Montgom-
cry, of Horse Heaven, returned
here on Wednesday.
Mansel Goldsly of Cottage Grove
Ore, arrived here the latter part
of the week and expects to remain
for some time. Mr.. Goldsly owns
property in Horse Heaven.
Mrs. L. j. Dimick and son Law
renee, who have been visiting with
friends and looking after business
interests here, left Wednesday for
Olympia, Wash, near where Mrs.
Dimick will teach school.
John Mills was a Walla Walla
visitor for medical treatment the
latter part Of the week. Mr.. Mills,
who has been i'll for the past sew
eral months, is much improved in
health and steadily gaining.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-08-31
MORGAN-PERRY

A pretty wedding was solemniz-
ed Wednesday morning, August 30
at eight o'clock at st. Pauls Epis-
copal church in this city, when Miss
Marian Morgan became the bride
of Jay Perry. The service was
read by Rev. E. R. Altman, rector,
in the presence of few intimate
friends.
The church was beautifully de-
corated for the occasion with roses.
Following the ceremony a we'd
ding breakfast was served after
which Mr.. and Mrs. Perry left by
auto for two weeks honeymoon
which they will spend at Lake Che
Ian and other Inland Empire points.
On their return they will be at
home to their friends in the at
tractive bungalow on the Highlands
which Mr.. Perry has recently pur-
chased.
The bride is a daughter of Mrs.
Virginia Morgan, formerly of APP
pleton, Wisconsin, and has been a
teacher in the Kennewick schools
for several years. The groom is a
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Perry,
pioneers of Kennewick and is one
of the successful farmers of the
community.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Perry have a
large circle of friends here.
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Plymouth

Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Blakely
motored to and spent last week in
Portland.
j. M. Doyle has been doing a
rushing business in cantaloupes
during the past week.
All the Plymouthites who could
afford it have taken a ride in the
hydroplane now making flights at
Umatilla.
w. H. Switzler is slowly but
surely improving the roads leading
into Plymouth from the hill and
from the ferry.
Children are standing around
with long drawn, doleful express
sions on their faces, as school be-
gins next week.
N. L. Russell is on the crippled
list this week owing to having
been kicked by his Maxwell. His
shoulder was wrenched so as to
deprive him of the full use of his
arms.
About five-thirty Monday morn
ing, Aug. %, the stork called and
left seven and half pound baby
with Mrs. John M. Collins. Both
mother and babe are doing fine.
Mrs. J. w. P. Pointer is acting as
nurse.
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brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
win Rankin of this city.
The service was read by Rev. j.
E. Strevey, pastor of the M. E.
church in the presence of relatives
The bride wore gown OF gray
canton crepe and carried boguet
of roses. She was attended by Miss
Alice Corfman as bridesmaid. Per-
nv Soth acted as best man. A we'd
ding supper followed the ceremony
The bride has resided in Kenne-
wick for several years and has a
wide circle of friends. The groom
is one Of Kennewick's popular
young business men.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carnahan will
make their home in this city.
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Christian Church

Ernest /. Mitchell, pastor.
The bible school is receiving a
we'll earned support this summer
Faithful bible study brings just
and joyous reward. If you haven't
done so try it. Bring the little
folks. can Almost Success" is
the theme for the eleven O'Clock
worship hour.
C. E. at o'clock.
Evangelistic sermon at eight.
You are welcome.
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Methodist Tabernacle


Rev. j. E. Strevey, pastor.
Sunday school at 10.
Rev. F. L. Fraser will preach at
IL, this being conference Sunday
and Rev. Strevey will not be pres
ent.
Women's club, mems club and the
junior league will meet as usual
at z p. m. No Epworth League at
this hour.
At 8 o'clock the Epworth League
will take charge of the services and
are preparing an interesting pro-
gram, for the preaching hour.
Everyone is invited.
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CLUB WORK SHOWN
Finley Boys and Girls Make Fine
Displav of HandiwOrk


The first annual exhibit of the
Finley Al clubs was held at the
school house on the sixteenth and
an exceptional display made.
Prizes were awarded as follows:
Sewing club, whose leader is Mrs.
C. Meyers -junior girls, Imogene
Rorick first on individual display
and completed work; senior girls
individual dress, Ruth Hall, first;
Vera Maude Lyons, second; Gene
We've Piert, third. Second year,
Mary Angel, Genevieve Piert.
Robert Zindel received first in
the pig club and Jimmie Stone LIST
in the calf club.
In the chicken club Imogene Ror-
lex received first prize for trio of
Sicilian Buttercups, and Martin
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Benton City

t$t$+++$%$$+%+$+
S. J. Harrison spent Tuesday in
Hanford.
L. L. Todd went to Buena Vista
Monday.
Percy Stocks is spending sever
al weeks at Soap Lake.
j. E. Maynard of Seattle is Wis
iting his family at Benton City.
S. ]. Harrison was business Wis
istor in Kennewick Saturday.
Mrs. D. P. Gregory and two
children Of Seattle are visiting the
S. j. Harrisons for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ave. Whan and
guests were visitors in Kennewick
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Kenneud of
Seattle are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
T. I. Evett.
Miss Lilly Drenkhahn returned
home last week after spending sew
eral weeks visiting friends in Sc
attic.
w. p. Brown, county horticul-
turalist, and family of Prosser,
were visitors at the Benton Ho-
tel Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Pells and
sons George and Billie Of Seattle,
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. L..
Hansen last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Hartman
spent. the week end with their
daughter, Mrs. Percy Johnson at
Harrah.
Effective Friday, September /,
the frequency of service of rural
route No. l is increased to daily
except Sunday.
Mrs. Porter. Hartmen returned
home last Tuesday after spending
several weeks visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Pierce Reeves in Mon.
tana.
Valerie Delere celebrated her
birthday Sunday afternoon by en-
pertaining nine Of her young lady
friends at the home Of her parents,
John Delere. Ice cream and cake
were served on the lawn.
Mrs. Whan's sister and niece of
California left for their homes last
Saturday. Mrs. Everett, another
sister of Mrs. Whan from North
Bend, Oregon, will stay some time
at the Whan home.
The Camp Fire Girls had par
ty at the Benton City opera house
last Wednesday night. They play
ed games the earlier part Of the
evening and danced later on. The
girls all wore paper hats made of
orange and white and served or
angeade and marshmallows during
the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Macarthur
Of Selah spent the week end as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. K. Lane
Johnson. Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Diet
zen of Yakima returned home with
Mr.. and Mrs. Macarthur, after
spending a week visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. Johnson at the Benton
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The Baptist Church

Bible school at 9:45 a. m.
Worship and sermon at IL a. m.
Young peoples meeting $50.
Address 7:30 p. m. The pastor
will preach in the morning. John
A. Shaw, Jr., the pastors son, will
speak in the evening" Mr.. Shaw
is teacher of history m North Gen.
trail high school, Spokane. The
public is cordially invited.
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Finley News Notes
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FIRE AT FINLEY

FIRE eAT FINLEY
Section House Completely Destroy
ed by Fire Tuesday Evening
The home Of j. Liberio, section
boss at Finley, was discovered to
be on fire about $3.50 Tuesday eve
ming. Mr.. and Mrs. Liberio had
gone to Mr.. Morton's, a neighbor,
when their home was seen on fire.
It is supposed to have caught from
q gasoline explosion on the porch
or from the gasoline stove.
The fire had gained such head
way before anyone could reach it
that everything was lost. 1t made
such an illumination that people
from Kennewick saw it and were
soon at the fire.
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First English Lutheran

Rev. T. Gulhaugen, pastor.
Service next Sunday, Sept. 8, at
1890 a. M, sermon topic: Follow
Christ" based on 1 Pet. 2:21-25.
You are cordially invited to wor-
ship with us.
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RANKM-C,ARNAHAN

The marriage Of Miss Viola
Rankin and Marvin NJ. Carnahan
was solemnized Saturday evening,
August 26, at the home of the
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-08-31

The first gasoline motor driven
coach to arrive in Skowhegan over
the Maine Central Railroad track
reached the SkoWhegan station at ap-
proximately $50 Friday afternoon. A
large delegation of citizens were in
waiting for the conveyance and II re
maincd on exhibition for about an
hour. This car, which is made in
Wabash Indiana, had been driven
through from Boston and was on its
way to Bangor. where it will do ser
vice between Bangor and Oldtown and
Bangor aud Bueksport There is no
immediate prospect of the ear being
put onto the Skowhegan line. al
though there is quite a possibility
that 1t may be at some time in the
iutur". On board were General East
ern Agent. Gilbert Miller, f. L. Stone,
rcprc3entng the builders and S w.
Philbrlck ol Skowhegan, director of
the Maine Central. who rode up from
ilincklcy The engineer WAS Robert
Sturgeon with A. e. Bicllford as con
ductor and G. +. Christy as fagman.
1t costs l4c per mile to run this car
and gallon of gasoline furnishes
power for 6 or miles. Should the car
he put onto the Skowhegan branch it
would probably mean two more round
trips daily. although the steam loco