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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-25

At this time motion was made and
seconded that R. H. Briggs be elect
ed as Chairman of the Board Of Coun-
ty Commissioners, which motion was
duly carried.
C. 2. DeBow appeared before the
board with the request that he be
seated as Commissioner Of District
No. 2, after due consideration and
having been advised by the Attorney
General and Prosecuting Attorney,
the request was denied.
The bonds of the following county
officials were approved:
Jones G. Boyle, Justice Of the
Peace.
Harry Forsyth, County Assessor.
C. A. Wanda, County Corner.
James Shepherd, County Sheriff.
Geo. Q. Beardsley, Prosecuting At
torney.
Revolving funds were authorized
for the following officials:
Sheriff $4,000.
Engineer 5000.
Attorney $500.
Assessor $4,000.
Auditor $4,000.
Supt. of Schools $4,000.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet January 9th, 1928 at $3.50 ..
m.
The Board Of Commissioners met
at their office in the Court house on
January 9th, pursuant to adjournment
of the previous day.
On motion Drainage Warrant No.
628 on Drainage District No. 8 was
ordered paid at its face value $1,000
out of the funds Of Road Dist. No. 8.
]. C. Syfford was appointed Sup
ervisor Of Road District No. and
bond fixed in the amount OF $4,000.
Contracts entered into between Ben
ton County and G. w. Hamilton which
authorized G. w. Hamilton to appear
as Special Attorney to continue the
prosecution Of the criminal cases now
on appeal to the Supreme Court. The
consideration in agreement to be
$4,000 and necessary expenses.
$4,000 was ordered transferred
| from the Current Expense to the In
stitute Fund.
James Shepherd, sheriff was auth
orized to attend the Sheriffss Conven-
ton at Olympia, and be allowed neces-
sary travelling expenses.
\
and C. L. MCGEE as Deputy Sheriffs'
were confirmed and salaries fixed at
| $4,000 per month.
Petition presented by 81. c. Saund-
ers and others asking that Road No.
45 be vacated. Hearing set for Feb
ruary 9Th, 1923.
Resolution passed authorizing i'm
provement Of Permanent Highway
No. 8 A.
Appointment of Tressie Mercer and
E. n. Pauhlman, Deputy Auditors at
a salary Of $1,000. Velma Rolph
Copyist, $500 and Harold j. Strand
void, Deputy Engineer, at salary of
$1,000, confirmed.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet January 10th, 1923 at $3.50 a. m.
The Board Of County Commission
ers met at their office in the Court
House, January 10th, 1928 at $3.50 a.
M, pursuant to adjournment of the
previous day.
Prosecuting Attorney, Geo. O.
Beardsley allowed $500 for steno-
graher services and $4.25 per month
for telephone rent.
After consideration of salaries be-
ing paid Chief Deputies in the vari-
GUS offices it was decided that $115
per month be fixed as salary for all
said deputies.
In the matter of Allard Road. Or
dered established.
On motion, Board adjourned to meet
January IL, 1923.
The Board met January 18th, 1923
pursuant to adjournment of the pre-
vious day.
J Moved and carried that the County
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the work in hand he would be given
leave to retire and q military escort
back to the army post provided.
1hereupon our cook and two others
left. The,e men took what was the
quickest. method Of reaching the
Eastern settlements and We after
wards learned they succeeded In
ms king the journey. They took
skiffs and floated down the Platte
River. travelling or sailing in the
night, hiding their boats by day,
They saw Indians all the way along
but were not een or molested.
Surveying Under Difficulties
Prom this time on we had an es-
corte of so men, infantry and cavalry
as our camp was frequently miles
away from our party. This was but
a small escort considering the dis
lance covered by u detachments.
The balance of our journey was un-
eventful until we reached what was
knownas Red Desert in territory
lying between what is now Rawlins
and thehead Of Bitter Creek. Travel
over this country at that time was
not an easy task. We had to make
maps as we went. We traced the
valleys and creek beds, which carried
off what little water IA produced
by freshets or cloud bursts, as we
had to travel along the line most
suitable for railway grades and we
could not make rapid progress as is
sometimes possible in making ex-
plorations for other purposes.
"Once we were alarmed by the
disappearance Of Mr.. Brown and a
party of picked men who had been
2 sse:. Ger scma three or four days
during which time we feared they
had been captured by the Indians.
Mr.. Brown was warned not to take
these risks but he was full Of am
bition and zeal. When we had
reached the point known as Strong
Creek we saw evidences of a camp
made by the Brown party. We
started on with five men and an
escorte Of four soldiers. One of
our men with an escort went ahead
to examine the ground while the
main party followed making the
actual survey of the country. When
we had reached Strong Creek with
our survey. we had heard nothing
from Mr.. Brown, who had been alb
sent about two weeks. About two
O'Clock one day, to our Surprise.
our guard was accosted by . man.
Being asked who he was. he stated
his name was Couch, a member OF
the party that accompanied Mr..
brown. Haggard and worn the man
looked like a perfect wreck. When
asked where Mr.. Brown was, iho
answered. Brown is dead and was
buried over a week ago. 1t was
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remaining in camp = short time No
were visited by General Dodge with
escort, who came on Z flying trip
with General Rawlins, chief Of
Grants staff. Rawins died some
time shortly Afterwards Of con-
sumption.
AFTER this visit We were again
Instructed to 30 on. and proceeded
till late in the fall. when snow set
in. and finished our survey to the
head Of Bitter Creek. The result
of these surveys and explorations
was the finding by Mr.. Brown just
before his death Of a crossing over
the Rocky Mountain range which was
500 feet lower than the line formerly
surveyed over the main body of the
Rocky Mountains. In fact the grade
was so low in crossing this mountain
range that no one not knowing 1t
would believe 1t possible that this
was the great dividing line between
the falling waters toward the At
lantic and the Pacific. This sum-
init ought to have been called
Brownville in memory of Mr.. Brown,
who by his indefatigable labors had
discovered the crossing"
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POLICE A A

The Gambling dens Of Rawlins
must go. This Is the message city
officials served upon nine violators
of the city gambling ordinance in a
session Of the Police Court last Mon
day afternoon.
Nine men charged with playing in
games of chance were fined 100000
each and Police Magistrate Dunlap
during the course Of the proceedings
made it clear that the city does not
intend to use the fine system as a
can of blackmail but that future
violators of the ordinance on
gambling would be likely to receive
not only the maximum fine of 500
but in addition would be allowed to
lanquish in the city jail for a con
siderable period.
The nine hundred dollars gather
ed into the city Golfers caine a, the
result of raids made by the city
police on last Saturday and Sunday
nights.
Following are the of those
who were fined at the Police Court
last Monday.
Frank C. Murphy. Fred G. Ian
ders.G. B. Russell, Julian Armando,
Ernest Florinsod, Carl Charleston
Frank Smith, AL %Sinogtloa and Joe
Hill.
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ed to camp with Mr.. Brown. who
suffered terribly. Reaching the
military road the party struck@a
station known a. Laclede, whore
Brown died next morning. The men
after getting some provisions and
wiring the headquarters of General
0renville NJ. Dodge Of the death Of
Mr.. Brown, proceeded to u camp.
Previous to this q prominent . en-
gineer in charge Of another party
had been killed at a point east OF
the Black Hills-Mr. Hill, brother
in-law of the late Byron Reed of
Omaha. The locality is what is now
known as Hillsdale. He was cut
off by the Indians when he was
separated from his party, with an
other man who was exploring for
tie timber. This man went off in
another direction and Mr.. Hill start
ed straight for the camp, endeavor-
ing to cut his way through the In
dams lines with 100 Indian war
riors scattered about within rftaA
shot of him.
I'VE did not leave camp for a
number of days on account Of the
apparent increasing dangers. After
, 1923-02-01
FINDING A PATH
ACROSS THE ROCKIES

The Union Pacific Magazine of
this month publishes the final in
stallmen: of a most interesting AZ
ticle on the trials and hnrdshtps
of a railroad survey through the
western country during the years
OF the early go. The narrative,
as told by the late Andrew Rose
water, and written by ]. B. Haynes,
gives us a good idea of conditions
in Southern Wyoming but fifty years
ago.
The article Is as follows:
Next year C865) work was pro-
crossing on the original line of sur
vey as laid out by Gen. Fremont, the
pathfinder, during the winter OF
1864. which started at a point nine
miles g of Omaha. This was
done on account of a lack of neces-
sary means to construct the road
with heavy grade. The route was
somewhat circuitous to attain a COM
paratively easy grade the first hun
dred miles, as u line was in COM
petition with the Kansas line, for
1t had been determined that the road
which reached the hundredth merid-
ian first would receive the govern
ment subsidy to insure construction
clear through to California. Ex-
periments tried with native
lumber for ties. piles and bridge
timbers. which proved to be alb
soiute folly. It was done to save
time In shipping good timber from
a distance but 1t resulted I'M lost
time. for the tracks would not bear
the heavy traffic Of the construction
trains. there was much trobule with
the track e Fremont.
The first rails that were laid in
Omaha were brought up in the
spring Of 1866. They were first
landed at Bellevue. having been ship
ped on barges pushed by river
steamboats,. 1t was first thought
that h terminal would be Bellevue
but Omaha people became alarmed
when rails were landed there and
Omaha a~es;sra:aa as the terminal.
How they succeeded is a matter OF
history. The first locomotive, which
was known by the name of General
Sherman, vas landed In Omaha, hav-
ing been transported by boat up
the river from st. Joseph. Missouri.
In fact that first 200 miles of rails
OF the Union Pacific and a number
OF the first locomotives were brought
to Omaha on river steamers as there
were no eastern railway connections
at the time.
Union pacific's First Passengers
During 1866 the first excursion
via railway locomotion was run or
the 9Th OF July. There were abou,
0 yards OF track finished and
locomotive was attached to a ca,
by J. +. Henry. superintendent OF tn,
road. who accompanied by his wifi,
was tho first a 10 ride upon tn,
rails ms n passenger of the Unto,
Pacific. A large crowd of peopl
gathered at 9th and Farnsm on tn,
high bluff and looked down upon tn,
tracks. 1t was the original termina
OF the Union Pacific and was locate,
at a point opposite the big bend O
the Missouri River north OF liar
abost I'VE years afterward and neve
replaced.
THE second excursion had upo
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the most stunning blow Of the whole

inc MOST OA0W Oh t00 WHOM
journey.
Victim Of Indian Attacks
Couch then told the story Of the
adventure. When out over the des-
ert In one OF those dry bottoms
covered with sage brush. they sud
denly heard q shot and . shout.
They discovered themselves and
their horses surrounded in the bed
Of q dry creek which was crooked
and the savages crept upon them un-
seen and they were hemmed in be-
fore they realized their position.
They at once dismounted. only one
man taking his horse and the other
four starting toward the high ridge,
firing back at the Indians in defiance
as they proceeded. Mr.. Brown was
shot through the abdomen, and
rather than leave him at the mercy
Of the Indians, the men abandoned
their horses and started to carry
him up the hill. The Indians, whose
first object is plunder, rushed at
once for the horses while the men
successfully made their escape to
the top Of the hill where they re-
manned until dark. Then they start
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-22

Ed Walsh former White SoN
pitching star, will find himself in a
peculiar position as assistant to Kid
Gleason.
Walsh has had whrl at both the
playing and umpiring end of the
game in the majors. He knows both
angles. 1t will be interesting to fol
low his attitude toward the umpires.
In his pitching days Walsh was a
mighty hard man to please. big
favoritc in Chicago, all he had to do
was kick ut the umpirc's decisions
and Immediately the arbitratar was
in bad.
Many an umpire experienced such
a happening in the old days in Chi
cagO.
Tommy Connolly one day, annoyed
that Walsh should persist in disput-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-22

two unusual youngsters in Riggs
Stephenson of Cleveland and Dick
Rcichle of Boston. Stephenson is a
right-handcd hitter, while Reichle
swats 'em from the port side.
Stephenson came to the American
eLaguc three years ago. Reichl.'
joined Boston in the fall of last year.
Unquestionably Stephenson and
Reichle are the hardest hitting
youngsters to break into the majors
in years. Strangely enough, both OF
them are collegians, Stephenson
coming direct from the University of
Alabama, while Reichle learned the
rudimcnts of baseball at Illinois.
Prior to coming to Boston he had a
brief minor league career.
Despite the fact that these two
youngsters are capable of batting
we'll over 800, neither has as yet
been able to win a regular berth.
Stephenson has had whirl at
every infield position on the Clevc-
land club and has also done q bit of
outfalding. His fielding has retard-
ed his chances to break into the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-22

Every consideration of business EFF
ticiency demands that Rotary train
boys in the new ideals.
Rotary can teach the boys of the
world that service must be above
self, if the game of living is to be
played in mans way. With servic,
above self, public responsibility will
be placed before business smugness
and satisfaction. Wealth will be re-
garded as an opportunity for service.
"The boys can be taught that hui
man pers onalty is the most sacred
creation of the universe. Not prop
erty, but persons must be first in
the eyes of the law.
Truth must be honored above
opinion. Let every man have his
opinion where the facts cannot be
obtained. Let every man be tolerant
of every mans opinion. Let every
man label his opinion as an opinion
and not as a truth. Men can I'M
derstand one another in terms OF
truth. They fight each other over
opinions.
1.-THE boys can be taught how to
build world of peace. Nobody but
boys can ever do this.
"How can we do these things? BY
example! Every Rotarian must be-
lieve and practice these things him
self; by cooperation with the or
ganization now existing, for boys !;
by arranging international conven-
tions of boys and by a Rotary school
for leadership"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-22

Mr.. voiland, of Topeka, Kansas, who
is President of the National AssocA>
ton of Retail Clothiers between now
and tho last week in September, when
the annual convention and exposition
of his organization is to be held in
Chicago, will visit the units of the par-
ent body of every state in the Union
Mr.. Voiland's mission is to spread tho
gospel of the annual gathering and
point out the advantages to be derived
from SO doing. There will be two miles
of booths on Chicago's municipal Pier,
many of which will be occupied by eff
cheney experts whose work will be to
demonstrate how to economize in over
head and other essentials which in turn
will be of benefit to the consumer.
Commercial News Service.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-22
ROYS ARE NATIONS
GREATEST ASSETS,
ROTARIANS ARE TOLD

st. Louis, June 22.-Conserving
the nations greatest natural re-
source-the boy-to the end that he
will grow up with the idea that che
profits most who serves BEST" is the
idea underlying the boys work OF
Rotary International as outlined by
Chairman Everett Hill of the Inter
national Boys Work Committee, dur
ING session of the Rotary lnterna-
tional Convention here today.
Rotarian Frank ID. Slutz of Dayton,
Ohio, and Eddie Guest, the newspa-
per-poet of Detroit, also spoke.
The supreme challenge of each gen.
Grafton is the next generation, Mr..
Slutz told the convention. The su-
preme challenge of Rotary-an or
ganization of mems the boys, he
said.
"Boys are history and civilization
at the source" Mr.. Stutz continued
"A fraction of the time spent upon
the influencing of adults-of men
if spent upon boys will establish
boys, their loyalties and their ideals
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-22
Sale OF Christmas Seals
Produces $25,O0O,OO0

Santa Barbara, Calf, June o.
Fifty million contributions, totaling
$25,OO0,O0O, have been made to the
national, state and local tubercu-
losis associations of this country in
the last Is years through the annual
Christmas seal sales. Last Deem
Der approximately eight million peo-
pie contributed total of $3,s00,000
in the Christmas seal sale. These
statements were made by Philip p
Jacobs, publicity director of the Ma
tional tuberculosis Association, be-
fore the meeting of that body here
today.
Mr.. Jacobs pointed out that while
the average contribution of the
community chests last year was
Sill, the average contribution in
the Christmas seal sale is about soc
This fact. he pointed out, indicates
the democracy of the Christmas seal
sale and also it's educational value.
Someone has said," Mr.. Jacobs
continued, chat the Christmas seal
sale is a patent method of raising
money. 1t is very evidently an an
nual institution. Millions of Eco
pie every year look forward to this
opportunity to contribute to the
fight against tuberculosis and fol
better health.
at has been demonstrated in such
cities as Philadelphia, Baltimore
Detroit, indianapolis and other cities
that vigorous Christmas seal sale
conducted by the tuberculosis asso
citation does not in any way impair
the confidence of the public in the
community chest, nor decrease the
contributions to the community
chest. On the contrary, there
would seem to be some evidence tt
prove that the educational value OF
the Christmas seal sale helps the
community chest.'
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-22

Madison, Wis, June 22.-Univer-
sity of Wisconsin has last it's Gold
Dust Twins"
With the graduation of Rollie Viii.
liams and Gus Tebeli, two Of the
most famous stars ever to enroll at
the Madison institution have bid
adieu to the old school. at least a.
students and players.
| For the past three years, Williams
and Tebell rave gone to their classes
together, and performed in various
branches of sport side ~ side. In
the class room they were together
and out on the football field, baseball
diamond and basketball floor Rollie
Iand Gus also strung along with each
other.
Both were good students. And
each was star of the first magni-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-22
Puzzling Plays
THE PLAY

THE PLAY
In game at Philadelphia last
year, writes a fan, Detroit was the
opposing team and situation came
up that created considerable discus
sion.
Here is. the stage setting-Harris
was pitching for the Athletics and
the bases were filled, with the count
three balls and two strikes on Veach.
Cobb was the runner on first base.
As Harris started his long windup,
Cobb took a commanding lead and
was off long before the ball was
pitched.
Cobb had reached second and was
we'll on his way to third when Veach
struck at the ball and missed, retir-
ing the side. Now here is the angle
that caused the discussion.
If the offering to Veach had been
ball, making it the fourth ball, en-
fitting hint to first base and all other
runners to advance one base, what
would have been the umpire's ruling
had Perkins who was catching FOR
Philadelphia threw the ball TO Sec
ond, trapping Cobb, who had over
run the bag?
Does q base runner place himself
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-22

lineup regularly. Perhaps some day
Stephenson will find his place and
his club will get the benefit of ms
great batting ability.
Reichle, the Boston Red Sox re-
cruit, is in much the same boat as
Stephenson. When he joined the
Boston club he hit almost entirely to
let field He soon was taught the
tricks of pulling ball pitched on the
inside down the right field line. Now
Reichle can hit hard TO any field,
quite an accomplishment for left
handed batter. There is really no
way to play the big fellow. He hits
them according to where they are
pitched.
Reichle is an outfielder. Appar-
emily his ability to hit is a natural
Igift. Before he can take full advan-
tage of that gift, however, he must
acquire the art of fielding. The
knack of Judging and timing a fly
ball and the handling Of ground hits
are vet to be learned. If Reichle
masters the art of fielding as soon
as he learned the tricks of batting
Boston is soon going to have very
valuable youngster in the regular
| lineup.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-22
Weakness At Shertstop Has Played Havoc
With Showing of White SOx

was handicap, as was the cold
weather of the early spring, to a
veteran player like Johnson. AS a
result he has failed to hit his stride
and his showing has been far below
the standard he set last year, caus-
ing his removal from the lineup.
No club gets very FAR without a
consistent performer at short In
stead of starting with a good inner
defense, Manager Gleason found his
team shy at the most important po-
sition on the infield.
This forced Gleason to use Nc
Clellan, originally a third baseman
at short. Mcclellan has met with
varying success, due to the fact that
the position is bit new to him.
Blu the has much ability and the fail
ure of Johnson may give him the
big chance.
There is no denying that weak
| ness at short, coupled with the fail
| ure of the pitching staff to come
| through, has been the cause of the
| White Sox's slow start.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-22

MAJOR LEAGUES
SHIFT SCENES
OF ACTION
Have Done Best in the West,
Lead of New York
Clubs Cut

Chicago, Juno 22--With the scenes
again about to be shifted in the two
major leagues the eastern National
League clubs having finished thcir
current western travels and tn"
western American League teams are
about ready to end.
The west on the whole has done
the best. The lead of both New York
clubs has been cut. Brooklyn has
been batter d into the second dlvi-
sion and Philadelphia has failed to
take advantage of its opportunity to
usurp the Yankees. The Giants won
five of II games and their margin
was but from 10 to , 12 games.
In the next series New York takes
on Boston today and then Phlladcl-
phia comes along, both stopping IN
Brooklyn while here.
The Pirhtes managed to hold on
Yesterday by defeating Boston to
| in battle in which the veteran
Babe Adams had the better Of Jess
Barnes, the Giant cast-off. Posses
sion OF fourth place went definitely
to Chicago, which again defeated st.
Louis to o making the Cardinals
fourth straight loss.
The American League clubs to ben
eft more than expected in the last
swing were Washington and Chicago
the Senators ut home and the
White S0X on the road. The White
Sox again trounccd the gravitating
phladelphians, 6 to l, while Wash
ington beat Cleveland. St. Louis
heat Boston in the other game, 3 to
1. ~
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-22
Former Player and Umpire in New Role AS
Managerial Assistant

ing his judgment on balls and strikes,
stopped the game, turned to the
rrandstand and apologized for not
knowing that Walsh threw nothing
but strikes.
About three months of umpirinE
sufliccd for Walsh. His feelings as
an umpire are explained in these few
words:
at was too tough a job, all jeers
and no cheers"
As a player Walsh has hundreds of
times applauded to the echo. AS an
umpire the best he got was silence.
Wonder how Walsh will act up
when he thinks the umpire has
kicked one.
No doubt the American League
umpiros are also giving the idea
| some thought.