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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-25
WOMEN LEARNING
TO MAKE BONNETS
Millinery School Conducted BY Exten-
sion Specialist has Record
Enrolment

There is vast difference between
rolling your own, and making your
own. Kennewick women (at least
publicly have never gone in for roll
ing their own-stockings-but they
are showing q keen interest in max
ing their own hats.
1t may be an outcropping Of thrift
and frugality, or it may be a symptom
of innate love Of personal adornment,
at any rate, the women OF this dis
trict have packed the two-day millin-
cry school which Miss E. Belle Alger,
clothing specialist Of the extension
service Of the State College is con-
ducting in the sewing room, at the
high school.
Miss Alger asked for an enrolment
of fourteen, received forty applica-
tions and accepted twenty-six. The
school started yesterday morning and
will close this evening. The ladies
are receiving instructions in building
hats from the frame up including
decorations and everything.
The ladies who are receiving this
instruction are expected in turn to
become instructors and teach the
ladies of their respective neighbor-
hood how to make hats.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-25
EXPERTS TO TALK
ORCHARD PROBLEMS
Yakima District Horticultural Insti.
tute to be Held on Tuesday.
February Sixth

The Yakima District Horticultural
Institute is to be held Tuesday, Feb.
ruary 6. in the Commercial club room
in Yakima. Prominent speakers will
discuss problems Of vital interest tc
the ranchers and the object of the
meeting is to aid the producers, moi
only in growing better fruit but in
preparing it for market.
Among the subjects to be discussed
by experts who will take part in the
program are: Apple Thinning, Cover
Crops, and Fertilization, Cooling Moth
and It's Control, Harvesting Apples
Pruning, Future Of the Soft Fruit In
dustry, Fruit Color and Its Develop
ment, Relation of Fertilization to Col
or, Orchard Fertilization, Red Spider
and It's Control, Potential Foreign
Markets.
It is planned to affiliate this or
ganization- with the State Horticul-
tural association.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-25
FINLEY OFFICE
THIRD CLASS
Continued Growth of Valley
Post Office Puts it into
Higher Rating

Mrs. Winnie L. Angel, postmist-
ress, has received official notification
that the postoffice at Finley has been
advanced to the third class as OF
January 1, 1928. This takes the
office out of the purely civil service
and the appointment of postmaster
will be by presidential nomination.
The growth of the business Of the
Finley office is noteworthy because
of the fact that rural route number
one out of Kennewick takes in nearly
all of the territory this side of Fin
ley.
Mrs. Angel took charge of the
office as deputy, August 1, 1915 and
received the appointment as post
mistress July 6, 1916. Ruring the
years she has held office she has
received only $3.50 year.
Mrs. Angel says she will be able
to write international money orders
and handle other third class work as
soon as the necessary supplies ar.
rive. She wishes to thank the patrons
of the office for their helpfulness and
cooperation and says If. permitted tc
continue she will endeavor to make
the Finley office as efficient under
the third class rating as it has been
in the fourth class.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-25
ORCHESTRA PLANS
BENEFIT CONCERT
This is One Organization Which il
Not Affected by Weather
More Players Needed

It's never too hot and it's never too
cold to either wilt or freeze the opti-
mism of the Kennewick Concert or
chestra. The enthusiasm of the mem
bers is always in high. Rehearsals
are held every Monday evening and
there are seldom any vacant chairs
IN the musical circle.
This orchestra, which numbers six
teen pieces, has appeared in public
only on few occasions but they are
getting ready for bigger things. The
next public appearance will be an
early spring concert given for the ben
eIlt OF the City Park.
For proper Instrumentation the or
cnestra needs more clarinets and sax
opnones. In fact, any musicians, re-
sardiess of what instrument they play
VIII be welcomed into the organiza-
tion. Any who may be willing to "sit
~ are requested to notify F. F. Beste
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-25
TRUAx is UPHELD
Harris is Denied Damages Against
S., p. & s. Ry. Company

Harris is Denied Damages Against
S., p. & s. Ry. Company
c. L. Holcomb has received notice
that the state supreme court has up
held the decision Of Superior Judge
Truax in the case of j. c. Harris VS..
the s., p. & S. Railway company.
Harris, as guardian for his son Lloyd
Harris, sued the railway company for
s20,O 900 damages for personal injuries
to the boy and $11s0 for damages to
his automobile and hospital expenses.
The case was non-suited by Judge
Truax and his ruling is sustained by
the higher court.
Lloyd Harris received fractured
skull when an S., P. & S. train struck
Harris automobile on grade Cross
ing near Finley more than year ago.
Mr.. Holcomb was assisted In the
case by Omar c. Spencer OF Portland,
and Chas. w. johnson Of Pasco was
attorney for the plaintiff.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-25
PUPILS AT MATINEE
Special Show Given this Afternoon
for School Children

One of series Of motion picture
films selected by the National Board
Of Review for the education and en-
tertainment Of young people up to IL
years Of age was shown this after
noon at the Liberty Theatre, at .
special school children's matinee. All
children who received their parents
consent were excused from class work
and attended, chaperoned by their
teachers. The films shown were The
Four Seasons and Peck's Bad Boy,
with Jackie Coogan.
Manager Mattecheck says that most
of the pictures selected by the Board
of Review have been shown at the
Liberty and all of the new ones have
been booked.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-25

Directors of drainage district No. 6
have issued call for meeting OF
the landowners February 2 at one
o'clock in the Finley hall. At this
time. the directors will submit mat
ters of Importance to the taxpayers
and w. C. Muldrow, Columbia lrriga-
tion district manager will address the
meeting. Every owner of land in
the district is urged to attend and
take part in the discussion.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-25
BIG sY" HOLDS IT'S
ANNUAL MEETING
~. J. Rudkin is Reelected Trustee
Have Spent $4,000 in New
improvements

John ]. Rudkin of this city was re-
elected to the board of trustees of the
Yakima Valley Fruitgrowerrs' asso-
citation at the annual meeting in
Yakima Tuesday. H. P. James was
reelected president and c. II. Swigart
general manager.
During the past one and one-half
years the association has spent $780,
900 for additional buildings and for
equipment, increased its membership
from $50 to 387 members, acquired
2O0O additional acres of orchards and
handled 1850 cars of fruit, stated Mr..
Swigart in his annual report. Despite
the fact that the past year has been a
poor one and especially to the grower,
the association has had good year
in many ways, continued Mr.. Swigart.
In itemizing the $4,000 building
expenses of the association during
the past year, Manager Swigart men,
toned the general policy of the or
ganization to plan for a general in
crease in its building and equipment
policy. The Improvements and new
bulldogs acquired are: cold storage
plant at Kennewick with 100-car ca
pacity, basement added to the plant
at Grandview with a 20,000-box ca
pacity, 2O-foot extension on the
company's warehouse at Gleed, new
platforms on the Wicket and Granger
stations, new warehouse at Biggam
and new bunk houses at Eschbach and
Gleed. The largest single expense
was $65, 900 for the. plant at Kenne-
wick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-25
MORNING CLINIC

The American Legion auxiliary will
give a Valentine Masquerade dance
in Howe Hall Tuesday evening Febru-
ary 13. Proceeds from the dance will
be expended for the amusement OF
the disabled ex-service men in the
government hospital in Walla Walla.
The ladies of the auxiliary will spare
no effort to make this one Of the most
enjoyable social affairs Of the year.
Several novel features will be includ-
ed in the program.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-25
MORE TIME ON
HILL PROJECT
Anon and Warren Giver
Four Months on Horse
Heaven Contract

At the request Of the Warren Con-
struction company, the contract for
the construction Of the Horse Heaven
Irrigation project has been reinstated
by the district directors and q four
months extension Of time granted.
This action was taken Friday follow
ing conference with Mr.. Anon and
Chief Engineer Steele Of the Warren
company.
The Warren people claim that more
time is needed to care for the pre-
liminary work before actual construc.
tion can begin. They are hopeful that
the bonds will be definitely sold and
other preliminaries disposed Of in time
for construction to start In the early
spring.
Certain minor changes were also
allowed in the specifications. For the
most part these changes were to cor.
rect ambiguous wording. The only
important change provided for lining
all laterals to the 40-eere units with
concrete or the usg g pipe lines. Ac.
cording to data submitted by the con.
tractors this change viii increase the
initial cost Of the project between g..
O00, 900 and $4,000, 900 but by the
elimination Of evaporation and seep.
age will increase the acreage re.
claimed
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-25
ALASKAN BANQUET
Eliters Eat Reindeer Meat ~ Guest,
ef Seattle Business Men

A feature of the annual mid-win-
ter institute Of the Washington State
Press association held last week al
the University Of Washington, was an
Alaskan banquet given Saturday eve
ming by the Alaska department Of the
Seattle Chamber Of Commerce.
All Of the food products served at
the banquet were Alaskan grown,
some Of the seasonabie fruit and veg
etables having been held in cold stor-
age since last summer. The meat
course was Reindeer, which, it is pres
dicted, will one day be strong COM
petitor with mutton on the tables OF
America. n
The principal speaker at the BAN
quet was Hon. Scott C. Bone, govern
or Of Alaska, who told the newspaper
men something Of the wonderful re-
sources of the Northland Of the United
States. :
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-25
KENNEWICK
PAYS SEATTLE
This District Spends More
than Fifty Thousand a
Month in Seattle

Tho Kennewick Richland district
!. annually paying the wholesalers,
;,hhar. and mail order houses of
seattle eight per cent interest on an
s,vestment of nearly nine million dol
-. Not that the Seattle business
men have invested that amount in this
a.. 5;.tr;ct-because they haven't But
.hs amount which annually go out
80, - th;s district for the goods and
- -.-e. q the Seattle merchants and
-r.nuf.cturers is equivalent to that
80 of interest on an investment of
that msgnituds.
Figures compiled by w. r. Craw-
xord secretary Of the Kennewick
Commercial club from the clearings
e the three banks and "A money or
~ business Of the tM postoffices
- this district show that the average
nonthly outflow to Seattle from Ken
nsViek is $43,896 and from Richland,
S139SS, or total Of $57,879 each
month. This dosy not include the Sc
attle money orders written in the
Finley and Hover postoffices which
should properly be included in, the
grand total from this district. These
two items would probably bring the
total Seattle expenditures up to $780,
900 q month or an annual expenditure
Of $720, 900.
Secretary Crawford compiled the
figures at the request of NJ. NJ. Moul-
ton, Benton county's legislator, who
Is endeavoring to convince westside
legislators that money expended ir
eastside reclamation projects is NOT
money thrown away but wisely and
profitably invested. Mr.. Moulton ex
poets to take an active part in thu
light to prevent the elimination or ths
reduction Of the half mill levy for thu
reclamation revolving fund.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-25
PROGRAM FOR
COUNTY AGENT
Extension Service Outlines
what it Will Do to Assist
in Marketing

One of the labors ahead Of the
board of county commissioners is that
of deciding whether or not Benton
County is to have county agent. Be
cause of numerous protests from
farmers to the effect that the SER
vices of county agent were not
worth while unless he be permitted to
devote most of his time to the mar
keting problem, the old board left
the question open for determination
by the present board.
The contract with the county agent
provides that the county must give
80 days notice of its intention to
terminate the services of the agent.
At the time the annual budget was
adopted, the commissioners included
the item for continuing the agent but
gave notice of termination Of the con-
tract April 1. This was done so that
If the new board deemed advisable it
could discontinue the service.
Several months ago committees Of
the Farm Bureau and the Grange SUBJ
mitted program which they wished
the county agent to follow. Taking
this program as a basis the extension
service has worked out 1928 mar
keting program for this county. This
program has been submitted to and
approved by the Farm Bureau and
the Pomona Grange.
The program follows
Object: To promote more profit
able marketing Of farm products.
The work will consist of the four
following projects:
1. The education of producers Of
agricultural products along economic
lines.
2. The Standardization of farm. pro-
ducts. g an
s. The Strengthening of existing
marketing agencies.
4. Educational work, preliminary
to the formation of additional mar
keting organizations where investiga-
tion shows that they are needed and
that they will be successful. This
project is in two parts.
(a) Conducting the necessary in
vestigation. n
I (b) Planning and carrying on the
educational work necessary to bring
about the changes found necessary as
a resultof the investigation.
.a& Project ] s
The education of producers Of agri-
cultural products along /. economic
lines. T.s1sass
Object: To give the farmers; of
Benton County plain Interpretation
of the economic principles involved
in the marketing of agricultural pro-
ducts so that they may understand
ingly meet the problems of market
ing and distribution that ccnfronts
them. sec-s ssr St2sf{ p
Plan: The farmers to be reach
ed by a series of meetings where the
following topics will be discussed;
/. The fundamental economic prin-
ciples on which marketing rests.
2. The problems involved in getting
the products of the farm to the con-
suming public. s 81
(a9 The function of marketing
agencies. sak
8. The three marketing. methods:
regular, integrated and direct with
the advantages and limitations of
each.
4. The benefits of cooperation in
meeting common problems of distri-
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-25
BENTON BOYS
BEAT LOCALS
Kennewick Hi Loses first
Basketball Game of Sea-
son-Girls Tie

Benton City's basketball five muss-
ed up Kennewick HIS clean sheet
Saturday night when they defeated
the locals on their own floor by a
margin Of one point 81 to 20.
Kennewick took the lead early in
the game and easily maintained it
during the first half. In the second,
however, Benton came back strong
and steadily overcame the lead Of
their opponents. At times the work
Of both teams was erratic alike in
shooting and passing. Fraser and
Witt were the outstanding players
for the home team.
The Kennewick girls were up
against as hard proposition as were
the boys and narrowly missed defeat.
Their game with the Benton girls re-
suited in II to II tie. Throughout
the game the local girls showed su-
perior team work but were unable to
score in the pinches. Appenxellar
and Christensen played well at for
ward positions and Hudnall played
her usual good game until replaced by
T. Boyer.
The Hi boys last week, defeated =
town team 37-24 and the sophomore
girls defeated the senior girls. The
sophs have now won three games in
the interclass series with no de-
feats.
Friday evening the two teams will
play in Richland.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-25
KEITH KILLED
BY BIG TIMBER
Carpenter for Missouri Val
ley Bridge Company In
stantly Killed

E. L. Keith, valley farmer and
carpenter, was instantly killed at 8:4S
o'clock this morning on the works o1
the new Union Pacific Bridge which
the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron
company. is building across the
Columbia four miles below Kenne.
wick.
Mr.. Keith had climbed ladder te
the top Of one Of the piers Of the old
bridge, which is being used as false
work, and as his head came up be.
tween two ties = heavy timber, un-
loaded by workmen from above
struck him on the back Of the neck
He was knocked from the ladder into
the river thirty feet below. Hi
body sank Immediately, but wal
brought up by fellow workmen q few
minutes later.
Mr.. Keith was given first aid treat
ment and DR.. L. G. Spaulding was
Immediately summoned. The doctor
said there was no water in the dead
mans lungs which indicated that he
had been instantly killed by the fall
ing timber.
The body is at the Mueller parlors
and an inquest will be held 1t the city
hall tomorrow at nine o'clock with
Justice C.. Staser, acting coroner, in
charge. Funeral arrangements
have not yet been made.
Mr.. Keith came to Kennewick
about three years ago from Idaho and
engaged in farming in Section Seven.
During quiet seasons on the farm he
worked at his trade and had been em-
ployed on the bridge work since early
last fall.
Mr.. Keith was born in Fairfield,
Iowa and would have been 81 years
old next April. He is survived by his
widow. three daughters, Mrs. Claude
Shattuck, Of Oklahoma; Mrs: N. E.
Lewis, Kennewick, and Mrs. Glenn
Puderbaugh, Potlatch, Idaho, and two
sons, George, Cedar Rapids, Iowa and
Walter, who lives with his parents.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-25
CAFE TO REOPEN

Mrs. w. H. Emerson said today
that the Hotel Kennewick Cafe, which
has been closed since Christmas,
would be reopened in about two weeks.
The cafe was forced to close down
because of the blowing out Of pipes in
the refrigeration plant. The entire
plant is being overhauled and rear
ranged and it will be ten days or two
weeks before the work is completed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-25
FORD IN DITCH

Ivan Coult, lineman for the Kenne-
wick Valley Telephone company, land
ed, with a Ford on top, in the ditch
alongside the state highway on the
Yakima flats while driving from Rich
land Tuesday. The Ford left the road
and careened over an 8-foot embank-
ment. The driver escaped with few
scratches, as did the Ford, with the
exception of broken steering wheel
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-25
EARLY MORN FIRE
Blaze at Rear of Business Block
Wakes Fire Department

A blazing dog crate at the rear of
the building occupied by the offices
of DR.. C. F. McCuskey and ]. B. Gil
more's jewelry store, gave the fire
department run about three o'clock
this morning. The fire was exiting
uished in time to prevent its spread
to frame porch over the basement
entrance.
The crate in which the doctor ship
ped his Airdale from West Virginia
contained some rubbish. The depart
ment is at loss to account for the
origin Of the fire.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-25
LIRRARY. OFFICERS

Officers were elected at the annual
meeting of the Kennewick Library
association as follows: Lynn II. Smith,
reelected president; Mrs. w. L. Cra-
yer. vice president; Mrs. D. S. Bro
gunier, secretary; Gordon b. Moores
treasurer; tustees: L. II. Smith, Mrs
C. E. Edwards, Mrs. M. N. Moulton
Mrs. Edward Sheppard, Mrs E. O
Keene
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-25
HIGHLANDS DANCE

The Walla Walla orchestra has
again been engaged to furnish music
for the Highland Improvement clubs
dance Saturday night. The following
Saturday night the Woman's Club
will entertain at the club house at
their annual Library and Park Bene-
fit dance.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-25

Mrs. Dan Smith and her class of
girls of the Pasco NJ. E. Sunday school
visited Mrs. T. w. Payne's class
at the First M. E. church Sunday.
Following the morning services both
classes enjoyed lunch in the church
basement.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-25

Mrs. Nels Haugen and SON, Bobby,
who have been guests Of Mrs. Haug-
ems sister, Mrs. B. B. Plcwman, LETT
Tuesday for Portland, where they will
spend few days. They will also
visit relatives in Seattle and in White
Fish, Montana, before going to their
home in Minot, North Dakota.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-25

virginia Gascoigne was charm
ing hostess to a group of fourteen
siris and boys Friday evening. The
o.casion was her tenth birthday an
niversary. The evening was spent
WITH games and other amusements.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-25
KENNEwIcK, WASHINGTON, THURSDAY JANUARY g. 1928
KNIGHTS TO REvEL

kNlGH1S 10 REVEL
Next Tuesday evening will be fun
night for the Kennewick Pythians.
A program Of entertainment and re-
freshments is being arranged by a
special committee. This is one Of a
series of social evenings which local
Pythians will enjoy during the spring
months.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-25

The Fourth Division of the M. E.
Ladies' Aid viii hold "get-acquaint-
edv meeting Wednesday, January 81
at the home of Mrs. w. T. Tracy.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-25

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lehnhard returned
Saturday night from Evansville,
Indiana where they have been visit.
ing since the middle of November.
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-16
4EGR COL lAI4'Y READY
FOR BIG CELEBRATION

ATLANTA, Oct 16-Plans have
been completed by the citizens of
cambridge and Decatur county for
tne celebration of their centennial
on October 1922.
ln 1923 Georgia was still large
ly frontier Where now the Flint
deus to join it's sister pilgrims
10 the Gulf, primeval forests en-
oosomed the farms and cities to be
and echoed the ring OF the prio--
neer's ak dying away in green soli-
Judes.
Many a settler bore sears Of In
dian fighting; many a grandshire
told haarthside tales of his Col
onial and Revolutionary adventures
lt was 5ut four years since the
'sawunah had set the world buzz
tine first steamship to cross
The h-lantic, end a full decade
ere The States first railroad was
To be chartered.
Atlanta was almost a quarter oil
O century in the future The re
aouatabie George NJ. Troup, last OF
the Georgia governors to be elec-
ted by the Legislature and first tC
be elected by the people triumpheC
over the antagonist, John Clark, il
tae year that Decatur county re
cclved IT'S metes and bounds.