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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-06-28
NOTICE OF SALE OF STATE LANDS

Notice is hereby given. that on Tuesday. the
Bird day of July. 1928, between the hours OF
ten o'clock in the forenoon and four o'clock in
the afternoon. commencing at ten o'clock in
the forenoon of said day. in front of the main
entrance door TO the County Court House in
the city of Prosser, county of Benton. State
of Washington. either by the County Auditor
of said county or by member of the Board
of State Land Commissioners of the State of
Washington, the following described state lands
together with the improvements situated there
on. will be sold at public auction 10 the high
est bidder therefor. to-wit:
NOTE-No one except citizens of the United
States. or persons who have declared their
intention to become such. can purchase state
lands.
Application No. 1882
NEk of section 81. township Ii north.
range % east, w. NJ. containing l60 acres.
survey thereof. Appraised at 100000
NWA of section "a township Is north.
range 25 east, w. NJ, containing l60 acres,
more or less according to :. the ooo government GO
Application No. 1898
SWA of section 22. township Is north,
range Is east, w. M. containing 100 acres.
more or less according to the nag "o seS
ject to any unpaid irrigation assessments
charged under the Priest Rapids Irrigation Dis
trict.
25 east, w. NJ, containing 160 acres, more
or less, according to the government survey
thereof, appraised at 100000. Subject 10
any unpaid irrigation assessments charged un-
der the Priest Rapids Irrigation District.
Application No. 1884
NWA of Section &c, township 13 north,
range 25 east, w. M, containing 100 acres.
more or less. according to the government
survey thereof. appraised at 100000. 1rri-
cation assessments under the Priest Rapids
Irrigation District $3.50.
(The amount of the assessment above set
out must be paid in cash on the day of salel.
SWA of section 26. township 10 north.
range 25 east, w. M, containing 100 acres,
more less, according to the government
survey thereof, appraised at 100000
Application No. 1896
sen of SWA of section "a, township 9
north. range 25 east. w. M. containing 1892
eminent survey thereof. appraised at $S23.00.
excepting and reserving the right of way for
railroad purposes heretofore granted to the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company by Act
of Congress. improvements appraised at
$500.
Application No. 1882
NWA of section SO, township ID north.
range % cast, w. M, containing 160 acres,
more or less, according to the government sur
vey. thereof, appraised at 100000.
SWL of section Sc. township ID north,
range rs east, W. NJ, containing l6o acres.
more or less, according to the government
survey thereof, appraised at 100000.
Said lands will be sold for not less than
the appraised value above stated and upon
the terms and conditions following:
Terms and Conditions of Sale.-Not less
than one-tenth of the purchase price must be
paid at the time of sale to the officer making
the sale. The purchaser, IL he be not the
owner of the improvements, must forthwith
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-06-28

pay 60 the officer making the sale the fun
amount OF the appraised value OF the inn
provemcnts as above stated. 0ne-tenth OF
the purchase price must be paid annually
thereafter with interest all deferred pay
ments al the rate of six per centum per
annum, together with accruedsnterest on any
balance at the same rate; Provided, That any
purchaser may make full payment OF prin-
cipal. interest and statutory fees Mt any time
and obtain deed or state patent. The pur-
chaser of land containing timber or other
valuable materials is prohibited by law from
cutting or removing any such timber or ma
terials without first obtaining consent of the
Commissioner OF public lands the Board,
until the full amount of the purchase price
has been paid and deed issued.
All sales of state lands are made subject
to the reservations of oils. gases. coal, ores,
minerals and fossils of every name. kind and
description. and TO the additional terms and
conditions prescribed in the act OF the Leg
islature approved March 90 1907. being Sec
ton 8 of chapter 256 of the Laws OF 1907.
Said land will be sold subject TO the terms.
conditions and reservations of chapter 10D
of the Session Laws of 1911. relating to ease-
ments for rights of way and the carrying
of timber, stone, minerals and other pro-
ducts over the same.
The above described lands are offered fol
sale in pursuance of an order of the Board
of State Land Commissioner and an order
of sale duly issued and certified by the COM
missioner of Public Lands of the State OF
Washington now on file i'm the Office Of the
county auditor of said county.
CLARK ". SAVlD(.k,
5:2z-6:2s Commissioner of Public Lands.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-06-28
AGREEABLE spIcE TO READ
Train Declared TO Best place for
This >Pastime. Ahering to Ger.
tain Pred buttons.

The most agreestle place to read
any book is on the Rain. One is COM
paratively safe fro{ interruption, one
cannot be annoyedby the telephone,
one almost alwayshas a good light
both by day and night.
Two suggestions viii be found prac
tical: In general st on the right side
of the train: ftbei you will usually
have no track. lloutside your window
On the left side freight trains, running
In the same direcffon, keep intervening
between you aid the light, and it nsu-
ally seems asE1f every freight train
was at least four miles long; when
your railway ear has finally passed It
and you hear thexmaddened snort Of
the freight locomotive, maddened be-
cause you have escaped, your OWE
train then STOPS at station just long
enough to permit the entire freight
train to pass. when once more you be-
gin the tedious process of overhaul
ing it.
Therefore, ST On the right side Of
the train. Secondly. ride backward.
II you can. 1t is easier on the eyes.
In this attitude, the trees, posts and
landscape fade gently and gracefully
away. whereas sitting forward, they
rush furiously and directly into your
defenseless face. William Lyon
Phelps In Scribner's Magazine.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-06-28
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Office of the State Highway Com
mittee, Olympia, Wash, June IL, 1923.
Sealed bids will be received at this
office until ten o'clock a. M, July 10,
1923 and then opened for the follow
ing improvements:
1. Constructing steel bridge across
the Yakima River on the Inland EN-
pire highway in Sec. 5, Twp. 9 N. R.
% E. in Benton county, Washington.
2. Furnishing approximately 5000
cubic yards of crushed rock in the
bunkers at the quarry site located in
the SEA Of SWA, Sec. 81, Twp. 10
N. r. % E., near the Inland Empire
highway, Benton county, Washington.
Each bid must be accompanied by
certified check payable to the State
Treasurer for five per cent of the
amount bid. The right is reserved to
reject any and all bids. If upon ac-
ceptance of the bid, the bidder fails
and neglects within ten (10) days
from such acceptance to enter into a
contract and furnish the necessary
bond the certified check will be for
feited, cashed and the proceeds paid
into the. Public Highway fund of the
OIdCG 4AC CA1cSA VI OH
unsuccessful bidders will be returned
after the contract is entered into and
the bond given.
Plans and specifications are on file
in the office of the county engineer
of Benton county at Prosser, Wash
ington; the Pacific Builder & En-
gineer. Seattle; Daily Journal of
Commerce, Seattle; the Employers
Association Of the Inland Empire of
Spokane; Associated Industries of Ia
coma, Tacoma; Associated General
Contractors of the Pacific Northwest,
Spokane and the district engineers
I of the state highway department,
where they may be inspected.
Plans and specifications may be
obtained from this office by deposit
ing $500 for each set of plans re-
quired to insure the return of them
on or before the day the bids are op-
ened.
James Allen, State Highway En-:
gineer. 6:14-7:s
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-06-28

Some persons call the great blue
heron "squawk-bird." because Of its
peculiar call. which is a squawk.
Others call il q crane" 1t is more
water-bird than crane. however. and
feeds largely on fish.
In the spots from which he has not
yet been driven by man and his var
ious noises and methods Of destruc-
ton, the heron is an industrious and
patient hunter. He stalks silently
about. or stands rigidly for long per-
iods at time watching his chances
to make swift and sure lunge with
his beak for frog. fish, reptile, or
even an occasional mouse.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-06-28
MOTT and Dry Air.

Dry air IL slightly heavier than or.
binary hulniA-lsct foggy air. The num-
Der Of molecules IN a given volume of
air and the same volume,of water in
the form of Invisible gas under the
same conditions is the same. When
such water lnoiecules are introduced
into the dry air$a corresponding mum
Der of air molecules are Displaced. The
atomic weights of nitrogen, the
principal ingredients of air. ere greater
than the atomic weight Of water vapor.
Therefore sincesa light substance re-
places heavit- one the total weight
is less. Fpggysor smoky air is quite
likely to be learier than dry air.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-06-28
.Ths Grace Of God"

Grace Of God is an expression from
the writings of ST. Paul. who fire.
quently used the term grace in the
sense Of a gift which enables those
who have it to do that which they
could not do without it. The Church
of England and the Protestant Epis-
cOpal church in the United States
leach that grace is the assistance
given by God to those who believe in
Him. SO that they may please Him
and keep His commandments. The
Roman Catholic, church teaches that
for all acts conducive to salvation the
inner grace of the Holy Spirit Ia nee
essary.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-06-28
GLIMPSE OF EAhLll,mEelca
Life in Old coopsrst,
Placid Until the Arrae J, tn.
"Fire Demen@ - -

CoOperst0wn, in NewSk 80.
must have been a quaint !, ;..ouas,'
ing place in the days I.r,os
Fenimore Cooper. the -,,s4 l,ved
there. Mr.. James FEM - coonor
the grandson. gives us init da,;obtful
book, Legends and fr1hh;ons ~
Northern County," a gli7a ~ man.
ners in Cooperstown in nor,od fol.
lowing the War of 1872
In those days, says Mfeo..ar doe.
tors and lawyers were artod mon
and went. about their .Ls do,iher.
ately in long black ca and with
black silk stocks wour round tbe;r
long necks, for they We all fall and
thin. except one lawyeIwbo violated
custom by being very Mi and very
fat. They never hur Il and never
Iorgot the dignity OF q occupation.
III Iact, no one hurriev In the eve
ming when the man red everyone
sauntered TO the post Re. Old and
young were there the ews was dis
cussed, and plans wer made for the
next day. JOY and erow usually
came by mail.
The only event that lid arouse the
town was ire then vent mad. The
firemeE fought one other. rather
than the fire, and thebwnspeople In
their misdirected zeal kstroyed what
the fire spared. q haJ often admired
the foresight Of my gr( |t-grandmother,
who when the hall ce caught fre
ordered all the dOO1 and windows
locked and bolted an told the serv.
ants to put out the flfwhile she took
care of the fire depal nent. She did
so by pouring boiling water on those
who tried to enter tn blouse.
One night when Central hotel
burned fireman 01EDeluge No. 4"
seized the vantage ut at the top of
the ladder, but that s intOlerable to
the men of the rival hose companies.
and they turned hos on him until
he was drowned ff6 his position
while the hotel burr a. Next to the
small boy who saw furniture from
burning by smashinat the pugnaciolls
and jealous firems4 was the bes,
friend of the fire hth's Companion.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-06-28
Topaz OF various colors.

The topaz may be pink, as well as
blue or yellow and 1t may also be
colorless and still be a topaz. Or it
may be a rich reddish brown. There's
a red brown Colorado topaz at the
museum thar would warm you on a
cold day with It's glow. As for the
clear varieties Of topaz-from Maine,
New Hampshire and Utah. as well as
from the Ural mountains-they are
lovely as diamonds, though lacking the
dazzling briIliance Of that hardest OF
all stones.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-06-28
NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL
ACCOUNT AND PETITION
FOR DISTRIBUTION
No. 701

In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington, for Benton county, in
probate.
In the matter of the estate of
Martha Groves Chaplin, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that M. M.
Moulton, Administrator with the will
annexed, of the above entitled estate
has filed his final account and petition
for distribution in the office of the
clerk of the above entitled court and
that the Court is asked to settle said
final account, to distribute the pro-
perry of said etsate to the heirs or
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-06-28
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF
REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE
Cause No. 3742
In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington, for Benton county.
NJ. F. Packwood, Guardian substi-
tuted for S. T. Packwood, Plaintiff.
VS..
Packwood Land & Development Co.,
a corporation; Washington Hardware
& Furniture Company, a corporation,
and Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co., cor
poration, Defendants.
Under and by virtue of an execu-
tion under foreclosure issued out of
and under the seal of the above en-
titled cvourt, holding terms at Prosser
in and for said county on the 4th day
of April, A. D., 1928, upon a judgment
rendered in said court on the End day
of June, A. D., 1923, in favor of the
plaintiff, M. F. Packwood, guardian,
substituted for S. T. Packwood, and
against the defendant Packwood Land
& Development company, q corpora
ton, for the sum of five thousand four
hundred thirty ($54300O) Dollars to-
gether with attorneys fees, interest,
costs and increased costs and to me
OITcCCeu anu OellVoToO, COMMANDING
me to sell the following described
property situate, lying and being in
Benton county, State of Washington,
or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary to satisfy said judgment, attor-
ney's fees, interest, costs and increas-
ed costs, to-wit:
All of section 1, township z north,
range 20, E. w. M.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby Civ
en-, that on Saturday, the 7th day of
July, A. D., 1923, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon of said day, will sell the
above described property, or so much
thereof as may be necessary to salts
fy said judgment, attorneys fees, in
terest, costs and increased costs in
all amounting to the sum of six thous-
and five hundred and 6-100 (S6500.06)
Dollars, together with accruing in
terest and cost of sale.
Said sale will take place at the front
door of the court house at Prosser,
in said county and state and will be
at public auction, for cash in hand to
the highest and best bidder.
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persons entitled to the same and to
discharge the Administrator.
Said final account and petition for
distribution will be heard by the court
at the court house in Prosser, Benton
county, Washington, on the 18th day
of July 1923, at the hour of $3.50
o'clock in the forenoon.
M. M. MOULTON,
Administrator with the will annexed
Moulton & Jeffrey,
Attorneys for Administrator,
Kennewick, Washington. 6:7-21
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Breaking the .Hoodoo.

what, leaving. Jane: Why. you
only came yesterday,
"Yes'm: you're the thirteenth missus
I've had this year an that's unlucky."
''Why, then. did you Gomez"
Cause ! had to have thirteenth,
SO thought I'd get ii over with
leaves 10 night, ma am'-Bost0n
Evening Transcript.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-06-28

Dated at Prosser, Wash, this 9TH
day of June, A. d. 1923.
JAMES SHEPHERD, Sheriff.
BY H. E. Lyon, deputy.
Moulton e. Jeffrey,
Attorneys for Plaintiff,
Kennewick, Washington. 6:7-7:5
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-02
Many Business Leases
Feature Realty Market
Transactions of Week Show Continued De-
mand for Store Space

, Gated at 1913 18th ave. owned by
W, H. Clenver Of Everett. TO J. o.
0ntes former manager OF Appcrson
Automobile Factory. who viii in.
stall complete garage and machine
shop equipment and conduct a gen.
oral garage business.
Henry Frederick. Inc. also re.
por, the following;
Louis Hyman. an old established
dealer Ia ladies and mems shoes.
who has been In business for sew.
crai years at 1895 Third ave. has
leased the storeroom al g23 Pine
street. which he viii open for bust.
nehs about Jun. 4th.
COZ Pike street has been leased
for a period OF years to Thomas
carns. formerly Of Vancouver, u.
c.. who viii conduct wholesale
and retail manufacturing business.
complete candy manufacturing equip.
ment having been installed In the
premises
Tho Investors Clinic. Inc. have
rented bis Second avenue. owned
By the Collins estate. where they
win conduct offices for the sale Of
state rights 10 distributors Of Ford
auto accessories
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-02

Activity In the leasing OF business
space wah tho outstanding feature
Of the weeks realty transactions
While the greatest activity naturally
conferred IN the downtown diHtricth.
the activity WA general. extending
into the newer business csnterb and
store blocks in the residential parts
OF tho city.
Among tho bulidlnga that arc be.
ms rcmodelcd for business pur.
poses Is the ground floor of the
Georgian Annex. on tho triangular
block between Pike and Pine sta.
and wssilako and Fourth nyca
The floor IL being arranged for
stores fronting on all sides Of the
building Three stores were leased
during the past week thru Carter
Macdonald s Miller. 20 Dawson 4
Williams. BARRIERS. Dambrnsia Broth.
ors, taliorH. and Arthur Finch.
Other business leases reported BY
Carter, Macdonald & Miller are the
following:
iist Fourth ave. to s b. Bula.
ehanhky. for mons tailoring cs
adjustment
SIS North broadway to Harry
Beeoher. for deiieateWen store.
lis Battery st. to the Pacific Art
Flooring Co.
Tho Ftrn Hotel. siTss Pike ST.. 10
DanDrnau
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-02
COAST LEADS IN
FISH PRODUCTS
Pacific Supplies Bulk of
Salmon and By-products

Tho total value Of canned salmon
in 1922 was sss.42O.7l7. according TO
final figures received saturday from
the bureau OF fisheries Of the United
States department OF commerce.
Alaska Is credited with practically
three fourths OF the entire output.
or f2s.7s71s3. Washington leads
the states with s4.s23.o74. and ore.
gon follows with ;3.el4,140.
The Pacific coast also contributed
razor CLANS TO the value OF ss79.-
$50. OF which Washington supplied
approximately three.fourths. or
sG40.s75. Under the classification OF
hard CLAIMS" Washington lis COM
bined with Florida In the production
Of CLANS 10 the value OF $4,000. no
other states being given under this
item.
In the production Of "mIscellane.-
Gus by.products. including fish
scraps. oils and the like. the Pacific
coast holds such 4 high percentage
that one wonders what has hap
pened TO the Atlantic ocean and the
Gulf Of Mexico. The total for the
country Is given at s2.s13.596. OF
which Washington, Oregon. Caiifor-
mia and Alaska supplied s2.I03.9 4i.
while the remaining small change
WAS contributed by Massachusetts.
Maine. Maryland. New York. Vir-
ginia, North Carolina. Florida, Louis
lana and. presumably. the other
Eastern coast states in quantities
insufficient 10 warrant mention.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-02
LEASE SPACE FOR NEW
STOP AND SHOP MARKET

Among the weeks leases reported
by West & Wheeler is the store a,
$3.50 r. 4sth. 10 Hiram Lindsey
for period OF three ysara ~ a
rental Of la,soo. Alterations Hro "a
be made and Lindsey Intends open.
ms first class grocery. meat mar,
kct. 10 be known as the Stop and
Shop Market.
West & Wheeler also report bual.
ness leases as follows:
Tho hotel nj so7.s.f1 Maynard
ave, 20 *. Yano for a period Of
two years at rental OF more than
$4,000.
1908 pike Place to X. Inaba for
market purposes
Store AZ si2 y pike ~. TO Y. r.
Harkius & Co. for general auto
accessory buaineas.
sia ". Broadway to ]. II. Ryan.
who win install modern grocery
and confectionery store.
The building NJ iss Denny Way
TO Paul Tcnacth for machine shop
purposes.
1912 z. 4sth st. to r. Il. Farmer
for bakery.
zoos Market st. 10 Allen n. Scott
for an auto repair shop
1900 Pike Place to J, NJ. Hovey
for meat market.
Store AZ 1888 18th n. r.. 10 ]. p.
Reynolds for the sale OF general
dryRoods merchandise.
405 Olive a. TO the WAX Music
Co. who win conduct first class
music house in those nremiscs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-02
CARRUTHERs WILL
MOVE TO SEATTLE

Carruthers was roundly applaudcd
by the hotel directors when he said
he was going TO move here 10 man.
age the olympic. He said: III you
build the hotel according to Mr..
Posts plans you win have a finer
hotel than the Davenport in spo-
kane. the st. Francis and Palace in
San Francisco and It win have feat.
urcs which are found in only two
hotels in America. the Roosevelt In
New York and the Drake in Chicago
Some hotels in America win be larg-
err. but not one win be finer or better
appointed. We are banking our judy
Hsent as hotei men that this type Of
hotel will pay dividends and we are
obligating ourselves to do that"
The executive committee of the
hotel were in session this noon
with representatives OF Grant.
Smith & Co. Dudley. Carruthers
and Post were also present and said
they hoped all details would be
cleared up Immediately so that con-
struction could get under way.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-02
SUGGEST new
CASE MARKING
Pictures Used Instead Of
Words in Shipments

The value OF suggestion ns a
means Of insuring careful handling
OF goods in export shipment has
been discovered by tho United States
department Of commerce in over.
coming the fact ihnt such goods
arc handled in foreign countries
where stovesiorcs cannot read Eng.
iiAh, The idea Is one that could
well be adapted TO many classes Of
goods for domestic shipment ns we'll
In marking casea for oycrKeas
shipment" Eays the department. 1T
has always been diffIcnit 10 decide
as to the best methods 10 be en-.
ployed In conveying the ideas OF
such marks ns Handle With Care, :
'Glnsa- Fragile and This side Tn.
All ahrewd exporters have come to
The conclusion that such marks are
a waste Of time and stencil ink.
because s;cvedors thruout tho world
nre rarely able 10 read English. This
renders precautionary words prac.
tically useless. and Il * here that
export managers have employed the
valuable medium Of suggestion.
A shipment OF electric light balhs
from Germany arrived in New York
the other day with a representation
of such bulb s,enciled on each
barrel a similar practice Is fol.
lowed In handling shipments OF
fragile goods 10 Latin American.
countries, ono firm places n sketch
of glass goblet on each package
and all other precautionary marks
arc left off.
Another phase of this method OF
warning Is utilized by large cash
register company. Wishing to i'm.
press upon TIE stevedores the fact
that machines should ride In an up.
right position. II builds its cases in
the shape of :ho cash register, max.
ing It obvious TO all handlers how
the machine should stand.
In all these practices the prin.
ciple has been followed OF suggest.
ing to cargo handlers the nature OF
the commodity and relying on their
inherent sense of care to bring
about proper handling OF the pack.
age.