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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-12-04
RODGERS is
CLUB HEAD
Annual Election of Kenne-
wick Commercial Club
Held Thursday Evening

At the annual election of the Com
mercial club Thursday evening, D.
G. Rodgers was chosen president Of
the organization for the coming year
On the first ballot, Mr.. Rodgers was
one Of the high men for president
and was also high man for chairman
Of the Trades Relation bureau. He
withdrew his name as a candidate
for the bureau craftsmanship and on
the second ballot was elected presi.
dent.
Other officers chosen were: M. w
Mattecheck, vice-president; A. F.
Brown, treasurer, bureau chairman;
p. A. Combelic, agriculture; A. H. F.
Watkins, entertainment; ]. B. Thorn
as, transportation; NJ. M. Moulton
irrigation; o. A. Fisher, civic bet
terment; H. C. Schmidt, membership;
E. c. Smith, trades relations; H. G.
Fyfe, land settlement; L. E. John.
son, finance; A. r. Gardner, publ
city; A. I. Smith, roads and tourists.
The officers together with the bu.
reau chairman constitute the govern.
ing board of the club. The newly
elected officers will assume their du.
ties at the regular meeting December
IL.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-12-04
MRS. MCCLURE DIES
Funeral to be held in Methods
Church Saturday Afternoon

Mrs. F. S. Mcclure, for the past
two years, a resident of East Kenne-
wick, passed away Thursday morn
ing, December at her home. Death
followed a years illness from cancer
Mrs. Mcclure was born in Chilicothe,
Missouri in 1874. She was married in
1897 to F. S. Mcclure who survives
her. Mrs. Mcclure had been a resi-
dent of Washington for more than
90 years and prior to coming to Ken
newick, made her home in Washougal.
Besides her husband she is survived
by two children, daughter, Mrs.
Lois Stout and her brother. and his
wife Mr.. and Mrs. o. D. Stout of
Pullman who were at her home when
she passed away. She is also sur
vived by a sister in Honolulu and
one in San Diego and a brother in
Bloomington, Indiana.
Mrs. Mcclure was for years an ac-
tive member of the Methodist church
and during her residence here had
made large circle of friends. Fun
eral services will be held Saturday,
at 2 o'clock in the NJ. E. church with
Rev. Calender officiating.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-12-04
f. j. Arnold Announces His
Intention to Close Out
Stocks Of Local House
BUSINESS GROWN
STEADILY SINCE 1912
Owner is Quitting So As to
Devote Time to Other
Business Enterprises

Kennewick business circles received
a shock Monday when F. j. Arnold,
president and manager of the Ken
newick Wholesale Grocery, announced
to the trade that his firm soon is
to discontinue business. The pro-
cess Of reducing stock has already
started and at the end of 60 or 80
days the wholesale house will close
its doors.
In his circular letter to the COM
pany's trade Mr.. Arnold says:
"Other interests demanding the
writer's time and attention, we wish
to announce our determination to re-
tire from the Wholesale Grocery
field.
at is our intention to reduce our
stock quickly and as We will be rap
idly running out of various items,
we would suggest that you see our
statesmen at the first opportunity and
place your orders for anything which
you might need to cover your imme-
diate or anticipated requirements.
with reference to orders now
booked, for future delivery, we wish
to state that we will arrange to take
care Of future contracts now on our
books.
rive take this occasion to express
to you our warmest appreciation for
the splendid business with which you
have favored us during the past dozen
or more years in which we have been
in business, and we trust that the
future will hold in store for you.
an increasing measure of prosperity"
The Kennewick Wholesale Grocery
was established by Mr.. Arnold in
1912 and although from the first it
has had to meet the strong compe-
tition of larger and older wholesale
grocery concerns, its business has
steadily grown and has been success
full. Mr.. Arnold says he has decided
to retire from the grocery business
because other enterprises in which
he is interested offer greater pos
sibilities, and not being able to make
a sale at price which he considered
reasonable he has elected to close
the business out.
The wholesale house has been
distinct asset to the community. Il
supports seven families and by reas-
on of its operation, every Kennewiclz
family has been able to effect saw
ings in grocery bills and local groc-
cry stores have been able to operate
on less working capital than would
be required to buy from more dis
tant houses.
Mr.. Arnold says that he has ma
tured no plans for leaving Kenne-
wick nor does he know to what use
the building now occupied by the gro
cery, will be put.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-12-04
KITCHEN CONTEST
TO BE CONDUCTED
Women of This Community May
Enroll with Benton County
Club Leader

When you stand at your work tab
le can you lay the palms Of your
hands flat on its surface without
either bending your elbows or. stoop-
ing over? Are your stove, sink,
table and cupboards within six foot
radius of each other? Do you have
to light a match or use search light
in order to see if the cake you are
making is browning properly? Did
you ever stop to think that upon the
arrangement of your kitchen depends
the amount of work you can accom-
plish without over fatigue? The kit
chen is the work shop of the home.
In it are prepared approximately
three times three-hundred-sixty or
over one thousand, meals.
Beginning on the first of January
The Washington Farmer, in cooper
alton with the Extension Service of
the state college of. Washington, will
run a three months contest for the
home makers of Washington. Any
woman who has a kitchen and wishes
to make it as convenient and eff
cient as possible on the least amount
of money is eligible to enter. If you
are interested call, telephone; or write
to the county club agent, so it will
reach her office on or before Satur-
day, December 6. She with the as
sistance of the owner will score the
kitchen the last of December. She
will also offer suggestions for i'm
provement and furnish bulletins to
help. Articles will be published in
the local papers and in the Washing
ton Farmer during the contest. Or
the last of March the kitchens will
again be scored apd the one having
the most impromeent for the leas,
cost will be first prize winner and
so on down to the fifth best which
will be winner of the fifth prize
There is some satisfaction in knowing
that the poorest kitchen has the
greatest chance of being the winner
State prizes will be announced il
a January issue of the Washington
Farmer and complete list of county
prizes will be announced in the Christ
mas issue Of the county papers. As ,
starter we have an electric percola
tor offered by the Washington Hdw
Co. and a fine aluminium teakettl,
by McDonald's Variety Store. AL
prizes will be displayed in the win
dows of the stores offering them dur
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-12-04
MORE D'MoLAYs

A class of Is boys were given the
initiatory degree of the KennewicId
Chapter DeMolay Tuesday evening.
Following the lodge work the boys
were given excellent talks by Drs.
A. G. Tullar and L. G. Spaulding and
Rev. A. HI. F. Watkins. Refreshments
were served and games enjoyed.
Those receiving the degree were: Dor
sey Miller, Melvin NewlSirk, John
Soth, Anton Christensen, Clyde De-
haven, Martin Hudnall, Chester Cox,
Lloyd Keene, Clyde Mylke, Grover
Schuster, Walter Johnson, Elmo Hin
man, Louis Huntington, Clifford Tur-
ner and Leonard Allison.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-12-04
WILLIAM KIT
PASSES AWAY
Was Northwest Pioneer of
Sixties Who Crossed the
Plains bv Ok Team

William Kilt passed away at his
home in East Kennewick on Tuesday,
December 2, after a two years i'll
ness from paralysis. Mr.. Kilt was
born in Itava, Illinois in 1S4s. He
was a pioneer of the state of Wash
ington, crossing the plains with oxen
teams in 1854 and settling in the
walla Walla valley. He lived for
more than forty years in the Spo-
kane county, spending sixteen years
in the city of Spokane. He was a
member of the Baptist church for
more than thirty years. He became
a member of the I.O.O.F. fraternity
in 1874 and was charter member
of the Reardon lodge. where he
still held membership at the time Of
his death.
The marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Kit
which took place in Stevens county
in 1880 was one of the first ceremon-
les of the kind held in that county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kit moved to their
present home in East Kennewick
about seven years ago. Besides his
wife, Mr.. Kilt is survived by a son
Arthur Kilt of Spokane and daugh-
ter Mrs. C. w. FASTER of Kennewick.
Funeral services We're held Thurs
day at 2 pm. at the Baptist church
with Rev. John A. Shaw officiating.
Interment was made in Riverview
cemetery.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-12-04
NO CONTESTS
IN KENNEWICK
City Election Here is Tame
But PascO has Real
Political Battle

While Kennewick went sleepily thru
the formality of a city election Tues
day, some of the neighboring towns
were experiencing the most hotly
contested political battles in their
histories.
What few contests there were for
city offices here were decided at the
primary election last month and Tues
days election was rather a useless
affair. Rumors that there would De
sticker opposition to some of the
nominees on the Citizens. ticket,
were without foundation and no or
ganized opposition to any candidate
developed.
But there was no sleeping in Pasco
on election day. More than 1900 vot-
ers there went to the polls to take
part in a battle of ballots which
in keenness of interest surpassed the
general election. The Pasco issue
was the Ku Klux Klan. With the ex-
ception of one councilman the Klan
was defeated by Independent nomin.
ees and sticker candidates. The clos
est contest was for the office OF
mayor, H. B. Jensen defeating j. N
Goodel by 81 votes.
Officers elected here are: j. C.
Leibee, mayor; II. C. Schmidt, coun-
Gilman at large; C. N. Koelker, coun-
Gilman First ward; DR.. d. S. Bro
gunier, councilman Second ward; Geo
Hartje, councilman Third ward; Mrs
Winifred Campbell, clerk; w. G. King
treasurer; C. L. Holcomb, attorney
The holdover members of the coun-
Gil are H. B. Terrill, Guy Hayden
and j. Mcdowell. Mr.. Hayden has left
Kennewick and an appointment to fill
the vacancy will be made at an early
meeting of the council.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-12-04
DIVORCE GRANTED
Mrs. Bertha Cantwell Given Abso-
lutte Decree on Grounds of Cruelty

Mrs. Bertha Cantwell Given Abso-
lutte Decree On Grounds of Cruelty
Mrs. Berta Cantwell, of Hover, was
yesterday awarded a decree of di-
vorce from C. C. Cantwell. BY the
decree Mrs. Cantwell is given Gus
tody of the four minor children, title
to the home, all personal property
and is to receive 5000 year alimony.
The complaint alleged cruelty and
named Mrs. Nina Carman as CO.
respondent. Evidence introduced
consisted Of letters which had pass
ed between Mr.. Cantwell and Mrs.
Carman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cantwell had been
married for q years. They are
among the pioneer residents Of Ho-
yer where Mr.. Cantwell was form
erly engaged in the poultry business
on a large scale.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-12-04

ing the first week of January.
Those enrolling up to date are Mrs.
r. L. Meridith, Hover; Mrs. Alice
Cochran, Hover and Mrs. w. F. Ash
by of Hover. All kitchens of one COM
munity will be judged on the same
day. Do not delay in getting your
kitchen listed for enrolment. Also
tune in on the W.S.C. radio on De-
cember 18th at nine o'clock for the
second of the kitchen Improvement
radio talks.
Are you putting down new Ii
noleum or congoleum rug in your
kitchen this year? If not is your old
one becoming worn so that it looks
faded and is hard to keep looking
bright and clean? If so you will be
interested in knowing that wax, eth
er liquid or paste is a fine renew
er and preserver for inoleum as well
as wood surfaces. On Friday morn
ing, December at 10 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. r. L. Banta in the Gar
den Tracts, Gertrude Gage, the coun-
ty club leader will demonstrate the
use Of wax as preservative and lab
or saver in the care Of linoleum and
congoleum rugs. The demonstration
is open to all and is just an informal
meeting. Women who are interested
in the kitchen improvement contest
should be present.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-12-04
Producers of Early Crops
Have Few Suggestions
to Offer Directors
NEW PLAN ADOPTED
FOR POTATO POOLS
Business of Association less
Than in 1923 Owing to
Short Berry Crop

Although farm crop conditions have
..er far from satisfactory this year,
4 r.s not disgruntled and discon-
.orste lot of crop producers who as
ssmbled in the Modern Wloodman
I'M Monday for the annual meeting
- TIE Three Rivers Growers asso-
eistion. AS a matter of fact there
NJ at the meeting an atmosphere
~ hopefullness for better conditions
next year. Members present had but
fev complaints to register and fewer
mrrestions to offer for future op-
srstions of the association. While
discussior of varied subjects brought
forth views of the individual grow
ers the final decision in all matters
v,s left to the board of directors.
The annual business report pre-
pared by A. C. Adams, public ac-
countant of Spokane, and read by
Manager Lee Lampson, showed that
the gross sales of the association
were more than 500, 1000 less in 1924
than 1923. Asparagus and early po-
tato business showed an increase but
TIE smaller volume of business was
due to frost inquiry to the straw
berry crop. This year 1000 crates
were shipped compared to nearly
$1,000 the year before.
The association this year handled
3,o08,047 pounds of potatoes which
sold for $51, 1875. The net price
to the grower was S29.07 ton. Ber-
~ shipments totalled 4120 crates and
tie gross receipts were Sic, 81.
The net price to the grower was $2.-
"a. This average included all ber-
RES both faced and unfaced. The
price received for packed crates was
IN excess Of three dollars. The as
paragus crop amounted to 28,552 box
es which were sold for SAC, 6,346.O1. The
average net price was SLAB to the
grower.
The manner of operating the DO
tsto pools came in for some criti-
cism The burden of growers COM
pam was the delay in digging. If
mas been the practice Of the associa-
uon to send digging instructions to
growers as sales are made. Many
growers, however, expressed pref
erence to finish the digging Job with
out delay and to take chances on the
market. In response to this sugpes-
s0n tne directors met Tuesday with
) committee Of potato growers and
seclded that next year potatoes. up
S Sn.ll the latter part of June or the
.ss OF July, are to be handled in
vns pool and until that time growers
"sy olg as rapidly as possible.
M. me question of changing the as
srsgus crates to the pyramid type
49, S LETT to the directors who are to
~ aer with committee of asparagus
men: The matter of renewing con- ~
.nS ssss with Mr.. Lampson as manager
.so .so the Kennewick Supply g Stor-
L'a ~ company, who warehouses and
cist;o.a s al crops handled by the asso-
nUn n;sn was likewise left to the board.
MIN ;Daeetors to elected were A. Z. Hem. Hem
Emil E' AKSs,chland, George selliek, and
boas, bn Alorecht, Kennewick. The new
Moadd..w' M.d will meet for oreanizat;o, M tem
~
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-12-04
SWlGART RESIGNS
ssl p, OF Yakima Fruit Growers
ns to 60 to California

~ SohAAOI
ths sISr,es v H. swigart, manager of
tio, iaklma Fruit Growers associa-
I ana mas J resigned effective January
..sr sra D. :. Walter Hebert, sales man,
,ssi, ,.si,' will temporarily head the er or
pe,n a'lon pending the selection of a
Republic. says the Yakima
the - III. q, z James, president, reports
not position 70 a.ls of general manager will
,io. IT,. oe filled for a time. Final selec. lee
o. ~ manager and future policies
comira association depend upon the
A. as: annual meeting, January Is.
m.,,a %alch time 10 of the 21 board
Is uers ame are to be elected. DR.. James
Sv;s m0ns those whose terms expire.
n,.s, sart plans to take a rest and will
a.as aoly :, go to California. He man.
h. - :. .ae Big Y from 1917-1s and has
IT'S head for the past 4 years.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-12-04

in Kennewick.
The Minute Women will again
have charge of the sale and hope
to dispose of Kennewick's quota Of
10000 seals by Christmas eve. The
seals may be purchased at Vibber-
Gifford's Drug store or McDonald's
Grocery.
Already over 100000 gay little
stickers have been distributed over
the state, while recorders have come
from many chairmen who have found
an unprecedented demand for their
wares.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-12-04
SMALL BLAZE

), Inc fire department was called TO
the home of Mrs. Hattie Smith Mon
Jay al morning to put out a small blaze
Ia tne roof. Only small hole was
1urned In the roof but considerable
damage was done to the enterior of
the home by water. -
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-12-04
BUSINESS MOVED

The Empire Electric company have
moved their store from Second and
Yakima streets into the building one
door east of Semon's store. The move
mas been made in time for the COM
pany to attractively display its
Christmas line of electrical fixtures
and appliances.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-12-04

Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Duffy enter
tanned family Thanksgiving party
including Mrs. Duffy's brother Elvis
Andrews of Buena and his family.
Altogether there were eighteen in
the party.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-12-04
Members of the M. E. church very

Members of the M. E. church very
pleasantly surprised their pastors
wife last Wednesday evening by ar
ranging a birthday party in her hon.
or. The affairs took place in the
church and was largely attended.
Mrs. Calender was presented with
an electric waffle iron.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-12-04

Mrs. H. R. Vibber and Mrs. H. c.
Schmidt were hostesses for very
delightful bridge luncheon given
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Vibber.
Eight tables were played, honors go
ing to Mrs. w. II. Gascoigne.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-12-04
STATION ROBBED
Francis KeoIker Forced to Give UE
Cash at Whitehouse Service Station

Cash at Whitehouse Service Station
A masked man armed with a re-
,,olvor relieved the White Service
station of $14.OO early Wednesday
EVENING of last week. Francis keol-
ker. high school boy who works at
the station after school was alone
in the station at the time.
When the robber first commanded
him to put up his hands Francis thot
It was one of his schoolmates playing
a Joke but he realized the reality OF
the holdup when the caller drew q
revolver and repeated the command
Keeping the boy covered the robbel
helped himself to the cash In the
register and fled in the darkness.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-12-04

M. H. Church left the first Of the
week on a business trip which will
include visit to Spokane then one
to the coast cities. He expects to be
absent two weeks.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-12-04
WANTS TURKEYS
Robert Mackie Hopes to Ship Full
Carload to East

Robt. Mackie, of the Columbia Val
ley Produce company is off on a tur-
key hunt. He is not using a shotgun
but a checki book and is making a
great effort to load full carload of
dressed turkeys out of Kennewick for
the New York Christmas market. To
make good he must have approxi-
mately 1000 turks ready for shipment
December 10.
Mr.. Mackie is not confining his eff
forts to this locality but is dealing
with turkeys raisers from Yakima to
Walla, Walla.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-12-04

u. ~ . and Mrs. H. E. Oliver, Mr.. and
He;l,. :. :. Oliver and Miss Celicia
=, .,s .s, were Thanksgiving guests Of
~no Mrs. c. D. Gibbs of Pasco.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-12-04
MINUTE WOMEN
HANDLING SEALS
Goal is Set at 10000 for Kennewicl
and Surrounding Com
munity


Those little Christ
mas seals, receipts
from the sale Of
which 'are used to
finance the nation
wide fight for the
prevention and cure
of tuberculosis, have
been placed on sale
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-12-04

Floyd Copeland returned Sunday
from Wenatchee.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-24
l6z4 Mac ougall- Souwicks 5OhAnniversary Sae!p24

Nov The climax Of MAcDougars 5Oih
Anniversary sJci The first week Of
this event has passed. Public response has
been overwhelming Our keynote phrase, "In
Fifty Years No sale Like Thn"-oneo a
prophecy. Is now n fact.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-30
DIVORCES
GROW DIFFICULT
Suspicion OF Subterfuge
Starts Quiz That
Stops The Mill ~ i

PARIS, March % By Associated
Press 1.-The Paris divorce mill is
grinding more slowly for Americans
now that the courts are holding up
decisions, pending investigation Of sal
legged irregularities in many recent
cases.
There has been no falling of IN
the number of suits filed. bntsaexen
the fourth chamber, which is regards
ed as. the most reliable to metic4ns
of the nine courts handling such cases,
has severed no marriage ties sincss it
appeared that subterfuge was sbsing
employed to help along the real evf.
dnce in some suits.
From time to time people ares be-
ing summoned in an endeavor to throw
light on the situation, and, pending
the end of this inquiry, American Lave
yers are securing postponements OF
their clients cases
1t win take some time, it. is
thought to set the. mill going at full
speed once more after the inyestiEa-
ton is ended, even if the courts find
there is no reason for putting d per
manent brake on, as attorneys in each
case, will desire some other fellow TO
test the temper of the courts.