The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-10-23
ROBERT PRIOR
FOR ....~a
COMMISSIONER

COMMISSIONER
The people of the Kiona-po,..
Community in supporting tho a.
didacy of Robert Prior for coro, nan-
sioner or District No. / wish 10 '.u.us-
to the voters of Benton Countv s .k
following information as To b;s IN, .ne
lfications and preparation for tba.
position if elected: suat
Age, Forty-seven.
Native State: Pennsylvania. C.ro
to Benton (then Yakima, County,
February LIST, 1899.
School preparations: Graduate %
High School, Kingston, Mo. 1901.
graduate from State COLLEGE &C
Washington, Pullman, class of 1910
with high honors; Practiced yetar;n
airy Medicine in Yakima from Ioie
to 1918: President of State Vater;nr1
airy Medical Society 1915-l916.
Member of State Board of Medica,
examiners for four years. Appointed
by late Governor Lister, reappointaS
by Governor Louis Hart.
Appointed Wool Commissioner for
State of Washington, by director ~
Federal Bureau of Washington. d
c. during world war.
Recommended by late Governor lis.
ter for officers commission in Vet
Urinary Medical Corps in late war
ttook examination and passed bnt
was never called.) 80. 3. ~.
Acted as Superintendent of Iiva.
Stock, Speed and Grandstand attrac.
tons at Washington State Fair for
the past ten wears.
Municipal Activities: Served three
years on Governing Board of Yakima
Commercial club; served as president
OF that body one year. Served two
years as president of Kiona- Benton
Community Club. Served one term DC
secretary of Washington Wool Grow.
ers association. Served five wears as
director of Kiona Irrigation district
Since 1918 has been living ON the
ranch three and one-half miles north
OF Benton City, engaged in general
FARMING, dairying and breeding of
registered Holstein cattle.
PLATFORM
Roads: Repair and Improvement
OF all roads now under construction
with especial reference to School and
Postal delivery routes, they being Civ
en- the preference.
Type of Roads: / will favor the
type of construction, recommended
by the State and Federal Highway
departments, as to grade material
and bridges, / will not favor the in
stallation of any experimental TYNE
of road or material.
Expenditures: I will endeayor to
reduce expenditures wherever the
reduction is consistent and econom-
ical, thereby eventually bringing
about a tax-reduction, when consist
ent with good service.
Apportionment Of Funds: | will
favor an apportionment Of funds in
the various divisions and sub-diyi-
sions of the Road District and coun-
ty in general, in proportion to the
amount paid into the fund by that
division or subdivision, with the ex-
ception that all taxes paid by public
service corporation taxes be placed
in separate fund and re-apportion-
ed In direct proportion to amount
of taxes paid by each subdivision.
Thereby endeavoring to work out a
comprehensive plan of road construc-
ton and betterment.
The K-B. Community club endorses Robert
Prior for Commissioner and will assist in car
rying out his platform wherever and when
ever possible.
We want TO eliminate petty politics from
the commissioners office and work for a
square deal for all parts of Road District No.
and Benton County in general SIGNED
a. Whan Mt.c L.. MI II
Wood, Mrs. Laura Wood Allison Kennedy,
l. ID. Thomas. w. A. Kelso. Mrs. M. K, Kelso,
@. A. Thomas. Mrs. c. Z. Thomas, Z. M,
Saddlcr. Roy Hanson. M. A. Ketchum. Mira.
Geneva Ketchum, p. Hartman, Mrs. Alice
Hartman, II. b. Miller. Mrs. Clara e. Miller.
9. H. Thompson. H. A. Miller, r. w. Nc
Nuity. Mrs. L. A. McNulty. A. M. Scott, ].
j. Allen, Mrs. c. b. Allen, t. o. Montgom-
cry. Mrs; Theresa M. Montgomery, J; P.
Circuit, 4. M. Strate, Mrs. Ruth L. Strate.
John Dellere, Mrs. Lucy Dellere, j. w.
Hartman, Susanna Hartman, A. F. johnson
Inez johnson. w. A. Plotner, Ella May Plot.
ner. M. w. Roop. M. Roop. Mrs. M. e. Roop
man. Maude Hartman, +. S. Hedger, AIMS
Hcdger. F. ID. SIliman, Eta p. Silliman
Mrs. A. =. Crawford, 7. b. Kendall, Dors
Kendall. 4. 1. Evert, Emily Evert, +. G.
Thomas, Aaron Snyder, Ina b. Snyder. e
J. Brand, Bertha r. Brand p. A. Peterson
X. L. johnson, Lenora johnson. Joe Wal
dron. +. ". Williams. Ina L. Williams. A
L. Henson, Lizzie Henson. Herbert Mueller
A. A. Written, j. N. Brooks. Mary Il
Brooks, Mrs. K. M. Hanson.
c. r. Hatfield. Mrs. II. <. Hatfield, MARI
Carter, A. G. McClosleey, Edna McCloskcy
r. r. Scott. Violet Scott. Argus Hughes
Dorothy Hughes, Walter Jacobs. Mrs. j. w
Jacobs, Camilla Rowley, c. f. Rowley. j
j. Smith, p. j. Smith, Ester j. Smith. Jen
ME Carstens, Lucia Glenn, X. r. Glenn
L. A.. Baker, Oscar Carstens, Nick Geisen
H. L. Harrison, Mrs. II. L. Harrison. VIM
Hadley, George Griffith. j. c. Cotton, Mrs
j. G. Cotton, r. w. Richmond. O. r. Rich
mond w. Kennedy, Ada Bilyeu, Hattie Val
Deventer, r. S. McAlpin. Lawrence Harri
son, f.. w. Rolph, A. McAlpin, Marion
Rolph, Robert Mathews. Mrs. M. Cobb, Emm'
Nelson Virginia Carter.
Ida Moore. Florence Roop, Hazel krogh
Lula Simonton, Mile Warren. Carl Warren
j. C. Howard, Gertrude Howard. Elma ID
johnson. L. R. Giles, Il. Giles, Leo Larson
Mary l.. Miller, Harvey Miller. Eric Ander
SON, Christina Anderson, Charles Z. Nor
gan R. w. Morgan, G. A. McCready, NM
G. A. McCready, G. w. Wilson, Fannie
Morgan, C. c. Gordon. Chas. +. Wier, i: .
circuit, j. Ekman, August Benson. Mrs. LIE
Brewster C. b. Prather, Mrs. G. b. Prather
Mrs j. Peterson, Carl Winneg, Mrs. Car
Winneg, Mrs. Ellen Allen. Mrs. Mary X
Allen, j. A. oberg. Ellen oberg. Gus NORM
A. B. Borges, VIM. G. Taylor, f. w. Allen
Mark Moore, r. K. Calkins. III. M Russell.
Joe Harrison. w. A. Hodges. Mrs. w. "A
c. T. Peterson. T. j. Montgomery. Nor
Montgomery. b. b. Mosley, Nina Mosley.