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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-16
NOW TIME TO APPLY
APPLE CALYX SPRAY
Inspector Says This is Most I'm
portant of Bug Poisoning
Efforts

1t is now time to apply the calyx
or first arsenate of lead spray to the
apples, says Edward E. Hill, district
horticultural inspector, and this work
should be done as soon as possible,
as few days of rainy or windy wea-
ther would cause much of the spray
to be applied too late to be of much
benefit. A calyx spray applied day
or two early is much more efficient
than one applied an hour too late.
If no poison is placed in the calyx
cup before it closes, place is left
on the apple for later worms to en-
ter, and cannot be reached by later
sprays, hence, the Importance of this
spray, which is by far the most inn
portant Of the lead sprays. Thoroness
in applying this spray is of the ut
most Importance. and poor job is
little better than none, so it behooves
all apple growers to apply plenty of
spray in order to be assured of hit
ting every blossom About ten gal
Ions to the tree on the average tree
in this district is the minimum
amount for q thoro job, and high
pressure is extremely essential.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-16
PETERS AGAIN
WINS CONTEST
Courier Reporters Cross.
Word Puzzle Prize Goes
to Same Man Twice

Geo. A. Peters is the towns best
crossword puzzler. This week he
again wins the Courier Reporters
prize money for being the last one
left In our .'miss-and-out" contest.
For several weeks all of the three re-
naming contestants have been turn
ing in correct answers. In last weeks
effort the same word caused Mrs.
Macmahon and F. L. Trimble to drop
out.
The prize, amounting to eight dol
lars, has been held at this office un-
til the tie had been broken: We piled
up the whole eight bucks in niclaes,
in the window and have had lot Of
fun hearing the comments Of the
school kids as they tried to guess
how much there was in the bunch. If
Mr.. Peters will use little judgment
as to when he arrives, we'll present
him with eight dollars.
The puzzle, from now on, is being
run without prize attached.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-16
PIONEER DIES

Mrs. Martha Smalley died Wednes-
day, April Is at the age of 73 years
after an illness of some time. She is
survived by three grandchildren, and
three great-grandchildren, son,
William of Kennewick, three sisters
and one brother, Mrs. E. c. Height,
of Colfax; Mrs. Jessie Rigg of Chen
ey; and Andrew Jackson of Gle Elum.
Mrs. Smalley was one Of the val
ley's earliest pioneers, living in this
community for forty years. She
came to where Kennewick now is, in
1885. She was born in Illinois, March
%, 1852, was married in Usage, ILL.,.
January %, 1869.
The funeral will be held tomorrow,
friday afternoon at two o'clock
from the Church of The Nazarene.
Interment will be in the local ceme-
terry.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-16
CLUB DIPS INTO
COUNTY AFFAIRS
Trips to Hanford and Rich
land to Aid Communities
," Add to Body's Duty

The Kennewick Commercial club has
a nightly full program this week and
next. Monday night delegation went
to a meeting in Hanford where there
was plan proposed to put part of the
county into an Improvement district
to build Pitman plan road from Sum
nyside to Priest Rapids. Wednesday
night delegation went to Richland
to assist them in their work of secur-
ing the right of way thru the town
for the new Wenatchee Southern.
Thursday night, the regular meeting
date, was devoted to the same PROPOSE
tion from the Kennewick angle.
This week also the club is getting
action on the distribution Of the high
way maps recently printed. A COM
mittee from the local club stopped at
the various towns between here and
Spokane, getting cooperation, in the
matter of erecting huge sign at the
junction of the Inland Empire High
way and the Sunset Highway, direct
ing the tourists thru this valley.
The plan submitted by the Sunny
Slue UOOSIeTS dI LHe LAdNAOLQ HuSSI-
ing was for the formation of an inn
provement district to build semi
paved road over the hills into Priest
Rapids from Sunnyside. This propo-
sition was frustrated on the ground
that it was an aid to the upper val
ley town at the expense of this coun-
ty. However, it is likely that boost
ers from that section will build the
road anyway. With the building of
the north and south road this section
of the state will have direct highway
connection with the new industrial
city.
The Richland meeting in the inter-
ests of the Wenatchee right Of way
showed that the people of that town
are not united in the plan of having
the road come thru their town. Own
ers of the property affected seem too
eager to sell, and not eager enough
to donate in the interests of the well
fare of the town as a whole. The
meeting here tonight will be devoted
to the same subject.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-16
FRY CROP CASE
HAS REHEARING
Entire Supreme Court to
Pass on Important Local
Legal Question

The supreme court has granted a
rehearing at the May term on a de-
cision recently handed down regard
ing the mortgaging of crop for
more than one year. That the case
is an important one in the affairs
of the state is indicated by the fact
that the court will sit en- banc for
the hearing.
The original case was that of the
Kennewick Supply & Storage Co. VS.
o. A. Fry and the American Sc
curity Bank. The Supply company
held a mortgage on the 1922 and 1928
apple crop of the Fry orchard. In
the spring of 1928 the bank
took a mortgage on that years
crop. The superior court held that
according to the laws of the state the
banks mortgage took precedence and
the supreme court upheld the
decision. The rehearing has been
granted for the purpose of establish
ing a precedent that will affect all
farm products that may be mort
gagged, and will settle several tech
nical points that have long bothered
in this state.
c. L. Holcomb is attorney for the
bank and the Supply company is rep
resented by Moulton & Jeffrey.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-16
BATS MADE OF SWISS
CHEESE ~ SCORE 60
Pasco Takes First Game in Straw
berry League - Connell and w.
B. are also Winners

Captain Warde johnson of the Ken
newick base ball team attributed the
loss of Sundays game to the fact
that thru some oversight their reg
ular bats werer exchanged for bats
made of Swiss cheese = full of holes.
A score of six to nothing, none of
them earned runs, set Pasco up at
the top of the win and lose column
and Kennewick right smack at the
foot.
However, the boys played fair
game, with little looseness in the in
field-but they simply couldn't hit
the Pasco pitcher. Even the old re-
liable sluggers had to walk back to
the dugout every time up.
Next Sunday there will be game
here with White Bluffs when the
score should be in favor Of the local
team. Pasco, Connell and White
Bluffs were the winners in last Sum-
days games.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-16
HOVER WOMEN
WIN TWO PRIZES
No Losers in Unique Con-
test for Housewives held
by Extension Dept.

Mrs. r. L. Meredith of Hover won
first place in the Kitchen Improve
ment contest which has been con-
Quoted under the auspices of the ex-
tension service. Mrs. L. Smith won
second pace and Mrs. w. F. Ashby
of Hover third.
Splendid cooperation has been Civ
en- by the merchants of Kennewick
during the contest. The merchants
are displaying in various windows
this week, suitable kitchen equipment.
Three months ago when the contest
started they We're asked to cooper
ate by offering prizes for the coun-
ty contest. The first prize, an cleo
trio percolator offered by the Wash
ington Hardware e. Furniture Co.,
was awarded to Mrs. Meredith. The
second prize, an indirect kitchen
light, which offered by the Pacific
Power & Light Co. was awarded to
Mrs. Smith and the third prize, an
aluminium teakettle given by McDon-
AIDS Variety store was awarded to
Mrs. Ashby.
Prizes We're awarded on the basis
of the greatest amount of improve
ment for the least expenditure of
money. Mrs. Meredith raised her
score from 26 to S3, or 81 points at
a cost of $19.3S. This cost includes
materials as the labor was done most
ly by herself and her husband. Mrs.
Smith raised her score from 63 to
95, total of 80 points, at cost of
$33.75. This cost was also for mater
ials as she and her husband did the
work. Mrs. Ashby raised her score
from SO to "a or 25 points at cost
of $500. Miss Mary Alice Cochran
was given honorable mention. Her
kitchen was already an improved one
at the beginning of the contest but
she added the improvements that
were suggested. Practically all of
the improvements were in the nature
of Encouragement for compactness
to save steps and for better light and
ventilation.
The preliminary and final scoring
of the kitchens was done by Gertrude
Gage, county club leader. A tour to
the prize winning aitchens was car
ried on on Wednesday afternoon. The
women who entered the contest were
did not win prize their improved
kitchen was worthwhile prize.
These women will be glad to show
the conveniences of their kitchens at
any time.
A complete description of the prize
winning kitchens will be given in the
extension column of next weeks pa
per.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-16
McNULTY GETS
PRIOR'S JOB
Prosperous Benton City
Farmer Made Commits
sioner that District

w. r. McNulty of Benton City has
been appointed county commissioner
from the second district to serve the
unexpired term of DIR. Robert Prior.
The position was offered Mr.. Nc
Nulty last week and at the regular
meeting early this week, he qualified
for the office and took his position
on the board.
Mr.. McNulty is successful farmer
and good business man. He has not
been actively identified with politi-
cal factions, and the board has hopes
that much of the political dissention
in the middle district can be smoothed
out and harmony once more restored
by his appointment.
Mr.. Prior leaves to take up his
work as state superintendent of dair-
les and live stock, April goth.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-16
POSITION WAS TOO
LOFTY FOR SCHMIDT
Leader in Golf Ladder Contest Drops
to Third Place Con-
test Sunday

"Perched Precariously" were the
proper words to use in regard to
Herman Schnidt's lofty position upon
the golf ladder. He was toppled off
Friday when he lost to r. E. Reed
by score of as to AZ. "Precarious"
seems to be nightly good word to
use for the position of the present
leader, too. for the next six or sew
en- players are all good players and
the challenges are flying thicks and
fast.
Ladders are on exhibition in the
Courier-Reporter window and out at
the course, the changes being made
as fast as the cards are turned in.
The tournament committee has rib
bed up novelty tournament for next
Sunday at nine o'clock. They refuse
to tell the nature of the contest un-
til time for play, but there have been
a couple of prizes put up for the COM
peting players.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-16
CLINTON sTAsER

Injuries received last February in
a sudden fall in the house of his
daughter at Yakima proved fatal. Mr..
Staser broke his hip in the fall, and
on account of his advanced age of
SO years, the bone failed to mend.
For six weeks he was at St. Eliza
beth's hospital. Then, as all hope was
given up, he was removed to the
private home of his nurse where Mrs.
Staser and other members of the fam
ily could be with him at all times.
Mrs. Staser and their four daugh-
ters were at his bedside when he died
April 8 at 10:40 am.
Clinton Staser was born at Evans
vile, Indiana, January Is, 1912; mar
ried Clarissa E. Wiley October 25,
1870. He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Clarissa Staser, and their seven
children: Mrs. o. r. Holcomb of
Olympia; Walter Staser of Ritzville;
j. C. Staser of Rolling Bay; Mrs. o.
L. Hanson of Snohomish; Mrs. w. p.
Gould of Yakima; Mrs. j. b. Schlund
of Tacoma and j. L. Staser of Ore
gon City, Oregon. There are also
sister Mrs. George Stoclfleth, and
two brothers, Fred and Frank Staser
of Evansville, Indiaan.
The body was taken to Tacoma for
burial. An old friend of the family,
Bishop LemueI H. Wells, officiated
at the funeral services in Tacoma,
which were held at the BuclSley-King
chapel. A number Of former Kenne-
wick friends attended. The pail bear
ers were John A. Brog of Seattle,
John Penn of Auburn, Frank Young
Of Seattle, and H. ID. Nicewonger of
Tacoma, all former Kennewick
friends, the other two being Lewis
F. Museck and Fred Hanson of Ia.
coma. Interment was made at Taco
ma cemetery.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-16

The dinner given last Thursday eve
ming by members of Alma Chapter
O.E.S. to members of the Pasco and
Hanford chapters was a very enjoy
able one. Covers were placed for 98
including 35 guests from Pasco and
IL from Hanford. The dinner was
served by the Ladies Aid of the M.
f. church. During the meeting which
followed at the lodge rooms five cam
didates were initiated into the order.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Muldrow, Mrs.
Gus Pearson, Mabel Pearson and Mrs.
G. A. Stradford
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-16
ANNUAL RECITAL.

Mrs. I. B. Hopkinson will rold her
tenth annual recital for her pupils
at the Congregational church on Fri
day evening. April II at o'clock.
In addition to her Kennewick class,
Adelaide O'Brien, Georgia Nelson and
Helen Erickson of Richland will
play, Mrs. John Dam will give vocal
selections and little Margaret Dam
a recitation. Four violin and mando-
lin pupils from Pasco will lplay en-
semble. Admission is free and a cor
dial invitation is extended to every
one.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-16
MRS. McMANUS

Mrs. Polly Mae McManus. mother
of Roberta Summers and grandmoth-
er of Mrs. David McColl, passed
away at st. Luke's hospital, Spokane
last Saturday morning, April IL.
The body was taken to Garfield,
her old home, for burial.
Mr.. and Mrs. David McColl re-
turned to Yakima Wednesday, where
Mrs. Summers will join them. Mr..
and Mrs. McColl motored to Spokane
and returned via Kennewicl.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-16

Honoring Miss Ila Campbell who
left Wednesday for Prosser, men,
bers of Ideal Camp Royal Neighbors
met Monday evening at X. p. hall and
spent an enjoyable evening with
games and music. Refreshments We're
served late in the evening. Miss
Campbell was presented with a silver
thimble by members of the lodge in
appreciation of her work during the
past.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-16

Two auto loads of Moose from the
newly instituted order of Kennewick
visited Sunnyside lodge last night
and report having splendid evening.
Installation of officers was the order
of business after which dancing and
jolly good time was had. Refresh
ments were served. Next Monday
night the Sunnyside team will put
on the initiation ceremony for class
at the Modern Woodman hall here.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-16
HODGE is SUPT.

Principal Hodge has been elected
b. the local school board as super
intendent for the coming year, to fill
the vacancy by the resignation of
Supt. j. w. Failor.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-16

sidered as office day, day when tel
ephone calls will reach her in Prosser,
and anyone wishing to see her may
do SO by coming to her office in the
Court house.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-16
CAR A DAY

The 3-Rivers Growers has been
shipping a carload Of asparagus
daily. With the shipment of the
ninth carload yesterday the associa-
tion has reached the total of last
years carlot business.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-16
HONOR SENIORS

Invitations for a dance honoring
the members Of the graduating class
are being sent out this week. The
party will be held at the Highlands
club house on Friday night, April "a.
The Kusko times., 1925-12-05

@Snoose," is building tractor roads to the Blue Goose roadhouse.
 Bob Mcintosh, packer, freighter and contractor of Valdez, is engaged in business and doing we'll
 E. Grammer is engaged in running a resurvey for the Standard Oil Go.
 Mr. Miller, Standard geologist, and Dick TousIey are in the field near the head of Wide Bay.
 R. N. Evans, general merchandise and furs, reports fair season il the latter line, and also that his general merchandise bushes has been good.
 John Block reports that he is feed ing 84 hens, milking two cows, and making money in the stock busipess.
 The general outlook for Kanatah is good, and with the bringing in of oil a permanent and prosperous town will mark the site at Portage Bay.
The Kusko times., 1925-12-05
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the Probate Court at Ruby, Nulato Precinct, Fourth Division, Ter ritor yof Alaska, before Al Day ton, United States Commissioner and ex-officio Probate Judge. In the matter of the estate of Thomas Byrne, deceased.
 Notice is hereby given that the un- dersigned has been duly appointed ad- ministratoor of the estate of Thomas Byrne, deceased.
 All persons having claims against said estate are required to Tresent them, duly verified, with proper vouchers attached, to the under signed, at the United States Commis- sioner's office, Rubyo Alaska, within six (6) months from date of this mo- tice.
 Dated Ruby, Alaska, Nov. 13, 1925.
 JAMES BYRNE,
 Administrator. JOHN W. DUNN,
 Attorney for Estate
The Kusko times., 1925-12-05
Alaska Notes Gleanings From Territorial
 Exchanges.

Van Zandt, Ketchikan policeman, was recently bound over to the fed eral grand jury on agcharge of man slaughter for the killing ofEof Romie Atkinson, an Indian: Bond was fixed in the sum of $3,000. The shooting look place in the morning, on. a side street, in Ketchikan. Atkinson, who had been arrested by Van Zahdt and was being taken to the city jail, made his escape from the patrol wagon. The policeman followed him. Reports of the affair said that the policeman overlook; hiin near the end of the alleyway. In the fight that followed other Indians are said to nave come to the aid of Atkinson, who was shot twice in the stomach, death resulting from the wounds. Van Zandt claimed he was on, the ground being kicked when he tired. He was confined to the hospital sev- eral days by his injuries. Two In dians, eye witnesses, testified at the coroner's inquest that Atkinson was 0n. the ground crawling away from Van Zandt when he was shot.
The Kusko times., 1925-12-05
KANATAK FIRM IN BELIEF
 THAT OIL WILL BE FOUND

Kanatak.-Kanatak, the prosperous little town OIL Portage Bay, the gate way to the oil fields, is now over three years old anu one of the best regulated camps in tie Northland- The town has no marshal OF commis- sioner, church, jail OF graveyard, and up to date none of the luxuries of de- cadent civilization. The majority of the residents are old sourdoughs, real he-men, who require no coddling and ask no favors, living cheerfully and hoping to some day see the town come into it's own when oil is struck
 Among the many old timers either now living at Kanatak or actually en- gazing in the immediate vicinity are the following:
 Otis Ross and W. w. French and aI full crew of men are building road from Lees road at Wide bay to- the Hubbell dome
 Jack Lee and Henry Russell and crew are building road from the lower end of Wide Bay, road about five miles long, the intended destinar tion of which is kept q secret.
 w. K. Lee has constructed couple of miles of road up Des Moines. creek from his home camp and is now ready for the drills.
 Dick Tousley Is busy with his pack train and outfit. looking after the wants of the Standard Oil Company.
 Sol Warren, formerly of Nome, can supply a pack train at a moments notice.
 Charles Cook, of Nome and Fair banks, is with the Standard Oil Com pany in the mechanical department.
 Charles Madsen. a well known pio- neer, is doing a thriving merchandise ing business.
 Alfred Lind, also Smiling Albert, D king of the stampeders, is here with the pack, ready to go.
 Tom Dodd, well known Fairbanks Chisana operator, is in business here
 Hugh s. O'Neill, formerly of Ruby is with the Standard Oil.
 Harry Lohr, formerly of Ruby and the Kuskokwim, IS looking after his F. oil interests.
 Ed Maddox wishes to advise the oldtimers that the latch string is al ways out at the Anticline Hotel
 Fred Hinton, whose father was a judge in Nome in the early days. Is engaged in the ighterage and trans fer business.
 Ed Erickson, otherwise known as
The Kusko times., 1925-12-05

Frank P. Skeen,, Dennis Hurley, John Rice and Otis Harrington, known in Seward as the -Four Horse men," plan to install a lotion quartz.
The Kusko times., 1925-12-05

MT. and Mrs,.J. H. Biggs, pioneers of the Northland, have sold their business interests in Valdez and de- parted for the States to vacation and settle there later.
The Kusko times., 1925-12-05
A Dredging or HydrauIiCing
 Proposition, Yankee Creek

long, extending below discovery of the creek
 Pay along miles upper end and pretty we'll prospected and Average depth from 20 feet Top all black caped freely No rock bigger than ones fist $1 foot of bedrock. ground, miles long, together with rights. Ground pretty well cleared There drain, miles long, right Ready Bullion creek from which brought Yankee with ditch than mile long (9O0 feet with of 20 feet being 1900 feet the front ditch.
 doing with muck there will be to feet of to hand
 Only about$1 900 has been finding up $1 per Square foot of bedrock sell the prospect satisfactory payment will expected information ground telegraph
 NOLLETTE,
 Tokotna Alaska.
The Kusko times., 1925-12-05

After trip throughout the Ter ritory, E. P Walker, chairman of the Alaska Game Commission, reports that the attitude and cooperation of the people with the government re garding the ne Wgame laws is very pleasing and that an increased inter est is shown toward the protection of game.
The Kusko times., 1925-12-05

mill on their gold quartz property in the Nuka Bay region. The vein un- der examination has been declared to be a true tissue.
The Kusko times., 1925-12-05

A report. has been received from Whitehorse. Y. T., of the death late in September of John Lude, foreman for the Treadwell- Yukon Company. MT. Lude was well known throughout the North, having been in the employ of the Yukon Gold Company at Dawson for many years.
The Kusko times., 1925-12-05

An accident took place at the En- gineer mine, near Whitehorse, recent ly, which resulted in the death of A. D. Knowlton, mining engineer from Salt Lake City. The history of this mine is said to be mixed up with the deaths of number of people.
The Kusko times., 1925-12-05

Al Davis and Peter Ogle recently purchased the garage owned by H. Ellsworth at Seward.
The Kusko times., 1925-12-05

Word has been received of the death of Norman Anderson, Klon- diker of '98, at Phoenix, Ariz, in Oc- tober. MT. Anderson did considerable mining work in the Iditarod and Nome districts, but retired because of i'll health.
The Kusko times., 1925-12-05

Miss Charlotte Vermont has re- turned to her home in Los Angeles, after passing the summer with her father, Peter Schmidt, g pioneer resi- dent of Dawson, Fairbanks, Iditarod and Nenana. Miss Vermont has be- come we'll known in Hollywood movie kingdom, and also possesses a voice of rare quality.
The Kusko times., 1925-12-05

R. L. Stull, pioneer Alaska mining man, has returned to Nome with the necessary finances the contin5a- ion of exploration of the lava bed area of the InmschuI. district, which h. is sure will ie.cl p 1nto one of the finest placer possibilities ir Alaska.