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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-10-29
Ask TAX CUT OF
FIFTY PER CENT
c,,;t Started in Superior
Court Affecting 25,OOO
Acres in This County

tax reduction case is being heard
ahe snnerior court at Prosser today
.a.t - : is Of great Importance to every
..~nayer ~, in the county.
: nc Stone estate, representing
III - 25 600 acres of land in Horse
'ign 'maaven Is asking the court to allow
Nc sstv ner cent rebate on the tax
,.,n ~ IN the property involved. The
S'y : assessed at an average of
S2,4O per acre.
~ rntorest in the case is keen for the
..aar - that this county contains about
s an 400 acres of land of similar ma
w.. ~. and verdict in favor of the
.is;ntiffs would mean shifting in
pps1nat;on p.S of about $2,OOO,OOO in the
.onnty. With fifty per cent cut in
t.res for this property the addition
:, burden of running the county
rond necessarily be shifted from
.s;s land. largely held by non-resi-
dent s SPECTATORS, to the wheat farms.
;rr;oated lands and town property.
T6e land in question lies in the
.outbern part Of the county, extend
mo 70 the river in the vicinity of
Rerrian ls and is leased as pasture land
to sheepmen.
The county is contending that the
land is suitable for pasturage for five
= six months year and that the
assessment is a fair one.
The trial in the superior court is
the first round in a legal battle that
will be carried to the supreme court
IN an effort to settle the contro-
versy.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-10-29
LAWYERS SPEAK

., az the Congregational monthly
,.aa Ip0slum Sunday night Mr.. War
80 stated the fact that $4,000
uerers 80 are at large in America
S;ss a mat the average citizen is in
Cgfent = to the enforcement of law.
;na. = holcomb praised the English
49,. s as man of unquestioned in
tse 10y and legal acumen. Mr.. Moul-
NIL. I saic That no law can be enforced
= ss Los ene people want it. To want
Il -" g.. tne people must be educated
onla ~ Instability. To obey it the pc
faar must m have higher motive than
self VI punishment. The motive is
i r;tai ;taSrlnce based on religion that
tbo l. Vol. Questions were solicitedby
fro,, chairman :. Mrs. H. II. Flesher,
on y. .le audience for the symposium
'ne last Sunday in November.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-10-29
CAR TURNS OVER
ON LINCOLN HILL
A. B. Personette Receives
Broken Ribs, Oother In
juries- Wife Hurt too

A. B. Personette was quite severely
injured this morning when his car
turned turtle on the Lincoln hill,
pinning him and Mrs. Personette un-
der the wreck. Several ribs were
broken and he suffered other intern
al injuries. Mrs. Personette was also
more or less bruised and cut.
Coming down the hill the car sud-
denly took up the bank, rearing up
and coming over backwards on the
occupants. Mr.. Personette was un-
able to account for the cars action
unless the steering gear suddenly
went wrong, tho he failed to notice
anything unusual about the handling
of the car.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-10-29
NINE YOUNG MEN
JOIN BOYS LODGE
Forty Present to Witness Initiation
Ceremonies of DeMolay -
r.- Fraternity ....-.

Nine young men were initiated into
the DeMolay last night at the regu-
lar meeting of the boys lodge. Some
forty men and boys Were present to
witness the ceremonies. Following the
work social hour was enjoyed, with
a short program and refreshments.
The following young men were the
initiates: Carman Greer, Craig Hin
man, Earl Green, Rudolph Richter,
Lawrence Scott, Gene Spaulding,
Buster Paden, Robert Schuster and
Keith Day. 4
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-10-29
RAILROADS
PAY HALF OF
ROAD TAXES

The railroads will pay a lit
tie over fifty per cent OF the
road taxes in this end OF the
county this year, according to
County Commissioner 4. II.
Briggs. Road District No. D.
comprising eastern Benton
county, will come in for large
share of the railroads tax as
sessment. Three roads, the n.
p, O.-W, and the S. T. & s.,
traverse the district, and un-
der the new ratio allowed by
the state, their share OF the
districts road expense is q lit
tie more than half the total.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-10-29

The Current Events department
met Monday afternoon with Mrs. c..
C.. Day. The program consisted OF
current events and short resume Of
"the best book I read this summer" !"
by each member. A social hour fol-
lowed during which sandwiches and
coffee were served by the hostess as
sisted by Mrs. j. A. Hatch and Mrs.
L. w. Soth. Mrs. r. L. Banta and
Mrs. C. C. Williams were guests.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-10-29
FIGURE THIS OUT ON
PAPER YOURSELF
Fabulous Figures Revealed in Story
Told by Highlands Apple
Raisers
MNnw Won tell one"

"Now you tell one.
Last week we had story about
Lew Keene raising 80 boxes of apples
to the tree. It sounded pretty good,
but here's the latest. On the Ed
Keenes tract, near Lewis place on the
Highlands, one tree yielded As loose
boxes, actual count.
Four more trees in that orchard
Welded 116 boxes. A whole row, ten
trees, netted 332 boxes.
Talk about your cat-and-rat ranch
es! For instances, take 40 acres, lob
trees to the acre; 46 boxes to the tree
at two dollars a box. Figure it out
ninety-nine hundred per acre-forty
acres oh, boy!
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-10-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Williams ex-
pect to leave the last of the week
for Aberdeen, where they will spend
some time with their daughter. Mrs.
A. III. Wheaton and then go to San
Diego, California for the winter.
Their daughter Kate, now Mrs. Nc
Larin, and baby son, came down from
their home in Nome, Alaska last
week and are at Aberdeen.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-10-29

Slana..,S :. .. Reed and Mrs. j. B.
one ,,naupt e,a, were hostesses at a
Reed so LUCK luncheon Thursday at the
and III lhome. Covers were laid for ten
which were seated at one large table
HallanWas was profusely decorated for
yellow yllHeen, The center peices were
fruit. pumpkin shells filled with
Will a aao autumn flowers and leaves
black ,alature aa. witches, goblins and
table .s ~ Were scattered over the
Mrs ME- Mae affair was in honor Of
D. M.oIe elson Williams and Mrs. D.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-10-29
NEGRO ROBBER is
CAUGHT AT PASCO
Steals Clothes, Changes and Leaves
His Old Ones - In Jail
In Prosser

Harry Patton, a negro, was ar.
rested by the local police in Pasco
Tuesday, charged with burglary. The
man had entered the Malstrom home
near the bridge and stole some cloth
ing. He was tracked to the Carman
barn where he changed clothing, leav-
ing his old attire.
Policemen Duffy and MCGEE made
the arrest just as the man was board
ing the train for Spokane. He con-
fessed his deed and was taken to
Prosser yesterday and lodged in jail.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-10-29

The Modern Literature department
met Monday afternoon with Mrs. w.
H. Gascoigne. Mrs. H. E. Huntington
gavesa short review of "Soundings," !"
by Gibbs; and Mrs. r. @. Macmahon
reviewed "Orphan Island,' by Rose
Macauly. A general discussion fol-
lowed and the hostess served refresh,
ments.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-10-29

Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Terril returned
today from a three weeks trip to
the coast where they visited several
cities in Washington and Oregon.
At Aberdeen they enjoyed a visit
with their son Corwin and also with
Mr.. and Mrs. Mayfeld, former resi-
dents of Kennewick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-10-29

Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. George
Collins Of Finley, son October II;
to Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Croxdale, Of
Richland, daughter, October 10;
to Mr.. and Mrs. III. E. Oliver, a
daughter, October 26; to Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Door, q son, October
27.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-10-29
NATIONS APPLE
CROP Is MILLION
Blu. SMALLER

The nations apple crop this
year was forecast by the de-
partment of agriculture today
at 164,O00,000 bushels, COM
pared with 179,000,000 last
year. In making public the fig
ure, the department observed
that the average person con-
sumes half an apple a day, and
that this years crop is one of
exceptionally good apples.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-10-29

Logan L. Long, of Kahlotus, j. L.
Cross of Ritzville, and M. M. Moul-
ton drove to White Bluffs Tuesday
afternoon and inspected the soldiers
land settlement. The gentlemen are
state representatives from their coun-
ties and were getting first hand in
formation in case the settlement pro-
ject is up before the legislature next
month.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-10-29

The O.E.S. held their regular meet
ing in the Masonic hall Thursday
night. Miss Isobel Witt was initiated
into the order. After the business
meeting a social hour was enjoyed
and refreshments were served by the
committee.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-10-29

The library reports some more
new books, among them being, The
Mill with Many Windows" by Flet-
cher: Anthony Bare, and The Edu-
cation of Anthony Bare, by Marshall; !;
Charlie sees it Thru, by Widdemere;
Queen Calafia. by Ibaniz.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-10-29
HERE'S ANOTHER

You see, the first to tell story
hasn't a show. o. v. Kulp, of East
Kennewick has better squash story.
From single seed he raised AZ
squash, whose total weight was 754
pounds. Besides those, the vine had
ten more big squash which were
caught by frost before ready for
market.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-10-29

Mrs. Mary Cox has received an
nouncement of the marriage of her
SON Volney to Mrs. Mary E. Hun
bricks. They will reside in Los An
geles where he is engaged in busi-
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-21
TO 60 AHEAD
 WITH BIG DEAL SAYS WENTWORTH
ENGLISH FlNANCIER IS FAVORA- BLY IMPRESSED WITH PROF.
 ERTY NEAR SEWARD
WILL BE INVESTIGATED LATER
Leaves for Interior this Morning to Inspect Properties-WillR Return
 In Few Weeks

With respect to the Mile 43 1-2 big ore dyke, G. Lionel Whitworth, Eng fish financier who has personal op- tion on the property, stated to the Gateway representative yesterday that he anticipates going head with the deal but as to the time of beginning preliminary inspection, diamond drilling and other necessary work, nothing definite had been arrived at and at this time no public announce ment as to the probable future activ- ity could be given out. The option he holds from John Wackwitz and the Howes, owners of the property, was secured on the last day prior to his departure from Seward last summer. No time since has been given to the matter, It is hard rock propisition, entirely different from his other Alas ka holdings and therefore he will pro- ceed slow and cautiously with his plans.
 MT. Whitworth stated he did not want to create false impression in the minds of Alaskans, that he was coming here and develop the property on an immense scale, therefore, the proposition will probably lay idle for an indefinite period until he and his engineers find time to investigate it thoroughly.
 r MT. Whitworth arrived in Seward Saturday on the steamer Victoria, from London where he left just about a month ago. He will inspect pro- gress made on the Panama Valley Gold Dredge Company, Ltd, dredge on up per Fish Creek, Fairbanks district. also his own properties on lower Fish Creek and on Engineer Creek. With in period of two or three weeks he will return to Seward en route back to his Manchester headquarters He returns to Alaska again next April or May. While in Seward MT. Whitworth was guest of the hotel Van Glider.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-21
McCombe Boys, Fairbanks
 Will Spend Christmas
 Folks at Vancouver, B. (

On brief trip to Vancouver, B. O., MT. and Mrs. Robert McCombe and John McCombe, all residents of Fair banks, where they are attending the Alaska College, leave Seward tonight on the Victoria. The parents of the McCombe boys are speeding westward from Montreal just to meet their sons and spend the holidays with their new daughter, for Bob" was married in Fairbanks last June to Miss Alta Her ger, we'll known in Seward and a for mer resident of Anchorage. Mrs Me Combe will accompany her husbands parents back to Montreal where she will be joined next summer by her husband
 The father of the McCombe brothers is one of Canadas prominent physi- clans and surgeons, Dr. J. McCombe. The family are in control of large lumber interests Bob" and John have entered into the mining game in the Interior, having purchased claims on Nugget Creek, Ester Dome. This is their junior year at college. They are among the leading athletes in the Heart of the Golden North.' The brothers plan returning to Seward on the next trip of the Vic.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-21

First publication Dec. 8, 1925. Last publication Jan. 15, 1926.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-21
Fairbanks Contractor On
 Way Seattle on Business

Jack Tobin, who with his partner, John Howe, were the contractors for the power house, new wing and dor mitory at the Alaska college at Fair banks which contract as been com pleted satisfactorily is in Seward en route to Seattle on business. MT. To- bin arrived in town Saturday. He has mining interests in the Copper Noun tain district. While awaiting the de- parture of the Victoria he has been guest at the hotel Van Glider.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-21
PAGE SEVEN

is infatuated not only with his work but with the country in general. He departs this evening on the steamer Victoria bound for the Oregon Agri- cultural college where he will en- bark upon his junior year He is studying logging engineering in the forestry department. Henderson will be remembered by many local baseball fans as having pitched a couple of games for the local giants last sum- mer. Sidney Rood, who left town last week for the U. of w. and Henderson were former bunk mates.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-21
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

Notice Is Hereby Given, That on Saturday, January 9, 1926, there will be held in the City of Seward a spe- cial election for the purpose of eX- cluding certain territory from the City of Seward in compliance with an or der made and entered in the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, Third Diision, on the 24th day of Mo- vember, 1925. The territory sought to be excluded from the City of Seward is described as follows:
 Beginning at a point 266 feet east of the N. w. corner of the town site at point where the center line of Harold Ave-, Bay View Addition intersects with the northern boun- dary of the Town of Seward, thence 270 feet in southerly direction along said center line of Harold Ave, thence 66S feet east along the line separating Lots 15 and 16 and Lots 10 and g, Block 4, Bay View Addition, thence 27O feet to the northern boundary of the Town of Seward, thence west along said northern boundary 66S feet to place of beginning"
 The electors will cast their ballots for or against the exclusion of the above described territory from the City of Seward.
 The polls for said elections will be in the City Hall and in the parlor of the Boys Building of the Jesse Lee Home. All electors residing or own ing substantial property interests in the area sought to be excluded from the City of Seward will cast their ballots at polls in the said building of the Jesse Lee Home. The polls will be open from o'clock A. M. Sat urday, January g, 1926, until o'clock D. m. of the same day.
 The judges and clerks for the polls at the City Hall will be:
 Judges-Al Peel, Wm. Whittlesey, George Long.
 Clerks-Mrs. Grace Corson, Mrs. Bessie Malloy.
 The judges for the polls in the Ter ritory sought to be excluded will be:
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-21
NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF

Notice is hereby given that Andrew o. Aasland, together with his witness es, Frederick Lloyd Winslow, and John Redis Crittenden, all of Homer, Alas ka, has submitted final proof on his homestead entry, Serial O6051, for lands described as follows:
 Southeast half of southeast quarter, Section 15, Lot 2, Sec. Is, Lots 1 and 2, Sec. P, T. 6 s. R. 14 w. s. M. and is now on file in the local land of flee, at Anchorage, Alaska If no pro- test is filed in the local land office on or before November 15, 1925, said final proof will be accepted and final certificate issued
 J. LINDLEY GREEN,
 Register. First publication Dec. 8, 1925. Last publication January Is, 1926.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-21

R. V. B. Dunlap, Harriet May Dunlap, and Pauline F. Collins. Dated at Seward, Alaska, Decem- Der Sth, 1925.
 By Order of the Common Council
 J. P. HANNON, Municipal Clerk, City of Seward. Publish Dec. 8, 15, P, 29, 1925 and Jan. 5, 1926. St
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-21
''When Spring Time Rolls
 Around, l Shall Return,"
 Says Young Henderson

'Tll be back next spring." yodeled John M. Henderson, a member of the engineering staff of the Bureau of Mines department for the past season in the Moose Pass district in an in- terview with the Gateway yesterday. Henderson has not been out at the pass since the 20th of last June and
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-21
NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF

Notice is hereby given that Edward Slavin, together with his witnesses, Jack Deitz and John William Palmer, all of Homer, Alaska, has submitted final proof on his homestead entry, Serial O5413, for lands embracing the south half of the southwest quarter, Section 10, north half northwest quar-. ter, Section 15, T. 6 s. R. 13 w. s. M. and is now on file in the local land office at Anchorage, Alaska, and if no protest is filed in the local land office Anchorage, Alaska, on or before De. cember IS, 1925, said final proof will be accepted and final certificate is sued.
 J. LINDLEY GREEN,
 Register. First publication Dec. 8, 1925. Last publication Jan. 15, 1926.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-21

The orchestra on the Admiral Wat son, a new feature added to last sum- mer's service, will be continued thru out the entire winter season, it is an nounced.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-21

Ladies hand tooled leather purses and bags-Alaska Shop. tf
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-21

Ladies Shupaks, Urbach's. 323
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-11-19
Telephone Co. Center
In Freehold Office

Freehold is to have not only a new
Telephone central Office but it is to be-
come one Of the Telephone company's
toll centers, according to the announce
ment made By j. Ct. Webster, local
manager for the New York Telephone
Company.
The Telephone experts to place the
new Office in operation in February
1925 and at the same time to make
Freehold center for the handling sof
calls from the surrouding territory.
The new Office Wills be on the sec
ond floor Of the Post office building.
It will be equipped with a common
battery type OF swithb ard instead Of
the magnetic type used hitherto in this
section, Subscribers will find the new
type more convenient to use. They will
not have to turn crank to signal the
operator but will be able to do so by
simply lifting the receiver from the
hook.
The number Of Telephones now in the
Freehold district is 504, while the
new Office will be opened with equip
ment sufficient to handle 700 lines and
will have an ultimate capacity of 1,192
lines.
In providing thus for increased de-
mand in telephone service anticipated in
this thriving community the Telephone
Company is following its accustomed
practice of attempting to force the needs
Of the community which it serves and
TO prepare for them In advance.
Work of installing the new SWITCH
board and OF preparing the new and old
boards for the transfer of the subscrib-
ers lines from one to the other s
progressing rapidly. The indications
are that the work will be finished before
the time scheduled.
B The new Freehold toll center will
serve large part Of the area which now
handled from Asbury Park. 1t will be
equipped to take care Of the expected
increase in the toll service in this
vicinity and will relieve the open wire
circuits now in existence. The new toll
area includes Lakewood, Lakehurst,
Toms River, Farmingdale. Island
Heights. White Oak and Englishtown
Nine new direct wires are installed
from the central offices of the area to
the toll center at Freehold. The work
of erecting poles for these circuits was
begun last spring and was completed
recently. The construction forces OF the
Company are now installing seven miles
Of aerial cable between Lakewood and
Toms River and about 20 miles aerial
wire between Faralingdaie and Island
Heights.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-11-19
Armistice Day Parade

Freehold celebrated the seventh
mn iversary of the signing Of the AR
mistice Wednesday of last week, In
the afternoon the psrade was held ct
$50.
The procession was formed with the
Marshal and Borough Council leading
Officers Of the Ar.uy and Navy Re-
serve Corps. Municipal Band, Grand
ARMY of the Republic, American Lee
zion Post. Women's Auxiliary Ia cars,
SPANISH American War Camp, WEI
mems Auxiliary, Companies bg the
Forcsters Of America, FseehoiG Elks
Lodge with fife and drum cOrpA, Sons
Of st George Lodge, Xoung Mems
Hebrew Association, Freshold Mill J
tary School cadets, Boy Scouts, Col
ored Elks Lodge, Freehold Ambulance,
floats. numerous automobiles and Fire
Apparatus.
While the parade was in progress,
Miss Eleanor Vredenburgh flew above
the town inta beautiful airpIane.
The procession was formed at the
Municipal park at the junction Of East
Main street and Broadway about the
World War cannon emplacement. The
march was up Main street, out South
lIluCOlA l. ldtNO GsOtOoo W. W Wv - es@A@
street up to Yard avenue, across to
Broad street, to Manalapan avenue,
back to West Main street and to- Cen
ter street, counter march to Court
House where it was disbanded. The
American Legion received q prize for
having the best appearing group in
line. There were but two floats. The
float entered by the Red Cross consis-
ed of can cen in charge Of two Red
Cross Nurses and patronized by two
doughbo,s' A sign on the side read;
CONGRATULATIONS, the Wars over"
Thisfioat was awarded first prize.
The other entered by the High School
and entitled Steps Of Peace" showed
the three steps the Armistice, League
Of Nations and Lycarno Treaty, at che
top of which Peace was seated. This
was very clever and original.
Immediately. after the parade the
American Legion Auxiliary sheld b
bazaar and deficatsssen sale in 1.-THE
Belmont block. 1t proved very sue
cessful. They cleared $500, $50 OF
which will be given to the Endowment
Fund for disabled soldiers. In the
evening, the Legion held q dance in
their hall in the Central Bank building
which was we'll attended,