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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23

KIONA WIPED
OUT BY FIRE
Entire Business Section De
stroyed - Loss $4,000
with Little Insurance

The business section of the town
OF Kiona was destroyed by fire early
Monday morning, with loss of
about $4,000, about tenth of which
is covered by insurance.
The fire started about 1870 in the
morning and swept down the business
street so rapidly that it was impos-
sible to save any Of the buildings of
the district. They went like SO much
tinder.
Apparently the blaze started in the
rear of the pool hall, closed for some
time. There is possibility the fire
was of incendiary origin, but nothing
is actually known about its Begin
ming. Almost as soon as the first
flame was seen, the pool hall was a
sheet of fire, which apparently fol-
lowed the street to the end. Among
the buildings destroyed is the hotel,
main store, barber shop, postoffice,
pool halls, and confectionery store.
In 30 minutes after the time the fire
was seen, the whole place was ablaze.
A hastily organized bucket brigade
was altogether useless.
w. A. Kelso is possibly the largest
individual loser, as he owned the
store, postoffice, and hotel. Bucks
pool hall and Sadler's confectionery
are other major buildings that were
total loss. So far no plans have
been announced for rebuilding.
Kiona is credited with population
of about 800 and was first settled
in 1890, being one of the oldest towns
in this county, and was at one time
a promising little village. It is sit
uated on the Yakima river across
from Benton City, about twenty miles
west of Kennewick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
is ARRESTING
AUTO DRIVERS
State Man Fines Four for
Minor Offenses Against
Traffic Laws

Better leave the jit at home after
this if you haven't a license to op-
crate it. And if you do come to town
especially in the evening it would
be wise to make sure that your head
lights are properly focused and
your tail light is ok. -Four drivers
were arrested and fined five dollars
and costs yesterday for violations of
the state traffic laws.
z. E. Luce, state highway patrol
man, with headquarters at Yakima,
has orders to pay stricter attention
to law violators in this end of the
valley and he will be popping in fire.
quently from now on.
j. A. Turman, John Owens and Don
Campbell appeared before Justice
Huntington this morning on the
charge of driving-a car without an
operators license. j. L. Atkinson paid
five dollars for not having proper
lights on his car Many others were
warned about their lights and are
to consider themselves lucky. Next
time the patrolman comes the warn
ing will be in the shape of cash fines.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
FIRST CHERRY
POOL NETS 18c
Seven Cars Of Bings Bring
Largest Price Ever Re-
ceived on Auction

The Big Y has made returns on
its first pool of Bing cherries, includ-
ing seven cars, at figure which is
the highest ever received in the
Northwest for a like quantity of
cherries. The average price fob.
Kennewick is $2.97 or 1913 cents per
pound or 1896 ton. The price net
to the grower after all charges for
boxes, packing, preceding, handling
and selling have been deducted is Is
cents per pound. In every instance
where Kennewick cherries sold on
the auction they brought the highest
price in competition with cherries
from all other parts of the country,
due to their high quality and excel
lent condition. The splendid results
attained can be attributed to the care
the Big Y exercised in the harvest
ing of the crop and the excellent fa-
cilities they have for handling and
preceding.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
WHEAT HARVEST
IN FULL SWING
Three Shifts in Local Mill
to Grind Is Bushel Av-
erage Yield

The Kennewick Flour Mill is again
running on a. 24Ihour shift after
having been shut down for two weeks
for the purpose of overhaullng and
installing improved machinery. Inc
local mill has been running three
shifts a day for the past year and
thew have enough business in sight
now to operate full time for ahe COM
mo wear. For the season just closed
over a quarter of a million bushels OF
wheat have been ground into Big K
flour.
Wheat harvesting in the hills above
town IS well under way and some de-
liveries of this years crop have al
ready been made to the mill. Growers
are hauling directly from the heids
TO the mill which entails saving OF
freight and handling charges. Inc
wheat is No. milling quality and OF OF
,4ba Baart variety and that which has
baon delivered weighs 40 pounds to
tbe sack. The first deliveries were
made by Anon and simmellnk on
Iulv 9th. who report that the aver
aoe Weld for this section VIII oe
ahont fifteen bushels to the acre. Inc
average WELD for the United States
is about IL bushels to the acre.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
GRASS GROWERS
GET RETURNS
Final Settlements Show Sea.
sons Average Of Above
Dollar Net to Grower

That the Kennewick- -Richland dis
trict enjoys a distinct advantage in
the markets of the country on ac-
count of its early climate is reflected
by the returns to the asparagus grow
ers of the valley. Both the Big Y
and the Three Rivers association
have announced their seasons prices
this week which run over a dollar
per crate net to the growers.
The Three Rivers association
shipped out a total of 51,650 crates
this year as compared with 2S,5OC
last year. The average price for the
season, net to the growers was ST.
08k. The Big Y prices for the sea-
son were $1.13R with deduction
Of 10 cents for handling and selling
netting the growers $1.031s.
The pool prices as submitted by the
Big Y by the week, starting on March
% are as follows: $2.45; week OF
March 20, $2.10; April 5, s1.35; April
IL, S1.S5; April 10, S.95; April 26
$1.O6; May 8, $.96; May 10, $.74.
Growers are very well pleased with
the returns this year, especially sc
in view of the high average main
tanned in spite of the big slump ir
prices along about the middle of the
season when locally grown grass was
being dumped on the markets. A
sharp recovery after the cleanup al
lowed the price to return where il
was profitable to continue cutting
The season was the longest this year
of any ever experienced in this Sec
ton.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
FLOYD HUTCHINS is
ELECTED DIST. PRES.
Epworth League Institute at Soda
Springs is Largely Attended
BY Local Members

Rev. and Mrs. A. A. Calender, Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Campbell, Nova
Terrell, Lucy Campbell, Minnie
Campbell, Verdella Mueller, Isabelle
Williams, Floyd Hutchins, oLuis Oil
yer, Willie Harris and Gerald Camp
bell returned Monday from the Ep-
worth League Institute at Soda
Springs. Prizes were given for var
ious qualifications, Kennewick bring
ing home one of the first prizes.
Floyd Hutchins was unanimously
elected district president for the en-
suing year. Other members of the
delegation served on important COM
mittees, and every one brot home
a certificate, having attended all the
classes. The institute was claimed
to be the largest and best ever held
at Soda Springs. The Kennewick del
egation say they had the best time
ever and are already talking about
next year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
SCOUT RALLY is
ON FAIR DATE
Troops from Entire District
to Compete with Stunts
and Exhibitions

More than three hundred Boy
Scouts will come to Kennewick on
September. u, the second day of the
Fair. Stunts, demonstrations and
drills will be put on by the various
troops in competition. Delegates from
Pendleton, Dayton, Milton-Freewater,
Walla Walla, Waitsburg, Connell,
Pasco and other towns in he coun-
ell will be present to take part in
this big rally.
The Kennewick Fair, which is in
session at this time will be thrown
open to the Scouts and the fair as
sociation will have charge of the
exhibitions and will donate the tro-
phies.
Scouts will begin to arrive about
ten o'clock i'm the morning, and with
the assistance of drum and bugle
corps from Troop of Walla Walla
will form in parade thru the main
street to the field.
The contestants will be equal to
the best in the United States as sew
eral world records are held by MEM
bers of the Blue Mountain Council
Scouts, and attempts will be made to
lower the time of creating fire by
friction, wall scaling and tower build
ing. The worlds record for starting
fire with bow, spindle and tinder
is 61a seconds.
Besides endeavoring to lower rec
ords the Scouts will do their best
to pile up the most points for the
rally and the troop with the most
points will gain possession of beau
tiful silver loving cup for a year.
Another cup will be given to the
troop putting on the best fifteen-min-
ute demonstration of Scout work. In
fact the day bids fair to be one of
to be remembered for many a long
day by Scouts and spectators alike.
The day, with the big Scout Rally
and the Kennewick Fair in progress,
should be a red letter day for Kenne-
wick and vicinity.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
SEES WHEAT PRICES
AT S1.5O OR BETTER
Due to Short Yields, Farmers are
Assured of Top Figures on
Grain Crops

Walter J. Robinson, manager OF
'ne Washington Wheat Growers as
soelation, said on returning from a
.rlp thru the Palouse country, that
iarmers see at least $1.50 wheat and
WIN hold for that price. He estimates
snat the price will go from $1.5O to
PANIC figures, due to the short crops
~ Wheat belts outside of the inter-
mountain and Pacific Northwestern
S.ates. Several farmers in Eastern
Washington recently sold wheat at
s''oo in the field. This, they say, is
'auai to $3.50 on the platform.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
POTATO HARVEST is
BEST IN FOUR YEARS
Ihis Week will See Finish of Early
Potato Shipments - 12O
Carloads

The early spud harvest in the Ken
newick Valley will finish this week
with very good yield and at prices
That are above those on the average
OF last year. Over one hundred twen-
~ cars will have been shipped from
TINS point and the price has been be-.
tween S35 and $40 per ton for the
seasons average. The crop as a whole
mas been the best shipped from this
valley in four years.
kennewick's earliest potatoes are
snipped in crates, to prevent the ten
uer crop from being bruised. The
fancy trade as rule will pay FOL
the additional expense of this sort
OF Package. AS soon as the potatoes
become ripper and the skins less ten
aer, sacks are used.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
Plan TO BACK
BRIDGE OF GODS
ponton-Franklin Stockhold-
D ers Vote to Help Finance
Span at Stevenson

Credit of the Benton-Franklln In
.ountv Bridge company will be ex-
.aod to hackers of the bridge of the
c.s. 60 between Cascade Locks, Oregon
"a "a Stevenson, Washington, if the
.a.-d follows the recommendation Of
..octholders, according to press dis
s.tcbes. Stockholders, by vote Of
eseo shares for and 613 shares
.eainst, approved the report of spe-
.;.l committee which has investigated
and which reported that it was salts
sed the venture would be profitable.
The plan is for the Bridge of the
Code company to issue and sell $780,
mn worth of per cent preferred
stock and issue approximately $780,
400 in bonds, selling them to the
Renton-Franklin company, which will
nav for them by issuing an equal
amount of bonds against property, at
! lower rate of interest, gaining $4,-
900 a year in interest charges and
RECEIVING $4,000 shares of common
stock. or 80 per cent. The Benton
franklin company would have con-
troll Of the operation of the Bridge
Of the Gods.
The committee reporting in favor
of the plan was Robert L. Moore,
D. A. Baker and Benjamin G. Stone.
President w. F. Grove announces be-
fore the vote was taken that the
board would not consider the plan #
an adverse or closely divided vote
was cast. The recommendation made
by the committee and adopted by the
stockholders was advisor, not man
datory.
President Grove said the board will
be represented Saturday at a meeting
Of Benton and Franklin commission
ers at Pasco, when the company's
protest at raising the assessed valua-
ton of the Benton-FrankIin bridge
will be heard. The bridge was origin
ally assessed at s65, 1000 by each coun-
ty, now the assessment is 100000
in each. The boards have agreed to
cut to the original figure if lowered
taxes are shared with bridge patrons,
and this is favored by reducing the
charge for extra passengers in cars
to five cents each from ten cents.
The bridge, which is across the
Columbia, between Pasco and Kenne-
wick, did business of $59,856 last
year. Expenses were $20,780 and divi-
dends $39,160. Three retiring direct
ors were reelected for two-year terms,
Il. W. Demuth, r. E. Pratt and w.
F. Grove.
Stock of the Benton-Franklin bridge
is held by many persons at Portland,
Seattle and Spokane.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
4 GREAT MOVIE STAR

The greatest movie star OF them
all is soon to visit Kennewick, Sat
urday. August 1. This illustrious
member of the studio stars carries
his own physician with him in the
person of DIR. Robert Cunning and
. graduate nurse, Miss Elsie Mum
son. The star in question is making
it's first personal appearance and is
no less than Joe Martin, himself,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
GOING OVER DAM is
NOTHING TO A FISH
Experiments Show that Trout Live
After Taking 150-Foot Jump
In Bag

Prof. John N. Cobb, head of the
school of fisheries at the University
of Washington, recently demonstrat-
ed in an experiment at Lonk Lake
dam, near Spokane, that fish dropped
more than $50 feet into rapids and
swirling torrents will live. Two-year
old Eastern brook trout, eight and
IL inches in length, were used. The
actual distance of the drop was Ill
feet. Each fish was placed in bag
with float attached. The tests were
part of an experiment program car
ried on by the Commission of Wash
ington with Oregon fish and game
experts and heads of water power
companies.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23

which is one of the features of the
Al G. Barnes big Airing circus.
Joe is said to be the most valuable
animal in all the world, and no less
than four persons are constantly en-
gagged in looking after Joe's comfort.
A specially designed wagon fitted
with hot water heat and fans has
been provided by the mechanics of
the Barnes circus and Joe will lead
the life of a real star during his tour
os the United States this year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
MoRAIN GETS CONTRACT

The new cement sidewalE TO De
built along the south side OF east
efth street will be put in complete
g.. ,ess than two dollars per front
foot This in spite of the fact that
there was but one bidder on the 1oD'
W W. 4 Moran was awarded the con-
..aot at the meeting sof the city
council Tuesday night and the cost
to the property holders will De s. ~
the neighborhood of $l.So per rom
foot.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
WEDNESDAY

+ Members of the Fair committee
+ are urged to keep in mind the
+ date of the next general meet
+ ing, Wednesday of next week. !
+ A representative from each of
+ the civic and fraternal organi-
+ cations is member of this gen.
+ eral committee and every one of :
: them is urged to be on hand at
+ this meeting as business of inn
+ portance is to be transacted.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
SPECIAL PREMIUMS

The Fair association wants to .
: remind folks that special prem .
lums for exhibits at the fall .
show will be acceptable, and no !
tlce of such awards will be print !
ed in the premium list if notice !
IS given by Saturday of this .
+ week. /.
Any sort of a prize may be /.
given on any class of displays, .
: subject to reasonable regulation .
= by the association.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
GooD ROADS MEETING

M. M. Moulton, ID. G. Rodgers and
f. F. Beste made up the Kennewick
delegation to Prosser last night
where the Benton County Good Roads
organization was perfected. Men from
all over the county were present and
will work toward getting the coun-
tvs share of the state highway ap-
preparations.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-23
STILL A CHANCE
FOR PENNANT
Sundays Game with Pasco
Critical - Kitty B all
Season ends this Week

Pasco is now leading the Straw
berry league, Kennewick having
sloughed the contest with Hanford
last Sunday. Pasco, on the other
hand, took Richland to camp to the
tune of IL to 6. This gives Pasco
the lead by one game.
Next Sunday Pasco will come
across the, river to play their last
game in the present schedule with
Kennewick. Three more games will
close the league schedule, and if we
can win from Pasco Sunday-and
Pasco wins the balance of their
games, we will tie for the pennant.
The game Sunday promises to be
a good one. The local boys feel that
they can win without any particular
trouble and that from there on il
will be easy sailing.
This week ends the kitty ball sched-
ule. The Washington Hardware store
team leads the league with the Smith
Motor Co. second.
Tonight Thursday the Specs
Buick team plays the Colts and to
morrow there will be double header
between the Smith Motor and the
Kennewick Hardware team.
There will he a most season sched.
ule figured out soon to play each eve
ming for the next month. Owing t.
the fact that so many people will bt
away for there vacations, there viii
be but four teams in the new sched
ule. The players will be scramblet
up and entirely new combination.
| formed for the next series.
The team standings are as follows
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-07-22

L. lessen, district manager for the Boyles diamond drill- ing company, arrived from the south last, week accompanied by Mrs. lessen.
 George A. Clothier, district engineer for District No. l British Columbia, and Mrs. ,Clothier were arrivals from Vancouver last week.
 Postal Service Inspector E. M. Haynes, of Victoria visited Hyder during the week. MT. Haynes was on an official trip of inspection of the postal sys- tenn at Stewart and Premier.
 w. s. Sullivan left for Ketch- ikan on the Curacao.
 Plans are under way for the construction of a new parson- age for the use of the minister ial incumbent of Hyder M. E. Church. The present quarters of the minister in the church building are far from ade- quate and also greatly restrict the church accommodations. The building under considerat- ion will be located on the church property and will be ot modest dimensions. About 50 per cent of the cost will be de- frayed by the Home Missions Church Extension Board of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the remainder will be raised by local subscriptions. The subscription list is now open and donations will be gratefully received from those who care to assist this laud- able purpose.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-07-22

For Sale-Boats, camp stoves with asbestos lined ovens, bake without burning; plumbing, stoves repaired.
 New round 500 gal. wood slave water tanks for $5O- Gilbert Berg: Old Hyder Min CT Bldg, Nevada St. near Pre- mier.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-07-22

The Admiral Line steamer Curacao arrived from Seattle direct Saturday. In addition to a considerable quantity of general cargo, the big steamer landed a large water wheel for the power plant of, the
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-07-22
LOCAL TOPICS

Mountainview Gold Mining Company.
 Company, and 100 tons of coal for the Salmon River Dock Company.
 A good sized crowd of dance lovers attended the dance at Pioneer Hall Saturday even- ing and enjoyed a fine time. Music was provided by Ed. Reynolds, a widely known old timer of the interior ,who plays the violin with more than average skill, and Arthur Sharp, whose accomplishments as pianist are we'll known to local dance goers.
 Mrs. J. Frank Breeze and daughter arrived from Van- couver to join MT. Breeze, manager of the L & L proper ties on Glacier Creek.
 Jack Fitzgerald, director of development operations on the Titan properties, is back from } stay of several weeks in the south.
 Steve Elieff, who, has been employed for some time at the Premier, left last week for Atlin, B. C., where he will De joined later by Mrs. Elieff and their young son, who are remaining here for the pres ent.
 Attorney Henry Roden, who spent several days in camp last week, left for Juneau Saturday.
 Mrs Harry Tanner returned Tuesday from a To-day visit at Premier.
 Inquiry is made by Mrs. Annie Layton, R. D. No. 8, Beaver Falls, Penna., concern ing her brother, Robert Dens- more, who left the State of Washington for Alaska in 1901 and has not been heard from since. Any information concerning this man should be forwarded to the Govern or's Office for transmission to Mrs. Layton. Densmore was of fair complexion, light hair, five feet eight inches in height and wore a sandy moustache.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-07-22

Jack Fitzgerald, director of development operations on the Titan properties, is back from 3 stay of several weeks in the south.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-07-22

Mountainview Gold Mining Company.
 Company, and 100 tons of coal for the Salmon River Dock Company.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-05
OFFICES OPENED
FOR CHRISTMAS
Clearing House to Be in
Charge of Miss SteinruCk.

The Christmas Clearing House
has opened an office at 113 f. Yer
mont ST., with special telephone
Main 3041, to serve as center of in
formation on charitable giving and
to prevent needless duplication.
Herbert S. King is chairman. Miss
Ruby Steinruck, assistant registrar
of the Social Service Exchange, will
be in charge Of the office. Her
services are being loaned by the
Family Welfare Society.
In registering names of 4,057
families in it's confidential files last
year, the Christmas Clearing House
found 9S7 Implications.
Fully $4,000 worth of duplicated
gifts have been saved from waste
since the Christmas Clearing House
was first organized" King said. I'm
addition, hundreds of families each
year have been made happy that
would have been missed if we did noe
have this central registration.
more than one hundred clubs,
churches, lodges and individuals CO.
operated with the clearing house last
year, and we are inviting every
Christmas Siver to- join us for 1925.
We do not give out names of needy
families, nor do we distribute gifts.
We do try to make business methods
serve the Christmas spirit"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-05
extra SESSION
MONEY SOUGHT
Speaker Asks House Mem
berS to Bear Expense.

BU United Press
AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. 5.-The mat
ter of financing an extra session Of
the Texas Legislature was uppermost
in the minds of Ferguson administra-
ton critics today. Since it is gen.
orally conceded that Governor MA"
Ferguson will disregard the petition
asking her to call the Legislature,
Speaker Lee Satterwhite has APP
pealed to lower house members
patriotism in a letter asking them
to bear their own expenses. The
proposition has bee ncriticised on
grounds that it violates bribery
statutes. Further, opponents of the
session could easily question the
motives of it's underwriters.
Taking with them considerable
data furnished by Attorney General
Dan Moody, Capt. S. j. Wilson and
w. ]. O'Leary, Federal men here
investigating disposal of Federal aid
funds, left for San Antonio.
They were to confer there with
United States District Attorney
Hartman