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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29
NEW DISEASE
is IN VALLEY
Potato Growers Report
Tubers Destroyed by
Witches Bloom

Potato growers in the Hanford
White Bluffs and Cold Springs
section are being introduced to a
new potato disease this year, ac-
cording to Roy P. Bean, director
of the irrigation experiment sta
tion at Prosser. This new trouble
is known as the Witches Bloom,
and was introduced into the Ben
ton county districts by diseased
seed brought in from Canada.
The Witches Bloom is like the
wilt and the infected seed also in
fects the ground. Mr.. Bean, accom-
panied by his station heads, H. r
Singleton, c. C. Wright and Har-
ry Jensen, made a trip into the III
fected districts the first of the
week In one place they found a
field of 80 acres near Ringold that
would be a total loss.
There is no staying the ravages
of this disease once it is introduc-
ed, Mr.. Bean said, as far as the
nresent crop is concerned. The
ground will have to lie for a year
or two or be seeded to other crops
Proper seed selection is the only
remedy and nothing but certified
seed should ever be brought into
tbe valley. he declared.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29
THEY PASSED
UPTHE GRANGE
Store Thieves Miss Old
Standby Hit Mac
and Piggly Wiggly

Here it is the middle of summer
and news is scarcer than hers
teeth. Even the robbers don't do
enough to make good story. Per-
haps the oldest part Of this story
lies in the fact that the store
thieves this time passed up the
Grange grocery.
Sunday night McDonald's deliv-
cry truck was stolen. Some time
during the hours of darkness the
Piggly Wiggly store was entered
by thieves and the cash drawer
opened and q small amount in pen
nies taken. A truck, perhaps Nc
Donald's, was backed up to the
rear door. A box Of groceries was
left on the back platform, and
Manager Lester Fine reports that
no other losses were discovered.
Whittier the robbers were fright,
ened off before they could conf
plete their job or whether the Pig
gly Wiggly serve yourself plan
was too strenuous is not known.
Anyway they didn't get much
and the truck was found abandoned
near town later in the day. And
a whizz Of a story utterly ruined.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29
RICHLAND HAS
SERIOUS FIRE
Kurdy Store and Tele-
phone Building Burn
to Ground

The town of Richland suffered
q disastrous fire yesterday about
noon when the telephone building
and Kurdy's store were burned to
the ground. The fire started in the
telephone office where Mrs. Mere
dith was washing a silk dress IN
gasoline. Friction from the silk
caused an explosion and Mrs. Mer-
edith was badly burned, and only
prompt action by her husband ever
saved her live. Mrs. Meredith is
in the hospital at Pasco receiving
treatment for her burns.
The Meredith family lived in the
telephone building and they lost
practically everything they pos
sessed. The telephone company lost
all its office equipment, including
the switchboard. The Kurdy store
next door was destroyed complete
ly, but the shoes and dry goods
stocks were removed.
The Kennewick fire department
was called and made the run, al
tho against the wishes of Chief
Gravenslund, who had made a run
to Richland before with the depart
ment. The only water supply is the
river and the fire cart doesn't car
ry enough hose to reach the busi-
ness section from the river. Any
way the cart didn't get there. At
the last turn into town a wheel
came off the truck-and the fire
had gotten beyond control any
way. So the smoke-eaters fixed up
the truck and came on home.
The Kurdy store will be contin-
ued, for a while at least, altho in
smaller quarters. The telephone
company is busy installing new
switchboard at Richland and prom
Use to have the lines in working
order again in couple of days.
Two direct lines from Kennewick
are open into Richland now, but
numbers from the Richland ex-
change are not, yet in operation.
Manager Brown Of the phone cont
pany has not yet decided whether
or not he will erect new building.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29
DRIVE FOR SCOUT
FUNDS ON AGAIN
hennewick District to Raise Three
Hundred Dollars for
It's Share #

The annual drive for Kenne-
Wlck's quota on the Boy Scout ex-
pense has been started. The drive
Is IN charge of A. F. Brown, J..
II. Slegfried and G. H. Shanafelt.
Letters are being sent out to all
parents whom the committee
thinks might be interested enough
IN the work to make contribution
TO the cause, and a personal So
hcltatlon will be made later, if the
quota IS not obtained. q.
The money is to be used for the
council supervision and summer
camp expenses only. None of the
local workers receive any money
"natever-even their expenses are
ho1 covered. The district council
requires ar annual fund of $500.
tnfee hundred dollars of which the
hennewick district is required to
furnish.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29
FINE HUNTING
is PROMISED
Upland Bird d S Increase
This Year - Release
Manv New Ones

Hunters in Benton county should
enjoy the best sport this year that
has ever been experienced in this
section. County Game Warden
Nick Palmer states that the birds
are more numerous throughout
the county than ever, large hatch
coming off this spring in fine
shape, due to the early spring and
favorable weather.
In addition to the fine native
crop of game birds Mr.. Palmer
this week received several hundred
young birds from the state game
farm at Walla Walla which were
liberated yesterday. This end OF
the county received twelve flocks
of ten birds each which were scat.
tered from Richland to Hover.
The state farm at Walla Walls
had its most successful season
this year. Over six thousand of the
fuzzy little birds were raised anc
shipped to the various counties il
the state, Yakima county receiving
the largest share. Including u,
quota from Walla Walla and count
ing the birds raised in Yakir,s
county over 42OO young pheasant
We're released in that section thi.
year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29
SISTERS DROWN IN
COLUMBIA RIVER
Pasco School Girls Lose Their
Lives Wading - Rescuer
Nearly Lost

Vida Perry, Pasco high school
girl, and her sister Dorothy .
grammar school girl were drowned
Monday evening in the Colunb;a
river a couple of miles above town.
They went wading with friends
and were caught in the current
and carried away. Neither could
swim. Lucille Burke nearly los.
her life trying to save them brr
was rescued by M. C. Merritt Who
was coming up the river in a mo-
torboat.
The two girls were daupbtars
OF one of the men employed Il tho
railroad shops in Pasco. The bod;es
We're not found during the nieb+
and in the early hours of Tuesd, !,
morning an airplane was used ~
Try to locate the bodies. Direct /,
by the aviator, boatmen soon ~.
covered the two girls.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29
EASTERN MAN
is OPTIMISTIC
Fruit Buyer Says There
Is No Need for Apple
NJ. Growers to Worry

Optimism concerning the pres
pective apple deal this season was
expressed by William Joseph of
the w. Joseph company of New
York, who arrived in Yakima late
ly from Wenatchee. Mr.. Joseph is
accompanied by Mrs. Joseph. says
the Yakima Herald.
Mr.. Joseph is no crepe hanger.
With the shippers whom he visited
he left some stickers with the
words upon them, ''Don't Worry" !"
81 am for that motto 100 per
cent said Mr.. Joseph. 'The apple
deal will not be high, but the mar
kets will take all Washington ap-
piles.
81 for one am ready to invest
and buy as in other years. / would
advise, however, that the culls and
the fourth grade be kept at home
and that the C-grade be sold near
at home.
81 am not afraid of the big crop.
The apples will all go into con-
sumption and there will be export
in large volume. 1 have confidence
in the apple business. If 1 did not,
1 would not be in it."
Mr.. Joseph declared that this
was not business trip, but pure
ly for pleasure and one he prom
ised his wife several years ago.
They have already visited Califor-
mia and will go on to the Yellow
stone park. Asked concerning Cal
ifornia, Mr.. Joseph said:
'Tt is a wonderful state, but
Washington for me. 1 like the eli
mate here; it is in Washington
that l do business and, it seems to
me that people are more hospitable
here than in California.
81 can't see why anyone should
be downhearted about the fruit
business. 1 visited Yakima seven
years ago and 1 note wonderful
change. Great storage plants have
been constructed, fine homes quilt
and fine automobiles being driven" !"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29
MAY YET PAVE
ANOTHER MILE,
State Offers Pavement
Through Town for Pur-
chase of Right-of-way

Chances are good that Kenne-
wick will have a mile or so of
real paving inside the city limits
this year. Word was received yes
terday by D. G.. Rodgers, president
of the Commercial club, that the
highway department had recon-
mended that the balance of the
special paving appropriation be
spent in hard surfacing the state
highway through our city.
The paving, if it is done, will
commence at the city limits on the
River Road, which is now being
paved and will follow the River
Road to Columbia avenue as far
as the Dover Lumber yard. This
route will require a few hundred
feet of new right of way to elm
mate the sharp turn where the
road hits the river.
The only condition attached to
the states taking over this work
will be that the right of way be
secured by the city or its citizens
in time for actual work to be start
ed before the contractor on the
present job has completed his
work. His contract calls for addi-
tional work at the same prices
quoted for the five mile stretch
which are considerably cheaper
than a new outfit could possibly
make on such short stretch.
Men who are familiar with The
work of the city are of the opin-
ion that the securing of a thous-
and or so feet Of right of way will
be a cheap price to pay for mile
or more of concrete paving, and
an effort will be made to raise
the money, either by general i'm
provement bond issue or by popu-
lar subscription. !.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29
STUDY TREE
COVER CROP
Exp. Station Seeks Best
Legumes for Cover
Cropping

One capable writer has said that
the farmer will always get most
of his nitrogen from the wind that
blows over his own farm, meaning
through the use of legumes. How
ever the problem of finding the
legumes best adapted for orchard
cover cropping has hardly been
touched.
In past years orchards have been
alternated from clean cultivation
practices to cover cropping with
alfalfa. When the soil became nj
Itrogen-hungry alfalfa was resorted
to and when the tree growth be-
came too vigorous and fruit color
declined the growers turned back
to clean cultivation. Thus will the
pendulum of orchard soil manage
ment swing until method of
handling a legume can be found
whereby the grower can maintain
the proper amount of nitrates to
grow tree balanced in vegetative
growth and fruit production.
One of the immediate difficulties
Of cover cropping is the re-estab-
Iishment of alfalfa cover crops III
the older orchards where dense
shade is serious handicap. The
Irrigation Branch Experiment sta
ton at Prosser has project un-
derway concerning this problem.
Various legume crops are being
grown under shades. The best me-
thods sof preparing seed beds, the
adaptability of these legumes to
become established under various
shade intensities, the amount Of
growth made, the water needs of
each, the rapidity of decomposi-
ton after the crop has been re-
turned to the soil, the rate of nj
trate accumulation, and various
methods of handling each legume
will be studied during the contip-
uance of this project.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29

Scoroptimists convening as us
ual Friday noon in The Olympic
will have as their guest speaker,
Mr.. A. R. Gardner, secretary man.
ager of the Motor Coach Associa-
tion. Mr.. Gardner's subject will be
''The Automobiography of a Splin-
ter" one on which he spoke to
lumbermen of the state meeting
in convention recently, and which
occasioned much favorable COM
ment.-Seattle Times.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29
TERRIL-HALLIDAY

Ihls flrm suffered the loss of a
good office girl last week. Irl A.
Halliday, representative of the
Columbia Valley Produce Co.. in
Walla Walla, arrived in Kennewicll
Saturday night and Sunday morn
ing at $3.50 he and Miss Noma
IerrIl were married at the home
OF the brides parents Mr.. and
Mrs. FL. B. Terril. Rev. Morton
performed the ceremony. After the
the wedding the newlyweds started
Tor Portland and after this week
will make their home in Walla
Walla.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29

Sam R. Israel, formerly of this
city who has been employed as
sales manager for the Maytag
Pacific, Inc, of Portland is being
transferred to Seattle to take
charge of the largest branch ir
either Oregon or Washington, this
position having been filled by Mr..
Oberg, the vice-president of the
organization. Mr.. Israel takes up
his new duties soon after the first
of August.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29

Wilson D. Blackwood died at
the Pasco hospital Tuesday where
he had been a patient the past
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Blackwood,
who lived in Des Moines, Iowa,
have been at the home of their
neice. Mrs. A. C. Anon the past
month, coming here on account OF
the illness of her sister, the late
Mrs. P. G.. Book. Mr.. Blackwood
was apparently in good health un-
til about ten days ago. Death was
from nephritis. His sons, j. D. of
Des Moines, and Lester of River
side, California, came last week to
De with their parents and they, and
the widow will leave today with
the body for Des Moines where
the funeral and burial will take
place.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29

Mrs. S. A. Rhodes and children
Ralph. Wilma and Eugene Of Ok
anogan are visiting John Eichncr
and family this week. The drive
from Okanogan by the way Of
Blewett Pass, a distance of 29S
miles was made in 10 hours of
driving. The trip was made in a
Chevrolet sedan. The Rhodes lived
here until nine years ago when
they went to Okanogan to home
stead. At the present time they
are in the City of Okanogan where
they are operating a dairy on a
large scale.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29

The Girl Scouts with their lead
er Mrs. C. F. Winkenwerder, and
assistant leader, Miss Winnifred
Huntington, enjoyed a picnic sup
per Tuesday evening at the grove
near the Pasco-Kennewick bridge.
Eighteen were present. The Girl
Scouts are a new organization in
Kennewick and the members under
their efficient leaders, are very
much interested in the work.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Lane K. Larson
and SON Lester returned Saturday
from a two weeks vacation. They
made the trip in their car, going
by way of Portland and returning
through Wenatchee. Most of the
time was spent with Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Cullow on Lopez Island IN
the coast. They went salmon fish
ing in one of the fishing boats out
in the ocean. Mrs. Larson picked
up number of Indian relics dur
ing the trip.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29
ONLY. SMOKE

The fire department was called
out last night to fight a supposed
blaze in the Kennewick market.
A large amount of smoke issuing
from the rear of the place proved
to have been caused from the
burning out of an electric motor.
Besides running the motor no 9TH
er damage was done.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29
SEVENTEEN TO
SEEK OFFICE
Filings for County Jobs
Include but Two
Local Men

Seventeen Benton county people
have so far announced that they
will accept county jobs, subject, of
course. to the desires of the voters.
The new combination job of clerk
and auditor seems to be the most
attractive to the offive seakers,
for four candidates have announced
their intention of seeking the Of
flee. The county school superln-
tendent's job has three applicants,
with a propect of at least TWO
more before the filings close.
Lulu M. Johnson, of Finley has
filed for county superintendent, as
has Olaf Stranwold and Iowa M.
Crawford of Prosser. All filed on
the republican ticket.
Malcolm McDougal, present
treasurer has filed for reelection
on the democratic ticket with Har-
ry Forsyth, present assessor, on
the republican ticket.
E.. o. Keene has filed for reelec-
tion to his job, which will be COM
bined with the clerk, with E. G.
Howard and Louis P. Kelly, all
on the republican ticket and Carl
Wagner on the democratic.
Geo. Beardsley, present incum-
bent, has filed on the republican
ticket for the office of prosecuting
attorney, with G.. w. Hamilton as
an opponent on the democratic
ticket.
Two candidates have filed for the
office of county commissioner in
the first district: Ira C. Hawley,
of White Bluffs, on the republican
ticket and S. M. Brisco on the
progressive ticket. Commissioners
C. E. DeBow and r. III. Briggs
have both filed for reelection in
their respective districts, with no
opposition. Both filed on the re-
publican ticket.
Knute Hill, of Prosser has filed
for representative on the progress
sive ticket, running against M. M.
Moulton on the republican ticket.
There have as yet be no filings
for the office of sheriff, tho Jas.
Shepherd, the present holder of
the job has signifed his intention
of filing. No opposition has been
mentioned so far for his job.
Under the new rulings precinct
committeeman must declare their
intention of becoming candidates
and pungling up their dollars for
fling fees. There has been no wild
scrambles for these positions. Not
a single entry has been made for
this position so far.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29
THA'S TOO BAD!

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel B. Oliver
of Ritzville, asst. manager of the
j. C. Penney store were in town
today to call on the Spragues of
the local store. Their trip was
ruined however, for they arrived
at eleven o'clock this morning and
the Sprague family left on a va
cation at ten o'clock.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29

Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Knowles,
Mr.. Knowles parents, and Walter,
and Donald Reame returned the
first of the week from a trip to
Mr.. Rainier and coast points. They
were in Portland and out to the
beach for few days. They made
the trip by auto, coming over the
Columbia River highway.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29

Mrs. Fred Berry and children
spent last week with relatives in
Weiser and Nampa. Idaho. They
made the trip by auto and were
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. G..
F. Berry and Mrs. w. H. Smeade.
The latter had been guest of her
daughter Mrs. Fred Berry and
lives in Weiser.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29

Mrs. L. Neuman is visiting her
son Gus. She came from Granite.
Oklahoma, arriving Tuesday and
was accompanied by her daughter
Mrs. F. Neuman and Mrs. G.. Grau-
mann The latter is a sister of
Mrs. Gus Neuman and is also visit
ing her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Sickle in the Garden Tracts.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29

Mrs. Charles Amundson and
daughter Marie, of Sunnyside,
visited at the H. E. Huntington
home Wednesday en- route to Spo-
kane. Miss Amundson is a sorority
sister of Misses Winifred and Jea-
nette Huntington and graduated
from w. S. c. this summer.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29

A social was held at the Meth
odist church Friday evening. A
large crowd was in attendance.
After the party, at the church,
they all went to the home of Mr..
and Mrs. AL Brown, newlyweds,
and charivaried them. All enjoyed
a treat at Loops.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29

Rev. Theodore Sporleader and
wife who have been visiting his
father and sister at the Henry
Otte home, have gone to Longview
where he will be pastor of the
Lutheran church.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29

Mr.. and Mrs. John Eichner and
Mrs. S. A. Rhodes and children
drove to Walla Walla Wednesday
to spend the day. ...- ..-..s.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29

About twenty-five members of
the local Moose lodge went to Pas
co last night to see the moving
picture, 'sEmblems of Love-" de
picting the work of the order. r..
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-07-29

Mrs. Leslie White and daughter
Marie Louise are leaving tomor-
row for Seattle to visit friends for
about ten days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-24
HARRINGTON
Await Coming
Of Knights Templar

Pennington Is In gala attire for the
reception of the eight hundred visit
ing Knights Templar who are expect
ed to parade the principal streets OF
the town tomorrow morning. All
business places are decorated with
! the national colors and every place
where proprietor or an employee Is
a Knight Templar. bears the emblem
of the order. Flags are flying from
private residences, the street clean
ing crew will get busy in the early
morning hours and when the special
train bearing the Sir Knights of st.
Adams Commandery Of Portland, st.
Armand Of Kennebec and Strathglass
of Rumford arrive the whole town
will be at its best, and if the weather
man is kind tomorrow will be one of
the greatest perhaps the greatest day
Pennington ever saw.
Crowds from the surrounding
country are coming in to see the big
gest parade ever seen in Franklin
county. a thousand Sir Knights in
uniform. and four of the best bands
in the state. with closed cars fol-
lowing with the Sir knights who for
any reason are unable TO march.
The procession will be headed by
two Sir Knights of Pilgrim on horse
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-24

back. Tables and seats were set up
today in the mammoth dining tent at
Franklin Park where monster BAN
quet will be served at 1890 tomorrow.
forty of Franklin Countys finest
young ladies as mattresses, and Far
mington houses furnishing most Of
the food supplies.
At 100 representatives Of each Of
the four communicates will draw
lots from the four horses assigned to
the Commandery Cup race, Pilgrim
taking what Is left after the others
have drawn, and very exciting race
is anticipated, for the members Of
each commandery are expected to
root for the horse drawn by that
commandery.
There will also be two other races,
and some very good horses have been
entered for each. The ball games be-
TWEEN picked teams from the different
communicates Is expected to result in
keen rivalry. particularly when the
winners of the two preliminary
games for the finals.
Each of the four bands will give a
concert in the course Of the after
noon, and finally there will be a con-
cert by all the bands together, con-
soHdated, it is called. For those who
wish to play, the golf grounds at
Stanwood park will be open, and
there will be plenty of cars to take all
visitors there or anywhere about
town that they may care to go, with
courteous drivers, eager to serve as
guides or in any capacity.
The spacious apartments Of the
Pennington Masonic club in the Tenn
pie, will be open to visitors at all
times, and everything that could be
thought of has been provided for the
convenience of the visitors
Only one gate at the grounds will
be open, and courteous police Off
Ger will be there TO keep out intru-
ders and assist in any other way
that he can.