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Milford chronicle., 1926-12-31

,ongregation of the NJ. P. |
gave a very impressive ser
last Thursday evening. The
was called white Gifts for
All gifts made were wrap |
"a white paper-the gifts being
many in number. They were later
4 shipped to an Old Folks Home in
aNaryland.
Milton I.yden has been spending
ew DAYS with his parents. He Is
uffering with a frosted foot whlch
las been quite serious.
Foster Powell has his mother with
him for few days.
~. and Mrs. Williamson OF Phll-
Aia spent a few days with MT
rs. Lee Coulter.
Tatman, Marian Stayton'
ierite Tatman, Helena Smith,
Todd, Thelma Buell., Ralph
Ion and Sewell McIlvaine were
their homes over the holidays.
Prof. Paul Judy is at his home
near Owens. Mr.. Judy is teaching III
West Virginia.
Mrs. Lima Buell. entertained her
children and grandchildren at din
aer on Christmas Day.
Miss Helen Coleman is home for
over the holidays.
Misses Mildred and Florence Long
are at their home over the holldays'
Miss Mable Coulter and Miss Mary
Clifton were granted short visit 10
their homes on Christmas Day. Ihey
are in training at the Delaware HOS
pital in Wilmington.
Quite a crowd of town folks walk
ed out to St. JohnstOwn on Monday
evening to attend the Christmas en-
tertainment given there.
Mrs. w. H. Radcliffe has had her
son. William Stewart, with her dur
ing the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Spence spent
Christmas with Mrs. Spence's sister
Mrs. A. B. Roberts of near cam
bridge.
The Christmastide at the Green
wood Methodist Episcopal Churcl
was ushered in with real christ
mas spirit. 81,
The services which began in the
Sunday school on Sunday morhlns
at $50 O'Clock were indeed insplr
ing and the Christmas remembrance
10 those present were given out IN
practical manner.
Pastor Smith was also remember
ed with a well filled basket o
christmas cheer and a check 10
I cash from the Sunday school.
Then came the preaching service
and pastor Smith gave a very excel
lent sermon on Light From IN
Stable-the Birth of Christ" and tn
angels doxology-brOught forth
threefold message for thought:
m Glory to God in the highest
or And on earth-"Peace"
(3) Good will toward men.
The singing of the choir was Yer.
GOOD and each member blended VIII
the Christmas spirit. Then at nlgh
the crowning event of the day, Tn
Christmas musicale interspered WI
recitations and Christmas meloule'
was excellent. Every number on III
nrogram was we'll rendered, espec
ialIy the work of the choir and tn
rendition of the recitation OF MIS-
Phillips who recited ''The Christina
of Long Ago." with piano accompan
iment with Mrs. Blanche Tatman
the piano. .44,,,
The church had capacity atteI
dance. Delegations from st. johns
town Church and Chaplains Churci
also Rev. Cliff and people from til
Methodist Protestant Church. Paste
smith made the opening prayer an
Pastor Gift of the NJ. P. Church pro
nounced the benedict1On.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-31

It doesn't always sharpen mans
wits to keep his nose to the erlhu-
stone.-The Progressive Grocer.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-31

Family jars won't do for preserv-
ing peace.-The Progressive Gro
Ger
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-31
DANGEROUS TERRITORY

whats Simpson so scared
about?"
"He Just got Detroit on the radio
and he owes a guy there SlO."-
Good Hardware.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-17
PASCO RELIEVES
HARD SITUATION
Ga, ;ousiy flows Kennewick tt
go to tounty Seat for
p .;uly Fifth

For years Kennewic'- and pc >
have put on joint celebration OF
the Fourt of July. This year, hcw
ever, Pasco has notified Kea:le-
wick that in view of the county
wide celebration at Prosser, where
the court house cornerstone will be
laid on July 9Th, that Pasco will
release us from. the old under
standing, so that we may join with
other districts of this county on
that occasion.
Pasco realizing the embarrassing
situation that Kennewick was fac
ing, and their Chamber of Com
merce most graciously took action,
releasing US from obligation to at
tend their meeting this year. This
release came in the most friendly
spirit and was accompanied with
the expressed hope that nothing
would interfere in future years
with our joint celebration.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-17
TEAM WINS GAME
FROM SUNNYSIDE
Local Base Ball Team Hits Stride
Prizes Offered for Best
Batting Average

Kennewick won another ball
game Sunday by taking Grandview
into camp by 9-5 score. The
game was interesting at times be-
cause Glispey was hit more freely
than usual. He frightened in the
pinches however, and saved the
day.
Sunnyside still leads the league
by two games, with Kennewick and
Benton City tied in second place.
But three more games are on the
present schedule, the final game
to be played on the Fourth of July.
A real contest has been started
to win the hat offered by Semon' 5
and the box of cigars put up by
the Pastime for the local player
with the highest batting average
when the season closes. Evett,
Glispey and Willsey have each
been looking over the Semon hats.
The local team plays Mabton in
that city next Sunday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-17
DELEGATES GO
TO LONGVIEW
Local Republicans Start
for Political Meeting
Delegation Split

Representative Mark M. Moul-
ton, Capt. J. w. Vickers and Tom
]. O'Leary of White Bluffs, left
Kennewick Tuesday by automobile
to attend the republican state con-
vention at Longview which con-
vened today. These men are
all delegates, but left day early
because Mr.. Moulton, a member
of the platform committee, was
required to be in attendance We'd
nesday.
What may happen at Longview
cannot be predicted as the olive
branch is being offered by MEM
bers of both factions. 1t is con-
ceded that Governor Hartley's
friends will control the platform,
and the amount of political fire
will be in ratio to the extent they
go in mentioning those policies in
the platform.
On the floor of the convention
no one is able to give the exact
Continued on page eight)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-17
PHILSON- N-HALEY

Miss Avis Philson, daughter Of
Mrs. Mary Philson was married
to George H. Haley Of Longview.
Saturday, June 18th. DIR. Donald
MacLauren performed the cere-
mony in presence of immediate
relatives. Mr.. and Mrs. Haley will
make a short honeymoon trip to
Yellowstone Park.
Mrs. Haley is well known here,
being a graduate Of the local high
school and also of Cheney normal.
Mr.. Haley is student from the
u. of Montana and is at present
employed by the Longview Public
Service company. The young cou-
pie will be at home to their friends
in Longview after June 25.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-17
TOM CARRIES
HUGE CHECK
Draft Four Feet Long :
SWayze is Messenger
of Mercy

What is believed to be the larg-
est check ever written in the his
tory of banking is being carried to
the Near East by Tom Swayze of
Tacoma, when he sails from New
York on July 7 as American Cold
en- Rule Ambassador to the Near
East. The check is nearly four feet
long, is for $100, and will enable
Swayze to go into one of the ref
ugee camps of the Near East and
take a child into an orphanage
where its care will be guaranteed
for year.
In addition to the check, Sway
re carries with him similar COM
missions from many organizations
including authority from his Alma
Mater, the college of Puget Sound,
Tacoma, and also from Willamette
University of Salem, to endow
some worthwhile young man OF
woman with a scholarship in an
Continued on page 81
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-17
YOUTH KILLED
BY HARD FALL
Jack HUNTINGTON + alls
From Newkirk Truck
Buried Today

John Bell Huntington, youngest
son of Mr.. and Mrs. HI. E. Hunt
ington, was accidently killed Tues
day afternoon in falling from a
truck. The boys were coming into
town with /. N. Newkirk, who had
warned them to stay on the bot
tom of the truck and altho no cne
saw the accident, it is supposed
that Jackie fell off and struck his
head, fracturing the skull. Mr..
Newkirk was not aware of the
accident until stopped by a pass
er-by and they found the little
boy lying on the road unconscious.
They brought him to DIR. Tullar's
office and later home but he pass
ed away without regaining con-
sciousness. The funeral was held
this afternoon at the family home
in charge Of Rev. L. j. Aldrich.
Burial was in Riverview Heights
cemetery.
Besides his parents he leaves
four sisters, Winnifred and jean
cite, at home, Mrs. Frank Mason,
of Prosser and Mrs. w. S. Sly
of Belle Fourche, S. D., and three
brothers, Horton Of Seattle and
Billy and Louis at home. Miss
Winnifred and Louis are in Belle
Fourche and are coming home at
once. Jackie was born on Easter
Sunday, June 6, 1915. Altho but
eleven years old, he will be sorely
missed, as there is something in
the death of a little child, some
thing in its infinite pathos, that
makes all human creatures mourn.
And "of such is the Kingdom of
Heaven"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-17
CALL INSPECTOR
BEFORE DIGGING
Hill Advises Growers Spud Fields
Need Approval

District Horticultural Inspector
Edward E. Hill wishes to announce
to all potato growers who wish to
participate in spud shipments to
western Washington must notify
inspectors two days prior to Dig
ging. He says all potatoes will
have to be screened that are dug
for western Washington shipments
if the inspector has not seen the
fields the day prior to digging.
Mr.. Hill is requesting prompt
notification of intention to dig, so
that difficulties at the. car door
can be avoided. He states that the
inspectors are forced to sign az
fidavits and it is absolutely nee
essary that fields be inspected be-
fore affidavits can be made.
The local inspectors are Harry
A. Linn, r. III. Briggs and Geo.
ID. Peters.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-17
FAIR WANTED
NEW BOSS TOO
New Blood Wanted to
Take Charge Of Annual
Show Officers Quit

While the regular 1uncheons of
the Commercial club have been dis
pensed with for the summer a
table for a dozen members is al
ways set at Loops Cafe, every
Thursday, where subjects concern
ing the community are discussed.
At today's luncheon the question
of continuing the fair was discuss
ed again but no one has yet been
found who will take over manage
ment of the show. The sentiment
was unanimous for the fair, and
it was pointed out that not only
the wonderful crops of this year
should be displayed, but the COM
munity should have some kind of
celebration. What will be done de-
pends largely upon whether a
manager for the fair can be in
duced to take on the many respon-
sibilities of such show.
Herman Schmidt, treasurer of
the association reported $3.50 iii
the treasury, but $3.50 of this
amount was in the American Sc
curity bank. Mr.. Schmidt urther
reported the association had pro-
perty consisting of lumber, wiring.
i
lights and other materials that
were valued at $3.50. While the fair
was a great success for several
years, last year it lost about $500.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-17
SYFFORD DIES
AT VANCOUVER
Air Plane B urns and
Former Official Falls
with Wreckage

julius C. Syfford of Hanford,
former county commissioner and
former auditor of this county died
at Vancouver, Washington last
Sunday from injuries and bruises
received from an airplane crash
while on duty as reserve officer
at Pearson field.
The machine in which Mr.. Syf-
ford was a passenger caught fire
200 feet from the ground and came
down a flaming torch, Instantly
killing the pilot, Lieut.. Henry w.
Good of Portland. While Mr.. Syf-
ford was thrown clear of the ma
chine and lived for some time af-
ter the accident the burns md IL
juries were so serious that it was
impossible for him to survive.
Mr.. Syfford was active in all
public affairs, and one of the best
known men in the county. In re-
cent years ne has been especially
active in Legion work, having been
veteran of the world war He
always kept an interest in military
affairs and was on reserve duty
at Vancouver. But for his untime-
ly death he would have returned
home this week, having already
made arrangements to be taken
to Hanford by airplane.
Mr.. Syfford was buried yester-
day with the full military funeral,
and eight armed guards. Services
were conducted at the community
hall in Hanford and friends from
all parts of the county attended.
The deceased was a pioneer,
coming to the county in 1908 from
North Dakota. He was So years
old, and is survived by his wife,
three daughters and two sons
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-17
PLAY wALLA wALLA

AT the time of going to press il
is not known definitely whether
the Walla Walla municipal golf
club will be able to give the local
players return match Sunday on
the local links, as originally plan
ned, but whether they come or
not, qualifying scores will be kent
for the Gascoigne cup tournament
the following Sunday. Al gross
score for the IS holes will qualify
for entry in the cup contest.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-17
FROM NEW YORK

On Friday, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H
Knowles of Schenectady, N. Y
motored into Kennewick to visit
their son C. S. Knowles. Mr.
Knowles, though man of seventy
drove all the way across the con-
tinent and accomplished the feat in
remarkably short time, being on
ly fourteen days on the road.
This is the first trip west fol
Mr.. Knowles and he says he is
greatly impressed with the coun-
try. He said furthermore that he
had not seen better looking town
than Kennewick in all his travels.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-17
RAIN HELPS

The heavy rain last Monday was
welcomed by the Horse Heaven
farmers. especially by those who
had spring wheat. There is some
difference of opinion as to the ben
nefit to the fall sowing, as this
wheat had almost matured. Most
farmers, however, declare that the
many kernels will still swell, and
believe the rain will yield a total
of thousands for this district.
One thing is certain, it will take
some mighty hot weather to spoil
good spring wheat crop, and the
general prediction is that Horse
Heaven will have better than an
average crop. MI,a
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-17
START SATURDAY.

The j. F. /. Collins Co. will pro-
bably start paving on the river
road sometime Saturday, when
Mr.. Collins believes everything will
be in readiness for pouring cement
into the forms.
Those travelling over the road
recently are impressed with the
thoroness with which the road bed
has been prepared. The fills have
been puddled 18th water repeat
edly and it is not believed that
settlements or cracks will appear
after the pavement is laid.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-17
POTATOES MOVING
PRICES VERY GOOD
LampsOn Reports Carloads Start
One Hundred Cars Is
Now Estimate

Manager Lee M. Lampson an
nounces that the Three Rivers
Growers association has already
shipped eight cars of early pota-
toes and expects this crop to move
at lively rate for the remainder
of the month. The potato price
tho not as high as in some prev
ious years is very steady at $50 to
$50 per ton and Mr.. Lanpson be-
lieves he will move the entire crop
of the association at about these
figures.
1t is now estimated that about
100 cars will be handled by the
association, most of which will be
shipped before July first.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-17
RUPERT CALLS
ON TAX WORK
Unfair Values Reported
Many Counties State
Investigation On

Ben F. Rupert, former assessor
Of Benton county, and now special
investigator for the state tax cont
mission spent the first part of the
week in Kennewick checking up on
personal property returns, on
which the commission is making a
thoro survey of the state to secure
equalization of valuations in the
various counties.
Some of the checks already
made by Mr.. Rupert disclose the
most startling unfairness in plac-
ing valuations, especially on stocks
of merchandise. Some counties,
Mr.. Rupert reports, get about
one-half such valuations on the
tax rolls while others get from 80
to 90 per cent Of invoice values.
In one county he found a store
that had paid tax on but $4,000
but which really had an invoice
value of $13O,OOO. He also found
a store in Seattle with stock
worth $1,250,OOO that was paying
on $4,000 valuation.
Mr.. Rupert stated that the CON-
mission had found Benton county
valuations little above the state
average on real property. He said
this county was fourth on the list,
with King, Island and Chelan pay
ing slightly higher percentage
than Benton on actual value OF
real property.
The commission has found this
county paying on A per cent OF
it's real property value. This per-
centage was set at the recent hear
ing when the railroads were at
tempting to show discrimination
as to private property and rail-
road property in this county. While
Benton county didn't sustain its 5U
per cent claim, it was ablt to make
a showing that resulted IN an IN
crease of $4,000 per year income
going into the treasurer's office
from the three railroads.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-17
woag ON ROAD PROGRAM

With the award of contracts
made this week by the state high
way department practically all the
road york for the present bien-
MUM was started. Later in the
summer it may be possibi. to is
sue two calls for minor contracts
but these do not seriously affect
the departments claim that the
whole road program is under con-
tract the beginning Of summer.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-17
Grange Thanks Town

j HE Benton County Pomona Grange at their regular
meeting held at Locust Grove, June IL, 1926 unanl-
mously expressed their appreciation by vote, and wish
to thank the citizens of Kennewck and members OF the
commercial Club for their splendid hospitality and the
interest taken in State Grange convention
We feel that we speak for all the grangers OF
the state and hope the good feeling that has been
brought about by this gathering in Kennewick will con-
tinue to unite farmers and fellow townsmen more
closely and that in turn will always stand ready and
willing to unite efforts with the good people OF
Kernewick, when the opportunity is offered.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-17
TRYING OIL ON ROAD

The state highway department.
is using light oil to keep down
the dust on an 11-mile detouf
around the work south of Che
halls where the Pacific highway
pavement is being widened. While
the experiment is more expensive
than, the highway department. hop
ed for the use OF. oil has eliminated
dust and motorists have endorsed
the work, This is the first time
the state undertook to eliminate
the dust evil on a detour.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-17
FEWER TOURISTS

kennewick does not see as many
tourists as usual for this time Of
the year, and the reason is larpel,,
attributed to the fact that condi,
tiOn of the detour on the rive,
road has been greatly exagerated
The heavy bridge tolls also seer,
to be causing a growing complaint
among the travellers and they are
taking to the ferries at both Rich
land and Hover, both of which are
doing a thriving business
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-17
sHANAFELT posTMAsTER

Congressman John w. Summers
wired Tuesday to the Courier-Re-
porter that he had named G. HI.
Shanafelt postmaster for the city
of Kennewick. Mr.. Shanafelt had
previously been named acting post
master, but it is thot that Mr..
Summers desired to make the per-
manent recommendation so that
there would still be time for con-
firmation by the senate before con-
s-ress adjourns.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-17

Misses Leota and Lydia Byrd,
Evelyn McBee and Ren Piles CT
Pasco, started Sunday morning for
a three weeks motor trip in the
new Buick recently purchased by
the Byrd girls. They plan to go
as far south as Venice, California,
stopping at Seattle and Portland
and various other places enroute.
They are carrying camping out
fit and will stop at the tourist
parks. u
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-17

Lillian Struve. crippled daughter
of P. w. Struve, was operated On
Tuesday at the shriners ortho-
medic hospital in Spokane. The lit
tle girl came through the foot and
ankle surgery in good condition,
bnt in such cases considerable time
must be allowed before the success
of the operation can be determined.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-17

Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Terril drove
over to Pullman Wednesday and
remained over Thursday to attend
the graduation of their son Ever
ett from W.S.C. Everett returned
home with them and will spend
the summer in Xennewick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-17

w. III. Davis motored to
Nyssa, Oregon Thursday, return
ing with Mrs. Davis parents, Mr..
and Mrs. B. H. Kerr who came to
attend the wedding of their grand
daughter, Avis Philson.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-30
CUTS
SALARIES OF
FEDERAL MEN

Between IS and 100 federal employees
in Aqua Prieta will be affected by a
new order of the Mexican government
by which cuts of between 5 and 10 per
cent will be made in the salaries of
these employees after January /. The
salary cut will affect chiefs of depart
ments as well as all employees, accord
ing to it's Interpretation at the present
time.
The customs department will suf-
fer heaviest in Aqua Prieta as a result
of the new order, there being about 90
men employed in this department, in
cluding line riders, guards and office
employees. The customs department is
under the supervision of Joaquin f
Tena, chief collector of customs. In
the immigration department, under the
supervision of Antonio Gabilondo, chief
immigration officer, about 10 men will
be affected.
First notice of the salary cut was
received in report to the Douglas
Dispatch from Mexico City, which
reads as follows:
Cuts of between and 10 per cent
will be made in the salaries of all fed
eral government employees, starting
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-30

Dispatch Telephones-S1 and SO
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-30
owl DRUG store
IS BURCLARIzED.
TUESDAY NIGHT

The Owl drug store, 525 Tenth street,
was burglarized Tuesday night and
the robbery of the Douglas Drug COM
pany, Tenth street and G avenue, was
attempted, In the Owl drug store the
burglar secured about So in change
from the register and apparently made
no effort to open the safe. William
H. Fisher, proprietor of the Owl drug
store, believes the burglary was the
work of boys.
1t is believed that the burglar was
prevented from entering the Douglas
Drug company store by strong pin
which holds the bar of the door in
place after it is fastened An effort
the second door on G avenue, the door
showing marks where a chisel or other
tool had been showed between the doors
in an effor ito lift the bar.
At the Owl drug store the bar of the
rear door had apparently. been lifted
by inserting a piece of steel or heavy
wire between the doors. The robbery
was first discovered by e. J. Huxtable,
who opened the store Wednesday morn
ing in place of Guy A. Crouch, who
was out of the city. The front of the
cash register was ripped off in order
to get the money it contained, which
amounted to only a few dollars. Sew
eral cheap watches on display in a
show case were also taken.
L. E. Marr, druggist at the store,
states: ''The robbery certainly was
not carried out for the purpose of OBJ
tanning narcotics, as is often the case
with drug store robberies, because the
small amount of narcotics outside the
safe had not been disturbed"
mo Breakfast Complete Without
The DisDatch :"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-30

mo Breakfast Complete Without
The Dispatch"