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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-02-01
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Ben Thompson returned Friday
from his visit with relatives in
South Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Lund and ia
mily Sundayed with Scourey's
folks.
Several of the young people in
the vicinity spent Friday evening
at Readickers playing whist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Lund, Mr.
and Mrs. Sid Securely and family
and Floyd Hansen spent Thursday
evening at H. Ferdina's.
Mrs. Russell Hansen received a
message Monday from Leon, Kan
sas, stating that her mother, Mrs.
Glasburner, had passed away on
Friday. We extend u sympathy.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Schwan and
Art and Mr.. and Mrs. H. Ferdina
spent the evening Wednesday with
Alf Johnson's folks.
F. H. Livingston came put from
Wolf Point Saturday and gave the
7th and 8th grade examinations.
Several neighbors and friends
were invited over to Fred Zerbe's
Sunday evening to help Mr.. zerbe
and Miss Wambeke celebrate their
birthdays.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Rauch are re-
over the arrival of a son.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Securely spent
evening with ALT Johnson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Nichol from
Wolf Point visited at Readicker's
one day this week.
We notice a couple of mail sacks
out on the route.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-02-01

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are deeper and
softer.
Four Lovejoy hy~
draulic shock abb
sorbers are standard
equipment.
And in addition,
OIdSnnobiIe dnnoun~
ceS a substantial
bYice reduction!
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-02-01
DREAMLAND HALL
RURAL SOCIAL CENTER

Situated about sixteen miles
south of Oswego, on Prairie Ell
creek, there stands a building Of
generous proportions, known as
Dreamland Hall. 1t is a substan.
tial building, constructed of large
logs in the earlier days of it's com
munity. It's history is ;nseparably
interviewer with the traditions OF
the neighborhood, and with the
lives Of those who live near by.
Many a romance has begun it's
first verse within those solid walls
and has gone forth to become the
life-story Of a happy family. Many
a lonely heart has found diversion
and recreation here, after the
strenuous toll of the homestead.
It's walls have often rung with the
laughter that comes from happy
hearts, while glad feet kept time
to the rhythm of inspiring music.
Many a neighborhood s%quabble or
bitter feud has been fo%restalled by
the heart-healing fellowship which
has prevailed within the walls of
this oil community friend.
AS might be expected, many
things have occurred within and
around its walls which have not
been beneficial to it's reputation,
but those things are of the past.
AS most Of our community halls"
may be called upon to shelter a
dance, yesterday; a church service
and a Sunday school, today; a
farmers meeting or a political
rally, tomorrow, so the traditions
of the past should in no way affect
the present status of this much
needed gathering place.
No country community can be at
its best without an adequate social
life and for this reason, a suit
able, commodious meeting-place in
each community is an asset of real,
intrinsic value.
Just here we wish to register a
protest against those who "stand
off" and criticise any particular
activity in the community. Criti-
else if you wish but let it be from
the inside. That is constructive if
you are interested enough to
criticize, you are interested enough
10 help. Criticism from the inside
means progress. Criticism from
.he outside means destruction and
obstruction, no matter how worthy
the cause may be in a general
way. This is true of church and
matters as well as the more
frivolous activities.
Some very nice social dances
have been given at Old Dream
and, during the winter and more
IRE intended. There is little or no
profit to be derived from these
affairs, but they are an aid to the
social life of the community. Let
us help the management to help
the community and help ourselves
md others to a good time. That
is a pretty big help" order but
a big movement needs lots of help
and any worth while movement
deserves lots Of help.
Contributed.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-02-01
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Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Cook return
ed home on Thursday. They had
been visiting their daughter, Mrs.
Merle Orr Of Missoula, Mont.
Vincent Strecker made a bust
MISS trip to Frazer Thursday.
Chas. Robinson called for their
mail Tuesday.
Robert Adams went to the river
after a load of hay on Friday.
Mrs. Fred Lingle and little son
Robert spent several days with
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-02-01
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Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Bilyeu and
family and Miss Birmingham spent
Saturday evening at the Ivan
Breum home.
Hazel Bilyeu has been absent all
week, from school, with a bad
cold.
Leo Bilyeu went to town Thurs
day to take state examinations in
hygiene and geography.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Breum and
family were dinner guests at the
P. G. Nygaard home Sunday.
The Bilyeu children were Sun
day afternoon callers at the home
of Beatrice, Leo and Arthur David.
Friday afternoon Of last week
we enjoyed a story hour by the
primary grades and current event
reports by the intermediate
grades. The following stories
were read from their primary
readers: Androcles and the Lion,
Virgil Bilyeu; The Little Red Hen,
Burle Nygaard; The Night Before
Christmas, Iva Breum; The Tar
Baby, Buddy Milton; Chicken Lit
tie, Wallace Winship; The Three
Phyllis Breum, Report on
Niagara Falls, Vivian Bilyeu;
Black Sambo, Miss Bir-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-02-01
RURAL CORRESPONDENCE
From Our Rural Patrons

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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-02-01

Containing only three streets
and less than one hundred houses,
st. David's, in Pembrokeshire, Eng
land, has a famous cathedral and
is entitled to call itself a city.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-02-01

But certain inn
-provements were
recommended. And
these have been
made.
Piston pins are now
pressure fabricated
- feature hitherto
characteristic Of
h~igh-priced a r
And Olds1nobile's
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-02-01

big high-compression engine now
develops 81 horsepower.
Radiator shutter design WA inn
proved. The shutters now run
entirely to the top of the shell.
Oldsmobile has adopted the new
adjustable front seat, recently in
PRODUCED by Fisher, which may be
quickly and easily regulated.
Interiors have been made even
more luxurious. Upholsteries are
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-07-04
26 RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
Eighth Grade Students Complete
Years Work Successfully

At the completion Of the grading
of the state eighth grade examin-
alton papers, the following pupils
were awarded diplomas; James
McCotter and James Wade OF
White Bluffs; Mildred Easterwood
Delbert Hedington, Emma Howe
Ora Kibbe, Charles Powell, Miles
Richards and Ribert Turner of Fin.
ley.
Howard Alsbury, Russell Brand
line, Ruby Clayton, Gilbert Fesler
Kenneth Green, Homer Harrison
Lillian Hogue, Beatrice Meabon
Eugene Plotner, Wilbert Snyder
Edna Van DeVenter, and Margaret
Williams of Benton City; Frances
Biart and Robert Brinson of Han
ford; Iva Dooley of Allard.
The June examinations were
held at White Bluffs, Finley, Ben
ton City, District No. 35 school
house, and Prosser. The next state
examination will be held in Janu-
ary.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-07-04
GUARD GRAIN FIRES
State Fire Marshal Plan of Local
Aid Outlined

Grain fires, which cost Wash
ington farmers a quarter of mil
lion dollars last year, will be pre-
vented and fought this season by
locally organized groups of volun-
teer fire brigades, if the plan out
lined by H. o. Fishback, state fire
marshal, goes into effect.
sLike all other fires" Fishback
said, "the majority of grain fires
are caused by carelessness. A cam
paign Of education of tourists, far
mers and grain haulers is being
launched in southeastern Washing
ton this week by w. A. Groce, as
sistant fire marshal. Civic organ
izations in Pullman and Waitsburg
have purchased supplies of pump
carts which are kept in readiness
to be rushed to fires.
Pomeroy, Colfax and La Crosse
have also taken leading parts in
aiding farmers to combat flames.
The state highway patrol has pro-
missed assistance in an effort to
stop trucks from hauling grain
without mufflers, a frequent cause
of fire.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-07-04
TOLsfe1d's Half of One per Cent
Has Nothing on p. p. and L. Juice

ing in all 81 and one-half minutes
during the year. Walla Walla had
the least inconvenience of any sta
tion of the system, losing only 3
minutes during the year, thru sew
en- interruptions.
Kennewick patrons lost 81 min
utes out of 537, ,04O-the juice was
off only .000O5 per cent of the
time! Some of the other stations,
especially in the newer sections
where construction and reconstruc-
ton are still under way, had of
necessity, to do without service for
longer periods.
The blowing of transformer fuses
accounted for the largest number
of interruptions during the year.
This cutout lasts about quarter
of a minute, usually. Lightning
caused % interruptions to service
on the lines and birds accounted
for 1s more. Only three were caus.
ed from. trouble in the generating
plants.
Mr.. Siegfried pointed out that
the system has nearly seventeen
thousand poles, each Of which car
ries at least three insulators where
leaks can cause trouble. There arr
/ 81 stations on the system and ovel
800 miles of line. Considering tht
magnitude of the project servict
Interruptions are astonishingl!
lfew.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-07-04

Have you any idea as to how
many times electricity has not been
available to you in the past year ?
Do you know, or can you guess
how many hours or minutes the
service here has been unavailable ?
These questions are accurately
answered in a monthly report hub
mitted to j. H. Siegfried, super
intendent of power for the Pacific
Power & Light company, here. The
number of Interruptions, the length
of each and the cause thereof is
all detailed upon the report.
In 1912, when the business was
new and equipment was not stand
ardized, there were 72 hours dur
ing the month when there was no
power on the line between Kenne-
wick and Yakima. During the
month of June this year, power
was unavailable on portions only
of the same lines less than fifteen
minutes.
During the past year there have
been 80 interruptions to the power
i service given to Kennewick resi-
dents. The total time Kennewicl
was without "juice" during th'
year was 81 minutes-averagint
less than minute to the interrup
| tion. Other towns, of course, hav'
different records. In Pasco, for in
Stance, there were but six interrup
,tions to the delivery Of power, last
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-07-04
FOUR FROM KENNEWICK
AT STATE SUMMER SESSION

Among the 500 summer students,
who make up the largest enroll
ment in the history of the State
College summer session, are four
from Kennewick. They are Warren
Hodge, superintendent of Kenne-
wick schools, and a groduate of
the college in 1915, who is taking
advance work, Ila Campbell, an
undergraduate student working to-
ward her B. A., Glenna Kincaid,
also in the undergraduate division,
and graduate of Cheney normal,
who will return to teaching this
fall, and Eleanor ROBBERS, w. S. c..
graduate with the June 1929 class,
who is also working for advonced
credit.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-07-04
FAIR PLANS FORMED
Queen Contest to Be Handled by
Subordinate Oranges

Plans for the Kennewick Fair
are well under way, following sew
eral recent meetings of the Fair
board. The premium list, made un-
der the direction of the various
superintendents, will be ready for
distribution within a few days.
The Fair queen contest has been
turned over to the subordinate
Oranges of the communities sur
rounding Kennewick. Each subor-
dinate Grange may elect a cand-
idate for queen. Life memberships,
season tickets and single admis-
sions may be sold by any candidate
or member of the Grange, the vote
coupon being cast for any candi-
date for whom the purchaser may
choose to vote.
Five percent of the gross sales
made by any person will go to
him as cash dividend. One and
one-half percent of the gross sales
will go to the winning contestant,
and one percent to the girl win
ming second place. The Fair asso-
citation is planning to hold num-
Der of open air dances on the
dance floor built at the Fair
grounds last year. Tickets for these
dances will also carry vote coupons
for the queen contest.
The officers of the Fair asso-
citation for this year are: presi-
dent, C.. C. Williams; vice presi-
dent, C. G. Robertson; treasurer,
John Kinkaid; secretary, E. C. Dur
die. Directors are Mrs. L. j. AID
rich, Leone Skeen, A. C. Anon, P.
A. Combelic, Roy Larlin, Willard
Campbell, Frank White, R. C. Nor
gan, John Erickson and Grin Bein-
hart. The superintendents for the
various departments are as fol-
lows: livestock, Elmer Martin and
Elmer Schneider; poultry, Sam
Weiegands; agriculture, j. B.
Slaugenhaupt; horticulture, Jay
Perry and Harry Linn, Horticulture
Mrs. C. A. Carpenter; honey, E. H
Terril; arts and crofts, Mrs. L. j
Aldrich; antiques and curios, Mrs
j. A. Hatch; Girls club work, Miss
Edna M. West; Boys club work
LYLE Ternahan; home economics
Mrs. A. F. Brown.
With good crops throughout thu
district this year the Kennewicl
Fair promises to be better thar
ever before. More time will be Civ
en- to the construction Of nev
buildings.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-07-04
FOSTER SURE
OF RICH OIL.
GAS DEPOSITS
Veteran Developer Conf
dent Mineral Resources
Hold Future
ROTARY DRILL RIG
WILL START SOON
Other Companies Are Eyeing
Columbia Basin With
Much Favor

Confidence in Columbia basin oil
resources was expressed last week
by S. M. "Sam" Foster, veteran
oil and gas developer, who has
been in Benton county the last
month obtaining leases on several
thousand acres of possible oil lands.
Foster intends to put 1O5-ton
drilling outfit on one of his lease
holds in another 80 days. This
drill is capable of driving a shaft
into the earth to the distance of
one and one-half miles and max
ing diameter at the top of the
well of Ia to lS inches.
According to Foster, represent
atives Of producing companies,
both in Oklahoma, will bring in
their drills, for they have been
here scouting around, returning to
headquarters with favorable re-
ports of the Benton County situa-
ton. The new well recently brot in
on the property of the Walla Walla
Gas, Oil and Pipeline company
proves a territory two miles by
three miles, in which Foster stat
ed, zone can drill holes anywhere
and not strike a dry WELL"
He is anxious to see several rigs
start operation in the district,
since he claims that everything
will be benefited thereby.
''If oil is found, there will be
new source of income to district
whose chief resources are now its
farm products. Oil would be boon
to the entire Columbia basin.p
Like the Northwestern Natural
Gas company, which is preparing
to build a pipeline to market ma
tural gas in this vicinity Foster
says he is not intending to sell
stock.
In discussing the project to lay
pipes for the natural gas, Foster
referred to the Oil and Gas Journ-
al, in which reports are given of
lines from 100 to AIS miles are be-
ing laid from southern oil and gas
fields to large cities. The pipe
sizes vary from 6-inch to 22-inch.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-07-04
BLAZE BURNS
CASH STORE
AT RICHLAND
Building, Stock Completely
DESTROYED in Short Time; /;
Attempts to Control Night
Fire Fail

Blazing up suddenly at / o'clock
Wednesday morning, a fire in the
Richland Cash Store burned the
building to the ground before il
could be controlled.
A passerby noticed the flames
and turned in the alarm, but the
fire had gained such headway that
all attempts to fight it proved
useless. At the end of an hour,
the entire building, equipment and
stock were burned. The store was
covered by insurance.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-07-04
LARGE CROWD
TOATTENDON
PROJECT DAY
Program at Experiment Sta
tion Designed to Give All
Visitors Equal Opportun-
ity; Many Subjects

Responses received to date in
dictate widespread interest and a
large attendance on Field Day,
Saturday, July 13, at the Irriga-
tion Branch Experiment station at
Prosser. Plans are being made to
give each visitor an equal oppor-
tunity to become acquainted with
the experiment station work, Supt.
r. P. Bean announced today.
The program will begin at nine
o'clock with demonstrations ar
ranged on the station lawn. H. P.
Singleton will display samples of
alfalfa hay and discuss methods of
curing hay to secure quality and
color. C. C. Wright will demon
strate water measuring devices
and how to use them. Harry Jensen
will show the effects of heat in
jury on early potatoes, with a dis
cussion of preventative measures.
At ten o'clock, or earlier if a
sufficient number of men are
ready, small groups will begin the
tour of the fields and plots. Each
group will be in charge of mem
/ Der of the station staff who will
explain the various experimental
projects.
/ At twelve o'clock, everyone will
go to the Prosser city park for a
basket lunch. Coffee and iced tea
will be furnished by the Prosser
| Community Club. Transportation
from Prosser to the station and re-
turn will be provided free for all
who do not drive their own cars.
Arrangements have been made for
public address equipment (ampli-
fier and loud speakers) during the
| speaking program to begin at one
o'clock. People may therefore keep
their seats in shady spots.
The Education Film Service of
the U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture will furnish 10000 feet of
film for a free show at the Prin-
cess theatre, following the speak
ing program. Those who do not
care to attend the show may choose
between the psorts program and a
cool swim in the Legion's modern
tank, or informal visiting under
the trees.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-07-04
TWO RICHLAND
GIRLS DROWN
m RIVER HOLE
valma Wickwire, Rose
mary Witherite Lose
Lives Sunday
crSER UNABLE TO
SAVE COMPANIONS
Rescuers Dive 80 Minutes Be
fore Bodies Found; Pull
motor No Aid

Two Richland girls were drowned
10 o'clock Sunday afternoon and
third barely saved herself after
trying to save the others.
velma Wickwire, Id, and Rose
mary Witherite, IL, were padding
about in the Yakima river. Sud-
denly they walked off into deep
hole. Neither could swim. Velma's
older sister, a good swimmer, who
was nearby, swan out to them and
held them up for several minutes,
but her strength gave out before
help came, and the two younger
girls went under. A swift under
current bore them away.
Men on the shore rowed out to
the spot, and divers went down.
Il was 80 minutes before the bodies
were discovered.
DR.. L. G. Spaulding of Kenne-
wick was called and drove to Rich
land with a pulmotor. He was row.
ed out to sandbar in the river
where the rescuing crew had taken
the bodies. DR.. Spaulding worked
over them for half an hour, but
vith,no results.
Rosemary was the daughter of
Mrs. W. H. Witherite. Velma, and
her sister, who reached the shore
safely, had pust recently moved
into Richland with their family.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-07-04
No 4th Celebration
In Kennewick Today

There will be no Fourth of July
celebration in Kennewicl this year.
In spite of the apathy of their
elders, the youngsters are bent on
squeezing the full measure Of en-
joyment out of the noisiest day on
the calendar. Firecrackers are
selling better than ever, says Gus
Neuman. On Tuesday, he sold more
than he did the entire season last
year, and the two days were still
ahead. B. B. PIowman made the
same report.
In recognition of the holiday,
the stores of Kennewick will be
closed all day July a.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-07-04
Long Liz" Gets Ready
For Summer Cruises

Long Liz power boat of Burns
Brown, is being rapidly put into
shape by its owner and other mem-
bers of the Bachelors Club for
summer cruises on the river. "Liz"
will get flashing coat Of paint
inside and out, have her engine
reinstalled, be hauled out Of the
vacant lot which has been her win
ter quarters, and be ready for a
spin on Sunday. The Bachelors are
planning to continue their weekly
trips throughout the summer.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-07-04
Bachelors Will Build
New Raft; Give Your
Dollar for Material

To all those who love swimming
and all those who love swimmers
comes a call. The Columbia swim
ming hole raft has been cut loose,
and the Bachelors Club has offer
ed to build another, provided $25
can be raised to pay for the mater
ial. Accordingly, subscriptions of
81 are being solicited. A speedy
and generous response will mean
a good place to cool off these hot
days. Give your dollar to Harold
Fyfe or to DR.. B. l.. Cole.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-07-04
Rev. Morton Reports
Busy Days Spent East

The Rev. F. N. Morton, delegate
from Kennewick to the National
Kiwanis convention in Milwaukee,
writes that he is having wonder
full time" and is SO busy that he
seldom gets more than six hours
sleep a night.
While in Milwaukee, the Rever-
end Morton went through the pub
fishing plant of the Milwaukee
Journal. On his way to the conven-
tion, he stopped in Toledo, Cleve-
land, Akron, Marion, Delaware, and
Niagra Falls.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-07-04
SPAULDING THREATENS
GARBAGE INVESTIGATION

Dirty back yards are fly
breeders and centers of disease.
DR.. L. G. Spaulding, city health
officer, will make an investiga-
ton of conditions in Kennewick
unless yards and refuse heaps
are cleaned up Immediately. Hot
weather greatly aggravates the
conditions favorable to germ
and bacteria forming. Poor care
of garbage and refuse is d.
rect menace to health. Clean up!
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-07-04
CASE MAKES
PRESENTATION
OF ODD GAVEI
Trav e ling Parliamentary
Hammer Will Go From
Grange to Grange to Stimu-
late Interest

In brief, but impressive way,
u. S. Case, deputy state Grange
master, presented to E. H. McBee,
Benton County Pomona master,
and he in turn to Chris Puder-
baugh, master of the Finley
Grange, travelling gavel from the
State Grange secretary. The idea
Of securing travelling gavel orig
mated at the State Grange this
year when Whatcom county has
had an exhibit at the state Grange,
q large maui which looked as tho
It had been used for heavy rail
splitting, according to Case. This
maui had been going the rounds
in Whatcom county and had Great
ed considerable interest and en-
thusiasm in the Grange.
The purpose of the travelling
gavel is to stimulate interest in
Grange meetings and Grange mem
bership. The Grange to which the
gavel is first presented must, with
IN thirty days, deliver it to another
orange within the county. the
Oranges are scored upon the mem-
oers in good standing in their
Grange, the number of members
attending the presentation meeting
from the visiting Grange and the
number of members of the Grange
receiving the gavel present at the
ume of its delivery. The visiting
orange is to put on the program
az the time that the gavel is pre-
sented.sented. In this way dele
sstes visiting at the grange should
oe able to make contact which
w'il enable them to improve their
0Nn grange meetings in the future.
Finley elected to deliver the ga
Y 70 Benton, feeling that it would
simulate more interest than to
'ske it to a grange nearer home.