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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-01-15
NOTICE OF SALE OF COUNTY
PROPERTY

State of Washington, County of
Benton, SIS.
Notice is hereby given, that in
accordance with an order hereto
fore entered on the s5th day of
January, 1881, by the Board of
County Commissioners of said
county, directing the sale of the
real property hereinafter describ-
ed, acquired by said county for de-
inquent taxes under tax fore
closure suit and sale, /, the UNDER
signed County Treasurer of said
county, will, on the 7th day of Feb
ruary, 1881, commencing at the
hour of 9 o'clock, am, and contin-
uing until the hour of 4 o'clock D.
m. of said day unless the property
hereinafter described shall sooner
be sold, at the front door of the
Court House in Prosser in said
county and state, sell to the high
est bidder for cash or on legal con-
tract, the following described
property, situated in said county,
and described as follows, to-wit.
Prosser-Lot IL, block 1875, min
imum sale price, $4,000; Lot II.
block 104, minimum sale price,
$4,000; west half of lot 5, block
AZ, minimum sale price, $500;
Hanford, blocks, 76, 81, S8, 81, 80,
so, and 81 except lots 5 and 6,
minimum sale price $4,000; Red
Mountain Orchards, Tracts 8, a, 5,
10 and 20, minimum sale price,
1884; Red Mountain Tracts 9, 10,
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ton Of property. If sold for cash,
Treasurer's Deed will be eNecut.
ed. If sold on contract, the terms
thereof shall be 20eo cash and
balance in ten equal annual install
ments commencing Nov. 1st next.
with interest at six percent on de-
ferred payments, payable annually.
All subsequent taxes and assess
ments must be paid prior 10 de-
linquency. Failure to make pay
ments or to perform any of the
covenants of the contract forfeits
same at the election of the vendor.
This contract may be paid in full
at any time plus accrued interest,
in. which case Treasurer's Deed
will be executed. @" VS."
And notice is hereby further Civ
en-, that if necessary I will adjourn
said sale to the same hours from
day to day by announcement made
at the time and place Of said sale,
or at the time and place to which
said sale may be adjourned.
Dated at Prosser, Washington,
this Sth day of January, 1881.
~, HARRY FORSYTH
County Treasurer of Benton
County, Washington.
BY Louis p. Kelly, Deputy
County Treasurer. ~ l:22-2:F
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NOTICE OF HEARING UPON
PETITION TO DISSOLVE COR

In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington for Benton County.
In the matter of the Dissolution
of Mutual Hardware Co., Inc, a
corporation.
Notice is hereby given that a pc
tition has been filed in the above
Court for the dissolution of Mu-
tual Hardware Co., Inc, a corpor-
alton, as provided by law and thai
the said petition will be brought
up for hearing at the Superior
Court room of the above entitled
Court, in the Benton County Court
House in Prosser, Washington, oc
Thursday, the 9Th day of Febru-
airy, 1881, at the hour of $50 a.
m, or as soon thereafter as shall
be convenient to the court, at which
time any interested person may
appear and show cause, il any
there be, why the prayer of petit
toner should not be granted.
E. o. KEENE,
Clerk of the above styled Court,
BY L. Keene, Deputy.
c. L. Holcomb, Attorney for Pc
titioner. 1929
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NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
OF REAL ESTATE

Cause No. 5552
In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington, for Benton
County.
c. w. Smith, plaintiff, VS..
Wyatt F. Ranlett and Margaret
Ranlett, his wife, and j. r. Lott,
defendants.
Under and by virtue of Execu-
ton Under Foreclosure issued out
of and under the seal of the above
entitled Court, holding terms at
Prosser, in and for said county, on
the 29th day of December, AID,
1880, upon Judgment rendered in
said court on the 18th day of De-
cember, A. D., 1880, in favor of c.
w. Smith, and against Wyatt F.
Ranlett and Margaret Ranlett, his
wife, and j. r. Lott, for the sum
of Twenty-Five Hundred Sixty-sev-
en- and 57-100 ($2267.57) Dollars,
together with attorneys fees, in
terest, costs and increased costs,
and to me directed and delivered,
commanding me to sell the follow
ing described property situate, ly-
ing and being in Benton County,
State of Washington, or so much
thereof as may be necessary to
satisfy said judgment, attorneys
fees, interest, costs and increased
costs, to-wit:
The Southwest Quarter of the
Southwest Quarter of the South
west Quarter of Section Thirty
four, Township 9 North, Range %,
E. w. NJ, Benton County, Wash
ington.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby
given, that on Saturday, the 31st
day of January, A. D., 1881, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon of said day,
will sell the above described prop
erty, or so much thereof as may
be necessary to satisfy said judy
ment, attorneys fees, interest,
costs and increased costs, in all
amounting to the sum of Twenty
Five Hundred Twenty-nine and
$1,000 (S2529.80) Dollars, together
with accruing interest and cost of
sale.
Said sale will take place at the
front door of the Court House at
Prosser, in said County and State,
and will be at public auction, for
cash in hand, to the highest and
best bidder.
Dated at Prosser, Wash, this
29th day of December. A. D., 1880.
JAMES SHEPHERD, Sheriff
By j. X. Mcfarland, Deputy.
M. NJ. Moulton and Chas L.
Powell, Attorneys for Plaintiff,
Kennewick, Washington. 1:1-29
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NOTICE OF HEARING ON Pc
Triton FOR SALE OF AS
SETS. FINAL ACCOUNT AND
REPORT AND PETITION FOR
nISTRIRITI0N ..'

In the Superior Court of the
State of Washington in and for
Benton County. s..
In the matter of the estate of
William r. Anon, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Al
fred C. Anon, Executor of the
above entitled estate, has filed his
petition for authority to sell, final
account and report and petition for
distribution in the office Of the
clerk of the above named court
and that the court is asked to set.
tie said final account, to distribute
the property of said estate to the
heirs or persons entitled to the
same and to authorize the sale of
the remaining assets of said es-
tate, and to discharge the exc
cutor.
Said petition, final account and
report will be heard by the Court
at the Court House in Prosser,
Benton County, Washington, on
the 18th day of February, 1881,
at the hour of $3.50 O'Clock in the
forenoon.
ALFRED C. ANON,
Executor.
BY Moulton & Powell, his attor-
neys. 1859
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Sore Throat?
Don't Gargle
This Doctors Prescription
Gives Quicker, Better Relief

Don't suffer the pain and dis
comfort Of sore throat. Use doc
tors prescription called Thoxine,
guaranteed to relieve with the
very first swallow. Not a gargle
but pleasant tasting medicine
which relieves the soreness and
goes direct to the internal cause.
Thoxine will relieve your sore
throat or coughing quicker and
better than anything you have
ever tried or your money will be
refunded. Safe for the whole fam
lily. Ask for Thoxine, ready for use
in 35c, 6Oc and $1.OO bottles. Sold
by Kings Drug Store and all other
good drug stores. AID SIS
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Lost Her Double Chin
Lost Her Prominent Hips
Lost Her Sluggishness
Gained Physical Vigor
Gained in Vivaciousness
Gained in Shapely Figure

If you're fat--remove the cause!
KRUSCHEN SALTS contains
the s mineral salts your body or
gans, glands and nerves should
have to function properly.
When your vital organs fail to
perform their work correctly
your bowels and kidneys can't
throw off that waste materialbe
fore you realize it-you're growing
hideously fat!
Take half teaspoonful of
KRUSCHEN SALTS in glass Of
hot water every morning. cut
out pastry and fatty meats go
light on potatoes, butter, cream
and sugar-in weeks get on the
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Sermons in Sentences

Sermons in Sentences
Fire is good servant, but a bad
master.
An hour in the morning is worth
two at night.
Never quit certainty for hope.
Out of debt, out of danger.
When in motion, to push on is
easy.
Pleasure is phantom; wealth a
vanity; power boast.
Bustle is not industry, nor is i'm
pudence courage.
The largest room in the world
is the Room for Improvement.
InspectOr-That new man will
never make a detective.
Chief-hOw is that?
Inspector There was 50-lb.
box of soap stolen from a railroad
car, and he arrested a tramp.
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DO you NEED MONEY Don't
lose your car. We will refinance
it. and reduce your payments.
Money also loaned on diamonds,
furniture, livestock and securities.
Ask us about our 6 percent wheat
loans. Walla Walla Finance Com
pany, 21S Drumheller Bldg, tele-
phone 2400. 39tfc
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OMAR RICH asks a share of your
business-real estate, rentals,
lire insurance, auto insurance of
all kinds and all accidents, bonds
and auto licenses. flop
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OWN A HOME that pays $1,000
yearly, 2 to 5 acres between
Duffy's, Mrs. Mulstrum Moore,
paved highway and Columbia riv-
er. Easy terms. Omar Rich. 45p
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OMAR RICH asks why you don't
own your own home? Why you
don't own one or more acres of
asparagus that makes your home
and pays all expenses "a meal
ticket for life? Pay for it like
rent. 41-5p
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FOR SALE-Netted Gem potatoes
delivered locally, best grade,
s125 per sack and second grade,
75c. Both grades 15c cheaper at
my place, four miles out on the
Finley road. A few culls left at
25c. Also have ten ton of good al
falfa hay at SIP. Phone 34x5.
Frank Schneider. 46p
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FARM WANTED want farms
fer cash buyers. Describe, give
price. r. McNown, All Wilkinson,
Omaha. Neb. 42-3p
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FOR SAjLE-Fourth-grade Wine
saps, also cider apples and.
sweet Spanish onions. Inquire at
brick building on Front Street. F..
C. Poore. 42p
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GIRLS & BOYS-We will buy
good wire coat hangers. Will pay
lie each. Ideal Cleaners, Kenne-
wick, Washington. 42c
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MATTRESSES rebuilt or recover
ed. Old ones made new. One-day
service. Satisfaction guaranteed
Upholstering and furniture re-
pairing. Peacock Mattress Shop
10 Washington st 41-5p
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SIX-room modern house Kelso,
Washington for sale or trade
for house or acreage. Mrs. Bertha
Mouda, 1923 Wash. st. Kennewick,
Washington. APP
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To-Day than before that safe driving
declares R conditions demands tires of the utmost strength
the local Fresone strkngly
says the Firesone
~ Of tires before they selection inorde
INSIDE construction In Gwend0
motos studies the advantages the Fston
process and the double breaker construction.
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WILL TRADE 100 acres pasture,
/ 60 tillable. % miles from Lewis
ton, Idaho. Clearwater river, on
highway, near railroad station, for
small tract. Box II, Bucoda, Wash
ington. 4Ip
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WILL DO WASHING or ironing
at my home, phone 1913. AZ
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WANTED-All kinds of electrical
work by capable and experienc-
ed electrician. All work reasonably
! priced. Leo F. Gorris, phone Gil.
42p
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- $$t4&4t+t Z = 2 Z
= MISCELLANEOUS {
. $$$ = = Z . = = = = Z
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WANTED-We are IN the mar
ket for hogs and cattle. See US
before you sell. The Farmers Ex-
change. 3tf
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rnp sALE-Here is where you
- st the most feed value for the
aciIar. We handle a full line OF
s sneyrvs feeds and sell BY the
,.rSnd sack or ton. Specially low
rsices on large lots. The Farmers
Exchange. ONsi
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T,op SALE OR TRADE-Fresh
fJ Jersey cow and heifer calf for
80 Ss Of horses or mules; also Ford
c coop u n Z;nser. 46p
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pnp SALE-A Westinghouse
ro electric range at the Columbia
Electric CO. that will cook your
h-sskfast quicker than you can
nacI out the ashes and start the
Ire in the old coal burner. 4l-4c
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and potatoes
phone Iooi. tic
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an sALE-The best grease 700 %
fo = ,oun at the Town Pump. u
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FoR sALE-l2 purebred Ancona
run u,llets, / rooster, prize winners.
$o.oV III 42p
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rop cALE-Buttermilk, ideal for
s s..s;ns hogs and chickens. For
lsso e.,l swift & Company, phone
.a, COZ Tie
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FOR RENT broom furnished
apt, clean. 804 Ave. F. Mrs.
Akin, phone 2033. 42c
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eeI'n1 in PNrfnerShiD xCifh
$4,000 Employees and
$4,000 Shareholders.

. There are $4,000 employees receiving just
wages keeping the wheels of Swift & Company
going. Many of these employees are my neigh
bors. They live in this town, work here build
their homes. They patronize local merchants,
those of this community.
I'm one of the zoe, 900 producers who deliver
butterfat, eggs and poultry to Swift & Company
produce plant and receive cash for my products.
There are more than 80 of these plants. And
I'm also one of the $4,000 shareholders of this
concern, who receive return on their investment
sit makes big family, doesn't it? But we
are all proud to belong to it and to do our part.
It's mighty dne thing to have contact with
organization which can thrive on an average
margin of less than cents on every dollar of its
total sales, and yet t. everyone receives fair
return for what he does.
"The $4,000 employees receive just wages; the
$4,000 shareholders receive a return their
investments. The 100000 producers get spot
cash for their supplies and don'thavetofearlocal
gluts shortages, for Swift's nationwide dis
tribution, through 600 car routes and 400 branch
houses, assures them of an ever ready market.
"Next time you ask for Brookfield Butter,
Brookfield Eggs or Golden West Fatted Fowl,
remember that many of your own home folks
take part in producing and marketing the supplies
under those labels"
Swift & Company
Kennewiek, Wash.
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.oo caLE-Good stable manure
fu ,so,;suered. phone 2Sx3. 4l-zp
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,,op sALE-one heating stove Owe
Fun ,uood burner, Phone 653. 4zp.
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legs, back and neck, and a burn
ing, irritated condition of my blad-
der would lay me in bed two or
three days at a time. Ny stomach
seemed to just stay in an acid,
bloated condition.
"Sargon soon got my legs SO
much better I can now walk with
the best of them; and every other
pain and trouble is gone, too. Sar-
gon Pills act so naturally they're
simply wonderful and this whole
treatment beats anything I've
ever seen. I'm writing, my son in
Milwaukee, who is so, to take a
course of Sargon. It'll help any
body JAS Siddons, 1924 seth st.
Seattle.
Sold by Vibber-G Clifford Drug
company.
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CLASSIFIED


a.rrsone cent per word
"A minimum, 2Se.
PEI .,.naid. five times for the e
price of four.
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,op SALE-Adding machine pa
fon both wide and narrow rolls.
PEI reyister paper. Courier-Re.
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- cALE-Barnyard manure,
fo lS0l;vered. Vic Heberlein, phone
dellsei Asp
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S$$s4$&$+$++$+ $500
. WANTED
: A$$A$ = = = +
WANTED-Highest market price
paid for beef. hogs, sheep and
calves. Kennewick Market. phone
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Cause No. 5552
In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington, for Benton
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
JURORS |ND|CT
5 BOND MEN

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 O.SJ.
Charges Of mail fraud and con-
spiracy were made in a 16-count
indictment returned today by the
Federal grand jury against Viii
liam ]. Moore, former president
Of the American Bond and Mort
gage Company, and four other
company officials, three Of them
relatives of Moore.
The indictment charges the
fraudulent sale of bonds on "a
buildings and of stock and de-
bentures in the mortgage company
in sums aggregating $58,625 900.
The defendants named with
Moore we're his sons, Harold A.
and Kenneth, respectively. vice
president and sales manager Of
the company: his stepson. Charles
C. Moore. vice president, and
Hayden Ward, Eastern sales man.
ager. The Moores recently were
indicted in Boston.
Properties in which fraudulent
dealings are alleged are located
in New York, Washington, Chi
cago. Detroit, Philadelphia and
Palm Beach.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
FREIGHT LOADS
Up SLIGHTLY

Car loadings took an upward
swing for the week ended August
Is, when the total of 742,736 cars
exceeded the record of the preced-
ing week by 1856. or per cent,
the American Railway Association
announced yesterday.
The weeks total, however, was
1SO,087 or 1916 per cent below
1880 and 359,831 or 34.9 per cent
below 1929.
Miscellaneous freight loading
totaled 283,1 cars, 2,840 or l
per cent above the preceding week,
but 1854 or pol per cent below
1880 and 158,970 or SO per cent
below 1929.
Grain and grain products filled
46,1O7 cars, 323 or OF per cent
below the preceding week, 1925
or 25.6 per cent below 1880, and
15,494 or 24.6 per cent below
1929.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
RAIL NET DROPS
! "a PER CENT

I. The first 18 railroads to report
Uuly earnings had net operating
income totaling $9,761, 900, COM
pared with $14,921,000 in the
same month last year, a decrease
OfS34.5 per cent. Their net oper-
ating income in June amounted
to $lO,838, 900, against $13, 458 900
In June, 1890, a reduction OF 1914
per cent.
The July total was a decline of
N7.7 per cent below the same
month in 1929, when net operat-
ing income of these roads aggre-
gated $23. 900.
These carriers had groes reve.
nues in July amountins to $67.'
O96,0o0, compared with $S2 $50.
900 in July, 1880, a drop OF 1877
soer cent. Their June cross
amounted to $68,47S,0O0 and was
q decline of 14.8 per cent below
the $50, O,4O9, 900 reported in June
1880. The July gross was also a
reduction OF 32.4 per cent telow
the like month two years ago
when their gross revenues amount
ed to $99,318,000.
Six roads have reported i'm
nrovements in net operating in
ZONE in July compared with a
wear ago, while five of the 1S car
Tiers to report showed an improve.
nent in June, this year, over
June, 1890.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
HOud0iLLe- Hershey
Doubles Net Profit

The Houdaille- Hershey Corpora
tion and subsidiaries report for
six months ended June 80, 1881,
net profit Of 1863, 1886 after de-
probation and Federal taxes,
equivalent after deducting $j0,050
class A dividends on newly ac-
quired subsidiary, the Muskegon
Motor Specialties Company, and
allowing for dividend require
ments on 168.780 shares of the
Houdaille Hershey Corporation
$3.50 class A convertible prefer
ence stock, to SO cents a share
on 784,582 ,nO-par shares Of class
B stock.
This compares with net profit
in the first half Of 1880 of $448,-
$50, which, computed on the
above share basis, is equal to %
cents a share on class B shares.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26

Mcations as to the extent to which
aow prices of cotton and goods
stimulate consumption of the raw
material and distribution of the
manufactured products.
It is evident that prices at
which cotton goods will go into
consuming channels this fall, will
Be the lowest since many years
prior to the World War.
I It is definitely known that some
mills, at least, are planning their
operations on the basis of large
volume of output. believing that
Ehis is sound policy under present
conditions.
Mill Position Better
In consequence of drastic cur
tailment of output in the past
wear, many mills are in a better
position to pursue this policy than
In any other summer in some
years. -,
This is shown by the fact, that
the mills which report production.
orders and stocks OF standard
goods had, in the aggregate, an
excess of untitled orders over
stocks equal to OFT weeks output
at the end Of July, whereas in
July a year ago they had an ex-
cess of stocks over untitled orders
equal to 5.68 weeks output.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
Japanese Accused
In Air Field Photos

MANILA, Aug. 26.-The Ma
nilla Bulletin published as e, side
light in connection with reports
from Japan that Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh's frequent landings had
aroused suspicion, an eyewitness
account concerning an unidenti-
fled Japanese who took extensive
photographs Of Camp Claudio.
the Manila commercial air field.
This is near Nichols Field, the
United States Army aviation post.
The papers informant said that
when questioned. the Japanese,
who had waded in mud and water
to his knees in order to get all
possible angles, stated he in
tended to get pictures Of a mango
tree to send to Japan. Then
hei speedily disappeared.