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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank White at
tended the Democratic banquet in
Prosser Saturday night. M. N.
Hudnall accompanied them.
Mrs. w. S. Green and her moth
er, Mrs. L. v. Corfman and Mrs.
Perry Soth spent Friday with Mrs.
Marvin Carnahan.
M. G. Clarke and family accom-
panied by Mrs. Harley Peter and
daughter, jeanette and Coral
Campbell drove to Walla Walla on
Friday.
Jentry Muller of Spokane was a
guest at the Dale Smith house on
Sunday.
Mrs. C. G. Danenhour returned
last week from Kansas City, where
she spent the winter with her
mother, who was injured by fall.
Alkaline and Louise Simsen came
down from Yakima Wednesday to
spend their vacation with their
mother. They returned Monday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-16

M. N. Moulton was in Portl.,,
yesterday and today on business
Mrs. John B. Pencil i -,
ess to members of the E = most,
Guild and church at an ips sSOpal
bridge tea this afternoon for .sl
pleasure OF Mrs. Bramhall Of Van
ina. The Rev. and Mrs. BYar,.JSsaLS,
are guests of the Rev. and Ms.
Joohn B. Pennell at the rar ~.
this week. teSeory
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-16

The Kolts play Goldendale at
home on April 26th. Lets get out
and give the local team a lot of
encouragement. Incidentally we
wish to call attention to the fact
that the game last Sunday start
ed promptly at 2:30 pm. All flu
ture games will do likewise, bar
ring transportation accidents.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-16

Dan Anardi is home from the
hospital at Seattle. His hip is in a
cast and he is walking on crutehes.
He will return to Seattle in three
weeks to have the cast removed.
Mrs. II. Wickwire suffered a
slight stroke last week and her
daughter, Violet, who is In high
school, was obliged to remain out
of school for few days.
C. Cheyne, wife and daughters,
spent Sunday at Locust Grove with
Vic Heberlein and family.
The Woman's Club met Thurs
day afternoon with twenty ladies
present. It was decided to rent the
club rooms to Mr.. and Mrs. Cash
Van Fossen for the summer. Mrs.
Ray Rose asked the club to meet
with her in May. Mesdames Kroh-
ling, Erickson and Dam served a
dainty lunch
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Smith went
ito Seattle Friday morning on a
business trip.
Mr.. Sargent manager of the
Ferry farm is planting a acres in
to Strawberries.
The grade school girls met the
Kennewick girls on the Kennewick
diamond Monday. At the 7th in
ming the score was tied, out at the
9th the Kennewick gained one
point. They will try again at Rich
land Monday.
Harold Willmsen left Sunday for
W.S.C. after spending his spring
vacation with his parents.
George Faulkner spent the
weekend at mis- home in Bick.e-
ION.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kingsley Wawrir-
ofsky, their TWO sons, Mrs. Rosa
Buehler and Miss Hazel Kiudus
came from Sunnyside Thursday
ana spent couple of days at the
Fcme of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Koehler.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. R. Mcintosh
and sons, Sidney Relton and moth
er, Mrs. Lou Miller, Jimmie Mil
Ter and Miss Evelyn Yedica took
Sunday dinner with Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Jones.
Mrs. C. II. Yedica and son, Dean,
of Kennewick had dinner Sunday
with R. B. Dighton and wife.
Virgil Dickson returned from
Spokane Tuesday, where he had
been on a business trip.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-16
Cemetery Benefit
Is Big Success

Richland has always been noted
for its local talent and the ceme-
terry benefit Tuesday evening was
not an exception. Dean Yedica was
the only one in the program not
from Richland, but as he was born
here the people were glad OF an
opportunity to see him and gave
him a hearty encore, the only one
allowed during the evening.
Some, who could not be at the
entertainment sent their money. K.
d. Sawyer read in the paper that
the benefit was to be given and
sent a check. AS the pipe cost over
one hundred dollars these Checks
are welcome. The grass is begin
ming to come up and gives the
cemetery a much better appear
ance.
The program was as follows:
piano solo, Madeline Weisenbach;
solo, Doyle Mowery; reading, Mar
garet Dam; solo, Phil Schireman;
tap dancing, Dean Yedica; solo,
Mrs. Earl Jones; reading, w. A.
Pike; comic quartet, Mrs. c. J.
Dam, Miss Evelyn Yedica, Carroll
Harding, E. M. Filbert; solo,
Robert Ross; nonsense, Mes
DANES Miller, Van Sycle, Dighton,
Mcintosh; Indian lyrics, Miss
Thelma Meredith; male quartet,
Harding, FiEbert, RAIDER, Mowery;
skit, Gladys West and Clarence
Van Dine; comic quartet, Dam,
Yedica, Hilbert, Harding.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-16
HIGHLANDS
Highlands Women's Club
Will Meet April "a

The Highland Woman's club will
meet Friday, April oath. Mrs.
Davis will talk on the care of
clothing with regard to moth pre-
vention. All Highland women are
invited.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-16
Richland News Items

Residents of Richand invited to give the district greater
publicity by informing the correspondent the happenings
the con1munity
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-27

up and came around the table to meet
her. "I'd know you anywhere, Miss
McFarlandv she said. II was sure
wasn't mistaken. You're your IA
TIERS daughter, all right"
There flashed into Rhoda's memory
something Martin had said about the
woman at the Alhambra; that she
looked younger, somehow, than her
voice sounded. It settled any pos
sible doubt about her identity. This
woman's voice was hard and metallic,
with the silver plating worn of in
spots.-She mustn't be thinking things
like this! She must talk! She had
a rehearsed line that would do. "It's
perfectly marvellous to meet some one
who knew my father" she said.
Lets not try to talk" the woman
suggested cozily, until we've settled
the important question of LUNCH"
Her manners, Rhoda reflected, be-
longed with her voice rather than with
her looks. She insisted on ordering
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-27

The shades Of early third-class
travellers ought to smile with satisfac-
ton on hearing the report that first
class railway travel is doomed" The
railways were planned for the wealthy.
Down to 1S45 the third-class passenger
had no legal status at all, many COM
panies refused to carry him at any
price, while others put him In an
open goods truck with movable seats
placed across 1t and charged him liz
pence a mile for the privilege.
He was conveyed with other I'M
clean animals by cattle-trains, he was
shunted about In his BUTTERFLIES box
for hours, and when at last he reached
his destination, covered with dust and
cinders, it was to see a notice that
"the company's servants are strictly
ordered not to porter for wagon pas
sengers."
Third-class passengers, nevertheless,
persisted in travelling. The companies
introduced the "Stanhope." This con-
sisted Of a box about is feet long,
divided into four compartments by
two wooden bars crossing each other
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-27

what / couldn't. And / thought 1t
would be easier to be let alone IL !
changed to Rhoda White. I could
change back now, Of course, only
there isn't any reason why I should"
."Well, I'm glad it didn't bother you
that l knew! |" (She wasn't! Her voice
gave her away every time. 1t was fiat
now with disappointment over the loss
Of a weapon she'd counted on.) "You
won't mind, then, IL call you Miss
McFarland?"
'Not bit! My best friends know
it's my real name.-Only, why don't
you call me Rhoda?" She hoped her
voice didn't give her away, too. The
next moment she had to manage to
call her companion Claire.
I'm a working girl, myself" said
Claire, cor I have been until lately.
Are you stenographer? That's what
was. There may be ways that look
easier, but in the long run they don't
pay. Whereas now you take me,
was never out of a good job, and the
last man worked for gave me tip
on the stock market that made
enough out of so that don't have to
work any more ever, unless ! like.
He owed it to me, all right. I'd made
him more than that. I'd practically
managed all his affairs for six years.
It was easy, though; didn't take near
all my time and used to do outside
work-afternoons and sometimes eve
nings. That's how I happened to work
for your father"
"Oh, I see," Rhoda agreed brightly.
81 remember how often he used to go
back to work evenings. ! always hated
to have him do it."
"You poor kid! You must have been
lonesome
Rhoda felt her face burning as If
1t had been slapped. This woman's
profession of sympathy was an insult
she couldn't stand. She looked down
at her plate and managed to swallow
a few morsels Of the food that was
on 1t. When she thought she could
command her voice she preached the
main subject of their interview.
"You asked in your letter about
paper you had given him to keep for
you. haven't destroyed any of my
fathers papers," Rhoda told her.
"There was whole trunkful Of them
and I sealed 1t up just as 1t was.
What sort Of paper was it?"
The woman, despite her pretended
hesitations and reluctances, was per-
fectly ready with her answer. Rhoda
listened intently for sentence or two
and then more or less switched off her
mind to other things. 1t was glaringly
evident she was lying.
The gist Of the story was that
wicked man had wronged her years
ago when she was mere girl. The
paper was, it seemed, sort Of con-
fession which she had, somehow,
forced him to give her. Its value to
her was that 1t showed her to have
been really innocent-though II she
had been wronged in the usual way it
was hard to see what good the exhi-
bition Of this document would do her
with anybody. Rhoda asked no ques-
lions, however, and pressed for no
details.
Claire's reason for wanting her pa,
per so desperately after all these years
was not the least remarkable part Of
the narrative. She was planning to
be married and she had reason to be-
lieve that her enemy meant to try to
prevent 1t by telling the man some
lies about her. But II she had his
confession to confront him with, he
wouldn't dare say a word to her
fiance.
Rhoda hoped her face looked as II
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-27
THE STORY

At o public dance Martin
Forbes, . newspaper man. cuts
in ON Rhoda Whites dance with
Max Lewis, whom Martin In
stinctivsly dislikes. He over
hears a conversation between
Lewis and q woman, which he
realizes concerns Rhoda. He re-
calls "blind adj inquiring the
: whereabouts Of "Rhoda McFar-
land" and senses newspaper
story. He believes that is Rho
da's real name. She refuses to
deny or admit it. However. It
recalls her childhood in Cali
fornia. Her mother dead, she
had been happy until misfortune
befell her father, Professor Nc
Farland. Associated with the
blow is her uncle, William
Royce. They move to Chicago,
where her father is engaged in
mysterious work. Rhoda takes
up stenography., Her father dies
suddenly. vainly trying to give
her a message about papers" in
q trunk. Rhoda goes to live with
a fellow-worker, Babe" Jen-
nings. Their apartment is broken
into and $500 OF Rhoda's money
taken. Martin learns that &C. j."
of the blind ad" is Charles J.
Forster, uncle of Lewis. Rhoda
admits her name Is Mcfarland, A
mysterious claire Cleveland"
asks Rhoda for an interview.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-27

an extravagant lunch, and the way
she overrode Rhoda's protest was
rather too self-satisfed.
II guess the first thing you'll want
to know" she began as soon as they
were rid Of the waiter, sis how !
found you. 1t was pure luck-if there
is such a thing as luck, really. I saw
you the other night at the Alhambra
that is, l thought 1t was you, only
1t seemed too good to be true. You
were dancing with a gentleman I
know, Mr.. Max Lewis, and as soon
as / got a chance I asked him about
you. But 1t turned out he didn't
know very much about you,r himself.
So told him he'd got to find out for
me, and yesterday he sent me your ad-
dress. I don't know yet how he found
it out"
Rhoda heard an edge in the hard
voice that suggested she wanted to
know. "Oh, Babe must have told
him." she said. "He brought her
home that night. We live together.
you see."
Then, with rush, she went on into
another speech she'd rehearsed. 1t
was better to get 1t over with. "You
must be wondering why changed my
maine. You see, wasn't of age when
my father died. And didn't want a
lot Of people bothering and interior
ing telling me what could do and
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-27
EXCESS ACID
SICKENS Get
RID OF IT!

Sour stomach, indigestion, gas, us
ually mean excess acid. The stom-
ach nerves have been over-stimulat-
ed. Food sours in the stomach.
Correct excess acid with an alkali.
The best form Of alkali is Phillips
Milk Of Magnesia. 1t works instantly.
The stomach becomes sweet. Your
heartburn, gas, headache, biliousness
or Indigestion has vanished!
Phillips Milk Of Magnesia is the
pleasant way-the efficient way to
relieve the effects Of over-acidity.
Phillips Milk of Magnesia has been
standard with doctors for over 80
years. Csc and Soc bottles at drug
gists.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-27
They Had Company

Billy spent a week with his grand
parents in the country. While play
ing In the back yard he noticed a hive
which contained bees and, being Of
an investigative turn, he picked up
stick and began to pound on 1t. I'M
mediately hundreds of bees rushed out
and little Billy was severely stung.
When reprimanded by his grandmoth-
err and questioned why he did such a
thing. he replied:
81 knocked on the door to see If
there was anybody at home and I
think they had company, grandmoth-
err"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-27
CHAPTER Nv
Martin Was Right

The first thought that flashed into
her mind when she saw the woman
who was sitting at the specified table
was that there must be some mistake
about it. Noting the black hat and
the dark blue dress didn't altogether
do away with it, either. Shed ex-
pected very different-looking person.
This woman looked-rather nice. She
had delicate features and blue eyes.
and you'd guess her age in the early
twenties-well, twenty-five-or not
much over.
The instant she saw Rhoda she got
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-27
Dinna Forget

The probate judge was recently
called out of bed at 2 a. m. tos per-
form marriage ceremony. He stepped
out on the porch, snapped on the light
and made quick hitch Of 1t. A prop
er newspaper headline for that wed
ding would have been: Tiled Knot in
His Night Gown. "-Bystander
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-27
Now the Fox Rustler

The cattle rustler may be passing,
but another form Of rustling has de-
veloped in the West-fox rustling.
Idaho fox growers have been troubled
by thieves who cut their way into
pens and steal foxes worth thou
sands Of dollars. The latest and
largest theft was that of fifteen sill
yer foxes and seven blue foxes,
worth $4,000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-27
Feminine knight. Of Road

Many of the more freQuented roads
of England are patrolled by members
of woman's motorcycle corps. or
ganized to help and direct motorists
in any manner They are familiar
with the roads and the hotels, lodging
places and repair shops and they are
equipped to give aid in minor cases
of accident and mishap, either to the
cars or the occupants.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-27

Early Railroads Cared Little for the Humble

in the middle. There was door to
each compartment, but no seats, SO
that the number Of passengers it could
contain depended upon the bulk of the
"Stanhopers." Usually IS passengers
were crowded into a wagon Man
chester (Eng.) Guardian.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-27
Rut. Do We7

1t is our fundamental likeness to
other men that enables us to under
stand them, and to live in peace
Woman's Home Companion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-27

His Task
Child Ito young man who has
called) told me to entertain
you till she comes down.
Young Man-Oh, she did, did she?
Child-Yes; and I'm not to answer
too many questions.
DR.. Pierce's Pellets are best for liver,
bowels and stomach. One little Pellet for
a laxative-three for cathartic.-Ady.
s Marine Marvel
The mighty cuttlefish has arms
long enough to encircle a whales
body.
He is gentleman because his ma
ture is kind and affable to eve-..
creature.-Barnfield.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-08
The Progress of a Bank

yeas the Bank Of Chapel Hill the main street
the rage presented appearance pey different from that
Nobody had dreamed of parement for either the
sdeOas the roadWay The tod Of an Invention
called carrage that being tried out the
North but regarded playhing- that ooud
practical Hacks and buggies and agons
along of the stores and there hchng posts
the farmers their from the surrounding
country.
s. j. BrochueH had comted the daring deed OF erecting
brick bpldng the Of the old Hargrare place (now
the store coe) but the other buildings on the
Lck cere of ood In Captain Prchdrd DdUe
McCaley their IN cdnebOttOm chars
the center Of stick Vhers The
Spanish War still popular subject Of conversations and there
mourning Bryan had been defeated second time
The bank did the sort OF modest business that accorded
acih a small ple communy made loans
Tom LOyds c0ton factory IN the
settlement Cdrrboro the
todan the UniUersitys fmd There nothing
spectacular operations and its growh Of the char
called s01O and
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-08

national issues, while the Repub-
licans will be equally as well
fortified on state issues. Every
time a Democrat points to what
the Republican Congress did or
did not do, the Republicans will
come right back by pointing to
the Democratic legislature in
this state. It will be pot and
kettle affair.
1t is possible that new mat
ters will come up during the
coming twelve months to push
present national conditions into
the background. Maybe the de-
preston will break by 1882. If
it does, it will benefit the Repub-
licans in their campaign to elect
president. The same may
prove true in North Carolina.
Maybe economic conditions will
change, and it is. possible that
the acts of the legislature which
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-08
AnOld House
Continued from preceding pdge)

Continued from prcecdfH0 pd0ej
Prof. F. P. Venable and Prof.
J. A. Holmes lived there as gay
young bachelors with an enthu-
siastic dog named Bromide of
Potash" or something like that.
And there DR.. Venable car
ried his bride Miss Sallie Man.
ming. There they lived until he
was elected President of the
University, later returning to it's
cramped quarters until their
own home was completed, to be
succeeded by DR.. c. Alphonso
Smith and his bride, Miss Fan
ME Heck of Raleigh.
DR.. Edwin MINIS and his
family found pleasant home in
the crooked rooms. Mrs. Ira T..
burlington and her son Edgar
were among the migrants who
sheltered there for a season.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-08

Another unrecorded group of
bachelors, among whom was
Prof. A. w. Hobbs, found the
old house a stepping stone to
higher things.
DIR. John M. Booker laid his
improving hand on the interior.
Many little Daggetts played
under the oaks in the yard
where, under Mrs. Bason's
hand, flowers are blooming.
The floors were once of hand
hewn boards, the hinges and
nails of hand-wrought iron. Men
distinguished in the annals of
our country have been guests
within this houses hospitable
doors. Lights in the small win
dows late at night have witness
ed students bending over their
tasks and authors with pen in
hand. The quaint old house
seems to have drawn to itself
many of the best intellects VINO
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-08
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE

Under and by virtue Of the author
ity vested in him by an order Of the
Clerk Of the Superior Court Of Orange
County. dated May q, 1881, in the
cause entitled: Orange County Vi.
Charles c. Craig ct al. the under
signed Commissioner will on
THURSDAY, MAY %, 1881
at IL o'clock, noon, at the Courthouse
door in Hillsboro, ". C., offer for sale
at public auction to the highest bid
der for cash, that piece or parcel IT
land, lying and being in Chapel Hill
Township, Orange County, and bound
ed as follows:
On the North by Morgan Creek;
on the West by the laEds Of Wilson
Cole; on the South by the lands of
Fred Thrift; on the East by the lands
Of Alex Blackwood and Richard An
drews, and containing 63 acres more
or less.
The sale will be held open for in
creased bids as prescribed by law.
This 27th day of April, 1881.
c. P. HINSHAW. Commissioner.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-08

have nodded the life of the Uni
versity. Modern improvements"
have made it into "a neat and
commodious dwelling" but out
wardly it is just the same as
when my grandmother paced
slowly beneath the oaks murmur-
ing to herself:
"The holy time is quiet as a nun,
Breathless with alteration"
Z Let no man say there are no
ghosts" There are plenty Of
them in Chapel Hill if one
knows where to look and has "le
saint carre" in ones hand.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-08

now look so hopeless will turn
out better than expected, which
will kill off much of the Repub-
lican campaign material in this
state.
But under the present state
of affairs it is about a fifty fifty
split between the Republican
troubles in the nation and the
Democratic troubles in North
Carolina.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-08
i; Chapel Hill Business
"a Brief History of Chapel Hill

laying of the cornerstone of the Old East
hen simply the East buing), the trustees had made
map to guide development of the University and
the village.
thoroughare called Grand Avenue between the Old
East and laid running northWard
Cobb Terrace is. Another designed
the South building eastward to Pney Prospect
Gimghoul castle) The South the Old West and
hall the plan although, turned out
they existed only The present main
included in the layout and the lots both sides
of it squares of two each
encroachment Grand when the
the middle of a congregation which
Union church Later the lot sold to Presbyterans
and has belonged to them since.
sale of village lots. the day of the laying of the
the highest price 5000 paid for
the twoacre the where Graham Memorial
The lot that included the site of the post
office of today sold for $3.50.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-08

The Wilkins submarine can
saw through 80 feet of ice over
head. 1t should be a great So
cial aid to the submerged new
rich.-Syrdcuse Post Standard
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-08
Pot and Kettle
durham Herdld)

Next years political campaign
in North Carolina ought to be
one Of the most interesting the
state has ever had. The Demo-
Gratis will have the advantage on
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-08

"It is extremely difficult to dis
tinguish between weeds and
young plants, says correspon-
dent. Our neighbor's hens seem
to manage to do it quite easily.
HumOrlst.
Nogales international., 1931-02-14

FOR SALE-Fine Walnut street
lots. Call at 2O6 Walnut Street.
G-17 tf)
Nogales international., 1931-02-14

Of communities in the southern
part of the state, has announced
it will expend $545,000 in new con-
struction and improvements, while
the. Tucson Gas, Electric Light and
Power company plans $500000 ex-
pansion project.
Other large constructions sched-
uled or already started includes ex-
penditure of $2,000,000 for water
system expansion and 100000 for
sewer system extension in the City
of Phoenix; the 100000 Valley
Bank building and the $250,000 Fox
theater in Phoenix; a $1,000,000 fed
eral building for Phoenix which it
is hoped can be begun this year; a
$260,000 addition to the U. S. Vet
Grams hospital at Tucson, and a
$4,000 construction program at
the University of Arizona if pro-
posed ten-year building schedule is
approved by the legislature; and a
$60O,0O0 exploration and develop
ment program at the old Vulture
mine near Wickenburg.