The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-06-08

Portland -
Wheat - Big Bend bluestem, hard
wheat, 6S5sc; soft white and
western white, COO; hard win
ter, northern spring and west
ern red, 58hc.
Hay-Buying prices, fob. Port
land; Alfalfa, Yakima, $14.50.
Butterfat-22 q 23c. -
Eggs-Ranch, II % -18c. '..s
Cattle - Steers, good, $3.50 @
TOO. "a
Hogs - Good to choice, $500 q
SIS. Fl + -
Lambs-Good to choice, $3.50 q
100.
Spokane
Cattle - Steers, good, $500 O.
Hogs Good to choice, 1925 q
$50.
Lambs-Medium to good, $3.50 q
6.25.
A baby girl who arrived in Gen.
tralia last week is entitled to be
called, "a chip off the old block, |"
for her papa paid for her with
wood, according to a story related
by Mrs. Kina Bower, welfare work.
er. The mother was entitled to
disqualification, and could have
had it, Mrs. Bower said, but pre-
ferred to have her baby at home.
The father was out of work and
had no money, but he offered to
provide winters supply Of wood
to a nurse who would attend the
wife.
A clear case Of kidnapping oc-
Cured at the Medley ranch near
White Salmon. The family Spitz
eliberately took a newly Matched
dog deliberately took a newly
Matched chick from a hen and
carried 1t to her kennel. The Spitz
lies with front paws forming q
fence for her adopted offspring,
ad evidently the chick is perfectly
commended to cuddle under the
soft white hair.
George L. Marsh and F. w.
Francis, Chehaliis logging oper-
ators, have taken a contract to log
approximately 100000 feet Of
timber near Summit Lake, out Of
Olympia, for the McLeary Lumber
company. The logs will be hauled
by truck and a large number Of
men will be employed. Camp was
established and work has started.
Unknown to most, a new in
dustry, the production Of cheese,
has sprun up in Walla Walla.A
100O0-gallon cheese yate. claimed
to be the largest east Of the noun
tains, tnurns out 600-pound allot-
ments in two-hour, periods. This
provides a big market for whole
milk. Most or 1t is shipped out.
much going to Spokane.
The state convention of Disabl-
cd American Veterans in session
at Tacoma. has adopted a resolu-
ton asking Governor Martin to
set up a plan whereby the state
would appropriate $3,000,000 an
nuaily toward the care of disabled
veterans cut off from compensa-
ton under the recently federal ec-
onomy bill.
Wenatchee may go into the
power business, Mayor John Moon
ey has let 1t be known. He said
he is studying the feasibility Of
the city acquiring the Puget Sound
Power and Light company's dis
tributing systm, buying energy in
wholesale lots and selling it to con-
sumers the same as it does water.
Whitman county commissioners
have made formal demand for
$168,284 and interest from the
bonding company that had the
county treasurer's bond at the
time four Whitman county banks
closed.
One week of daylight saving
time was enough for the city Of
Dayton. Last Sunday church serv-
ices were held on standard time.
Banks and business houses re-
turned to the old standard Mon
day.
The states 1884 motor vehicle
license plates have been ordered
by Director of Licenses Harry
Huse. The plates are manufac-
tured at the state penitentiary.
Salary increases of about 5 per
cent were offered Toppenish
school teachers in contracts is
sued by the board last week. This
is the first district in the county
to start an upward reviscion Of
wages.
A six-penny nail was removed
from the lung Of .22-months-old
Kenneth Nelson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Nelson, Of Everett FRI