Benton county school debaters set for January 23, 1914
Correspondents report the first Benton county school debate to be held in Finley hall on January 23 1914. The topic asks whether political rights for women will improve the race with Hover school affirming and Finley school negating. Students Miss Gussie Robinson Roland Barton and Lucien Whealy will represent their school.
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Benton County School
Finley Hall
Hover
Finley School
Gussie Robinson
Roland Barton
Lucien Whealy
Albert Bears Heads to Seattle for Indefinite Stay
Albert Bears departed Wednesday for Seattle to live there indefinitely. Archie Davis visited Sunday as a guest at Miss Lydia Young's home.
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Albert Bears
Seattle
Willmain
Archie Davis
Lydia Young
School Notes Highlights Corrections And New Class Topics
Last week's report corrects two errors in averages for the first semester ex aminations. Geraldine Crossland's average is 92 percent and Dorothy Arnold's rank is 8. The American History class outlines topics for special study and a D A R entertainment. A new high school assembly custom sets Thursday morning for current events reports. Season tickets at one dollar grant six basketball games starting tonight against Richland and next Friday against Pasco.
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Geraldine Crossland
Dorothy Arnold
United States
Adams
Oregon
Oregon Trail
Richland
Pasco
Local horticulturalists and officials visit Benton City area
Luke Powell state horticulturist examined local orchards in Benton City area with District No 5. County Superintendent Wata Jones and state agriculturist Lee Lampson visited last week. Various residents travelled to North Yakima and Sunnyside for meetings and family visits.
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Luke Powell
Kiowa
Harry Corpal
North
Yakima
Richland News Highlights Local Weekend Events and Games
Wm Bierman of Ritzville visited Richland to inspect his ten acre tract northwest of town. Richland beat Sunnyside 41 16 in girls and 21 18 in boys at the local gym. A Birthday Club party honored Mr and Mrs J Glenn with 16 guests and a 500 prize. A M E church supper supported by the Ladies Aid raised funds. Rabbit drives to protect fruit trees continued on Sunday. Several residents traveled or hosted visitors from Kennewick and Spokane. Mr Howes escaped serious injury after a buggy overturn on a bridge.
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Roy Washburn
Malloy
Utah
Seattle
Fuller
Gardener
Kilburn Dells
Wis
G. A. Stewart Ranch
Tyrrel
Sheldon
Mrs. Osgood
E. C. Tagg
P. M. Stevens
Spokane
J. B. Howard
R. R. Neff
Wm. Bierman
Ritzville
Richland
Sunnyside
E. S. Hubbard
North Yakima
J. A. Penn
Kennewick
Walter Hunt
George Hunt
Helen Hunt
F. A. Howes
Howes
R. B. Stephen
Canada
Section Seven Weddings and Local Social News
Section Seven notes wedding bells tease in the valley on Feb fifth. Local households in the area are wiring for electric lights. James Johnston operates a gasoline engine to saw summer wood. Mrs. F H Lincoln hosts her son Ralph’s birthday supper. Several residents visit relatives in Spokane and Sunnyside. Chas Lum suffers rheumatism while Neel is appointed manager of the wheat warehouse and store. Florence Burton and her niece appear among visitors.
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James Johnston
F. H. Lincoln
Ralph
E. Stoddard
Finley
Spokane
G. C. Seals
Mayfield
John Bowee
Sunnyside
Mesdames Thorpe
Kelly
Taylor
Chas. Lum
Badger Notes on Local Happenings and Socials
News notes from Badger recount a sleighing party thwarted by a chinook wind, travel by Mrs. H L Tucker to Corinne Utah, and a homestead trip by H R Pugh. C Christensen locates a stolen horse after a White Bluffs trip, with 170 miles on horseback. Social events included a Lillybridge gathering hosted by Miss E A Humphrey and a schoolhouse dance on January 24 with attendees Ruth Bass Nona Phillips Mildred French.
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Badger
Kennewick
H. L. Tucker
Corinne
Utah
H. R. Pugh
C. Christensen
White Bluffs
Mr. Christensen
Fred Battig
Floyd Smith
Nona Phillips
Ruth Bass
Lillybridge
E. A. Humphrey
Locust Grove Socials Include Card Party and Farewell Notice
Locust Grove residents host a card party and oyster supper replacing the literary program next Saturday. Neighbors gathered at Zerbo home for Rev and Mrs Hammond farewell with music and oyster supper as they leave after three years on their homestead. Other gatherings include visits, medical updates, and travel between local families.
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Locust Grove
Frank Larkin
Will Amon
Emphasize Individuality in Dairy Herd Management
Hoard's Dairy man urges dairymen to heed practical breeding guidance. A reader notes owning two bulls and a 16 cow grade Guernsey herd with a registered purebred bull from a dam yielding 7000 pounds, arguing careful selection benefits the valley's profits.
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Hoard’s Dairyman
Guernsey
Pure Bred Bull Preferred to Grade Bull for Herd Upgrade
A letter asks which bull to use for grading up a herd. The response advocates using a pure bred bull, arguing grade cows carry uncertainty from unknown ancestry and may pass mediocre traits to offspring. A well developed sire fed and managed under modern methods transmits traits more reliably.
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Carlisle
Born to Mr and Mrs C C Williams
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Williams on January 16. The birth announced in the local column notes the newborn as a joyous addition to the family.
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C. C. Williams
Muffled Knock Sparks Banter About Speech and Wife
A lively exchange unfolds as a guest praises a speaker’s wife and recalls a speech from the prior night. The dialogue hints at social wit and light gossip among acquaintances in a cordial, informal setting.
Strange Sleep Facts Across the Animal Kingdom
The New York World notes diverse sleeping habits across species. Humans lie on their sides, elephants stand, bats hang head downward, birds mostly sleep tailward, storks and gulls stand on one leg, ducks paddle in circles, sloths hang, carnivores curl, hares snakes and fish sleep with eyes open, and humans only sleep on their backs.
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India
New York World
Londoners Praise Lincoln Speech As English Masterpiece
Lord Curzon at Cambridge lauds Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address calling it the finest public speech of the past fifty years. The former country farmer and district lawyer is celebrated as a treasure of mankind.
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Gettysburg
Abraham Lincoln
Lord Curzon
Cambridge University
A Practical Woman Quote From Galveston News
A Galveston News quip defines a practical woman as one who enjoys rearranging furniture as much as buying a new rug for the dining room, illustrating a humorous household perspective.
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Galveston
Husband notes age gap in marriage over two decades
A man from Cinnaminson writes that his wife is younger by five years, indicating they married when he was 23 and she 22. He reflects that after eighteen years of marriage he is 41, and his wife has not yet reached 27.
A Source of Supply Gone Comic Exchange
In a brief cartoonish exchange from Puck, Bob laments a missing supply as Dick prepares to marry, while Jack questions what is awful about it. Bob quips that Dick was easy to borrow money from.
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Bob
Jack
Puck
Navigational Adage by Gibbs on Winds and Waves
A quotation from Gibbs states winds and waves favor the ablest navigators. The saying emphasizes skill and judgment guiding successful seamanship across challenging seas.
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H. R. McCroskine
Geo. Craig
Cheney Normal
Madge Davis
Grange
Dorris
Mrs. James Johnston
Watson Home
Mrs. Rhodes
The
Highlands
Eichner
John Storland
Kennewick District
Benton City
Roy Armacost
A. E. Whan
L. L. Todd
H. H. Andrews
Sunnyside Irrigation District
Sunnyside Water User’s Association
Sunnyside Water Users’ Association
Sunnyside Canal
Kiona-Benton Federation
J. Eakin
W. C. Warren
J. M. Hartman
Treas
W. A. Kelso
Nettie Hartman
J. M. Warren
Merl Kelso
S. S
G. N. Hughes
W.C. Warren
Prosser
Kiona
Geo. Smith
P. Hartman
L. E. Hartman
Florence Burton
Mildred French
Anderson School House
John R. Halasey
Harry van Horn
W. L. Bass
Axel Olsen
O. S. Benjamin
A. C. Amon
I. T. Fouch
P. C. Book
O. A. Long
Friend Swigham
Joy
Hiawatha
Rock Springs
Wyoming
Kennewick Transfer Company
ST. Paul & Tacoma Lumber CO
J. O. Skirving
H. W. Nelson
the Bank of Kennewick Capital
Portland Trust Company
Portland
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