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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1908
Page
4
The Kennewick Courier reports sealed bids for printing and advertising of official Benton County notices from July 1 1908 to July 1 1909. Bids due April 4 1908 by the County Auditor in Prosser Washington. Award to lowest bidder with bond and circulation considerations.
Notice records James W. Pointer of Kiowa Washington filing final five year proof for Homestead Entry No 11723 and slated hearing April 9 1908 before the Walla Walla Register and Receiver. Also notices a contest by Andrew Brown Pasco against desert land entry No 313 with April 21 1908 hearing in Walla Walla and an order for publication due to personal service issues.
Eleven head of horses missing or taken, described as two black 4 year old geldings 1400 lbs each with one white face, a 1200 lb tall grey gelding, a 4 year old lame black mare, a 1000 lb black gelding with ear slit, a 3 year old black gelding with white hind feet, two black 4 year old mares 950 lbs with foals, a sorrel bay colt at side, a 2 year old chestnut sorrel stallion 1000 lbs flax mane tail, a 5 year old gray 1000 lbs, and a 4 year old sorrel mare of similar size. all branded F on left shoulder except yearling colts. Reward offered for information. W. P. Montgomery and Newiek.
A London P T O reminiscence recounts Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler revealing she wrote Miss Fowler's books after a dinner quip about her saying Everybody laughed. Narrowed anecdotes include a legend of leprosy in India and a judge's library quip about a hero's strong face breaking.
Dialogue from Punch humor piece where Peggy asks if a policeman could be a baby and the mother affirms. Peggy wonders at the idea as the cartoonish exchange plays on innocence and age.
Town of Kennewick notifies property owners including Kennewick Investment Company W A Williams John L Murray Guy Lyford Delia L Root E W Myers Eliza A Kreidler Mortimer Johnson L K Krum W L Linell Hover Investment Company and Kennwick Investment Company to construct sidewalks within twenty to sixty days or face assessment and lien actions. Official notices from Town Clerk Fay F Dean and Town Marshal E D Ellis dated Feb 27 1908 and Jan 25 1908 certify service difficulties due to non residence of several owners.
CGCol let takes up and keeps at Vessey McRae ranch Kiona Washington several estray horses including a gray horse brown mare and colt white facial stripes a brown mare and colt a sorrel mare and colt and a black yearling all branded on right shoulder and CG on right stifle The animals will be sold to the highest bidder for cash on Monday March 16 1908 at 11 in the forenoon unless the owner or legal representative appears before then to prove title and pay charges First published February 28 1908 by W8S Jenkins Benton County Auditor
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