FNGAGE QUARTET FOR CANTATA
Kennewick Choral Society presents The Rose Maiden at Commercial Hall in April with four top Northwest soloists Mrs Chandler Sloan Mrs Elizabeth Hamilton Stowers Mr Henry Newton and Mr Stuart McGuire. Special staging lighting and floral decor planned with 75 cent adult and 50 cent children prices. Tickets on sale at Wibber Gifford Drug Co with reservations starting April 12.
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Northwest
Commercial Hall
Kennewick Choral Society
Commercial Club
Chandler Sloan
Tacoma
Elizabeth Hamilton Stowers
Portland
Henry W. Newton
Spokane
Stuart McGuire
Bari
North Yakima Republic
Sloan
Olympia Recorder
Tacoma Ledger
Post-Intelligencer
Washington Symphony Society
Newton
Mr. Newton
Chicago
Stand Opera
Mendelssohn Club
Stowers
Mr. McGuire
Kennewick
Society
Tus
Wibber- Gifford Drug Co
City plans curb work for parking strips district wide
The city intends to install parking curb and curb the strips from the Northern Pacific railroad to the ditch west of Washington street. The project will be included in the current improvement program and likely undertaken by the sidewalk contractor, signifying permanent street grades.
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Washington Street
Northern Pacific Railroad
Kennewick Chosen as Inland Empire Supply Base
Chas. H. Collins Co. secures Acme Milling Co. distribution rights for Kennewick. Two carloads of cereal foods head to Kennewick warehouses for future shipping, replacing Walla Walla and North Yakima. A sales representative will operate from Kennewick, boosting local business and stock levels with merchant support essential.
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Kennewick
Inland Empire
Chas. H. Collins Co
Acme Milling Co
Portland
Walla Walla
North Yakima
Collins
No Arrests In Three Months In Kennewick
For the third consecutive month the police magistrate reports nothing from his office. The city, adopting metropolitan airs, can boast of a very clean record as Kennewick continues its quiet period with no arrests to note.
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Kennewick
Stewart and Reser Suffer Major Loss in Hatton Fire
Hatton suffered a devastating blaze last Sunday morning destroying Stewart and Reser’s largest Hatton store along with a butcher shop hotel and other buildings. The loss reaches about twenty five thousand dollars with only two thousand dollars insured and one thousand dollars in damaged stock carried from the scene. The fire spread from sawdust to other structures as Cunningham firefighters battled two hours of flames aided by limited water pressure.
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Hatton
O W R and N Objects to Sewer Assessment
Ellsworth Benham special right of way agent for the O W R N opposed the Front street sewer assessment at a city council meeting. He argued the railroad’s narrow right of way benefits little and that the Northern Pacific should bear the cost, noting prompt sidewalk payment and willingness to fund a fair sewer assessment. The issue was referred to the city attorney.
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Ellsworth Benham
Front Street
Benham
Northern Pacific
One Firm Ships 100 000 Dozen Eggs a Year
The Kennewick valley egg trade shows strong activity with the Fruit & Produce company shipping upward of 100000 dozen eggs annually. Mr Sly ordered 50000 cartons for guaranteed eggs this week, noting supplies may last up to six months.
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Kennewick
Fruit & Produce Company
Sly
Dance Tonight at Commercial Hall Benefits Baseball Club
Tonight at the Commercial Hall the baseball association hosts a benefit dance. Music by the Commercial Club orchestra. Committee poised to entertain a record crowd as about seventy five tickets are sold in advance.
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Commercial Hall
Baseball Association
Commercial Club
Mayor’s Car Burned In Quick Furnace on Trip
A five passenger Maxwell owned by Mayor S M Lockerby burned to a frame after catching fire Monday night near Richland while driven toward Benton City by Arthur and Perry Tulles. The blaze started in the carbide lighting system and reached the fuel tank, consuming the car in an instant. Value was $1 800 two years ago with light usage and $800 insured.
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S. M. Lockerby
Richland
Benton City
Arthur
Perry Tulles
Increase in business at Columbia Valley Creamery
The Columbia Valley Creamery reports rising business with $2027.98 paid in cream checks over the past 31 days, up nearly $300 from the prior month. Demand for cows is strong as spring alfalfa boosts dairying interest. Jerseys are in high demand. A new ice cream plant is being installed to output high grade ice cream for local and neighboring towns. John B. White head resigns as butter maker. Gustav Hanson replaces him, bringing experience from Winlock and Denmark.
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Columbia Valley
John B. Whitehead
Gustav Hanson
U. S
Denmark
Co-operative Creamery
Winlock
Wash
Kennewick
Whitehead
Prosser
Kennewick Proclaims Arbor Day Tree Planting Drive
The mayor of Kennewick Washington calls a citywide Arbor Day observance on April 11 1912 with a half day closing for businesses from nine to four. Volunteers organize ten squads to plant 8000 trees along ten miles of the Columbia river bank with R A Oliver as marshal and ten captains directing stations. The event includes noon lunch by the Woman's Club and Ladies Literary Club and a post day meeting at the Commercial Club Hall funded by basket auctions.
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Kennewick
Hettinger Barn Burned on Wash Hettinger Place
A barn at the Hettinger home on Seventh and McKinley streets burned last Saturday forenoon around eleven o clock. Mr Hettinger was burning rubbish earlier and a spark likely set the fire. The blaze destroyed the barn before firemen saved it. Losses include a hack and survey equipment, several harness sets and other stored items totaling about 800 dollars, with under a quarter insured.
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Hettinger
Seventh
McKinley Streets
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Fngage Quartet
Miracle Concrete Company
Stewart & Reser
Princess Theatre
Columbia Creamery
Washington
S. M. Lockerly
T. J. Wincut
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