New Commission House Ground Broken in Kennewick
Ground broken for a Columbia Commission Co. warehouse at Pacific and Front in Kennewick. Architect plans by Howard & Swingle call for an 80 by 100 foot cement or brick building with 40 by 80 foot basement and a 60 foot elevated north walk for quick loading. Estimated cost 50000 to 60000, aiming to boost Kennewick as a regional jobbing center amid a local building boom.
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Spokane
Seattle
North
Yakima
Walla Walla
Kennewick
Northwest
Riverview Heights cemetery dedicated by local church figures
A hundred villagers gathered yesterday at the new Riverview Heights cemetery to dedicate the ground as hallowed burial soil. Rev H M Bartlett and Rev William Snape led readings and prayers, with a published dedicatory prayer invoking divine protection and lasting reverence for the site.
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Riverview Heights
H. M. Bartlett
Episcopal Church
William Snape
Congregational Church
Bartlett
Kennewick Receives Strong Finances and Urban Growth
Town of Kennewick reports all bills paid with a substantial treasury balance. Citizens celebrate a debt free status and ongoing improvements including fluming street leveling sidewalks water rights jail and minor projects. Officials credit conservative policy and low taxes for growth. Open River Association boat from Portland April 7 invites merchants to ship goods by river via Celilo.
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Kennewick
Neto
Kenne- Tinga
Open River Association
Portland
Celilo
Portland House
Bids Wanted for Frame School Building 1906
Bids will be received up to and including April 7 1906 by B H Day Hyer Wash for the erection and completion of a frame school building in Section 9 Two 6 R 30 per plans and specifications at the Courier Office Directors reserve the right to reject any or all bids By Order of Board B H Day E Farrell W Cochran Just received a fine new dry goods stock at King and Sons
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B H. Day
Hyer
Wash
Courier
B. H. Day
E. Farrell
W. Cochran
March Weather Recap Shows Mild Overall with Cold Snap
The report records March as the coldest day at 16 degrees above zero and Spokane 2 degrees colder, with a monthly mean of 40.76 degrees. It notes little ground snow, rainfall at .47 inches, and a mix of clear and cloudy days. Wheat and fruit damage were limited, and canal water is ready for immediate use in planting.
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Spokane
Walla Walla
Kiowa
Horse Heaven
Kennewick Berry Growers Seek Cash Sales and Uniform Pack
W S Jenkins manager of the Kennewick Fruitgrowers Association travels to Sound and Coast cities to secure markets. Berries will be bought for cash on the platform at a small margin below market price. An examiner will visit patches to instruct packing and handling for ship ment. About 60 per cent of valley berries to be handled. Outlook for prices described as excellent.
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W.S. Jenkins
Kennewick
Gold In Columbia's Sands Breaks On River Claim
John Prentice reports a promising gold find nine miles up the Columbia from Kennewick. He moves his outfit to the new camp and will start mining with gasoline engine sluice boxes and pipes. Previous work by Chinamen and white miners yielded thin flakes of flour gold, now an improved washing method may separate the gold from sand.
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John Prentice
Columbia River
Kennewick
Prentice
Homeseeker
New Wallpaper Samples Unveiled by A Kolb Painter
A Kolb the painter presents a fresh line of wallpaper samples at his office located near Star Lunch Room. The exhibit invites patrons to view designs and consider decorating options.
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A. Kolb
Star Lunch Room
Perfect Patterns Draw Customers To Store Display
A local store promotes Mc Call's Standard Patterns as easier to cut and perfect in fit. Mrs. M. Heard invites shoppers to view the select line before buying a pattern.
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McCall’s
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Columbia
Snake River
Lewiston
Wick
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HOVER
MRS. S. A. Brooks & Thos. Kennedy Proprietors
J. A. Bolyard
French
J. W. Elam’s Bank
Columbia Hotel
Kennewick Hotel
J. M. Perry
G. D. Hunter
E. R. Carnahan
Kennewick Transfer Co
The
Ed. V. Price & Company Merchant Tailors
Chicago
Boston
MAYER
R. H. Anderson
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