This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
5
A digest of community items from Kennewick includes farm offers and exchanges, travel notes, arrivals and visits by residents and visitors, local council actions, hunting and fishing reports, and upcoming events from August to September, with mentions of farms, milling, and local business activity.
McBean says Fletcher Rudkin owners intend a fall plant and watering of high lands above the ditch while Kennewick cam will be extended over thousands of acres. A drainage district petition is to be drafted by a committee including Scott McBean Finley. Mark Murphy’s store changed hands with J M DeMoss taking over and planning a stock take.
M E Downs of New York and Seattle closed a land sale with J R McKeand for a section in the lower Fakina valley at 12.50 an acre totaling over 200000. Downs had previously bought 15000 acres north of Kennewick from the Northern Pacific and acquired the Grosscup ditch and water right.
The Plus Ultra Bible class of Finley hosted an ice cream social at J. K. Setzer's home on Tuesday evening. About 490 people attended from Finley and surrounding townships. The program featured numerous musical numbers and readings by Mr. Lewins and Mrs. Brown. O. R. Holcomb, candidate for Superior Court judge, spoke briefly and left a favorable impression. The Baraca Class of the Baptist Sunday school, 42 strong, arrived with a lively class yell.
The Kennewick Rifle Association gains its NRA charter and a prize medal for marksmanship at 200 300 and 600 yard ranges. The range is being prepared and rifles will arrive for the initial shoot. Members plan extensive practice to achieve high scores at long ranges. a Washington State Association cup accompanies the medal.
Herschel Dodson was arrested near Toucher creek on a warrant by George Kirk. Deputy E D Ellis led the arrest with Dodson and the stolen goods. Dodson’s preliminary hearing was held and he was bound over to the Superior Court on burglary charges with a $1000 bond. He was jailed in Prosser after failing to post bond. Dodson had been farming in Horse Heaven and moved to Walla Walla with his outfit and twenty head of horses. Kirk later found missing household items at his homestead and recovered part of his property, with Dodson ordering Wash Hettinger to retrieve the remaining goods.
Richland residents report returns from Garfield and Prosser trips, new bungalow construction on the northern ranch, and south town residence work. Several locals visit California and Wisconsin while the W P surveyors advance the permanent railroad survey. Mrs Fendler and children depart for Baldwin Wisconsin.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.