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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1912
Page
1
Kennewick business leaders and taxpayers publish a declaration opposing building a county courthouse anywhere in Benton County without a public vote. They insist debt to finance such a project should only occur if at least sixty percent of voters express support, and pledge to resist a courthouse if the county seat moves to Kennewick.
Hal H. Cole of Kennewick enters the race for county attorney. Gordon H. Taylor of Highlands files for county engineer with experience as a resident engineer for the N P Irrigation Co. H D Nicewanger seeks the county treasurer seat on the Democratic ticket and is secretary of the Kennewick Commercial Club. A possible entrant for county clerk may enter before filing closes.
A playful contest invites readers to guess a mystery person or item from local ads. Participants submit guesses for a chance to win merchandise valued at a dollar. Correct guesses earn a number. duplicates go into a hat for a 1:30 Saturday drawing.
Morain and Mayfield win contracts to raise build concrete abutments and wing walls and repair county bridges across the Yakima River near Richland and Kiowa. Expenditure ranges from 7000 to 8000 dollars, employing 40 men for six weeks. About 1000 yards of concrete and 5000 yards of dirt fill required. Work starts Monday morning.
About one third of precinct voters have not registered. The notice urges the 600 delinquent residents to visit the city clerk's office immediately to complete registration and avoid penalties.
The steamer Relief loses its tri weekly run between Kennewick and White Bluffs and will be tied up at Celilo after the sinking of the W R Todd. Open River Transportation backed the Relief but traffic favored Capt McMillin's Chas Bureau which will handle peach shipments. The Relief losses run at about 30 dollars daily with costs shared by Kennewick Pasco and up river towns. McMillin orders a new hull for the Chas Bureau while work begins on timbering and hull construction to transfer machinery later in winter. The Chas Bureau will continue traffic until then.
Promoter S J Harrison of Benton City filed his county seat petition while about 250 Prosser residents signed to keep the seat in Prosser. The piece argues Harrison is exploiting Benton City for personal gain and lacks real interest in serving the county, noting a Prosser court house plan if the seat stays there.
In its capacity to handle heavier freight, the Inland Empire will operate a weekly run to White Bluffs to manage the heavier shipments.
A petition signed by nearly 200 of the city's heaviest taxpayers requests the band become a municipal organization with a $1200 annual fund to hire a director. Only four council members were present when Mr. Sheppard moved to table the petition for full membership to consider later.
Otto A. Case campaigned for the republication nomination for governor in Kennewick on Wednesday delivering an open air talk from his car in the evening.
Mr Case has toured widely and speaks of a heart to heart campaign. He expects the September 10 returns to show that M. E. Hay, Bob Hodge, and others also ran.
City council authorizes condemnation proceedings to secure right of way for widening and paving the S P and S road to the station. Waivers obtained from all but three owners, with Conway and Mrs Beach willing to cooperate. one suit possible. Funds include about $1,000 road fund. remaining cost to be assessed to property.
Fred L. Watson received a telegram from Gov. M E Hay announcing the governor will arrive in Kennewick tomorrow morning at 9 20. Watson plans to have the band play and is making arrangements for a cordial reception to the state's chief executive.
A letter from a so called Volkoff in Madrid claims to be a Tripp relative facing execution. The swindler promises one third of 290000 dollars in American securities if funds are advanced to free a daughter and luggage from Spain. The scam has persisted since Columbus era.
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