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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1909
Page
5
An advertisement from Stock's Jewelry Store titled The Gift Store highlights Keystone and Crescent movements and solid gold watches guaranteed for 25 years. It emphasizes durability and family longevity of the timepieces marketed as suitable gifts.
Community notes cover agricultural activity and business dealings across Kennewick. Mentions include Cascade Lumber Co. wood sales, brick shipments for a new powerhouse, and grain harvest reports. Local residents travel, births, and social events appear with dozen-plus named individuals and several companies and farms.
Morning and evening services listed for Christian S S and Congregational churches with pastors Rev J A Pine and W L Rowan. Baptist church details include preaching at 11 a m and 7 30 p m with 10 a m Sunday School and midweek prayer. German and English services noted at Richland and old school building at 9 and 10 30 a m.
L N B Anderson, pastor, invites the public to Sunday services at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. with Sunday school at 10 a.m. Epworth League at 7 p.m. titled Triumphant Faith led by Miss Leah Rich. Thursday Junior League at 4:30 p.m. and prayer meeting at 8 p.m. Strangers in town welcomed.
Mr and Mrs J O Campbell express gratitude to many friends for help and kindness during the sickness and death of their little daughter Fae.
C P Staley and family thank friends and neighbors for assistance and sympathy shown during the illness and burial of their wife and mother, the family’s devoted relative.
The Baraca Class hosts an ice cream and melon social at H. A. Howe’s home on Wednesday evening August 25. The Band will provide music and attendees are promised a good time.
The Riverside Fishing Club and a new German Fishing Club renew licenses and ready boats for the Fall salmon run on the Yakima and Columbia rivers, caulking hulls and sharpening gear.
Aug 12 1909 dissolution by mutual consent of Morain and Hawes ends partnership Hawes retires Morain continues business and will collect and pay all firm accounts signed W A Morain M A Hawes
A dramatic scene on Yakima Street near The First National Bank ends in a costly storewide price slaughter. Marshal Ellis and Calhoun try to intervene but fail as S. D. Lynch gears up to open his new store with sweeping discounts. The message urges quick shopping before the old room closes.
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