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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1907
Page
1
Two cars of big steer cattle were consigned to ten Bros Seattle for Alaska shipment. The steers averaged 1300 pounds after shrink, bringing 48.62 per head or 375 per hundred, with most three to five years old. Freight to the north was 7 per head, favoring largest beeves. The text also includes unrelated historical and forestry commentary.
The July bulletin contrasts freight tariffs from England to Natal with inland rail charges to Johannesburg, showing rail costs far higher and urging U S inland waterways improvements to lower prices. The piece argues the public bears freight losses from delays and inadequate transport capacity, not just shippers. A theft at Badger ends with an English suspect, William John Donovin, captured by section men after robbing C R Morris.
Lind voters authorize a 23000 dollar bond to purchase the water works from James Nilson. The system, long privately run, is expected to be extended as the town grows. An exam at the school will be held August 29 and 30 under supervision of Professor Nel yuyu.
Articles filed establish the Northern and Southern railway with A I Rogers M B Howe A E Case and I W Matthews as incorporators and officers. The proposed route circles the head of a local wheat belt, boosting farmer transport and linking St Andrews Jean Buckingham Mansfield and nearby towns. Bids invited for bridge material lumber steel and cement with a August deadline.
Councilmen Kruse lead crew cutting Russian thistle in streets and burning piles. New weed law requires owners to cut weeds within ten days after notice. if unpaid, costs become a tax on land. Property owners urged to clear vacant lots. includes sale notice for pasture.
ASeptember Woman's Home Companion editorial urges Roosevelt listeners to support eight hour work days for housewives. It argues wives strike could empower unions, questions male work expectations, and notes many wives hesitate to demand help despite health and life quality concerns.
The crossing at the N P tracks near the warehouse was completed last Friday. It provides a convenient route for draymen and teamsters to unload freight and baggage from cars at the depot area. The crossing does not align with Tacoma street and will serve as the outlet for the St Paul Tacoma Lumber yard upon its move to a new site.
Two women with a canoe spend a week exploring a canal river four lakes and a trout stream on a fifteen dollar budget. They plan knapsack provisions cooking gear and a light ballast for a quiet bank exit to an ocean voyage like adventure. The September Newden Woman's Magazine piece encourages a canoe week as ideal recreation between seasons.
A list of property transfers including E Van Lyckie to L J Robinson for lot 14 block 2 Richland at 125 dollars and multiple other parcels. Notable transfers involve L A Neal to Weldon O Platt seven point sixteen acres, Kennewick Gardens tract No 2 to Albert Lee Smith, and various parcels exchanged with sums ranging from 1 dollar to 3 thousand dollars.
D. L. Taylor sells stock for fruit trees and guarantees quality. The Oregon Nursery Co. enjoys a strong reputation as high grade tree growers and rejects trees grown just to meet eastern competition.
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