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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1905
Page
5
Local Friday items detail orchard gifts, travel, farming work and new business ventures. Notes on visitors from Aberdeen and Decatur, canal irrigation progress, warehouse fire scare, and family arrivals mark a busy period in Kennewick with crops, road work, and hotel expansions shaping the week.
The Portage Road reduces Arlington area wheat rates and signals further declines as a 25 cent per ton Portage Road tariff implies about 3 a ton from Lewiston versus 3.85 by rail. Open River Association is negotiating for suitable steamers, with no new announcements. Netta Moore, Benton county, died at home in Horse Heaven. funeral at J W Cockerly parlors with burial in city cemetery. Benton county lands show rising activity in township 6 north ranges 25 26 27 28 29 as buyers file plats. Bridge construction crews drill and rivet spans aiming for March 1 completion despite delays from steel sources and a timber unloading accident.
Bids for transporting pupils on the route west of Kennewick to Clements six mile place are due by Sept 1. Section 7 route bids close Aug 25. Also notes on local insurance, church services, and town news including a band concert with a drum incident.
Nelson G. Blalock petitions contest against John Knowles Bourne for homestead entry No. H2 in section 22 township 4 north range 2 east W M. Contention claims Bourne never resided or improved the tract and abandoned it for over two years. Hearing set for October 11, 1905 at 10 am before the U S Land Office Register J L Mohundro. Publication ordered due to unsuccessful personal service.
Department of the Interior notice from Walla Walla dated August 8 1905 states that the named settler has filed for commutation proof on his claim NW 14 Sec 10 T7N R3E W M and will present witnesses Carl Williams Charles M Bentley W R Alexander and R Alexander of Kenickewick Washington before the Register and Receiver on September 25 1905 per H F No 11892.
Rev T H Dry came back Wednesday night after a pleasant trip with health regained. The paper includes a letter about one locality he visited and studied closely. Cascade Lumber Co advertises mill calls from 1x4 to 1x12 at 10.00 per 1000 ft.
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