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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1911
Page
1
President Hill of Great Northern praises Kennewick grapes as the finest in the world and directs Kennewick Fruit & Produce Co to provide a prompt price list for four box crates and ripening dates. A note mentions potential shipment to the New York Land Show.
The Garden Tracts school will host the fourth and fifth grades and mixed third A fourth A and mixed fifth A sixth A. The brick school houses the second, third, sixth to eighth grades. The Horticultural Building holds the beginners and first A and first B. Two vacancies occurred as Miss Paul and Miss Macumber resigned.
The publicity committee subscribes to 500 copies of Sunset Magazine Novem T issue with a 15 page color article on the Inland Empire written by Walter W. Woehlke covering Spokane to Wenatchee and Lewiston to Walla Walla. Kennewick gets a four page development article, postage paid from the magazine office. Commercial Club furnishes addresses so Gardner can mail names before October 2. A halftone orchard scene design is approved for the community booklet with North Yakima’s F Colville arranging additional views and street scenes for the large booklet.
The Northern Pacific and O W R N will station flagmen at the Seventh and Washington street crossings. Washington street crossing is marked as especially dangerous due to nearby buildings and local merchants petitioned the city council. The Seventh street crossing is said to threaten schoolchildren during most of the year. Safety gates with attendants at both crossings are to be demanded.
The first teacher examination for the new school year will be at county seats on August 31 and September 1. A new law allows temporary certificates rules: accredited paper holders may obtain a temporary certificate for the year. newcomers teaching nine months may get a temporary certificate until December. Washington residents with prior state certification may also obtain a temporary certificate until December.
The Friday note reports a concert at the bandstand on Saturday night. F. L. Young resigns as director leaving the boys without a leader until Prof. Kimball begins. Kimball’s engagement is nearly assured and the club can fund his salary. Services resume Sunday at the Presbyterian church and a fruit sale by M. E. Ladies’ Aid is planned for Aug 30 on Muellers’ lawn.
At a Tuesday publicity committee meeting the Yakima State Fair and Spokane Interstate Fair were announced with dates September 25-30 and October 28. A. B. Ely R. C. Mounsey and G. E. Hanson were named to the exhibit committee and a valley-wide canvass will gauge possible exhibits including grains grasses and especially grapes. The Great Northern president Louis Hill endorses Kennewick grapes as top quality and the committee plans to display premier samples from this year's crop.
Miss Lillian Tarr of Gillespie Ea of Expression Portland will appear at the Presbyterian church next Monday evening in interpretative readings and pantomimes. Admission 10c and 25c.
City Engineer Wright estimates 30680 feet of cement sidewalks to be built this fall and winter in four districts. fund total $35,000 with contracts to local bidders. district costs range from $6,000 to $9,000.
Northern Pacific starts a fast fruit freight from North Yakima to Spokane to run through the fruit season. The train departs North Yakima each afternoon, collects eastbound fruit at intermediate points to Pasco, and arrives in Spokane about 6 a.m. tomorrow.
A plan prepared for Senator Miles Poindexter by Captain Fred McDermott of Kettle Falls argues the Columbia River must be navigable to its highest practicable source to handle a vast Inland Empire economy. It envisions 50 million people supported across eastern Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and parts of British Columbia, with 270 000 acres of apple lands near Priest Rapidsto supply world markets and substantial Panama Canal traffic.
The Courier moves press to Thursday evening to catch Friday morning rural free deliveries. City list to be distributed at the post office Friday forenoon. Correspondents should mail letters by Wednesday noon or Wednesday evening. Local news accepted until four o'clock Thursday. Advertising copy due by 10 o'clock Thursday morning.
Governor I M E Hay designates Saturday August 26 1911 as Made in Washington and Booster Day urging all citizens to buy locally made goods and share information with friends in the East. Proclamation calls for statewide promotional effort to advertise Washington industries and opportunities for settlers and investors.
Senator Poindexter argues for hydro projects to open 350 miles of river from Priest Rapids to the British line enabling barges to load directly at orchards and discharge at sea. He cites low-cost improvements, Celilo locks, and Priest and Rock Island rapids to support steamers carrying 500 tons plus barges, potentially lowering transport costs and expanding markets across the Pacific.
Pasco overwhelmed Kennewick 7 to 0 as Larkin pitched a 12 strikeout effort and three Pasco errors aided the win. Kennewick managed four hits with Conroy and Duffy failing at the plate, while Clark starred defensively for Pasco and Connerly umpired.
Announcements report the marriage of Carl Schrader of Modesto California to Miss Clara Cronkite at the bride’s Oaksdale home on August 23. The Schrader family were pioneer settlers with a 10 acre place near the river road. Carl works as a lather and shingler while his father runs a contracting business. Also noted is a Ladies Aid quilting session at the Christian church with plans for a future meeting at Mrs Thrasher’s home.
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