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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
5
The government instructs Postmaster Scott to collect box rents starting January 1. Ordinary call boxes cost 25 cents per quarter, medium lockboxes 60 cents, and large lock boxes 5 cents per quarter. A. L. Menhinick of Tacoma arrives to oversee property interests in Meubinick addition.
The quarterly apportionment of 170679 state school fund by State Superintendent Dewey allocates Benton County 1248.51 Yakima 5566 Franklin 627.89 and Klickitat 1608.59.
A Philadelphia factory finished one of the world’s greatest leather belts. The three ply belt measured 150 feet long and five feet wide, requiring 300 hides in its manufacture.
Eastern Benton county school directors gathered December 17 at the Presbyterian chapel Kennewick with eleven districts represented. Miss Annie Goff opened with remarks and introduced J H Perkins who spoke on unwritten duties of directors. A question box and discussion followed and afternoon sessions covered modern schoolhouse design and proposed changes in state school laws.
The piece compares Crowl to Sam Jones citing a similar drawl and style. A separate army decision bans gloves for field service and requires no white collars for enlisted men. Officers may wear a white collar with the service uniform in garrison.
The First International Bank of Kennewick urges grandparents and parents to give boys a savings box and open a bank account as a Christmas gift. It touts thrift, practical business learning, and the value of accumulating small sums for future citizenship. The ad offers a free savings bank and promises no charges to open the account.
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