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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1906
Page
5
Local brief notes describe visits and travel across towns, mentions of Mrs. A Bell and Mr. and Mrs. Hover heading to California, Christmas and holiday plans for families, teachers, and merchants. It lists community items including meetings for Modern Woodmen, local lumberyard events, and people moving houses or offices.
Wednesday's notes show Genesee resident Daily Thomas Swanton visiting his sister Mrs Lars Erickson. Christmastime in the region includes John Wise of Alfalfa with family, Miss Kate Willians returning from Spanaway, and students like Donald Calkins at the State University. Local engagements feature a drawing class, a Junior Class party hosted by Principal and Mrs A E Nelson, and civic updates on housing, ice plant work, and Miss Upham's Tacoma teaching appointment.
Ed Layton writes from Cherokee Iowa describing winter being mild with no rush for spring planting. He notes immi gration indicators, a trend toward South Oaklands rising in value since the Rose reservation opening, and mentions an open land tract on the lower Brule reserve slated for spring entry. He signs off sending a breezy family letter.
Northern Pacific surveys a large party at work to modify the main line. Some expect surveys to extend the Sunnyside branch down the valley to connect with Portland and Seattle Railway below town. North Coast men study river points for a bridge site with a raft to be used for soundings and borings.
A covey of Bob White quail will be released in the Kennewick Valley by the Game Warden. Officials expect rapid growth in this mild climate and plentiful numbers. the experiment aims to gauge quail adaptation in the Evergreen state. Unauthorized harm to the birds or nests will incur fines under state game laws.
Dr Heisley receives a letter from U S Commissioner Koppen noting a camp at Priest Rapids to start the gravity ditch and possibly negate ditching or well digging. Gould of Borton has two surveys on the river’s east side while funding remains unspecified. The project lies opposite Hanford Irrigation Co. pumping plant system.
Mothers seek relief for coughs colds and possible croup and are advised to keep Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy at hand. The note says it benefits general coughs and can prevent croup if given at the first sign, with Columbia Pharmacy as the seller.
An expert writes from Kennewick in December 1906 praising irrigated farming near the town. He reports net returns of about 1500 dollars from 23 acres, with asparagus and berries promising strong per acre yields. He highlights rail and market access, schools, and rural mail delivery as local advantages.
Churches across the area announce morning and evening services with special topics. Congregational and Methodist pastors address spiritual themes, while Presbyterians plan Sunday activities and Evangelical Lutheran Church hosts a New Year service followed by a meeting on potential church consolidation. Outlook vs Kennewick football game set for 3 o'clock on local grounds.
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