State highway may have two routes Kennewick to Spokane
Inland Empire highway debates split over routing from the Kennewick Pasco bridge. Competing plans favor a direct line via Colfax Spokane or a path along Pullman Palouse Lewiston with Idaho links. Four million dollars may be available without new levies. Legislative fights touch constitutional revision and irrigation bonds.
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Kennewick
Spokane
Benton
Franklin County
Seing
Pasco
Walla Walla
Dayton
Pomeroy
Colfax
D. A. Scott
Senate and Shouse
Northern Pacific
Connell
Lind
Ritzville
Sprague
Cheney
B. B. Horrigan
Clarkston
Lewiston
Whitman County
Palouse
Pullman
Lurch
State Bureau of Accountancy
Good Roads
Murder Night at the High School Hoops Rematch
The Fats vow to erase a recent basketball defeat by the Leans in a Saturday night game at the high school. Undertaker Mueller anticipates a prosperous month as Leans threaten to dominate. If walls hold, a Fat Lean clash may follow with the high school team facing the Toggery five. Snow and drifting total six inches in Horse Heaven. beach reports show heavier drift.
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Fats
Mueller
Hog shipments to Spokane and valley swine association formed
Two hundred hogs sent to Spokane from Meadowbrook Farm and Nagel's ranch with buyers from Stanton Packing Co. Spokane intends to divert local stock as buyers from Spokane Portland and nearby markets bid for the business. The Swine Breeders' Association at city hall solidified officers, adopted by laws, and begins a census to aid pricing and sales. Earl Larkin and Everett Howe offered contracts with Walla Walla Tri-State League team. Larkin may sign while Howe returns for his senior year.
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Spokane
Stanton Packing Co
Meadowbrook
Nagel
Helen Hale
Spokane House
Portland
Swine Breeders’ Association
Earl Larkin
Everett Howe
Kennewick
Walla Walla
Larkin
Howe
Sunnyside Defeats Kennewick In First Meeting On Court
Kennewick led Sunnyside at home early but Sunnyside rallied to win 27 to 24 in a small hall. The early 13-16 halftime deficit was erased as Sunnyside finished strong, with both teams praised for a clean game and good treatment. a return match is planned for the 13th.
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Kennewick
Sunnyside
Police Judge Pleads For Salary As City Posts Go To Vote
Police Justice Staser told the council last Tuesday there was little work in January and asked for a regular salary instead of collecting fees from any future prisoner. The council drafted a new franchise reading and confirmed mayoral appointments, while debating payroll cuts for the City Clerk Engineer staff.
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Staser
O W
Anderson
Garber
Double-header wins by local school teams at high school gym
A large crowd watched two basketball games last Friday. Kennewick girls defeated Prosser 17 to 11 after a tied first half 8 to 8, with strong team play and defense. In the boys game Kennewick outscored Richland with five baskets to one, led by Wright Muncey Morehead and Lincoln. a return game may be in Richland tonight. refs were Ormsby and Meikle.
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Prosser High School
Kennewick
Prosser
Victor Wright
Harlan Muncey
Albert Morehead
Ellis Lincoln
Richland Boys
Richland
Ormsby
Meikle
Strawberry Marketing Meeting Called for February 8 1913
A notice urges strawberry growers to attend a 2 PM meeting at the Commercial Club rooms on Saturday February 8 1913 to discuss changes for better prices. F P Maguire recently returned from a two weeks business trip to Seattle and Bellingham.
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Commercial Club
F. P. Maguire
Seattle
Bellingham
Power site at Celilo eyed as vast hydro project
Oregon and Washington leaders and engineers inspect Celilo rapids. They urge a $50,000 detail survey per state and federal government to study building a dam at Five Mile rapids and a canal to Big Eddy. A 300 foot wide canal, 1400 foot wide river channel, and removable dam would create a fall rivaling Niagara, with over 500000 horsepower possible at $6.89 per hp and a $23 million plant powering about thirteen Seattle sized cities.
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Oregon
Washington
Celilo
Niagara
Columbia
Big Eddy
Niagara Falls
Celilo Canal
East
Europe
Columbia River
Niagara ,Falls
Seattle
Highland Improvement Club Plans Agriculture Society Meeting
On Friday February 13 at 5 30 p m at the Highlands club house William Meikle a high school agriculture instructor will address a meeting to organize a society for agricultural experiments. The project aims to interest nearby farmers, solve local problems through cooperation, and benefit individuals and the community. Ladies are urged to attend. By committee on agriculture Highlands Improvement Club.
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Highlands Club House
William Meikle
Kennewick ' As
Highland Improvement Club
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Ernest Lister
Board of Control
Lister
Horse Heaven Country
Macauley
New York World
Stanton Packing Company
Kennewick Parkers
Gelilo
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