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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1907
Page
6
Ashbaugh's promotes new spring stock and hundreds more shoes arriving at their Kennewick store. The ad highlights American Lady and American Gentleman lines, prices at 3 to 4 dollars, and a focus on children's footwear. Customers praise comfort, style, and low prices, with shop growth noted.
Cascade Lumber Co. sues Frank Darknell Mary Darknell Wesley Squires and Louisa Squires in Benton County Superior Court to recover 299 dollars 40 cents plus six percent interest from March 1 1906 and 5000 dollars attorney fees and costs foreclosing a lien on Tract Three Hover Park Villa Tracts Section Six Township Eight Range Thirty East Willamette Meridian. The defendants must answer within sixty days of January 4 1907 or a default judgment will be entered. O Anderson attorney for plaintiff Kennewick Washington.
A. W. Engle of Seattle files a contest against Desert Land Entry No. S82 granted Aug 11 1905 to Volney Rowley for section 12 township 6 north range 27 east. Contest alleges lack of improvement irrigation and failure to meet annual proof. Hearing set for Feb 2 1901 before the U.S. land office in Wallula WA. Publication ordered due to service difficulties.
Richland reports H C Bauchman of St Louis recently bought 15 acres here. Wm Travis lost a horse to drowning in the Yakima River after another horse pushed it into the water. Benton Water Co erects a barn west of town for ditch teams stabling. Cement hauled from Relief to headgate for Benton Water Co ditch. Senator Levi Ankeny introduces a bill to grant the Benton Water Co right to dam the Snake at Five Mile Rapids. similar measure in the House. Mr and Mrs W R Lamb host Mrs Penn of Spokane.
Anti saloon protesters visited Prosser to urge license denial while rumors claim private taverns operate. Other notes report Graveses in Seattle, Kioma ditch flood near Morgan and Province homes, Travis family return from California, Kioma schools closed for smallpox scare, Johnson local option petition circulating, no new smallpox cases, survey crew released from quarantine, Cliphaul lecture and supper well attended, library funds $2500 gained, and Collings crew leaving for Granger after river soundings.
The Benton County Fair Association elected a board including G G Baker C T Ritchie C A War ker Prosser U S C se Rattlesnake Dr F Hedger Kious Ira Carter Horse Heaven The board chose C G Baker as president Dr Hedger as vice president Lon Boyle as treasurer A bylaws meeting is set for February 9. Local debates favored Colfax on the ship subsidy issue.
N K Coffin Northern Pacific superintendent of construction says the new Pasco passenger depot will be ready for occupancy about the first of March. Carpenter work should finish in two to three weeks, with plumbing and heating to finish next. The ticket office will move to the new depot and passenger trains will stop there.
H W Davis and three Spokane men formed the Columbia Fruit Farm at Attalia with 4000 capital stock of 12000 dollars shared equally. A I Porter is president W G Weir vice president H W Davis secretary and manager. One thousand dollars in trees vines and slips ordered. Work starts after snow melts with 10 acres devoted to grapes raspberries blackberries dewberries and other fruit. Gateway reporter Bert McIntyre faces first degree murder charge for killing Bert B Moore head. he remains jailed awaiting April Superior Court term. Oscar Cain acts as his attorney.
Notice to Tax Payers that 1906 taxes are in hand for collection. Taxes due February 4. Personal property taxes delinquent after March 6. A 3 percent rebate on all realty tax if paid in full by March 15, otherwise delinquent June 1 if half not paid by that date. Interest 15 percent on all delinquent taxes. R B Walker Treasurer of Benton County Washington.
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