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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1906
Page
4
Kennewick Courier lists subscription terms with one year in advance six months for 1.50 and three months for 75 cents. The paper, edited and published by Lauren W Soth, is issued every Friday from Kennewick Washington and is mailed as second class matter.
Engineer Joseph Jacobs of the reclamation service reports that D C Henry will oversee government irrigation work in the Yakima valley within a week or ten days. Triangulation and surveying teams are active, with plans to add more surveyors in about ten days. Jacobs sees no risk from Ross land selections and prefers smooth operation without further agitation.
Delegates from Prosser Pasco Connell Kennewick and nearby towns attended a two day Inland Empire gathering. Committees were named for permanent organization and a Spokane exhibit with a $2000 Spokane Chamber offer for four prizes to top county displays. A motto of cooperation emerged with a homeseeker emphasis and a Kennewick strawberry note. School election info and local ads follow.
Whitman College celebrated Founders Day in the chapel with representatives spanning from the 1866 seminary start to present. Three historical addresses highlighted Old Seminary Days Refounding of the College and Developments Since Anderson Administration. Acknowledgment aids future institution history research. Also notices county treasurer payment for warrants 129 139 142 150 with specified amounts and cessation of interest from publication date.
Walla Walla county officials report grain bags from the state penitentiary totaling over 1,000,000 were sold in three days. Commissioners also awarded a $33,000 jail contract to a builder for the county facility.
Advertises a large stock of notions ribbons laces and embroideries at Mrs. M Heards offering Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea 385c and challenging quack remedies that damage the stomach.
Fragmentary text from a historical page appears to discuss individuals and a business matter. Readable names include Howes H A L L and a reference to Johnse. No clear date or place is identifiable from the surviving OCR fragment.
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