Contest Notice in Desert Land Entry No 521 at Walla Walla
Bert O Driver of Walla Walla files a contest against Mark D Root on desert land entry 521 from January 20 1905 claiming uncultivated unimproved land and no irrigation or annual proofs. Notice sets February 6 1908 at 10 o’clock for response before the Register and Receiver at the U S Land Office Walla Walla with publication due to due diligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
United States Land Office
Walla Walla
Wash
Bert O Driver
North
Mark D Root
A. J.gillis
Register
Robertson files for final five year proof in Washington
Albert W. Robertson of Kennewick Washington has filed for final five year proof to support Homestead Entry No 1670 dated November 8 1902 for the southeast quarter of section 24 in township 17 north range 28 east Willamette meridian. The proof will be made before the register and receiver at Wallula Washington on February 4 190K. Witnesses to prove residence and cultivation include C. E. Nicoson Emory Owens Louis Trimble and J. M. Wroe all of Kennewick Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
Wallawalla
Wash
Albert W. Robertson
Kennewick
Final five year proof for Homestead Entry 11860 at Kennewick
Notice of Charles E. Nicoson of Kennewick Washington filing for final five year proof in support of his Homestead claim No. 11860 dated January 5, 1903 for sections 4 to 7 in range 28 east wills, with proof to be made at Wallula Washington February 4 1908. Witnesses Emory Owens A W Robertson C A Lundy C M Bently all of Kennewick Washington named.
Storland seeks final proof on Kennewick homestead claim
Peter Storland of Kennewick Washington has filed notice of intent to make final five year proof for Homestead Entry No 11969 dated January 31 1903 covering E14 SW% and Lots 6 7 Section 6 Township 7N Range 29E. The proving will occur before the Register and Receiver at Walla Walla Washington on February 11 1908. witnesses Emory Owens C E Nicosen Albert W Robertson and Charles E Lum of Kennewick Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
Walla Walla
Wash
Peter Storland
Kennewick
Summons in Benton County Court Over Beer Sale
Justice of the Peace George F Richardson in Kennewick Benton County Washington issues a summons against E N Cayce as defendant in a case filed by A Schwarz on December 5 1907 seeking 52 25 for four barrels of beer sold and delivered August 21 1907 in Walla Walla Washington with hearing set January 15 1908 at 10 o clock AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Schwarz
E.N. Cayce
S.S. Darling
E.N. Cayer
Kennewick
Benton County
Washington
Walla Walla Washington
George F. Rchardson
Justice of the Peace
Grateful Jailbirds Address Missouri Governor
A Macon jail sketch titled Why We Are Thankful is presented to Governor with prisoners praising their limited liberty, daily meals, and quiet life while avoiding calls for reform. Signatories include George O'Brien and Will Mitchell among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Mr. Rockefeller
Senator Platt
Willie Hearst
George O'Brien
Will Mitchell
Bob
ET AL
FAMOUS FAST AND FEAST Across Civil War National Observances
An excerpted survey links national fasting and thanksgiving days to Civil War politics under Buchanan and Lincoln. It traces ancient Greek feast customs for Thanksgiving inspiration, then notes festive decorations, ragamuffin parades in New York, and Roman harvest rites, including lack of turkeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan
South
Lincoln
Mr. Buchanan
North
Brooklyn Eagle
First Thanksgiving on American Soil in 1621
The article recounts the 1621 Plymouth harvest and the first Thanksgiving with Governor Bradford leading prayers of gratitude. Ninety Indians led by King Massasoit joined the feast, and the celebration is noted as a milestone in American history, with later references to hardships and food scarcity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Ar Sions
Winslow
Massasoit
Bradford
Boston Transcript
Thanksgiving in London by American Society guests at Hotel Cecil
More than 500 members of the American Society and guests attended the annual Thanksgiving dinner on November 29 at the Hotel Cecil. The event featured a pumpkin shaped menu with a corn husk, with Ambassador Wynne and Rev Edward Littleton among the guests. Littleton praised President Roosevelt, calling him the most important figure in civilization in a toast to the president on behalf of English schoolboys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Society
Hotel Cecil
Robert J. Wynne
England
John Morgan Richards
Craigie
Edward
Edward Littleton
Eton
Roosevelt
Thank Offerings in Westchester County N Y
Wealthy residents of Westchester County distributed turkeys and dinners to poor neighbors, hospitals, and children on Thanksgiving. Notables include William Rockefeller through his manager, Miss Helen Gould at Woodycrest Irvington, P G Tuebaud Howard Willets A C Bostik and Mrs C Oliver Iselin. Special dinners were held at Wartburg farm and the Bedford Home For Women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester County
N. Y
William Rockefeller
Helen Miller Gould
Woodycrest
Bear Irvington
Thanksgiving Dinner for 8000 Newsboys by Clothing Firm
The Coicago Newsboys Fed marks its 25th annual Thanksgiving feast with a vast spread. Eight thousand newsboys join in, aided by fifty servers and twenty five cleaners, recalling Moses and ancient harvest gratitude in a distant parallel to modern Thanksgiving observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coicago
Silence and Patience as Divine Tests
A reflective line notes that God sometimes tests his children with silence and patience, invoking a biblical echo from Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson
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Buster
Outfitters
Hanford
White Bluffs City
Johnson & Ross, Props
Kennewic
UU UN
J.I. Tresen Aiter
Kennehwidike
Dray Line
Transfer & Delivery Furne
French
B. French
G. D. Hunter
Msew
Yakiima
D.peckenhaugh
A.anthony Anthony & Peckenhaugh Contractors and Builders
Kennewick. We
Chas. E. Nicoson
Emory Owens
A. W. Robertson
C. A. Lundy
C. M. Bentlyall
A. J. Gillis
State of Washington
County of Benton
Justice Court
George F. Richardson
Said County
Prosser Steam
Fuller & Roesch’s
GW Barnes
Pasco
Shafer’s
Kennewick, Wash
Kennewick Courier
Grateful Jailbirds
Missouri
Demeter
Athens
Eleusina
Fifth Avenue
New Yorker
Police of
New York
Frederick Kremmerbein
Bureau of Information
Hound Guards
Eagle Rangers
Home Guards
Mackerel Rangers
Phoenix Light Guard
Slickville Slenderfoot Army
Caesar
Ceres
London
Desert
I. N. Mueller
Undertaker
C. V. Delepine, M. D
KING
King’s Store
McPhee
Anderson, Gunderson & Nolte, Attorneys At Law
Tacoma, Wash
J. W. Callicotte
Taylor Elk, Prosser, Wash
Humphrey & Cole
O. R. Holcomb
C. O. Anderson
Ernest L. Kolb
Amon
Dr. J. B. Schlund
King B'dg
W. F. Lamson, D.D.S
F. M. Crosby, M.d.,c.m
Reed Building
Phore
J. W. Hewetson
Althea Rebekah Lodge
Lways
Berra Tupp
N. G
Ada Johnson
Sec
Kennewick Lodge
Jamra Johnson
W. M. Chas
Conway
Sec’y
Il.o
Kennewick Lodge No.222
C.F
M. Crospy
N. U.G
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