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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1907
Page
6
The store announces a record shipment of 108 dozen shoes from three factories. Demand has driven doubled stock over two seasons, and spring will see another stock increase. The Boys' Specialty Shoes line is new this spring, promoted as best for boys and inviting trials.
A sequence of Notice for Publication notices from the Department of the Interior land office in Walla Walla Washington, listing claimants Eli W Barton Carl Vertrees Charles F Lott and Oscar D Graven, their homestead and final proof filings, locations in Kennewick and nearby areas, with witness lists and dates set for February and January 1907.
A. W. Engle of Seattle files a contest affidavit against Desert land entry No. 583 held by Volney Rowley in section 12 township 6 north range 27 east near Wallula Washington. The complaint alleges no improvement no expenditures or irrigation efforts and lack of annual proof under the desert land act. Contestants must appear Feb 20 before the Register and Receiver at the U S land office in Wallula. Publication is ordered due to lack of personal service.
Notices record intent to make final Five Years proof on homestead claims in Washington state. Names include Reuel P. Bronson Eva Iy Smith Laurence FE Johnson Charles T. locations Kennewick, Pasco, Walla Walla. dates January 1907 and January 1907. offices of U S Commissioner and Register. Public notices mention Desert land and Homestead entries.
Notice states William C. Moore S06 filed October 15 1900 for Sw Sec 28 Twp 7N R29E walla wash proof to be held January 17 1907 in Washington. Names J M Wroe Kennewick Wabbeca A Barnett Kennewick and S E B Barnett appear in the notice.
Earl A. Moore of Tention seeks final five year proof in support of his Homestead Entry No. 8328 filed October 11, 1900 for the NE 4 of Section 28 Township 7 North Range 29 East Willamette Meridian. The proof will be made before the Register and Receiver at Walla Walla Washington January 17 1907. Also named are Wash J M Wroe Kennewick S E Barnett Prescott Wash A M Barnett Kennewick Wash.
City council grants the North Coast Railroad Company and assigns a franchise to construct operate and maintain a main line through Kennewick from North Yakima to the Columbia River with side tracks and depots. The ordinance sets construction deadlines reporting sections on streets grades crossings and liability provisions with a 15 month target to run trains and 30 month bridge date.
A damaged OCR fragment references a commission and sale, with mentions of city, municipal costs and powers. The readable words imply a governance or public notice context, but specifics are unreadable, leaving an ambiguous summary of local bureaucratic actions.
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