Paving Plan Sparks Council Discussion for Business District
The council approves a tentative paving plan with Mayor Richardson leading data gathering. Residents mostly favor paving with objections from a few frontage owners and non residents like H A Hover. Engineer H Day Hanford recommends plain concrete base at 1.60 per square yard with future asphalt surfacing.
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Richardson
Second Street
Front Street
H. A. Hover
H. Day Hanford
Seattle
Hanford
Bell Telephone Advances Long Distance Rates to Airline Basis
The Public Service Commission allows Bell Telephone Co to switch long distance calls to an airline mile rate with terminal charges. First minute costs five mills per mile and five cents per terminal. later minutes half that. Overall system rates drop 65 percent with 21 percent rising and 14 percent unchanged. applies only within the state. Manager Brown notes higher costs to Spokane and Seattle and says the plan should work.
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Public Service Commission
Bell Telephone Co
Commission
Bell
Spokane
Seattle
Brown
Holcomb Brothers to Form Kennewick Law Practice
R. C. Holcomb of Chicago will join his brother C. L. Holcomb in Kennewick to practice law after February. The pair previously worked five years together at Ritzville before R. C. moved to Chicago service firm work. A Kennewick visit last summer inspired their permanent settlement.
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R. C. Holcomb
Chicago
C. L. Holcomb
Kennewick
Commercial Club Banquet Knits Kennewick Community Ties
The largest Kennewick function to date, the Commercial Club banquet at the Commercial Hotel, honored new members and celebrated cooperative spirit. H W Desgranges presided, with music from local quartets and 35 speakers addressing community goals including agriculture, port district, and roads. New members listed include G E Tweedt, L A Tweedt, H E Huntington, and others.
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Kennewick
Commercial Club
Commercial Hotel
H. W. Desgranges
Commercial Club Quartet
Highland Quartet
M. M. Moulton
Pasco-Kennewick
Church
Geo. F. Richardson
Kennewick United
G. E. Tweedt
L. A. Tweedt
H. E. Huntington
Stanley
Harold Fyfe
C. C. Williams
Wm. Meikle
T. B. Hauschild
T. J. Wright
Ed. Keller
L. S. Crossland
E. Y. Hawley
Gordon Moores
Committees Named by Congregational Brotherhood
At the regular meeting held Tuesday evening the 20th the Congregational Brotherhood chose men for all departments. Business G F Richardson J A Slaugenhaupt H E Huntington. Worship E D Collins Rev F V Hoyt M J Leak G Hamilton. Social Service H E Hollaway J V Strange J A Van Norshall. Boys Department Dr R A Atkins E L Ely A W Graham. Publicity H E Groom J B Rose L E Danes. Membership J Jay Long Chas H Collins R L Russell.
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Congregational Brotherhood
Department of Business
G. F. Richardson
J. A. Slaugenhaupt
H. E. Huntington
Department of Worship
E. D. Collins
F. V. Hoyt
M. J. Leak
G. Hamilton
Department of Social Service
H. E. Hollaway
J. V. Strange
J. A. van Norshall
President Desgranges names committees for the Commercial Club
The Commercial Club president announced committee appointments for the year and convened a meeting of committeemen. Two new special panels, River and Harbor and Good Roads, were created, and a full list of governing and standing committees with member names follows.
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Desgranges
The
Commercial Club
L. E. Johnson
M. W. Mattecheck
E. M. Sly
House
W. R. Weisel
Geo. Sherk
H. A. Bier
H. R. Wibber
M. H. Church
Don’t Feed the Hoboes Policy Stresses Street Work Orders
City administration urges citizens to refuse panhandlers and direct them to the mayor or police chief. Rejected applicants are registered, given a shovel and two hours of work, then issued a meal order and ordered to leave town. Householders may still offer employment directly for meals or money if they wish.
Bank of Kennewick Elects Officers for Next Year
The Bank of Kennewick held its annual meeting Monday to elect officers. H C J Tweedt rotated out as vice president and Ingwall Smith was elected to replace him. Emery Olmstead of Portland attended as a guest. Officials report a substantial year end increase. Cashier Mattecheck calls 1913 the best year yet and anticipates further gains before year end.
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Bank of Kennewick
Emery Olmstead
Portland Trust Co
Portland
H. C. J. Tweedt
Honolulu
Ingwall Smith
Mattecheck
City Council Creates Street Commissioner Post
At Tuesday's meeting the council finalized the ordinance creating a street commissioner position with a $75 monthly salary. A street contracting job was let to E. B. Smith for $79.50 per month and a small grader was purchased. Ex-City Clerk Wright's 1913 report was read and accepted. The bond for the treasurer was ordered reduced from $30,000 to $10,000.
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E. B. Smith
Wright
Newspaper Men See Dairying Rise in Yakima Valley
Editors from Ellensburg to Kennewick tour Grandview Farms and Erly ranch in Yakima and Benton counties. They view Holstein and Jersey stock, a sixty ton silo, and a milking machine as key notes of the region’s dairy expansion, with Grandview highlighted for roads and orchards but stock raising viewed as the big money source.
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Yakima Valley
Ellensburg
Kennewick
Grandview
W. W. Butler
Grandview Farms Co
Yakima
Benton
Grandview Farm
Butler
Erly Ranch
Maroney
Granger Enterprise
Kennewick Tigers Fall to Richland in Close Contest
Last Friday night Kennewick lost to Richland 48 to 31 in a hotly contested game. The hosts showed potential despite a lack of experienced players and will look to improve as the season progresses.
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Richland
Blight Fighters Organized in Valley Campaign
A meeting at the Commercial Club formed a Blight and Wooly Aphis Extermination Committee to lead a countywide voluntary effort. J J Rudkin was elected president with E O Keene as vice president and D E Stull as secretary. Seven districts elected chairmen to organize local teams and recruit volunteers.
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Messrs
Dawson
Perry and Storland
Yakima
F. E. DeSellem
J. J. Rudkin
E. O. Keene
D. E. Stull
D. J. Reinhart
J. F. Perry
C.F. Breithaupt
John Storland
R. H. Holcomb
R. H. Briggs
Jos. Hess
Aphis
Pasco and Kennewick High School Basketball Tonight
A Friday night game at the local gym features Pasco versus Kennewick high schools. The return clash is February 20. Next week the teams travel to Prosser Sunnyside and Mabton for games on the 29th 30th and 31st.
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Pasco
Kennewick
Prosser
Sunnyside
Mabton
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Hy Mayer
New York Times
G. Garber
W. R. Crawford
W. J. Hoyt
A. R. Gardner
K. C. Gifford
L. G. Spaulding
E. C. Tripp
J. O. Skirving
E. W. Trenbath
B. L. Cole
J. M. Holmes
J. L. Johnson
E. 8. McDonald
F. R. Jeffrey
P. J. Murphy
T. J. Kemp
H. J. Claussen
G. A. Stewart
R. C. Mounsey
R. E. Pratt
W. G. King
J. A. van Norsdall
J. B. Thomas
Good Roads
F. M. Crosby
Chas. Lum, Jr
Nathan Thayer
Carnival
G. M. Annis
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