Kennewick Tennis Club Tournament Opens With Promised Excitement
The Kennewick Tennis Club hosts a full day of matches beginning at eight with Gifford Richardson and Skirving Spaulding in doubles and Cole against Crosby in singles. Prizes include a pair of duck trousers from Kennewick Clothing Co. and certain matches will be best two of three sets with deuce only in non final rounds.
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Kennewick
Gifford- Richardson Vs
Skirving-Spaulding
Cole
Uncle Sam Still a Youth with Fights Left
By Walton Williams the piece recalls Uncle Sam turning eighty seven and choosing peace at fifty more birthdays, yet hints that other lands may rouse him. It asserts the nation remains a youth with potential battles still possible should others provoke.
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Sam
Uncle Sam
Marketing Talk Urges Growers to Rethink Sales System
Chas H Collins addressed fruit growers at the Commercial Club on a plan for grower to retailer marketing. He warned that consigning to Spokane and Seattle commission men reduces returns, urging farmers to ship f. o. b Kennewick and notify shippers of daily picks to secure better prices.
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Chas. H. Collins
Mr. Collins
Spokane
Seattle Commission
Seattle Produce
Walla Walla
F. O. B. Kennewick
Horse Thief Peterson Recaptured Near Klamath Falls
L. C. Peterson who was convicted last fall of horse stealing and escaped on $1,000 bail was captured by Sheriff Mahan at Klamath Falls Oregon. He with Joke and Sparrow were convicted in Superior Court and he received five to ten years after bail jumping. He maintained innocence but the judge said the maximum sentence was warranted.
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L. C. Peterson
Mahan
Klamath Falls
Ore
Peterson
Joke
Sparrow
el Paso
Texas
Kennewick
Prosser
Holcomb
Kennewick Beats Richland for Third Time This Season
Kennewick defeated Richland 6 to 4 in a Sunday game. Larkin pitched for Kennewick while Bur master moved to short. Vedkca pitched well for Richland as both teams failed to score until the seventh.
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Kennewick
Richland
Larkin
Burmaster
Ula
Vedkca
Transfer of 15000 Acres in Southwestern Benton County
In Prosser last Friday the Worcester Fruit Lands Co conveyed about 15000 acres along the Columbia River to the Washington Farm Lands Co both Washington corporations. John A Laing Portland counsel for Pacific Power and Light Co filed the papers. Guaranty Trust Co of New York eastern fiscal agents hold a 454000 dollar mortgage on the lands. The deal may tie to a larger colonization project previously reported with Maxwell and the Guaranty Trust Co connected to plans for 40000 acres at an estimated 140000000 dollars.
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Benton County
Prosser
Worcester Fruit Lands Co
Washington Farm Lands Co
Washington
Columbia River
Luzon
Patterson
Carley
John A. Laing
Portland
General Council
Pacific Power & Light Co
Guaranty Trust Co
New York
C. M. Maxwell
Columbia
Three Games In A Row This Weekend In Tri City Rivalry
Kennewick faces Pasco in back to back Friday and Saturday afternoon games at the same venue with Pasco visiting again Sunday. Larkin will start today and Sunday while Burmaster is slated to pitch tomorrow. Pasco adds a LeGrande import to share mound duties with Seaman.
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Kennewick
Pasco
Larkin
Burmaster
LeGrande
Seaman
Report Praises Local High School Amid State Inspection
State inspector’s April review credits the local high school as well equipped and efficiently run with strong school spirit. G M Annis, board clerk, received the copy from Martha A Sherwood in Olympia. Census tallies 660 school age children, 355 boys and 305 girls, down seven from last year.
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G. M. Annis
Martha A. Sherwood
State Board of Education
Olympia
Annis
Runaway Injures NP Irrigation Worker Near Highlands
J Eustes, longtime Northern Pacific Irrigation Co. employee, suffered a broken arm a sprained wrist and facial wounds after a wagon single-tree broke on a hill near the power station. The runaway horses charged into a barb wire fence, injuring both horses as well.
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J. Eustes
Northern Pacific Irrigation Co
Highlands
Mr. Eustes
Jewell and DeGroat Fight Ten Even Rounds
Tacoma’s Harry Jewell and Pasco’s Walter DeGroat met in a ten round draw at the smoker last Friday with Referee York ruling even. Jewell’s best came in clinches while DeGroat fired cleaner long range blows and a late foul nearly sparked a melee as the gong ended the final round. A four round curtain bout saw Fifer and Taylor go even and Gordon versus Miles ended early when Miles saved by a jaw collision. About $300 was the purse with each main fighter netting roughly $100 and a Pasco delegation attended the event amid plans for another bout in Pasco on July 16.
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Harry Jewell
Tacoma
Walter DeGroat
Pasco
York
Jewell
DeGroat
Fifer
Taylor
Kennewick
Gordon
Miles
Frank Street
Spokane
Jack Carpenter
Salt Lake
City hearing on curbing in Amon addition continues
The council extended the assessment hearing for curbing in the Amon addition adding A V McReynolds to objectors. The body plans to shift extra charges to the whole district and resubmit figures after a new hearing needed by a roll flaw.
De Sellem Transferred to Yakima County in Promotion
F. E. De Sellem, Benton county fruit inspector for two years, is transferred to North Yakima in a promotion. Pressure and praise mix as the move is announced with Prosser friends saddened. Likely successor Luke Powell of Sunnyside unnamed.
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F. E. de Sellem
Benton County
Yakima County
North Yakima
de Sellem
DeSellem
Prosser
Prosser Bulletin
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Williams. Marks
Johnson
Marks
Skirving
Gifford
Lewis
Alma Sam
American Press
Associat
By Walton Williams
Samuel
Horse Thief
West End
Council
Desgranges
T. Wright
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