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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1911
Page
4
Correspondents report Eben E. Robinson returning from Seaside Oregon while on a short vacation. Kennewick visitors include Gwendolyn Ely and Miss Etta Wasson. Businessmen C C Cantwell H R Hover and Frank B Dobblaar travel for work. The Maraski family arrives with a new section foreman. Peach ripening signals shipping soon as local residents visit relatives and conduct errands. John Mills and family undertake a Kennewick trip.
Andrew Green of Spokane arrived to help Fred Cresswell harvest his wheat in Horse Heaven. Several residents traveled between Spokane Wenatchee and North Yakima for visits and business over the past week.
A string of visitors and residents' trips are recorded from Richland and nearby towns. A. K. Rowland and J. Parker journeyed for business. F. Eyland, M. L. Allen, J. Faye, and others spent time in Seattle Walla Walla Spokane Tacoma or Kennewick. Buildings and contracts noted.
Mr. Born is building a large barn on recently purchased property from J. E. Burmaster. W. Davidson made a short trip to Kennewick Monday for business. W. A. Bishop returned to Richland to resume his Cascade Lumber Co. position. Mr. and Mrs. J. Glenn drove to Kennewick Wednesday evening. The Fourth passed quietly with picnics and excursions to Hanford. The Richland band played in Cornell. The Richland ball team lost to Prosser in Prosser last Sunday. A game is set for Sunday between Kennewick and the local team. Mr. and Mrs. M. Basket and daughter Neva depart Saturday for Portland. J. Schuster of Richland Market made a business trip to Pasco.
Franklin G. Carpenter’s Baltimore American piece extols Pacific Northwest orchards and apple prosperity. He notes land values from 500 to 1000 dollars per acre with orchards yielding 500 dollars or more per acre annually, and cites Hood River and Wenatchee as thriving examples with modern homes, electricity, and transport.
On the last day of June the War Department abolished the Department of the Columbia which had existed since 1885. Headquarters at Vancouver Washington were closed and clerks reassigned. The army will run in three divisions Eastern Middle and Western with Western headquarters at San Francisco.
Spuds high at seventy dollars a ton on Seattle market after last week’s record. Over a hundred car loads shipped in the past fortnight amid idle Washington land. Fruit crop seen at about 85 percent of normal for this year, with county as a whole near normal. Local reports note market holds up well despite scarcity.
Standard Oil announces a $1,000,000 project for the largest Pacific Coast storage station at Puget Sound Richmond Beach on 47 acres. Three big stations will serve oil needs as battleships adopt oil fuel and California supplies rise to meet U S demand.
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