Farm Demonstration Train Impresses Local Farmers
About 250 farmers and business leaders toured a six car demonstration train jointly run by Northern Pacific Ry and Washington State College. The exhibit covered live stock, dairying, irrigation, concrete farm construction, and home economics with lectures by department heads. The train, led by W J Jordan and Prof George Severyns, traveled through the Walla Walla and Yakima Valleys, ending the day in Dayton.
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Northern Pacific Ry
Washington State College
W. J. Jordan
George Severyns
C. F. Monroe
O. M. Morris
J.C. Hall
A. B. Nystrom
I. D. Charlton
S. O. Jayne
H. D. Whittaker
J. L. Ashlock
Berkshire
Duroc
Prof
Morris
Jayne
Nystrom
Charlton
Walla Walla
Yakima
Dayton
Ellensburg
Carnival committee names manager for 1913 show
At the Wednesday meeting a sub committee was appointed to engage a manager at a salary up to 100 dollars per month to take charge of the 1913 show. Other details were discussed but no action taken and action to name the manager will await the next meeting on Monday night.
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Carnival Committee
Cherries yield strong local crop and prices rise
The season produced about 7,000 boxes of local fruit with 6,500 boxes shipped by Northern Express. Hedges Finley and Hover also moved hundreds more. Kennewick and lower valley growers earned 1.00 to 1.15 dollars for Bings and Lamberts and 0.75 to 0.85 for Royal Ames, 25 to 50 cents above Yakima districts.
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Northern Express
Hedges
Finley
Hover
Kennewick
Lower Valley
Bings and
Lamberts
Royal Ames
Yakima
Old Eakin Building Destroyed by Fire
The Eakin hall a town landmark and former city hall burned down on the Fourth. A rooming house for several years it housed lodgers and was insured for 2200 total with 1500 on the building and 700 on furnishings. Firefighters lacked water pressure and could not stop the blaze, which also threatened nearby box cars.
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Eakin
W. J. Eakin
Seattle
F. H. Patten
N. P
Second Street
Eakin Hall
Smith and McGregor Tie Knot in Tacoma Home
Miss Naomi Smith of Kennewick and Bruce C. McGregor an attorney of Prosser wed at the Sargeants home in Tacoma last evening July 10. Smith has taught in Kennewick schools and led the domestic science department, while McGregor has built a large Prosser practice.
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Naomi Smith
Kennewick
Bruce C. McGregor
Prosser
Sargeant
Tacoma
Miss Smith
McGregor
Pasco takes all three games in weekend series
Pasco swept Kennewick in a three game set Friday to Sunday for a $50 purse from the Pasco celebration committee. Friday’s shutout featured Pasco runs in the first inning aided by errors and a shortstop miscue. Saturday’s match drew criticism for umpiring with Mayor Sylvester behind the plate. Pasco won in the ninth on a sequence ending with a single, error and a double to score the winning run.
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Pasco
Pasco Celebration Committee
Sylvester
Kennewick
Larkin
Burmaster
Seaman
Pasco Loses Dusty Exhibition as Kennewick Tops Pasco
In a dust storm Sunday Kennewick defeated Pasco 11 to 1 with Larkin and Seaman on the mound for Kennewick and Pasco’s struggles in the field. Seaman led Pasco’s pitching while Larkin hurled for Kennewick. Vibber’s family news from Grandview, Iowa, arrives as a side note.
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Kennewick
Pasco
Larkin
Seaman
Skirving and Burmaster Unite in Wedding at Augusta Ave
J O Skirving of this place and Miss Martha Burmaster of Spokane wed at the bride's parents 1024 Augusta Ave on a Wednesday afternoon July 9. Rev Hawk of Vincent Methodist officiated. Bridesmaid Anna Fallon Richland and best man Arnold Burmaster. The couple plans a two to three week wedding trip to Portland and Sound cities and will reside at Garber house on Columbia boulevard after the first of the month.
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J. O. Skirving
Martha Burmaster
Spokane
Augusta Ave
Rev. Hawk
Vincent Methodist Church
Anna Fallon
Richland
Arnold Burmaster
WANTS MARRIAGE ANNULLED IN SPOKANE
Mrs. C. F. MacLain formerly Lyndelle Lundy filed a petition in Spokane superior court for annulment of her marriage to C. F. MacLain alleging she was sixteen at marriage and seeking restoration of her maiden name. She resided with her mother in Spokane prior to the wedding and did not return to live with him after visiting Kennewick.
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Spokane
C. F. MacLain
Lyndelle Lundy
Kennewick
Yakima Valley Grower Chief Plans Tri-City Visit
General Manager F. E. Sickles of the Yakima Valley Fruit Growers Association will visit the Kennewick Richland district tomorrow to organize a separate district growers association in Richland afternoon and address growers at the Highland clubhouse after Prof Thurnber's conference.
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F. E. Sickles
Yakima Valley
Association Publishes Strawberry Returns for Yakima Valley Growers
The Yakima Valley Fruit Growers' Association pays Kennewick Richland district association $40,000 to close this season’s strawberry shipments after total crates reach 12 578 across extra fancy and fancy grades plus canning stock. Prices averaged $3.72 extra fancy, $1.84 fancy, and $1.59 canning with 15 cent deduction to the district association and central office.
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Clark
C. B. Kennewick
Poultry Show Receives County Funding for 1913 Exhibit
At the July 8 meeting county commissioners set aside 200 dollars for the Benton County Poultry Association to cover expenses of the 1913 exhibit to be held at Kennewick December 10 to 13. Elmer Dixon of Oregon City has been engaged as judge this year.
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Benton County Poultry Association
Kennewick
Elmer Dixon
Oregon City
Johnson dominates club tennis in weekend tournament
L E Johnson tops the Tennis Club event winning all but one of ten sets and claiming both singles and doubles titles. He beat Dr. Cole 4 6 6 4 6 4 in semis, defeated Dave Williams 6 3 6 2 6 4 in the final, and with Dr. Crosby captured the doubles 6 4 6 4 6 3. The club plans a Labor Day tourney and may add a small clubhouse and showers.
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L.e.johnson
Mr. Johnson
Dr. Cole
Dr. Crosby
Trenbath
McKinney
Labor Day
Sunnyside
Thornber Lectures On Soil Improvement For Growers
Prof W S Thornber visits today and tomorrow for lectures and conferences assisting local growers. He speaks Friday evening at the Commercial Club on Soil Improvement and Cover Crops. He tours orchards tomorrow morning and holds a growers conference at the Commercial Club in the afternoon. An evening session at the Highland Clubhouse discusses orchard problems with Highland growers.
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W. S. Thornber
Commercial Club Room
Commercial Club
Highland Club
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Front Street
M’gregor-Smith
Macauley
New York World
H. R. Vibber
Grandview
Iowa
East
Mr. Vibber
Association Publishes
Strawberry Returns
Johnson
Banker
Johnson Crosby
Kolb
Gifford
Harsha
Ey Spaulding See
Marks
Lewis
Crosby
Mattecheck
Richardson
Gardner
Ewne Gardner
W. Johnson
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