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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1906
Page
5
Local items report weddings upcoming in Moscow and Los Molinos, a land sale plan on Colville reservation, and a Spokane hospital death after appendectomy. Community news covers marriages, a horse accident, a baby death, job changes at the depot, a hospital operation, church ice cream social, warm Columbia River surveys, political talk in the valley, and highway contracts for Yakima to Omping Lake.
Tuesday's Daily H. A. reports Hover and wife reached Tacoma yesterday on return from an Alaska trip and proceed to the Lake Chelan area. Numerous locals plan vacations, moves, or business trips including A F Brown in charge of the store, and Mrs Morain with children visiting Seattle.
Wednesday entries from Daily Henry Larkin list visits by residents from Colfax to Kennewick and other towns. Grain buyers note many wheat sacks going out, with travel between North Yakima and Portland among readers. A horse theft case near Richland is solved with stolen goods traced to the Moxie valley and confession secured by Sheriff McNeill.
Mrs. David Snider arrived here on the seventeenth. George Finley has sent his team to the hills to harvest. Harvest widows are plentiful and the ditch is doing duty. Finley lost a valuable work horse last week. Courier office stocks typewriter paper in all sizes. Columbia Commission Co. shows two fine milch cows at sale yards. Mrs Heard receives new kimona cloths neckwear and dainty goods. White Star Laundry promotes easy care and the Golden Rule.
An advertisement for Kennewick Market highlights Sugar Cured Corned Beef that keeps in all weather and claims it as the healthiest hot weather meat. It also offers Dried Beef chipped to order and top brands of Hams and Bacons at the lowest price. Directed by Wa. Dircxsen, Prop.
The M E Church outlines Sunday activities with Sunday School at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. led by the Pastor on the topic Non Conformity to the world. The pworth League meets at 7 p.m. and Rev Walton Skipworth from The Dalles will preach at 8 p.m. and administer the Lord's Supper.
Regular Sunday services scheduled at Direkson's Hall with morning and evening sermons by Rev. F. A. Hill. Yesterday J. H. Gravensland and D. W. Owen were in Hover on business.
Charles Peter born September 29 1904 in Benton County Indiana died July 14 1906 at St. Luke’s Hospital Spokane after illness from appendicitis while with a surveying party on the Portland and Seattle Railway He lived in Kennewick since 1904 His burial followed at Riverview Cemetery with a Presbyterian funeral sermon and prayer for the bereaved by the pastor and church members He was described as a devout moral and cheerful young man faithful to the church and Young Peoples meetings
Mr. and Mrs. Rev. W.S. Peter and others thank friends in Kennewick for kindness during bereavement. Also Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Walker extend thanks to those who aided them during illness and death of their infant child.
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