Council's Big Night Work Sees New Improvement Ordinance Passed
The council approved a new ordinance requiring future street and utility improvements be paid by a special tax on benefited property. An assessors board will prepare rolls, with hearings for disputed charges. Nonpayment fines and redemption terms are set, and early projects include Third Street sidewalk and Tacoma area work. An irrigation district plan for 37 acres east of Washington Street was also approved with estimated costs and lot assessments. The council set August 11 for objections and views of the plan.
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Council Committee On
Third Street
Pacific
Tacoma
Second
Third
Washington Street
Wall of Menhinick
Beach
Jefferson Street
Willins Reports Fine Business From Fresh Citrus Demand
Collins Warehouse sees a sharp rise in citrus fruit shipments as warm weather boosts demand. Over 100 crates of oranges were sent out on Monday in small lots from California, fueling a growing carload style distribution from this point onward.
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Collins
California
Nnger Collins
Walter and Dunn Married in Warren Ohio
Frank Edgar Walter and Rachel Frances Dunn were wed at the bride's home in Warren Ohio on Wednesday June 28. Walter, a resident engineer on the North Coast project for two years, made many friends in the valley and will likely bring his bride to Kennewick soon.
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Frank Edgar Walter
Rachel Frances Dunn
Warren
Ohio
Walter
Pat
Kennewick
City weighs three ward split after voting surge
At the Tuesday council meeting Kennewick’s heavy precinct turnout spurred discussion of dividing the city into three wards. Councilmen Reed Tompkins and Anderson were named to a committee to study and report back at the next session.
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Kennewick
Reed
Tompkins
Anderson
City Extends Water Mains Through Additions
The council approves a six inch water main extension on Washington Street through Morain and Weisel Additions to Ohio Street. A smaller main will be laid around Block 3 in Beach's Second Addition on Beach, Jefferson and Servombe streets.
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Washington Street
Morain
Weisel
Ohio Street
Beach
Beach, Jefferson and
Servombe
Merchants Grill Closes for Summer Camps in the Mountains
Oertel and Miller close the Merchants Grill for the summer and take families camping in the mountains. They expect to return September first and relocate the Grill to its old site behind the Kennewick Club.
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Oertel and Miller
Merchants Grill
Kennewick Club
Kennewick Baseball Falls to Walla Walla in 13 8 Game
Kennewick traveled to Walla Walla with a small crowd and lost 13 to 8 at Tumulum Park during the Mannaechor Society picnic. Larkin started, Cryderman relieved, both allowed several runs while Barrett and Larkin helped defensively with key plays.
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Kennewick
Walla Walla
Cryderman
Larkin
Tumalum Park
Barrett
Change in Packing Company Heads at Kennewick
Ike M. Ely bought R. E. Sheppard’s holdings in Kennewick Packing Co. Sheppard will leave for Spokane and William Dircksen will join Ely as active heads of the corporation.
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Ike M. Ely
R. E. Sheppard
Kennewick Packing Co
Sheppard
Spokane
The
Packing Co
Wm. Dircksen
Mr. Ely
Moore of Finley Buys Antlers Hotel
T. W. Moore, a Finley notable, bought the Newman couple’s stake in the Hotel Antlers. The sale closed Saturday and Moore opens this week with plans for a dining room for guests and diners. The Newmans depart for Seattle this week then Dunkirk New York to visit relatives before returning west.
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T. W. Moore
Finley
W.L. Newman
Antlers
Mr. Moore
Dunkirk
New York
Marvin Cardat
West
Vertrees Ex Proprietor Seeks Courier Letter From St Louis
J E Vertrees former owner of the Variety Store boat now in St Louis writes he misses the Courier and asks it be sent care of Brown's Business College while he helps organize a new college on the South Side He notes hot weather and drought across states and predicts good crops of apples and peaches this year He says he looks forward to hearing from Kennewick and hopes to return there
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J. E. Vertrees
St. Louis
Brown’s Business College Co
Kennewick
Expect Grape Crop to be Largest Ever
The Kennewick Valley anticipates a record grape season with up to 25000 crates shipped from Kennewick Finley Hover and Hedges to markets nationwide. Kennewick Valley and Lewiston District rank among the few northern regions growing both European and American varieties, with large grapes and early maturity. The Tokay cluster pictured comes from a two year vine weighing 4 pounds 10 ounces, illustrating the quality of local fruit. The Fruit Growers Association cannot forecast opening prices but expects favorable markets for weeks after the first shipments as fr es diminished fruit size drives higher values.
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Kennewick Valley
Kennewick
Finley
Lewiston
California
Fruit Growers Association
Covey-Carpenter Tie The Knot In Valley Quiet Wedding
J Ernest Covey and Miss Pearl Carpenter wed at the bride’s parents home three miles up the valley. Rev Victor E Marriott officiated with Miss Helen Carpenter and Earl Carpenter as attendants. Only Leah Rich and Gilcrest among guests attended. The couple left on the 12 45 train to White Salmon to begin residence with Covey’s parents nearby.
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J. Ernest Covey
Pearl Carpenter
R. E. Carpenter
Victor E. Marriott
Congregational Church
Helen Carpenter
Earl Carpenter
Leah Rich
Mr. Gilcrest
Carpenter
Mrs. Covey
Schoolhouse Construction Starts Amid Material Delays
Construction on the new high school began this morning after delays for needed material. Workers and teams are at the site with excavating and hauling under way and an extra crew will join Monday.
Ashbaugh & 60 Sell Their Store in Major City Deal
H M Ashbaugh & Co sold their mercantile interests to C B Stewart of Lewiston for a cash sum plus 790 acres of real estate. The 240 acres Timothy land 350 acres timber and a 200 acre wheat ranch near Lewiston form the estate. The sale ends six years of fast growth since 1905 with Ashbaughs planning rest and remaining in Kennewick. Stewart plans to continue the store’s reputation and move his family here. QC S Ford Krupp Wash and C S Hanna Grangeville assisted with the invoice. Hannah remains as clerk and March and Mrs Slaugenhaupt stay in their posts.
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Stewart
S. Ford
Krupp, Wash
C. S. Hanna
Grangeville
Ford
Mr. Hanna
March
Slaugenhaupt
MUSTN'T SELL WORMY FRUIT
Prosser fruit inspector F. E. DeSellem warns growers and Asst. Inspector Storland to condemn wormy fruit and enforce spraying to curb the cooling moth. He notes growers avoid spraying during light crops, raising wormy apple percentages, as Yakima growers have found spraying pays off in light crops.
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F. E. DeSellem
Prosser
Asst
Storland
Yakima
Scott Transfers to The Dalles as River Co. Manager
Scott, a local Open River Transportation Co. manager in Kennewick and Pasco, will transfer to The Dalles effective August 1. He says the move offers a better position and pay but departs amid protest, hoping to return next year. He has overseen growth of Open River business here over two years.
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H. D. Scott
Kennewick
Pasco
Open River Transportation Co
Dalles
Scott
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Ie Crowe
F. E. Walter
Garden City Boys
Change IN Packing Company
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Antlers Hotel
Pioneer
Mrs. Newman
Covey
C. B. Stewart
H. M. Ashbaugh & Co
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