Kennewick notes and regional updates from 1906
Local items describe Epworth delegates attending a district meeting in Walla Walla, Kennewick canal pump inspections, new bank plans with officers, eighth grade certificates, Wallula town lots sale outcomes, and assorted community news including relocations, business openings, and social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Dippold
Watertown
N. D
Upr
J. W. Gilkey
Carley
Disden
Columbia R TD
Spokane
Benton County
Mou
Ky Ith Apy
Epe
Walla Walla
C. H. Seure
C. F. Breithaupt
Harley Tuttle
Ninah Winans
Mabel Howe
Cox
Gretta Book
Loyd Haxton
F. L. Tuttle
Otto Hanson
Kennewick Canal
BR. H. Russell
R. Gerry
Financial Institution
Kennewick
George Mertes
Ethel Simpson
Edna Cresswell
Wallula
A. H. Harris
Gid Cummings
Money And Missteps In A North Bank Robbery Tale
Town buzzed Tuesday night and Wednesday after a rumored robbery of 1200 dollars. Three railroad workers celebrated with pay, two forgot who took the money, and Marshal Glover jailed the group until the third man confessed. Morning sobriety revealed no crime. money was returned and all were freed. A dance at Dirckson's Hall and a wash goods sale headline notices along with Presbyterian Assembly coverage and a print office move to Hover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Durant
Tekoa
Antlers
F. E. Featherstone
F. H. Watson
Kennewick
Yakima Republic
Jay Locke
White Bluffs
Julia
W. R.todd
C. G. Hendy
Pasco
Windsor Grill
Rek
North Bank Road
Rainier
Marshal Glover
Dirckson’s
H. M. Ashbaugh & Co
T. H. Dry
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Des Moines
Iowa
Union of Presbyterian and
Cumberland Presbyterian Churches
Wren & Greenough
Watson Bros
Prosser Man Seeks Klickitat Ditch Investment for Irrigation
J I Hawley of Prosser outlines plans to locate desert claims in the Klickitat irrigation ditch project funded by an English syndicate. Construction could start soon, expanding Benton county irrigated lands by about 200 000 acres. Also noted are church services with sermons on Jesus the Light of the World and scheduled Sunday School and Endeavor activities led by Miss Hallenbeck. Midweek meeting is set for Thursday at eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.I. Hawley
Prosser
Horse Heaven
Columbia River
Klickitat
Benton County
Christian Endeavor
Presbyterian Church Sermons By Rev D O Ghormley
Reverend D O Ghormley Synodical missionary for Washington will preach at the Presbyterian church next Sunday morning and evening in the form of two services. The event highlights the mission program and church outreach through the speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
D. O. Ghormley
State of Washington
Baptist Church Services in Kennewick with Rev Hill
The Baptist Church of Kennewick announces regular services led by pastor Rev F A Hill. He will preach next Sunday morning and evening in the opera house. A committee including C W Story C Ver trees F O Gibbons and Mrs Alvareta Griffeth met last evening to select a site for a church building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Baptist Church of
Kennewick
F. A. Hill
Opera House
C. W. Story
C. Vertrees
F. O. Gibbons
Alvareta Griffeth
Sabbath Services and Epworth League Meetings
In Finley the 4 M. E. Church holds Sabbath School at 3 p m and preaching at 4 p m by Rev Mr Tuttle. The Epworth League gathers at 7 p m with delegate reports from the convention and an 8 p m address to young people by Mrs Tuttle. All leaguers and friends are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Tuttle
Finley
Mr. Tuttle
Best spraying material for codling moth named
Prof A L Milander of Pullman Washington reports the best spraying material is Swift's Arsenate of Lead It stays on better saves delicate foliage or fruit and is applied without danger to man or beast Ashbaugh Co offers summer suits for men priced from 10 to 18 dollars
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Milander
Pullman
Wash
Swift
May Weather Snapshot at Kennewick
May brought more rainfall than any prior month this year in Kennewick with about one sixth of the yearly average. The 29th saw seven tenths of an inch of rain, temperatures ranged from freezing on the 5th to a warm 93 degrees, and the mean for May was 64.41 degrees with 79.34 as the high average and 48.48 as the low average. There were 9 clear days, 13 partly cloudy and 9 cloudy days, with thunder claps on the 14th the year’s sole thunder event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennewick
Roth
Lands Restored to Public Domain After Withdrawal Vacated
Gillis of the Walla Walla land office reports that the Secretary of the Interior vacated an irrigation withdrawal order. Orders issued in 1904 for the Columbia river project are reversed, lands restored to public domain and resettlement but not subject to entry for 90 days after publication notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register Gillis
Walla Walla
Surveyors on the ground east of town and railway work
North Coast surveyors continue laying lines east of town near Dr Hewetson's residence with camps planned near the Tweedt place. Chief Engineer Pitman and Hallenbeck lead the party with G F Richardson and Dr Hewetson. Northern Pacific surveyors complete a side track survey and freight warehouse plans. A Snake River Columbia frontage crew works near the river mouth for unknown clients. Decoration Day events honor Civil War and later service veterans with ceremonies and a community dinner by the Womens Relief Corps and a church program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Heweteon
Tweedt
F. L. Pitman
Hallenbeck
G. F. Richardson
Hewetson
Pitman
North Yakima
Northern Pacific
Snake River
Columbia
J. N. Scott
Woman’s Relief Corps
Editorials argue against coyote bounty law in wheat country papers
Wheat country editors including Vive l' Coyote and The Ritzville Times contend the state coyote bounty is bad law. Ranchers see coyotes as allies protecting fields by reducing squirrels and jackrabbits, though skeptics doubt their impact. They warn rewarding coyote destruction is unwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vive l’ Coyote
Ritzville Times and
Lind Leader
Wheat Country
Democrats Select Delegates to Prosser Meeting
Democrats met in caucus at Moore and Giezentanner's office selecting Giezentanner Bier and Glover as delegates to attend the Prosser gathering on June 2 to organize the party in the new county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore & Giezentanner
Giezentanner
Bier
Glover
Prosser
New County
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Monaday
A. R. Lowery
Morain
Frank Emigh
J.d.carr
Farmington
C. W. Rich
Frank Hellingee
Mr.Staley
C.J. Beach
le Mlle
Sill
Jack Armstrong
Yakima
Ralph Reed
Kennewick. Abstract Co
Haxton
Mrs. Haxon
Portland
Amon
Richland Flyer
C. L. Hanson
J. B. Rose
A. J. Barham and Sons
Kennewick Transfer Co
Vertrees
Hobiday
Stanley Coffin
George Jaustin
Philip Palmer
Cascade Lumber Co
Dwire
Fox
H. C. Mitcham
A. Spence
W. B. Spence
Milton
Ore
Dirckson’s Hall
J. C. Williams
Butte
Montana
Hampshire House
Photograph Gallery
The
Congregational Church
George Egbert
Orion
Elena
H. D. Sweet
Robert Grange
North
Melvin
Yakima Valley
Barteno
M. E. Church
Ashbaugh & Co
Democrat Caucus
Kennewick Vs. Wallula
Kenneick
TULL
Godwin
Heinz
Crockery
W.g.king & Son
J.C. Gorman
Kennewick, Wash
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