Town Council Supports Kennewick Military Band Concerts
At the regular meeting Tuesday night the town council approved financial aid for the Kennewick Military Band, voting fifty cents per member per concert for 10 to 15 members over four months. The band will furnish weekly free public concerts and the cross street project along Tacoma Street received third reading. Kit C. Gifford was appointed town treasurer, and street improvement plans including Second Street were discussed with engineer estimates to follow.
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Kennewick
Northern Pacific
Tacoma Street
Kit C. Gifford
Ben F. Knapp
Knapp
Fford
Staser
Marshal
Wright
Second Street
Bellum
Memorial Sunday Service at Osgrove Camp G A R
Rev. L N B Anderson of the M E Church delivered a discourse before Osgrove Camp 125 G A R and the WR C last Sunday morning. The text was suggestive and recognized Memorial Day as an advance step. The service recalled similar observances in other places and emphasized honoring those the nation regards. The sermon was interesting and instructive to a large audience.
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L. N. B. ‘Anderson
M. E
Osgrove
WR. C
Kennewick
Nation’s war cost weighed in memorial address
The speaker cites a war price tag of 12 billion dollars plus heavy loss of life and property for both sides. He notes 3000 per slave as ransom for freedom and 500000 deaths in combat with 700000 after, urging reflection on liberty and sacrifice as Memorial Day nears. The Old G. A. R. memory and church choir offerings are mentioned.
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United States
Anderson
Irrigation Project Aims to Dress 38 Townships in Washington
The Klickitat Irrigation and Power Co plans a major project to irrigate about 38 townships across Yakima Klickitat and Benton counties. The U S land office has accepted stock shares for desert claim improvements. A 10 foot diameter main feed pipe will carry water from the Klickitat river, with concrete pipe fabrication by Patterson Concrete Company. Engineers report an open canyon route avoids costly construction hurdles and may allow immediate start.
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United States
The
Klickitat Irrigation and Power Co
Yakima
Klickitat
Benton
United States Land Office
Klickitat Irrigation and Power Company
Washington
Patterson Concrete Company
Klickitat River
Kennewick Eighth Graders Achieve Top Marks
In the state diploma exams, Kennewick eighth graders led with Frances Oldrich first, May Pitman second, and Ellis Dorothy third. Thirteen of twenty from the county passed, with Clyde Stewart of Prosser posting top scores among Prosser pupils. Seventy six county pupils sat the challenging test.
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Kennewick
State Department of Education
Frances Oldrich
May Pitman
Ellis Dorothy
Clyde Stewart
Prosser
New Railway Files Its Incorporation
Articles of incorporation filed in Olympia by George T. Reid for the Connell Northern Railway company. It has 1,800,000 capital and aims to build from Connell in Franklin county to Adrian with branches to Ritzville and Tokia. Incorporators are H. C. Nutt F. S. Jarvis and J. Taggard of Tacoma.
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Olympia
George T. Reid
Western
Northern Pacific
Connell Northern Railway Company
Tacoma
Connell
Franklin County
Adrian
Ritzville
Tokia
Adams County
H.c.nutt
F.S. Jarvis
Gold Found Near Hover Prospect Prompts Mining Interest
A Kennewick party found gold near Hover, assays show nine ninety-two dollars per ton on a sampled ledge, with other samples reporting gold and silver traces. Claims were staked across six sites as locals tour the area half a mile from Hover near the railroad and Columbia River.
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Kennewick
Nover
Hover
San Francisco
Denver
Colo
Portland, Seattle
Columbia River
Mineral Vein in Hover Area Sparks Excitement and Excursion News
A mining prospective notes a large mineralized vein with uncertain extent near Hover, near rail lines, suggesting a low grade, free milling ore possibly economically worked if pay exists. Separately, about forty people visited Walla on a Sunday excursion to view the city, ball game, and local ranches, with transport delays and a 2 to 9% Kennewick loss noted.
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Walla
Bade
Milton
Freewater
Interburban
Meadow Park
Fair Grounds
Decoration Day Observances In Kennewick Gather Veterans
Early morning preparations at Odd Fellows Hall as G A R veterans, W R C members, and Cemetery Association members formed the parade to the Kennewick Hotel corner. A service at Comrade Weger’s grave preceded grave decorations and a later Dreamland Pavilion program with Mrs C O Anderson and Hon Lee A Johnson delivering addresses. The Kennewick Band, improved by Mr Young, performed with two children flag drills earning applause.
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Odd Fellows Hall
C. O. Anderson
Lee A. Johnson
Sunnyside
Johnson
Statesman
Offhoard
Kennewick
Young
Poultry in Kennewick Seen as Ideal Local Site
A discussion in favor of Kennewick as a premier location for poultry farming notes that the area offers favorable conditions for raising chickens and the care involved. The article hints at continuation on the last page for further details and arguments supporting the claim.
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Kennewick
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White Bluff
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