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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1909
Page
4
Kennewick Fruit Growers Association markets steam rolled barley and ground corn and oats by the ton or 100 pound lots with prices listed. The notice promotes farm supplies, chicks food, remedies, and delivery by boat or rail, inviting customer price matching and cash sales. Also reports local crime and state booster efforts with plans to publish statewide newsletters.
Reports from Somerville Idaho California and Canada cover a maniacal butcher killing five and wounding four, Lummis labeling tainted books poisons, immigration scrutiny at Ellis Island, Lewiston floods, Ballinger homeland laws, lions terrorizing St Charles, and militia control in McCloud. Also plagues in Victoria fires in Canada wheat prices in Texas guilty verdicts in Delaware Thaw in Matteawan habeas denial in New York and more.
Portland markets show wheat prices for Club and Bluestem around 1.18 to 1.35 dollars, oats around 37 to 41 dollars, barley 34 dollars, and hay from Willamette Valley up to 18 dollars per ton. Butter ranges 25 to 29 cents per pound, eggs 24 to 25 cents, mohair 24 to 25 cents, and wool across Oregon from 14 to 23 cents per pound with regional variations.
Hot dry weather persists with hopes for rain as clouds linger. Residents travel, visit, and host gatherings. Chas Rasler builds a homestead. families visit the Sound and Finley. Eva and Bertha Matthews return from Finley. Gladys Reed visits Prosser. Children’s Day program planned by Dist 33 and 15. Fast Horse Heaven Nine to play Central Horse Heaven Nine. Rev A J Canney holds services in Dist 33 and plans biweekly services. Rasler and Tyrrell families share Sunday visit. Mrs Hulse and Mrs Work visit Mrs Matthews. Mrs Croft arrives from Kennewick with granddaughters Kathleen and Helen Ashbaugh.
Miss Nina Ely and Miss Gwendolyn Ely visited Kennewick on Wednesday. Joe Parker and family traveled to Seattle for the fair. Mrs J W Lawlor left Friday to join her husband. Mrs J R Helms hosted a Thursday afternoon. Mr Mitchener preached Sunday morning. Hover looks forward to a new local business store. The gold excitement continues.
Mrs W R Morrison and daughter Margaret left for Seattle with Mr Morrison joining after the S O O F Grand Lodge event in Bellingham. O R Allen now drives a new runabout Franklin, aiding oversight of the Lower Yakima Irrigation Co. project. Nickson Duffy & Co secured the contract to finish five miles of canal, enabling irrigation of 1600 acres. The White Bluffs and Richland ball teams played a close game with the visitors winning in the first half of the eighth inning. Mr and Mrs Harrison of Connel arrived and are improving their tract. M K Page and wife visit Cheney. Mrs Mulholand vacationing in Seattle.
A historical note extols Ieeye TULL and the Busy Corner Store as the best trade venue. It promises convenient one roof shopping for ready stock and fresh lines, citing a Spokane trip that supplied newer goods ready for early visits and sustained inventory.
Local shoe shop offers Packard and Flintstone oxfords for men with years of trusted wear and a line for ladies misses and children. Updated styles include narrow and broad toes priced at 1.75 2.25 and 3.00 for men. children’s range 1.25 to 1.75.
An ad notes a new shipment of straw hats and work hats plus Bamboo helmets described as the cool hat, priced at 25 cents. The offer emphasizes variety and affordability.
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