Rail route links Wenatchee to Portland line via Columbia
Information from Siems g Shields, Hill group contractors, outlines next construction after Portland line. A Wenatchee to Kennewick route would connect with Portland line, using Ainsworth warehouses as five year HQ for Columbia and Snake river supplies. Railroad observers expect trains on Kennewick Wenatchee by 1910.
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Siems G Shields
Hill Group of Roads
Portland
Seattle
Riparia- Pasco
Columbia
Wenatchee
Gray
Pasco
Stems & Shields
Ainsworth
Snake Rivers
Kennewick
Hill
Washington
Kennewick-Wenatchee
The New Freight House Opens for Business
The new freight house opens this week with two rooms a 0 by 40 foot office near the passenger station and a 110 by 40 foot freight store room with wide unloading platforms. The office operates 9 am to 6 pm with Frank Staley in charge. Perishable freight to eastern destinations should arrive by 2 pm and storage is five cents per hundred pounds after days.
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Gort
Frank Staley
Elliott Urges Mead on Coal Supply For State Buses
President Elliott of the Northern Pacific writes Governor Mead urging immediate fuel purchases by state institutions and the public. He recalls the coal famine last winter and argues mines should be drawn down to meet railroad needs, warning private carriers cannot engage in the business. He asks public notice and broad buying to cover next winter.
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Elliott
Northern Pacific
Mead
Wiiter
Hover School House Let Contract Awarded
Rev TH Dry of the Hover school board announces the contract for the Hover Public School building has been let to CE of that place for 45. The frame two story building will have four rooms with two on the first floor. Completion aimed by opening of school. J R Helms of Kennewick named principal for the year.
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TH. Dry
Hover
J. R. Helms
Kennewick
Schog
Model farm planned to prove family support on ten acres
A ten acre model farm under control of C L Smith aims to prove it can sustain a family. The plan includes fruit orchards with 100 cherry trees and 200 apples, 100 pears, 25 plums, one cow and horse, 100 hens, alfalfa and vegetables, and buildings. Estimated costs range 1750 to 2500 with projected incomes rising from 600 in year one to 6000 from fruit in year six.
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Wagner
Rome
Hazelwood Develops Berry Crushing Machine for Ice Cream
Hazelwood company unveils a mechanical berry crusher that stems and crushes strawberries at three gallons per minute. The device uses a revolving corrugated cylinder to press juice and fruit through small holes, potentially removing seeds, powered by electricity. 6000 quarts of strawberries will be prepared this season, using cold processing to preserve flavor. The firm operates 20 wagons and has received a carload of horses from N Yakima for delivery.
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Hazelwood Company
F. N. Martin
Hazelwoode Company
N. Yakima
Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy Promoted
For over a century Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy has been trusted as a universal cure. It is described as dependable and pleasant when diluted with water and sweetened. Sold at Columbia Pharmacy with Scott & Co. offering a better deal.
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Chamberlain
Columbia Pharmacy
Strawberry Plants For Sale By Clark Seedlings
For sale berries stock Clark Seedlings offering strawberry plants at one dollar per thousand in patch quantity. Call J Storland to arrange pickup or delivery.
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Clark
J Storland
A Horseback Trip to Okanogan Country This Summer
W A Williams and son Bryant began a horseback journey from their area to Yakima Valley Ellensburg Wenatchee Lake Chelan and the Okanogan country for the summer They will visit Iron Mountain friends en route and travel with detailed government maps for navigation The trip is described as an ideal vacation.
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W A. Williams
Bryant
Yakima Valley
Ellensburg
Wenatchee
Lake Chelan
Okanogan Country
Iron Mountain
Memorial services announced for Kennewick Lodge No 222
Notice to members and visitors of the I O O F Kennewick Lodge 222 to meet at the hall on Sunday June 16 1907 at 9 am for annual memorial services signed W F Sonderman secretary Also an auction listing launches and wants ads mention an eighteen foot Michigan launch with four horsepower engine fully equipped for sale by J D Bushnell Wallula and a box 146 City want ad for set of books for evenings
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Kennewick Lodge No
Odd Fellows
I. O. O. F. Hall
W. F. Sonderman
Michigan
J.D Bushnell
Wallula
Wanttepd
City
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Eliott
Gov. Mead
Hover School
Scott & Co.'s
Mister Brown
White Bluffs
Obadiah Brown
Leitch
Govod
Harness the Chas Collins Commission Co
Kine’s
Ces
Japan
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