Improve the Columbia Channel Appropriations Approved by Congress
The plan requests one million dollars to clear and improve the Columbia River from Kennewick to the sea. Funds are split among Celilo Canal and above, Vancouver to Willamette mouth, Willamette and Portland to coast, and mouth improvements. River navigation promises growth for Kennewick and regional trade, backed by Portland Lewiston Spokane business leaders.
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Columbia River
Kennewick
Congress
Celilo Canal
Vancouver
Willamette
Portland
Lewiston
Spokane
Mondell Bill Cuts Farm Units Size In Irrigation
The Senate passed the Mondell bill amending the national irrigation law to allow reductions of farm unit size from 40 to 20 acres in government projects. The measure also sets rules for extending entry deadlines when delays are caused by the government failing to complete projects and supply water in time.
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Senate
Mondell
Secretary of the Interior
Politicians Not Shrewd Enough for Roosevelt
A wire pullers effort by Republicans aimed to discredit Roosevelt by using Democratic senator Tillman to push through the rate regulation bill. The move backfired as Roosevelt welcomed Tillman as his spokesman, highlighting senate treachery and boosting the President's popularity while sinking his enemies.
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Tilman
Senate
Tillman
Market Quotations From Kennewick Washington
Hides values steady 5 to 6 cents per pound green and 10 to 14 cents per pound dry. Veal dressed 5 1 2 to 6 1 2 cents. Pork live 6 to 7 cents. Dressed pork 8 1 2 to 9 cents. Beef on foot 2 1 2 to 3 1 2 cents. Beef dressed 5 to 7 cents. Spring chickens 15 cents. Old hens 10 to 11 cents. New alfalfa hay 7 to 3 dollars per ton delivered. New potatoes 20 to 25 dollars per ton. Old potatoes scarce 18 to 20 dollars per ton. Strawberries gone, raspberries 2 dollars per crate, cherries and blackberries local grown. Butter ranch 20 to 25 cents per pound. Eggs ranch 80 dozen? per case 7 dollars 50 cents. Ice 2 cents per pound. Prepared by Commission Co Kennewick Washington.
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Columbi
Local Notes and Transfers in Finley Community
Mr W F Carle reports driving nine tons of hay from two patches with three more crops expected. A dance by Ziegler and Carle at the new hotel drew about 25 couples. E N Carle leases the C on galls property west of town to become a valley farmer and buys a jersey cow for 5000 dollars. C Ingalls family depart for Minneapolis on the 14th. best wishes accompany their move.
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W.F. Carle
S. S
Messrs. Ziegler
Carle
E. N. Carle
C. Ingalls
Minneapolis
Minn
Grandview District 18 Notes Move and Visits
Ruel Bronson has completed his house and moved in. S. E. Walker hauled lumber from Kennewick for a house for Mr. Harris of Umatilla who expects to move soon. James McKevitt Hans Smith and C. B. Quillen visited North Yakima Sunday and Monday. Mrs. Maggie Hines returned to Seattle after a relatives visit. Mrs. D. M. McCoy Mrs. Emery Owens and son David and Bertha Matthews visited Kennewick after berries but few were secured. Earl Souder is recovering and not sent to Prosser. J. L. Hodge will be found nearby posing as a preacher hoping to be fed on chicken. The District 18 school is under Miss Clara Straub. Mrs. Work and Mr. Bronson visited Kiona for household goods. The well drill on George Baker’s place is down but will resume soon. Several farmers visited Kennewick last week. S. E. Walker D. M. McCoy Ernest Sweeny C. B. Quillen and wife were among those on the list. The mood shifts from blue to business as harvest nears. For sale Few Clark Seedling strawberry plants of extra fruiting strain. C Conway.
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Ruel Bronson
S. E. Walker
Kennewick
Harris
Umatilla
James McKevitt
Hans Smith
C. B. Quillen
North Yakima
Maggie Hines
Seattle
D. M. McCoy
Emery Owens
David
Bertha Matthews
Earl Souder
Prosser
J. L. Hodge
Clara Straub
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R. C. Mounskry
Tashier
S. G. Warp
Amon
B. F. Ena
L. E. Johnson
Cashier
Jp, Asst
the Exchange Bank
Kennewick, Wash
Kennewick Transfer Co
Drug and Express
Kennewick-Pasco
W. B. Muir
E. R. Carnahan
Bolyard & CO
Shamrock
Finley
Robert Gammon
J. W. Dennis
Kennewick Courier
Lauren W. Soth
Washington
Courier Building
Second Street
Kennewick’s
LSO
Hanson & Rich
Mountain Gem
W. R. Todd
Columbia
the Strawberry
Columbia Channel
Roosevelt
A Commission Co
Finley Facts
Grandview, Dist
Clark
C Conway
Columbia Commission Co
Harness Shop
J. G. Jones
I.co. O. F. Kennewick Lodge
Masonic Hall
Ruffus Fullerton
N. G. W. F. Sonderman, Sezy
G. D. Hunter
Yakima
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Windsor
Inland Empire
C. G. Hendy
Prop
Howe
Sevan
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