Drowning Tragedy Near Pasco After River Launch Crash
Miss Vergille a fourteen year old girl from Pasco drowned Tuesday afternoon in a whirlpool near the Northern Pacific bridge across the Columbia River. The gasoline launch carrying about fifty passengers collided with a pier, throwing her into swift water as others escaped. The body has not been recovered despite river patrols and a search along the current.
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Miss Verville
Columbia River
Pasco
North Coast Railroad Co
Snake River
Vergille
Martin Place
Parker
Kennewick district exam results show strong student performance
The Kennewick, Richland, Hover, Kiona, White Bluffs, and other district schools reported exam results with many candidates passing and several high scorers noted. Edna Dimmick of Hover led with a best test record, while district totals include numerous past exams across all listed districts. Acknowledgment of district progress follows.
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Kennewick
Courier
Richland
Kiona
Hover
Edna Dimmick
Floyd Bowers
Ruby Slaugenhaupt
Louise Gravensland
Ruth Williams
Dot Mackay
Arnold Burmaster
Bowen
Elizabeth van Horn
Laura Woody
Leona Koelsch
Clara Bremmer
White Bluffs
Gale
Ruth Griffeths
Summit School
Rattlesnake
Ruth Dyke
Alfred Erickson
Maud Vance
Fairview
Horse Heaven
Fred Russell
Mountain View
Rutlesnake
Mamie Gibson
Rubie Burnholt
Beulah Royer
Prosser
Harold Guernsey
Elmer Smith
Hazel Lang
Cecil Crofutt
Danger of Driftwood Rescue at Ringold Bar
Messrs W G Elfong and E C Wilson nearly drowned while freeing driftwood from a boom in the Columbia River last Monday. Elfong fell first, Wilson tried to save him and was swept into ten feet of water but both clung to logs and reached shore. They vowed to quit driftwood rescues after the frightful episode.
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W. G. Elfong
E C. Wilson
Columbia River
Elfong
Wilson
Estopian
White Bluffs Town Growth and Investment Prospects
White Bluffs streets are graded and sidewalks laid as business houses rise. Over half the original 20 acre plat is sold with lots priced from 100 to 300 dollars. Adjacent tracts offer 250 dollars per acre for self platting. A river trip aboard the Todd invites inspection before the next excursion.
Washington State Laws Go Into Effect This Week
Last week saw the new laws take effect in Washington. Most measures passed by the legislature now in force include cheaper marriage licenses, hospital records, burial permits, and a state license for liquor sales. Several notable acts like the anti cigarette and pure food laws also began, with broad reforms across trades and professions. The general appropriation bill funding became available last week.
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Washington
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J.N. Teal
Odd Fellows
Wiss Verville
Presley
East Side
N. P
Hollister
Columbia Pharmacy
R. B. Walker
K. S
Joseph N. Teal
Columbia River Transportation Company
Open River Association
Portland
Big Eddy
Dalles
Kennewick Lodge
Althea Rebekah Lodge
Presbyterian Church
J. F. Smith
Smith
Johnathan
David
Miss Book
Geo
Hunter
J. N. Scott
Whitelock
L. E. Johnson
J. B. Rose
F. M. Crosby
Armstrong
M. A. Dwire
J. A. Thornton
W. F. Sonderman
J. H. Gravenshind
Grand Lodge
Anderson
Christ Kruse
A. Lundy
F. Pierce
Hellinger
Segessenmannon
A.M. Borgen
D. Sweet
H. Oliver
CW Story
TA Rose
Kennett
M. Bartlett
Wn. Shafer
Kennewick Land Co
Ringold Bar
Michigan
J. DO. Bushnell
Wallula
Scott & Co
Leitch
White House
Buster Brown
King & Son
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