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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1906
Page
5
Kennewick news covers ferry repairs on the Columbia, irrigation ditch work and a push to wet streets for the Fourth. It notes social visits, marriages, new residents, theater and church events, plus prizes for local students including Rosella Hamilton and Grace Crooks.
James Knox of Bal four Guthrie Co predicts 75 cent wheat as demand soars and other countries face partial crops. he toured East Horse Heaven with Ben H Day and estimates 20 to 25 bushels per acre in the region. In Wickford Kennewick, Mrs. Lester Webster dies in Missouri after typhoid complications. husband Mr. Webster had recovered from illness and they had sought mountain climate relief.
County Superintendent J W Gilkey lists Benton County clerks for districts 1 through 26 with names and towns including Prosser Kennewick Richland Hover Kiona Irrigan Oregon and others. Multiple districts are served by clerks such as B W Case F C Mathews Milan Burnett J W Rydholm S C Crooks and M A Cooper.
The Sacrament of the Lord s Supper is observed next Sunday morning with a sermon on The Influence of Congregationalism on the Declaration of Independence. Evening Epworth and Christian Citizenship topics noted along with a patriotic temperance address by Rev J H Taylor from Spokane. A summer sale and Benton County Directory update are also mentioned.
The dispute over which county, Yakima or Benton, should tax about 12 000 sheep owned by Coffin Bros and the Wenner Sheep Co was settled by the US attorney general in favor of Benton County. Benton will receive 600 to 700 dollars since the sheep were in Benton on March 1.
A large group of property owners sign a petition urging the town council to keep open and improve the old county road along the riverbank within town limits. They favor a waterfront boulevard and speedway with Gaia Mbondition, plus a connected Riverside Park as a recreation area.
The Yakima Republic reports delaying settlement over financial questions between Yakima and Benton counties. The hearing before the attorney general was to be prepared by county attorneys, but Yakima county never presented, delaying a ruling. Benton County attorney C. O. Anderson has been ready for some time. commissioners from both counties urge a prompt decision.
About noon Saturday engineer James Melmine of Parson and Boomer at camp No 4 and a companion tried to cross the Columbia above Celilo Falls in a small boat. Caught by an east wind their craft went over the falls and both men drowned. The boat was recovered below the falls uninjured.
A shoe shop removal notice states the shop was removed from Anderson's store next to the Courier office, with R. F. Richardson noted in connection to the action.
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