Aboard for Hanford big Independence Day event
Hanford will host a large celebration on the Columbia River with a Kennewick White Bluffs baseball game for a $35 purse. A 7:00 a.m excursion aboard the mountain Gem departs First Street with 6:45 a.m buses from Kennewick and Koontz Hotels. An open air dancing pavilion, Twin City Orchestra, and fireworks are set for an all day program sponsored by the Hanford committee with Judge Hanford and Samuel Hill in attendance.
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Hanford
Columbia River
Kennewick
Wenatchee
Base Ball Association
First St
Koontz
Free 1910 Government Year Books For Kennewick Valley Ranchers
Week’s mail delivered a sack of 1910 government year books issued by Senator Jones for Kennewick valley distribution. The volume includes articles on water duty for agriculture nitrogen gathering plants cattle tuberculosis eradication roads movement cream grading and fruit handling and marketing. Free while supplies last at this office.
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Jones
Kennewick Valley
Pasco and Rivalry Renew Sixth Meeting Sunday
Pasco and the longtime foe meet next Sunday for the sixth game this season at 3 30 PM. The matchup offers a chance to place bets and win money to spend on the Fourth.
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Pasco
Finley Fourth of July Picnic At Coffeen’s Finley
The Kennewick valley is invited to a big old fashioned Fourth of July picnic at Coffeen's in Finley. There will be sports and patriotic speeches all day under the Finley Grange auspices. A highlight is a basket dinner prepared by the ladies with a local joke about a catchable “shote” for amusement.
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Coffeen
Kennewick
Finley
Finley Grange
Northern Express to Launch Free Wagon Delivery Monday
The Northern Express will begin complimentary express delivery the coming week. A wagon will handle post train deliveries from Northern Pacific and S P and S lines, visit Highlands and residential areas daily, and collect items for shipment. Free river and upstream boat business will also be included, easing merchant and resident costs. The wagon arrived earlier this week, bright in red and green, stored at the freight house. Agent Crawford predicts a strong turnout if local teams match those in other cities.
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Northern Express Company
Northern Pacific
Highlands
Crawford
In Favor of a Dry Town Kennewick Crisis Claim
A persuasive pleas against saloons in Kennewick declares temperance as a crisis of utmost importance. The author argues liquor harms families and communities and that licensing wrong cannot be right, urging readers to oppose saloon licenses at the July 6 election.
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Kenne Wick
Kennewick
Commercial Club Excursion Postponed to August 10
At a publicity committee meeting last evening the Commercial Club excursion up the river was postponed from July 13 to Thursday August 10. The delay aligns with a Fourth of July event run by the band and the baseball boys, prompting the postponement of the earlier trip.
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Commercial Club
Baseball Boys
Coffin Brothers Ship Sheep from Kennewick Valley
Coffin Brothers loaded 10 000 sheep for Seattle and 12 000 for St Paul by train, bringing total winter grazing sheep to 22 000. A 17 car shipment last week adds to Kennewick valley’s record mutton output valued near 50 000 dollars. Wool is shipped by boat to the far east, boosting the region’s sheep industry.
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Seattle
St. Paul
Coffin Bros
Kennewick
Far
Finley
Kennewick Valley
Weddings in Kennewick Bring New Couples to Town
The Kennewick area welcomes several new couples in the past week. Edith Ebner and Julius Nelson wed in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, and plan a home in Kennewick while Nelson works in a drug business. John Mounsey and Dora Moeller married quietly at the Congregational Church with close family in attendance.
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Edith Ebner
Julius Nelson
Kennewick
Belle Fourche
South Dakota
Nelson
H. A. Bier
Nile Club
Columbia Pharmacy
Congregational Church
W. E. Marriott
John Mounsey
Dora Moeller
Melissa Moeller
Richard C. Mounsey
Mounsey Bros
Hansen Wins Land Court Appeal for Spokane Man
Otto Hansen of Spokane has received notice from Washington D C that the land court decision in his favor is final unless his opponents M N Hudinel Miss Bienhart Chas Robertson and Ed Mann appeal to the Secretary of the Interior. The case involved several premium homesteads and drew notable interest among contestants.
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Otto Hansen
Spokane
Washington D. C
M. N. Hudinel
Miss Bienhart
Chas. Robertson
Ed Mann
Secretary of the Interior
Gellatly to address Kennewick voters on July 2
Wenatchee Mayor John A. Gellatly will speak at the Kennewick tabernacle Sunday evening July 2. He will argue that Wenatchee's dry policy has benefited the city and urges citizens to hear him.
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Kennewick
the Tabernacle
Gellatly
Wenatchee
Photographer Here For Harriman Publicity Booklet
Photographer Geo Weister, appointed by the Harriman system publicity department, is due today to shoot additional views for a fall Commercial Club booklet. Some minor literature should reach the secretary soon after the copy went to Portland printers two weeks ago. The valley information from Kennewick advertising in Sunset Magazine has generated daily inquiries.
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Geo. Weister
Harriman
Commercial Club
Portland
Kennewick
Sunset
First Washington Grown Potatoes Marketed From Kennewick Valley
Collins Co ships new spuds this week marking the first Washington grown potatoes to be marketed from the Kennewick Valley. The harvest covers a large acreage and signals a sales start for the season.
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Kennewick
Collins Co
How would you like to be mayor of Kennewick
The Kennewick city council seeks a temporary mayor to fill the unexpired term of Mayor Richards who leaves for Seattle. They hope to choose a capable outsider rather than a council member to guide affairs for six months, with the aim of using the present opportunities effectively.
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Kennewick
Richards
Seattle
Lineman Dies After Burns At Coyotes Rapids Plant
N S Greenlee dies after three days illness in Coyotes Rapids following severe burns at work installing a 2400 volt circuit for Pacific Power and Light. Local manager R J Andrus reports he attempted to bridge two live wires with binding wire causing an arc and igniting his clothing. He suffered two electric burns but escaped by jumping down through the arc.
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N. S. Greenlee
Coyote Rapids
Coyots Rapids
Pacific Power & Light Company
R. J. Andrus
Two Games Of Weird Baseball Ends In Rainy Farce
A Friday twilight game between Kennewick and Richland, played in cold dark conditions, produced a 18 to 7 Kennewick victory after nine innings with erratic play and low visibility. Attendance was 17.
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Richland
Kennewick
Sunday Baseball Fell Short in Tough Prosser Clash
Cryderman failed to locate the plate while Richards started strong for Prosser. Kennewick tied it in the second and took the lead in the fifth. Devers added two hits including a key double in the eighth as Gascoigne drove in two runs.
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Prosser
Cryderman
Richards
Flinger
Fanning Stull
Martin
Kennewick
Howe
Dever
Devers
Ward
Larkin
Gascoigne
Stull
Gascoygne
Argument in Favor of a Wet Town by Rev Wasson
Reprint from Pearson's Magazine argues against prohibition as a solution to immorality and crime. It contends liquor regulation could temper the traffic, cites Prohibition era claims, and notes the crusade’s shifting promises while inviting readers to judge its impact on their communities.
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Pearson’s Magazine
A. F. Brown
William A. Wasson
Mr. Wasson
Episcopal Church
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Iil
Northern Express
Coffin Bros. Ship Sheep
Nibs
D. Cupid
Nelson-Ebner
Mounsey-Moeller
Mellin
Mantor
H. Beulah Mantor
W. M. Mantor
Bonners Ferry
Idaho
Martin V. Mellin
Cascade Lumber Company
S. E. Kelsey
Hansen
John A. Gellatly
Photographer
Richard
Lineman
Oregon
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