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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1906
Page
4
Lauren W Soth editor and proprietor announces subscription terms. One year in advance costs 1.50, six months 0.75, three months 0.50. The notice states Kennewick Washington post office second class mail matter.
The Commercial Club met with a large turnout and admitted twenty new members. The ways and means committee bought 27 000 feet of lumber for the boat landing at 20 dollars per thousand. A six month hall lease with Wm Dircksen at 2 dollars a month was approved. L W Soth reported on Spokane meeting plans and urged cooperation with the Spokane Chamber of Commerce in publicity work. Several town matters were discussed and committees appointed, but details cannot be published now.
Real estate transfers list numerous deeds in Benton County from Richland Kennewick and surrounding areas. Entries include Mary J Moore to Howard Amon lots 25 26 27 block 3 first addition Kennewick and transfers involving Hover, Hanson, Petsel and others along with water company properties. Also notes a trip by Melvin and the Taylor group to Seattle for Alaska and a Kennewick town notice paying warrants 129 139 142 150 with specified amounts.
A large turnout at Dircksen's Hall endorses paying the architect for completed work and directs him and other architects to draft brick cement or stone building plans. Plans should allow future ventilation and sanitation upgrades. Board nominees J F Perry H C Tweedt C E Hoadley for terms were placed in nomination.
The Mata C Hover steamer runs Hover to Wallula and Kennewick with daily departures at 7:00 AM 4:00 PM from Hover to Wallula 8:15 AM 5:00 PM Wallula to Hover and 9:00 AM Hover to Kennewick. Passenger minimum 25 cents. Freight and passenger rates by route listed. Tickets and inquiries at local offices. Trunk charges 25 50 cents per landing. Bus pickups at Kennewick and Wallula.
The M E Church lists Sunday school at 10 a m and preaching at 11 a m with a topic Lights that Shine. Junior League at 3 p m Epworth League at 6 30 p m on A Life of Unselfish Ministration led by Miss Eunice Oliver. Evening sermon at 7 30 p m Ruth the Moabitess. Choir organized with L R Whitelock leader Gretta Book organist and Abbie Rich soprano. Preaching at Finley at 3 p m.
A bay horse weighing about 1200 pounds with white markings and a small wire cut on the left knee was found in a pasture about a month ago. Contact C. E. Nicosen, 12 miles southwest of Kennewick. Also listing Plymouth Rock eggs for hatching at $1 for 13 eggs or 86 per hundred from Mrs. Thomas Hobday.
A large assortment of ladies and misses dress skirts has just arrived at Mrs Heard's store, highlighting a fresh selection for the season.
The sermon subject One of the Church will be continued next Sabbath morning. Sunday school begins at 10 a m with preaching at 11 a m Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m. An offering for famine sufferers in Japan will be taken in the morning. The evening service will be at Pasco preached by T H Dry.
Preaching morning and evening by Rev. Wm Snape of Malta Montana. Sunday school and Christian Endeavor as usual.
Fragmented OCR reads like a local page with scattered names and places. It mentions D Johnson near town and George, land sales per acre, Rich E. Van Sie, a business house, Osho soma Lede, subscribers, Chicago reference, Buck and Perrot, Quigley and Howe, Misao Place, and J R Eight.
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