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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1906
Page
4
Kennewick Courier issued by Lauren W. Soth editor and proprietor. Published every Friday in Kennewick Washington. Subscriptions: six months to start, three months for $1.50. rates available on application. Post office entry as second class mail matter.
Congressman Joseph E. Ransdell urged using waterways to regulate railroad rates at a New York banquet. He noted water transport costs a fraction of rail and cited Portland and Puget Sound benefiting from Atlantic water rates, while inland Spokane faced higher rail-only costs.
The Oregonian notes the jetty relief bill faces a crucial House vote with high stakes and a small amount asked, making failure to align with the Senate seem unlikely.
N P pays Benton County taxes on main line and sidetracks totaling 12874.70 with 341.30 personal tax receipt. main line assessed 10200 per mile in Yakima but equalized to 7900 by Benton commissioners. Lands taxes to follow. Heaviest single county taxpayer at about a quarter of annual taxes.
WARE AND DE SELLEM of Cresent Ranch in Kennewick Washington publish a notice concerning property or business matters in the local area. The document records a landholding or ranch operation and its location in Washington state.
The Northern Pacific Railway announces through chair cars standard Pullman and Pullman tourist sleeping cars on train No 4 via Billings and the Burlington Route to Missouri river points. Double daily service now available with modern travel comforts. For information contact agent Wiegel or A G P A Charlton in Portland Ore. Also Plymouth Rock eggs and Hover lots offered locally.
New tract of irrigated land in the Northwest offered at 15 to 25 dollars per acre with 50 cents per acre maintenance. Interested buyers may contact James H Lewis in Spokane Washington for railroad rates and sales details at the Courier office.
A torn OCR snippet mentions painting a wall and house lawn work. References to repairs, a fence line, and possible improvements suggest a property maintenance note. Names and complete actions are unclear, with several illegible sections.
The readable text suggests a carload or train schedule reference to stations and times but is garbled with missing letters and unclear names. It mentions a night setting and possible stops or addresses, leaving the exact route and destinations uncertain.
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