Bids Open for County Printing Contract in Benton County
Benton County Auditor invites sealed bids for printing and advertising of all official notices from July 1 1908 to July 1 1909. Bids due April 4 1909 by 4 p m at Proser office. Award to lowest and best bidder with a bond of 9500 dollars. circulation considered. Dated Prosser Wash March 4 1908 W S Jenkins County Auditor.
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Benton County
Proser
Wash
Prosser
W.S. Jenkins
Kenorthny Place Noted for $1900 Expenditure Claim
A garbled OCR note cites a $1900 expense claim linked to Niles and Ken orthny, with fragments of place and person names. The readable bits indicate a financial entry or transfer request mentioned in a local record.
Desert Land Final Proof Notice Publicized
United States Land Office in Walla Walla Washington announces that George F Zureher of Kiowa Washington has filed to prove desert claim No 470 for the SEY NEY Lots 234 Sec 14 T LON R 28 and will present witnesses W A Kelso Rollie M Lythle Selie Lamson and A N Brown at the Walla Walla office on April 24 1908 for irrigation and reclamation proof.
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United States Land Office
Walla Walla
Wash
George F. Zureher
Kiowa
Washington
Sey Ney
T. Lon
W. A. Kelso
Kiona
Rollie M. Lythle
Selie Lamson
Richland
A. N. Brown
Parco
A. J. Gillis
Register
Pointer files final five year proof for Homestead entry
James W Pointer of Kiowa Wash has filed notice to prove his residence and cultivation of Homestead Entry No 11723 for NE 4 Section 20 Township 7 North Range 28 East Will be presented before the Register and Receiver at Walla Walla on April 9 1908 Witnesses listed include B W Batson W A Dennis D W McCoy and Charles Bentley all of nearby towns in Washington.
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Department of the Interior
Walla Walla
Wash
James W. Pointer
Kiowa
North Range
E .m
B.W. Batson
W.A Dennis
Kiona
D. W. McCoy
Charles Bentley
Kennewick
Contest Notice of Desert Land Entry 313 in Washington
Andrew Brown of Pasco files a contest against Horace R. Wells and William J. Kearney over desert land entry 313 filed August 1902 in township 12 north range 28 east. Allegations claim no final reclamation within four years and invalid assignment. publication ordered for appearance April 21, 1908 in Walla Walla United States Land Office.
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Department of the Interior
United States Land Office
Wala Walla
Wash
Andrew Brown
Pasco
Township
North Range 28
Horace R. Wells
William J. Kearney
Walla Walla Washington
A.J Gillis
Register
Final homestead proof noted for Thomas Savage at Walla Walla
Thomas Savage of Richland Washington files to make final commutation proof for Homestead Entry No 14444 in Section 10 Township 9 North Range 28 East Willamette Meridian The proof will be before the Register and Receiver at Walla Walla Washington on April 3 1908 The listed witnesses are Ernest R Henderson Robert E Rankin Edward Timmerman and Harry Van Horn all of Richland Washington A J Gillis Register
Henderson final homestead proof filed at Walla Walla
Ernest R Henderson of Richland Washington has filed notice of intention to make final commutation proof for Homestead Entry No 14443 dated November 25, 1905. Proof will be made before the Register and Receiver at Walla Walla on April 3, 1908, for the northwest quarter of Section 10. Supporting witnesses: Thomas Savage Robert F E Rankin Edward Timmerman Harry Van Horn all of Richland Washington. A J Gillis Register.
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Department of the Interior
Walla Walla
Wash
Thomas Savage
Richland
North Range
Wallewalla
Wask
Ernest R. Henderson
Robert E. Rankin
Edward Timmerman
Harry van Horn
Washington
A. J. Gillis
Register
Wallawalla
Wallawallawash
Robert FE. Rankin
A.J. Gillis
Final five year proof filed for Homestead Entry No 11640
Wilson Dennis of Kiona Washington filed notice of intent to make final five year proof in support of his Homestead Entry No 11640 dated October 30 1902 for SR 14 Section 20 Township 7 North Range 28 E. Before the Register and Receiver at Walla Walla Washington on April 9 1908. James W Pointer and B W Batson of Kiona Washington and D W McCoy and Charles Bentley of Kennewick Washington are listed.
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Department of the Interior
Wallawalla
Wash
Wilson Dennis
Kiona
North Range
James W Pointer
B W. Batson
D. W. McCoy
Charles Bentley
Kennewick
The Curious Maxims G un Origin And Its Lethal Fire
A historical note traces Hiram Maxim concept to recoil experience after the Civil War, recounting attempts in London Birmingham and Paris. It describes a featherweight gun weighing 35 pounds that could fire 2000 rounds in three minutes and belts feeding 833 rounds. The article cites the St Louis Post Dispatch.
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Maxim
Sir Hiram
America
London
Birmingham
Paris
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Irregular English Verbs Teach a Frenchman a Lesson
A New York Tribune tale describes the verb go and its irregular forms. A French traveler in England endures a joke about went going gone and other variants, prompting the exclamation Mercy at the quirks of English verbs.
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England
New York Tribune
Open Window Prank Ends in Mocking Retort
An ironworker sought revenge on a friend by waking him with a loud knock at night. He explained a window was open to reveal the target’s head through it, leaving the amused neighbor to depart satisfied with the gag. The piece ends with a social charge idea from a church group.
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Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Ladies’ Guild
New York Press
They Made Her Grandchildren Quiet
A grandmother admonishes noisy grandchildren with witty retort as quoted from Harpers Weekly. The exchange hinges on the irony that the children claim she would not be grandmother without them.
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Harper's Weekly
Man Seeks Revolver to Target Cat Next Door
A determined man asks for a revolver and the salesman suggests a nine chamber model, noting the customer plans to use it on a cat next door in a London Express item.
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London Express
Soft drinks at the Kennewick Club featured
Readable text notes a selection of soft drinks available at the Kennewick Club. The item emphasizes beverages across varieties. No further details on brands prices or quantities are provided.
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Kennewick Club
A Poor Corner Remark From the Chicago Record Herald
A cartoonish line says a girl reserving a spot in her heart for a man signals she expects little use from that corner. The Chicago Record-Herald commentary delivers a wry social note on affection and restraint.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Youth holds no society with grief Ripides
A historical brief notes that youth remains undaunted by sorrow, quoting or referencing the poet Ripides. The line frames youthful resilience and the belief that grief cannot master a young spirit.
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Ripides
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Ny Five
Niles
Carbonado
Fulton
Summit
St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co
E. L. Reeder
Cashier
A. L. Norton
Mer
Geo. C. Fendler, Prop
Kennewick Transfer Co
Drug and Express
Columbia Cafe
J. T. Patterson
Columbia Pharmacy
Edward Sheppard
Prop
Meat and Poultry
Kennewick Market
Roesch
Dorothy
Fuller & Roesch
Ohio
Hamilton Supply Co
Church Seed Co
Spokane
Boutledge Seed Co
Denver
The
Brunswick
C. E. Tripp & Son
Haydon & Holmes
R. L. Baughman
Kennewick and
Assengers & Freight
Columbia River
Priest Rapids
Great
W.S. Pearce
A. Bell
Kennewick, Wash
W.R. Todd
Henry Bailey
Miles
Landing
Hanford White Bluffs
Steamer
W. R. Todd
Pasco Steam
Kennewick Studio
H Gravensland
Cracker Trust
W. B. Johnson
Ene
Direk
Sen Market
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