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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1909
Page
8
The anti-pledge bill seeking to disqualify pledging candidates was vetoed by Acting Governor Hay. He also approved a new criminal code expanding offenses from tipping to stock gambling and liquor sales. Hay plans to let the general appropriation bill become law without his signature.
A legislative committee appointed to investigate state officials and institutions will meet in the Olympia house chamber on Tuesday March 30 at 2 o clock. It will hear charges by affidavit or personal accusation regarding official conduct, with initial focus on alleged malfeasance in the insurance department.
Martha Carlson, a small child from Alder Grove near Ferndale, fell into a deep well on her father's ranch Saturday evening as she prepared for a farewell party. She was not missed until about thirty minutes later and drowned.
Natural gas was discovered Saturday afternoon while drilling a well for Monroe Water and Light Co. At 90 feet pressure blew out water and sand from an eight inch casing. The flow was so strong a worker could not sit on the casing top.
John Carney received five years in the state penitentiary for larceny from a pocket after cutting a coat pocket and stealing 70 cents from William Hayes on January 29. The verdict followed a conviction on the larceny charge.
Washington notes cover James Murphy of Seattle attempting suicide after a rejected courtship, James Page’s death by carbolic acid, and Sheriff Payette's plan for a crook registry. Other items include rail expansion, a church mission, deportation cases, and a ring of confidence operators led by Joseph Gladner.
The store showcases new lines arriving rapidly for the season with spring clothing and seasonable goods on display. Easter outfits are described as hot and in demand across the shop as customers prepare for the holiday.
Our stock is at high tide with the best selection available early. Over two dozen styles in sizes and widths including tans Russia cars oxbloods chocolates plain blacks bluchers and patents. If you see them you can't help buying them.
New spring and summer dress goods arrive in a profusion of the latest weaves and colors. Lawns linens cambrics and muslins at reasonable prices alongside more luxurious fabrics.
In Kennewick residents faced a registration crisis as officials failed to open the books on the last day. After word spread 31 people registered in time, while debate raged over counting election day as part of the ten day window. A court likely would decide the interpretation with no immediate ruling expected.
Miss Ona Lee Taylor maintains a commanding lead by about 100000 votes in the district. Her portrait ran in Thursday's Review, and observers deem her a likely winner.
A collage of rural commerce and personal notices lists shops and goods at The Toggery, Collins Co, and Kolb's Grocery with apples, hats, asparagus, dewberry plants, flour, and fertilizer. Neighborhood moves, parties, repairs, and a school entertainment tease punctuate listings, plus a birth day party for Margaret Harrison and a family relocation to Vancouver Washington.
Prices listed for wheat including Bluestem and red Russian at 1.05 to 1.20 per unit, oats at 38 to 39, barley around 30, hay values for Timothy in Willamette and eastern regions, butter at 20 to 35 cents, eggs at 20 to 22 cents, wool and mohair quotes, plus regional wheat and alfalfa per ton figures for Puget Sound and Yakima areas. Multiple locales cited with per ton and per unit rates.
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