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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1908
Page
3
Kennewick Courier reports sealed bids for printing and advertising of all Benton County official notices from July 1, 1908, to July 1, 1909. Bids accepted until 4 p.m. April 4, 1908 in Prosser by Auditor W S Jenkins. Bond of at least 500 dollars required. evaluation includes paper circulation.
United States Land Office in Walla Walla Washington dated March 7 1908 warns that George F Zurcher of Kiowa Washington has filed to prove desert claim No 470 for the Lex Nay Lots 234 Sec 14 T lu N R 23 E before the Register and Receiver April 24 1908. Witnesses named to prove irrigation and reclamation include W A Kelso Rollie M Lythie Selie Ramson and A N Brown.
James W. Pointer of Kiona Washington files for final five year proof on Homestead Entry No 11723 dated November 25 1902 for NE 4 Section 20 Town 7 North Range 28 East Will make proof before the Register and Receiver at Walla Walla Washington on April 9 1908 Witnesses B W Batson W A Dennis D W McCoy and Charles Bentley all of Kiona and Kennewick Washington.
Andrew Brown of Pasco Washington files a contest against Horace R Wells entry 313 dated August 1902. The dispute centers on lack of final reclamation, invalid assignment to William J Kearney, and expiration of the entry, with a hearing set for April 21 1908 before the U.S. Land Office officials in Walla Walla Washington. publication ordered due to non-service.
Thomas Savage and Ernest R Henderson of Richland Washington filed notices of intention to make final commutation proofs for Homestead Entry Nos 14444 and 1443 respectively. Proofs to be presented April 3, 1908 at the Walla Walla Land Office before the Register and Receiver. Mentioned witnesses include Robert Rankin Edward Timmerman and Harry Van Horn.
Wilson Dennis of Kiona Washington has filed notice of intent to make a final five year proof in support of his Homestead Entry No 11640 dated October 30 1902 for Section 20 Township 7 north range 28 e ism. before the Register and Receiver at Walla Walla Washington on April 9 1908. James W Pointer and B W Batson of Kiona Washington D W McCoy and Charles Bentley of Kennewick Washington. A J Gillis Register
A farm dog once saved a farmer from a robber, illustrating animal instinct and loyalty in a humorous tale. A London correspondent argues the ferret is the real rat remedy, bred and kept in kennels and fed on skim milk and scraps, capable of clear welts through barn stacks and buildings.
Clement Shorter argues in Immortal Memories that naming a hundred best books for a general audience is impossible. He says temperament and intellect shape reading taste and notes that even revered works like The Imitation of Christ appeal differently to readers such as George Eliot Thackeray and Eugene Sue.
A sequence of short humorous vignettes from a Broadway restaurant scene and Two Irish anecdotes. The first depicts two women reuniting after four years with a playful exchange about appearance. The second recalls a hat gate post misadventure and a shouted scythe near miss. The third covers a scaffolding fall joke about vertigo.
A farmer near the north of England finds a scarecrow so effective that a crow that had carried corn to its nest three days earlier returns the corn after sighting the scarecrow. The tale appears in London Tit-Bits.
A talkative man at the concert muses aloud about being alone in the world and the idea of thanking the Lord in such a time, provoking thoughtful reactions from the audience.
Town of Kennewick orders Mortimer Johnson and listed owners to construct sidewalks within twenty days after personal service or sixty days if served out of state. If not completed, the town may build sidewalks at the owners’ expense and lien costs against the properties. Dated February 27 1908. Town Clerk Fay F Dean.
CGCol let has taken up several estray horses at Versey McRae ranch in Kiowa Wash. The lot includes a gray horse, a brown mare and colt with white facial strip, a second brown mare and colt, a sorrel mare and colt with facial strip, and a black yearling with facial strip. Horses to be sold by auction on March 16, 1908 at 11 a.m. unless owner or legal representative appears to claim title and pay charges. Date of first publication February 28, 1908. W 8S Jenkins Benton Do. and Ask your grocer for Yakima Brat
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