Kennewick Strikers Rout Sunnyside in Spring Game
Sunny weather drew a large crowd as the Kennewick Strikers overwhelmed Sunnyside. Shinn, Huntington, Easterly, and Dutch contributed solid plays while Lynn and Shanafelt helped the visitors. J. H. Sylvester of Pasco umpired a fair game as Estopia is slated to return next Sunday.
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Kennewick Strikers
Shinn
Jones
Faish
Huntington
Lynn
Herb Shanafelt
J. H Sylvester
Pasco
Estopia
Spokane Portland & Seattle Introduce Faster North Bank Schedule
The Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway announces a new schedule effective last Monday shortening Portland Spokane run times. Pasco to Spokane service begins on Snake River extension with Kennewick stops for all trains. Enhanced equipment includes diners sleepers and parlor observation cars with some trains reaching 100 miles per hour.
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Spokane
Portland
Seattle
Ba Y
Pasco
Snake River
S.p.&s
Kennewick
SelTopia Nine Next Sunday Game At Local Grounds
The SelTopia team will host Estopia next Sunday for the third game of the season at the local grounds. Estopia is strong this year and has played five games. Our boys expect to maintain their running streak. Game called at 3:30 p.m.
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Estopia
Concert and Basket Social by Kennewick Military Band
The Kennewick Military Band presents a spring concert followed by a basket social at the pavilion on May 18. Under Mr. Young’s leadership the band shows excellent progress with strong community support from Newick and others.
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Kennewick Miliary
Paviloin
Young
Newick
Tule
Road funds allocated for Kennewick dock access
H A Howe and L E Johnson urged the County Commissioners to fund the boat landing road at parity with the State Aid Euclid road west of Prosser. The board approved 4000 for local road work under Commissioner H C Tweedt, with at least 2500 for the dock road and more for the route to the North Bank depot. This project aims to ease heavy traffic and cut goods handling costs.
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H. A. Howe
L. E. Johnson
Kennewick
Euclid Road
Prosser
H. C. Tweedt
North Bank
First Box of Berries Arrives from Clark's Seedling Patch
Rev I E Paul delivered the first box of ripe berries on May 6 from his Clark's Seedling patch in Section 12 a mile south of town. He had small selections last week but couldn’t assemble a full box until Thursday. More growers promise ripe berries today and the Fruit Growers' Association plans to ship the first crate to the Hotel Spokane tonight.
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I. E. Paul
Clark
Mothers Day Observance Urges White Carnations
The article recalls Miss Anna Jarvis’s groundwork for Mothers Day on the second Sunday in May and notes 5 to 6 million Americans celebrated last year. It urges wearing a white carnation to honor mothers, past and present, in memory and reverence.
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Anna Jarvis
Philadelphia
United States
Court at Kennewick to Host Superior Court Sessions
A new law allows Superior Court sessions in towns outside the county seat. Kennewick should seek designation for regular hearings to save travel time and costs for attorneys and residents. Deputy clerks would handle records locally, with probate matters and reports managed here, reducing trips to Prosser.
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Kennewick
Prosser
Northern Pacific
City considers wide cement sidewalks and street upgrades
The council discussed Yakima and Washington street graveling with cinders, Second Street extension costs, and creating a street improvement district charged to property owners. Sidewalk districts would cover Third Street and Kennewick Avenue with wider business sidewalks and 4 foot residential walks.
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Second Street
Washington Street
Canal
Umion Addition
Third Street
Henderson Corner
State
M. E. Parsonage
Church
Kennewick Avenue
State Street
Hotel
Kennewick
Pacific Street
IR. J. Andrus
B. F. Knapp
Richland
Water for Horse Heaven irrigation plan moves forward
M Conlan filed notices of appropriation totaling 3 000 cubic feet per second from the Klickitat river and its branches to irrigate lands in Yakima Klickitat and Benton counties. The plan includes 2 000 cfs from Klickitat above Pearl creek, 500 cfs from the west fork of Klickitat, and 500 cfs from Big Muddy creek. All actions are filed in Yakima county according to the Yakima Republic.
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Yakima
Klickitat
Benton
M. Conlan
Klickitat River
Pearl Creek
Benton Counties
Big Muddy
Yakima County
Yakima Republic
Richland Boat Schedule on the Tillicum
The Tillicum, Richland flyer, under Captain J A Penn, departs Richland at 7 30 each morning and reaches Kennewick at 8. The return leaves Kennewick at 10 50 and arrives back in Richland at 11 o'clock.
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Tillicum
Richland
J. A. Penn
Kennewick
Special Woman's Meeting With Emma Smith DeVoe
Mrs Emma Smith DeVoe president of the Washington Equal Suffrage Association will address the ladies of Kennewick at the Parish House on Wednesday May 12 hour to be announced at church services Sunday meeting is under the auspices of the Woman's Club of Kennewick.
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Emma Smith DeVoe
Washington Equal Suffrage Association
Kennewick and
Woman’s Club of
Kennewick
Unknown Mian Drowns in Columbia River
The coroner describes the unidentified man as Mongolian race about 40, 5 feet 10 inches, in working clothes with no papers. He carried $1.90 and had been in the water for some time. Undertaker I. N. Mueller assisted and the body was interred near the discovery site.
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Columbia
H. W. Howard
I. N. Mueller
Portland business men visit Kennewick on May 14
A Portland party of Rose City commercial leaders will travel by special excursion train to Kennewick on May 14 for an hour visit with local business men. The group will also tour Pasco and Goldendale via Lyle with a side trip and return home, with arrangements to entertain the visitors. A local ad notes a wanted second-hand five shovel cultivator at the lowest price from J. Jacot in Finley, Washington.
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A. F. Brown
Yakima Valley Power Jo
Yakima Valley Co
Portland
Kennewick
Rose City
Northern Pacific
Pasco
North Bank
Goldendale
Lyle
New Candy Kitchen Opens Beside Courier Office
C. J. Anderson and R F Clark open a candy kitchen and ice cream parlor in the Brown building next to the Courier. The remodilled, newly fronted space features new furniture and equipment. Clark will handle manufacturing with a reputation for quality while Curt serves customers with prompt courteous service.
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C.J. Anderson
R. F F. Clark
Brown
Courier Office
Clark
Curt
Did Better Than The Men In Pasco Showdown
The kid ball team defeated the Connell squad 20 to 5 at Pasco last Saturday. Connell beat Pasco but lost to Kennewick. Lineup included Tracy Howe Everett Howe Clarence Oliver Larkin Lodge Story Copeland Lyle Johnson Harold Oliver with Story on the mound.
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Connell
Pasco
Connel Bunch
Kennewick
Tracy Howe
Short Everett Howe
Clarence Oliver
Larkin
Lodge
Story
Copeland
Lyle Johnson
Harold Oliver
CP Rail Inaugurates Portland to St Paul De Luxe Service
The Canadian Pacific inaugurated direct Portland to St Paul passenger service last Sunday. A seven car train departed Portland at 7 am over O R N tracks, routing via Spokane to the Canadian main line. Travel time to St Paul is 61 hours, with six trains planned at about $200000 each for the De Luxe service.
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Canadian Pacific Sea Roads
Portland
St. Paul
Spokane
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WOME
EAS
North
Seltopia
T. J. Wright
Yakima Street
Richland Boat Schedule
Columbia River
J. Jacot
Finley
Wash
Helen Taft
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