Kennewick Club pushes highway bid and prizes for Spokane exhibit
The Kennewick Commercial Club approved a resolution urging State Road No. 8 to run from Goldendale to Kennewick and pledged free county rights of way. It also planned prizes for orchard and farm products shown in Spokane, with three awards per class and ownership of entries to the Club. A finance report showed $636 raised, over $1000 booklet costs, and more than $200 in the treasury. The group pledged a large Fourth of July celebration with Pasco joining, appointing a general committee and adding two members.
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State Road No 8
C. E. Comstock
D. H. Jackson
Bickleton
L. E. Johnson
Snow
Olympia
State of Washington
Highway Commission
Washougal
Goldendale
Washington
Columbia River Valley
Columbia River
Kennewick, Wash
Kennewick
L. A. Peters
Scott Henderson
Edward Sheppard
Ways and Means
Pasco
C. L Hanson
B . Knapp
Tom McKain
Kennewick Seals Hectic 8-5 Victory on Mesa Ground
Kennewick earned its second win of the season by defeating Mesa 8 to 5 on Mesa’s field last Sunday. Dutch’s eighth inning bunt sparked a wild throw that produced five runs, while Kennewick stole 12 bases and Meyers struck out 9 for the visitors. Beck limited Kennewick to three runs through seven innings as attendance and fan support remained strong.
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Kennewick
Mesa
Kennewickers
Meyers
Beck
Rebekahs Surprised by Odd Fellows Festive Initiation
Members of the Rebekah Lodge of I O O F were surprised Tuesday when visiting Kiona brothers appeared in costumes to initiate a lodge member Lloyd Peckenpaugh in a humorous rite. The Odd Fellows arranged free hall use and covered lodge debts, a lunch followed, and a collection of 11 dollars was presented to the Rebekahs.
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Rebekah Lodge
Kiona
Lloyd Peckenpaugh
Rebekahs
Odd Fellows
Lime-Sulphur Wash for Peach Trees Exterminates Aphids
Farmers advised to use a half strength lime-sulphur spray to combat aphids on peach foliage. Reportedly safe even at stronger mixes, the guidance urges spraying both sides of every leaf from all directions to protect healthy foliage and kill insects.
Kindergarten program delights crowd at Public Schools show
Miss Leitch and Miss Mayne led over eighty pupils in a lively program at the Methodist Church last Friday. The show featured songs recitations dances and a Brownie Band with bright costumes and strong performances. Receipts reached 70 with proceeds to a piano fund and teachers and students earned high praise.
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Rosella Hamilton
Grandpy
Wilbur Weisel
Irma
Laverna Bier
Florence Hewetson
Miss Mayne
Russell Elliot
Henry Joshua
Charlie Swindler
Leonard Smith
Alvin Erickson
Homer Wise
Robert Koch
Hilda Allen
Violet
Myrtle Darling
May Koch
Maudie Lodge
Lucy Lawson
Desiah Lockerby
Ruth Fairchild
Ramona Wiegel
Dolly
Raymond
Bretha Copeland
Gay Simpson
Merry Maud
Irma Bier
Irma Calhoun
Alberta Harper
Jessie Sonderman
Elsie
Harry Lodge
Lynn Taylor
Lynn Baughman
Miss Leitch
Wilma Harrison
Myrie Haskell
Leon Baker
Joe Stiegler
Esther Richardson
Margaret Harrison
Melinda Jane
Burdette Hoadley
Woodford Harrison
William Maddrey
Ramon Wiegel
Ruth Fendler
Edna Tull
Elsie Richards
Bears White
Bears Brown
Boye
Ward Johnson
Thomas Hawkins
Earl Tweedt
Tom Soth
Horace Fairchild
John Cahn
Ernest Wright
Mayne
Leitch
Section 37 Support by Yakima County Republicans
Republican county conventions in Yakima and neighboring counties declare for Section 37 of the Direct primary law. They pledge legislators to vote for the party’s top senate candidate from the primary ticket to strengthen party organization and keep voters within party lines.
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Yakima
Thurston
Snohomish
Jefferson
Island
Clarke
Pierce
Okanogan
Benton
Clallam
Lincoln
King Counties
U. S
Oregon
Kiona Welcomes New Principal as Spring Roundup Nears
Mr and Mrs Jesse Miller visit from North Yakima while Grace Hinman Miller adjusts on the homestead east of town. Prof G D Humphrey of Illinois is hired as Kiona School Board principal and plans to relocate with his family. A crate of strawberries was shipped Friday May 8 to C H Ahden Spokane. The spring roundup starts Monday with about a dozen riders expected.
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Puyallup Republican
E. L. Boardman
Boardman
Benton County
Prosser Bulletin
Republican
Jesse Miller
Yakima
Kiona
C H. Ahden
Spokane
Finley Lumber Yard to Open as St Paul & Tacoma Shipments Arrive
The St Paul and Tacoma Lumber Co arrives with a large safe for Finley. H W Nelson of Kennewick to manage the Finley yard. S Caldwell of Lind registered at Valley House. Joe Smith sells ten acres to Mr Coffeen and plans to move to Twin Falls Idaho. First shipment of ten crates of strawberries arrives with delay due to cool weather. Berry patch demand rises. telephone depots connected to Kennewick. Cattle from Walla Walla, Ruth and Pearl Carle visit Ed Angell, Yakima Best Flour arrives.
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St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co
Finley
H.W. Nelson
Kennewick
Joe Smith
Mr. Coffeen
Mr. Smith
Twin Falls
Idaho
George Finley
Walla Walla
Ruth
Pearl Carle
Ed Angell
Rain Prompts Urgent Wheat District Alerts
Men ride this week gathering horses from areas where the roundup will not pass. Rain is greatly needed in Settlement and other wheat districts on Rattlesnake hill as farmers fear a poor crop without immediate showers. In Horse Heaven conditions mirror this need. Dr. McCown visited twice to attend Mrs. C. E. Morgan. she improves and is expected to regain health slowly.
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Rattlesnake Hill
Horse Heaven
McCown
C. E. Morgan
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H. A Cameron
H. W. Giddings
Bea Johnson
Pearl Weisel
Ruth Huntington
Nella Calhoun
Grandview
Yakima County
Grandview Press
Fred L. Harris
The
Enterprise
S. Caldwell of
Lind, Wash
the Valley House
H. M. Ashbaughe CO
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