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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1906
Page
1
Sunday ballgame between iad and local team drew a crowd including a Gad & Switch Engine Load delegation. Lind pitched effectively with many strikeouts, while errors plagued both sides. Lind scored six in the fifth. Nay added three in the eighth and ninth as Reed kept score.
G R Washburn, son of R D Washburn, enrolled in the U S Navy for four years and nine months, serving aboard the Oregon and returning to Seattle. He believes naval life offers less promise for a long career, forecasting higher outside earnings with sobriety and business effort. The piece notes his praise for American officers and outlines civilian pay prospects. Nearby notes praise early cherries with May ripening reports from Enterprse Kiowa, John Stuble, Kiona, and Kennewick.
North Yakima contractor J C Gorman arrived to supervise the new schoolhouse project. He has awarded the basement excavation to Jack Windler who started Tuesday morning. Foundation will be cement and walls of Walla Walla tick. Brick layers to arrive from North Yakima.
An aged Dame Nature presented a lengthy rain show last week drawing full audience attention throughout. The spectacle featured summer hats for men and a shipboard scene with Ashbaugh and Co credited in the coverage.
An up to date two story artistic stone residence priced around 4400 dollars, featuring a basement and attic, shingled roof, cement verandas, and stone steps. Inside include a large living room with an open fireplace, two bay windows, a dining room with a fireplace, and a well appointed kitchen. Second floor offers four chambers and a bath with oak trim on the first floor and Georgia pine on the second. The basement houses a laundry, servants’ toilet, vegetable cellar, boiler room, coal bins, and cement floor. Width 29 feet and depth 40 feet.
An enthusiastic meeting in Dirck son’s Hall set Kennewick on the path to a strong baseball squad with Thos McCain chosen manager and M. P. Fuller as chairman. A three member director committee will buy gear and locate grounds at N. P. Irrigation Co. land. B F Knapp elected treasurer. Also noted is the death of Mrs. Frank Waits in White Salmon after scarlet fever. family mourns as interment occurs in Minnesota.
The text states Kiona demands a resident commissioner as a campaign priority and warns of serious political trouble if the request is ignored. It notes the county seat may try to keep two of three commissioners, while other offices matter less. The warning urges support and unity within the party.
The Conservative Land and Investment Co. of Spokane purchased 21 000 acres north of Kiona for 75000 dollars. Ten thousand acres are leased from the state and the lease was included with 11000 acres. The Vesey McCrea Stock Co. formerly owned the land as a stock ranch. The buyers plan to plant a large wheat acreage. Summer suits for men priced 10 to 18 dollars from Ashbaugh and Co.
Dentist Dr. W. F. Lamson announces permanent relocation to Kennewick Pallister Building. He offers a full modern dental office with crown and bridge work and all types of dental services at city prices. Teeth extracted without pain. Free examination and consultation. All work guaranteed.
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