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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1907
Page
7
Kennewick community updates include births illnesses and visits from Seattle, Walla Walla, and Pasco. local businesses advertise goods from tea and canned foods to pipes and arc lights. notable entries cover real estate sales, new homes, school debates, fruit orchards, and plans for a large Toppenish mercantile block with an opera house.
The district Rebekah Convention met in North Yakima last Friday with a large turnout. Officers were elected during the afternoon business session. Kennewick lodge delegate Mrs. Chas Conway was chosen district treasurer. Evening events included two cand idates instated and an amuseing burlesque program followed by a banquet for visiting delegates.
Churches list Sunday School at 10 a.m. Junior C E at 3 p.m. Senior C E at 6 45 p.m. Preaching at 11 a.m. Progress and 7 30 p.m. Gods Cure for the Blues. All welcome. St Pauls Episcopal services next Sunday at 11 a.m. Rev H M Bartlett to preach. Congregational J H Singleton pastor 10 a.m. communion at 11 a.m. Christian Endeavor 7 p.m. Baptist in new school hall 10 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. Rev John Chandler. Methodist Episcopal J H Wood pastor evangelical services begin Sunday morning.
Public schools report shows enrollment by grade with totals and averages. Primary grades include Marion Leitch and Myrtle Jackson, with teacher mentoring and attendance figures. High School enrollment reaches 5651, total enrollment 328, average 295, days attended 5748, absences 94, tardiness 29. Superintendent A. E. Nelson.
Forged three checks on Williams hay ranch business, two for 45 dollars and one for 65 dollars, bearing forged signatures of G. W. Lane and W. B. Williams. Ashbaugh's cashed one, King & Son cashed another, and a third was paid in the Kentucky Bar. Viergutz escaped. Marshall Ellis tracked to Walla Walla. located in another state, likely extradited for trial.
The fifth irrigation season of the Northern Pacific Irrigation Co closed Thursday at three o clock as water flow ended at the headgate. The season was the most successful with few breaks and no long water outages while a larger head of water was carried than before. Ranchers received ample water and complaints were few. The company will begin concreting the canal for 700 feet east of the high flume, seven miles west of town.
For about 50 head of horses and cattle, water available in the field. Property near Finley, offered by H. B. Haney.
The Kiona Kennewick school debate will be held in the assembly room of the new school building Friday November 8. A literary program will be rendered and the debate will conclude the evening’s exercises. A cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend.
Members of Althea Lodge No 182 in Kennewick are summoned to a special meeting on Saturday evening November 2 1907. The session is to confer with the Committee on entertainment and to consider the question of Team Work. By order of the N G Ada Johnson See.
Hover Robert Cash and family have located here with Mr Cash buying the Davis place. Two cars of grain are being shipped by rail from Hover this week. Rev. T H Dry and wife were Kennewick visitors Thursday. W F Anderson sold the Collins Commission Co a couple of onion loads the first of the week. Miss Edna Dimmick writes from Pullman enjoying school work and a fine social time.
Mrs J E Tull gave a party last Saturday for daughter Juanita s 10th birthday. Twenty six little girls attended from Juanita s schoolmates and friends and enjoyed games. Refreshments were served by Mrs Tull with help from Mrs F A Swingle and Mrs Julius Webbley.
Mrs L E Johnson and Mrs O L Hanson hosted a Hallowe en Dance at Hotel Kennewick last Wednesday evening. Fifteen couples enjoyed a congenial evening of dancing in the spacious ball room with Kennewick orchestra providing music for dancing and supper. Guests voted the two hostesses ideal entertainers.
Local representative needed to manage renewals and grow subscription base for a fly magazine in Kennewick and surrounding area. Salary position described. experience desirable but suitable publishers may apply. Box 59, station O.
Candies and fruits at the Kennewick Club. M A Dwire travels from Spokane on business Thursday. Miss Glessie Mathie visits White Bluffs friends. Mrs. Simpson and children move back to their south town house. Wm Dirckson builds a rental cottage east of Port Townsend grade. J J Reed digs cellar for a 22 by 88 foot two story residence in Beach Addition. Columbia Pharmacy ad praises Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. Ladies Aid tea at Mrs Don Cresswell on Nov 13 hosted by Mesdames Llowe Faries Haxton Harlan Jones.
The notice promotes depositing money rather than investing, claiming investments often fail while deposits with the bank are safe and earn good interest. It invites readers to visit the Kennewick branch to discuss mutual benefit and sensible finance.
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