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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1909
Page
8
H. A. Howe receives an entire carload of fine Eastern oak furniture. The shipment includes Carman beds and mattresses Gunn sectional book cases side boards dressers and related pieces. A large stock addition is being arranged this week for inspection at the Howe Furniture Store.
Kennewick cigar maker Z V Decker announces the Kennewick Club brand created with Haydon and Dwire for the Kennewick Club. The five cent cigar comes with a unique label and custom boxes for the Gentlemen's Resort. An order of ten thousand cigars signals strong sales prospects among discerning smokers.
Property owners on Front Street file a protest citing ongoing damage and seek to block any railroad construction there. Signed petitions from Sylvester & Roseman, Mrs. Rankin, John Prentice, and others warn of injunctions if North Coast proceeds, while lawyers argue the franchise may have lapsed.
New timetable details trains and connections between Walla Walla Pasco and Pasco correct edge card and North Bank changes. East and Westbound train numbers list departure times with some trains not stopping on the last two eastbound and westbound services. A New York dispatch notes the Automobile Club of America awarding the Robert Guggenheim trophy and $2000 to Shawmut for second place in the New York to Seattle race after Ford was disqualified for an engine change at Weiser Idaho. Shawmut reportedly passed Prosser about twelve hours behind Ford No. 2.
After the Shawmut meet, a decision spread that the trophy would go to Shawmut, met with general approbation in Prosser. Mutterings of violations of contest rules were heard all summer, and the final ruling was not surprising. Seattle was reached within about an hour after the little car entered the AYP grounds.
The Kennewick school notes report debate trials judged by L. E. Johnson S. Z Henderson and L. W. Soth. First team members Roselia Hamilton Jesele Perry George Richardson. second team Charlie Garber George Williamen Edna Cresswell. Upcoming Sunnyside debate December 10 and an December 2 school entertainment to cancel athletic debt.
The lodge mourns Brother G. W. Shanafelt who died, noting the Supreme Grand Master’s edict and the Celestial Lodge above. The resolution honors his service to the fraternity, family, and community and laments the loss to all who knew him.
A respectful obituary notes Mason F M Crosby J Sercombe and L W Soth extend fraternal sympathy to the widow and orphans. They praise the deceased as a faithful husband father and neighbor and convey that the Great Light of God will guide the family to a peaceful eternal reunion in the heavens.
George Finley visited Prosser early this week on business. Mrs. Jackson near Boise Idaho dies. Miss Blanche Rowe from Walla Walla visits the Roger home. Finley’s cow poisoned. unknown plant. Plus Ultra Class held a Halloween party at E Knuautz’s home with games and refreshments. George Lea sick with typhoid. A school wall collapse damages girders costing 150 to 200 dollars.
The article explains economical coop designs for large flocks, detailing a 16 by 2 by 2 foot coop with partitions and removable front laths to guide hens and chicks. It recommends small 8 by 10 foot colony houses on runners for up to a hundred chicks, emphasizing durability and sanitation for large scale poultry operations.
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