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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1908
Page
5
The Ritzville to Kennewick column reports: travels by rail to Spokane and Portland for railroad ceremonies. farm and dairy sales prospects in the Kennewick valley. real estate openings by Square Deal Realty and Emigh. local artisans and merchants expanding shops. health updates on K C Bowers and others.
Rail circles report Sunnyside branch of the Northern Pacific will reach Kennewick next season and be upgraded to the main line. This leak comes from the Yakima Republic via Sunnyside Sup.
A narrator writes through a long night tallying numbers and forecasts for U S political figures. References to Bryan, Taft, Debs, Watson, Tapp, Chafin, and regional bets in Nebraska Nome Alaska Iowa Tuscon Georgia Minnesota Dakota suggest a satiric take on election hopes and public figures. The mood shifts to a companion who ends up in a padded cell while the crowd mutters about vast sums.
Mr and Mrs F H Lundy hosted a reception dinner Monday for newlyweds Mr and Mrs C B Haydon who wed yesterday in Richland. About a dozen guests attended as friends shared flowers, dancing and cards. Out of town guest Mr and Mrs Dwire of Spokane joined the celebration.
H D G Cox reports success in securing rights of way for a 70 mile steam railway from Walla Walla to Wallula and Dayton. Farmers along the route back the plan and will contribute grading work in exchange for stock in the new company. A steam service is favored over an electric line, with connections to Wallula steamers planned to boost valley product outlets.
John R. Sovereign, veteran Knights of Labor figure and Democratic speaker, was forcibly ejected from a Great Northern train at Edwall after failing to present a ticket. He offered to wire Spokane for a ticket and prove his case, but conductor Corrigan refused and pushed him from the car as the train moved, leaving him on the platform with his overcoat and baggage.
The Yakima valley along the Columbia is praised for abundant fruit, large grape clusters, and rapid development. Builders report strong activity and optimistic outlooks for the coming year, with land productive enough to yield seven pound grapes and prospects described as the best ever.
Mike Welch a town laborer about 50 years old died Wednesday morning from heart failure attributed to alcoholism. Buried at Kennewick Cemetery by Undertaker Mueller. The Grandmothers Club met with Mrs Clinton Staser for a light refreshments filled session. Election in Kennewick passed quietly with Mayor L E Johnson involved in a sidewalk incident with J F Perry.
Notices list multiple church services across denominations including Lutheran Presbyterian and Episcopal. Details cover Sunday School at 10 a.m. morning services at 11 a.m. Lutheran 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., Presbyterian with Christian Endeavor at 6:30 p.m. and evening service at 7:30 p.m. Episcopal evening prayer at 7:30 p.m. and general invitation to all.
The General Land Office approves a portion of an electric line map from We natchee to the mouth of the Snake River and onward to Walla Walla. The route runs along Priest Rapids to Hanford and White Bluffs then south to the Yakima river bend and along the Yakima and Columbia rivers to the Snake. The project would traverse the Columbia Valley and generate surplus power at Priest Rapids for the line.
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