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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1908
Page
5
Kennewick edition lists births and deaths, hunting losses, business for sale, real estate offers, and local visits. It notes typhoid illness, horses pastures, bee sales, and a new band leader hire. Registration opens for the December 8 city election.
Stoney extols thrift and discipline in saving money as a path to independence. He urges readers to start saving now to build a growing hoard for emergencies, highlighting the comfort of having funds ready in a panic.
The First National Bank of Kennewick operates as a local banking institution serving the Kennewick area with customary retail and commercial services. Details on its charter, ownership or recent actions are not provided in the available text.
A local church notices multiple congregations inviting the public to Sunday services at 10 a.m. and 7:39 p.m., with Sunday School at 10 a.m. and a Baraca class. It lists pastors L N B Anderson W L Rowan and Hazen T Murray, and outlines morning and evening sermons, prayer meetings, and Christian Endeavor.
A Dover Oklahoma man returned a shirt but got a woman’s nightie by mistake. He looked up the owner and they met exchanged goods and later married. The item appears in the Western Publisher column of light society notes. Prof George Jauslin visited en route to Mabton to inspect land near a new North Coast townsite owned by Spokane interests. He leads the orchestra at The Rink. Julius Nelson.
The Kennewick Cemetery Association met at Mrs. D. F. Cresswell’s home on Tuesday afternoon. Treasurer Mrs. Carnahan reported over 135 on hand while Supt. RE. D. Collins noted five burials since the last gathering. The group discussed a public entertainment to fund the water fund and address a gate kept unlocked.
A house and all contents belonging to J Kelly DePriest burned Monday evening on his irrigated land one and a half miles east of town. Investigators believes fire started in the kitchen with no recent cooking. The loss to $1000 while insurance was $5. DePriest, a young farmer, was away at a lodge meeting salvage efforts failed.
A city worker for the Ow Drug Company endorses Yakima Best Flour as the guaranteed best in the state and suggests trying a sack in local markets.
The advertisement lists men’s suits priced at 16.50 20.00 22.50 and 25.00 with hand tailored quality. It promotes affordable formal wear in a period style catalog caption.
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