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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1912
Page
1
The Kennewick Valley faces low returns from a 100 to 125 carload peach crop. Growers must unite to raise prices, with a strong cooperative association and a meeting urged to decide on maintaining or strengthening the selling group.
Filing closed Saturday for city primaries set for general election day. Contests appear for clerk treasurer and Second Ward councilman with candidates listed: Mayor S M Lockerby Clerk T J Wright H D Nicewanger Treasurer J L Johnson R C Mounsey Councilman At Large H E Huntington First Ward R H Anderson Second Ward A V McReynolds H W Desgranges Third Ward J W Behrman.
Miss Nima V. Hoadley and Richard C. Mounsey wed at a Methodist church in Kennewick with a large gathering. The ceremony featured Mendelssohn’s Wedding March, a fashionable bridal party, flowers, and a reception at the Hoadley home. The couple plan to settle in Kennewick after November 15.
The city council approved a fifteen mill levy for the coming year with assessed valuation at 877593, 9871 higher than last year. A ten mill current expense levy plus 5000 from licenses yields 13775 for city operations, while clerk estimates of 17850 require budget pruning. The extra five mills provide 4387.90 to cover 1650 sewer bond interest and reduce indebtedness by 2737.90.
Witnesses tell of threats to kill husband and alleged poisoning in a Pasco case. The twelve jurors, mostly farmers, will decide Mrs. Christensen's guilt or innocence over the death of her husband after a strawberry festival incident. State chemist Prof. Fullmer testified the flask contained strychnine and whiskey with lethal doses.
O C Peterson a carpenter residing two miles east of town was injured last Saturday night when a fire in his bed clothes trapped him in a smoke filled room. One foot was severely burned before he could escape. The house and contents were destroyed. The fire is believed to have started from a spark in the wood heater.
Delegates from eastern Oregon Washington and northern Idaho attend sessions at the Commercial Club in Lewiston with tours of orchards and a reception. Dr N G Blalock urged canalizing the Columbia and Snake rivers to create electrical power investors seek a $50 million annual federal appropriation for improvements.
A 25-member meeting in Kennewick formed the Benton County Crop Improvement Association to push practical agricultural education through university extension and national crop demonstration work. An advisory board and district delegates will organize, with a $1 annual membership and plans for a Prosser December annual meeting.
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