Haxton Drainage District 1 Hearings Set November 1907
Notice lists multiple apportionment hearings by the Benton county commissioners for Haxton Drainage District No 1. Notices specify locations at Prosser courthouse and dates for reviewing reports of costs and damages on various parcels in Benton County Washington. Includes land descriptions and owner status for several stakeouts.
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Haxton
Benton County
Evans
Jane Doe Evang
Benton Couny
Court House
Prosser
Chicago
Seid County
Wash
Jenkins, Co
Alex Miller
Jane Doe Miller
Pearing
Dell Haven
Poperty
Benton
State of Washington
Ws Jenkins
Edgar Cox
Jane Doe Cox
E. W.N
N. P. Irrigation Co
W.S. Jenkins County
Otto Hansen
Jane Doe Hansen
Prosser Wash
W S Jenkins Couny
E. E. Streitz
Washington
Np1co
W S Jenkins
Anne Hover
Kathryn Hover
Tract 3
Hover Villa Tracts
Hover Park Villa Tracts
Huxton
Portland & Seattle Railway Co
Wesh
Uaxton
TOC E Woods
Smith
Copartners
Northern Pacific Irrigation
State of
E Lum
Almyra Lum
del l Haven
W S Jenkins, Co
F.E. Williams
Jane Doe Williams
East Ha
Portland
Seattle
W.S. Jenkins
David Vaughn
Jane Doe Vaughn
Jenkins
Benton Co
W N Scott
Jane Doe Scott
Charles H. Putnam
Margaret Putnam
Putnam
A.smithy
Jane Doe Smithy
Jenkins. Co. Aud
Hoxton
C E Horton
Jane Doe Horton
W.s. Jenkins, Co
Public Land Notice for Rossiter A Alexander at Walla Walla
Department of the Interior notice announces Rossiter W Alexander of Kennewick Washington filing final five year proof for Homestead Entry No 11573 on Sw Section 8 Township 7 North Range 28 East Willamette Meridian. Proof to be made Nov 19 1907 before the Register and Receiver at Walla Walla. Witnesses C C Williams C M Bentley Mrs Lucy C Bentley and Wm M Butler all of Kennewick Washington.
Williams seeks final proof on Homestead Entry 11574 at Walla Walla
Carl C. Williams of Kennewick Washington files notice of intention to make final five year proof in support of Homestead Entry 11574 made October 4 1902 for the SW half of section 4 township 7 north range 28 east. The proof will be heard before the Register and Receiver at Walla Walla on November 19 1907. Witnesses include R W Alexander W M Butler H D Clodfelter C M Bentley of Kennewick Washington. A J Gillis Register.
Notice for Publication William M Butler Homestead Claim
Notice is hereby given that William M Butler of Kennewick Washington has filed final five year proof in support of his homestead entry No 11504 made September 5 1902 for the NE 4 of Section 34 Township 8 North Range 28 East Willamette Meridian. Proof will be made before Register and Receiver at Walla Walla Washington on November 20 1907. Names of witnesses Harry D Clodfelter R W Alexander Carl C Williams C M Bently all of Kennewick Washington. A J Gillis Register.
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Department of the Interior
Wallawalla
Wash
Carl C. Williams
Kennewick Wash
Walla Walla
R.w. Alexander
W. M. Butler
H. D. Clodfelter
C. M. Bentley
Kennewick
Washington
A.J. Gillis
Register
William M. Butler
Harry D. Clodfelter
Wella Walla
R. W. Alexander
Kennewick, Wash
Final five year proof for Homestead Entry No 10598
Harry D. Clodfelter of Kennewick Washington filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his Homestead Entry No 10598 dated January 22 1902 for the NW quarter of section 34 township north range 28 east Willamette meridian. Proof will be made before the Register and Receiver at Walla Walla on November 20 1907. Attesting official A J Gillis Register.
Easy Mark on a Steamship Penny Mistake
A passenger on a steamer mistakingly tipped a steward with a penny, mistaking it for a larger coin. She later corrected herself by giving the steward a $2.50 gold piece after recounting a prior similar incident. The purser promised to investigate but she understood the likely outcome.
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New York Sun
The Old Buffalo Days On the Plains
A War Department document recalls a 1867 buffalo herd advancing on a soldier camp in Kansas. Officers witnessed vast, eye catching crowds as cannon rounds diverted the herd, while General Cooke paused cavalry to spare antelope rights and allow passage.
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War Department
Washington
Kansas
Philip St. George Cooke
Boston Transcript
Spelling Puzzle Traps Fifty Oxford Candidates
A London Chronicle note recalls fifty applicants for Sydney water and sewerage board clerkships asked to write a complex paragraph from dictation. Forty three failed to spell the long words, prompting a board member to doubt ten of fifty Oxford MA holders could spell every big word correctly.
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Sydney Water and Sewerage Board
Oxford M. A
London Chronicle
Servian Charm Belief and a Robber’s End
A Belgrade correspondent notes a Serbian superstition about hatching a chicken in the left armpit to avert violent death, proven by a robber killed by mounted police. The piece also recounts a London Mail joke about a cat and breakfast mix up, a Edinburgh doorplate misread as ground flat, and a Punch cartoon about angels at a candlelit room.
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Kolubara
Belgrade
Imitative Doll Life and Missing Teeth Issue
Imitative speaks of soothing a doll at bedtime while noting she has removed its hair and cannot extract its teeth. Sourire provides a framing remark about the scene.
Rejected Advice Sparks Dentist Sleep Joke
A humorous exchange about insomnia features Blobbs and Slobs debating medical consults. Slobs balks at bills and debt, while Blobbs suggests seeing a doctor, turning on a punchline about debt preventing rest.
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WS Jenkins Co and
Superior Court of
C. Staser
Plaintiff
P. O
Rossiter W. Alexander
E. W.M
C. C. Williams
Lucy C. Bentley
Wm. M. Butler
A. J. Gillis
West Bound
London Mail
Edinburgh
Scott
London Graphic
Dolly
Sourire
Northern Pacific Railway
A.D. Cuanterox
PLA
Oregon
Geo
Lawrence
P. J. Cronin
Victor Marden
Duncan & Sons
A. A Kraft & Co
California O. K
Spokane
Kennewick Harnes
Harness Shop
Smd
Cascade Lumber Coq
W. F. Baker
iManager
Wastin
Meen
Duda Caks
Marvin
Marlin Firearms
Willow St
New Haven
Conn
Hanson & Rich
United States
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