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Kennewick Courier

Location

Kennewick, Washington, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1909

Page

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Velvet and Silk Hats in Red and Velvet Styles

Readable fragments describe red hats and velvet headwear with price cues. Mentions silk colorings and decorative trims. No clear event or person names.

North Coast Street Vacations Except Monroe Opened In Vote

The town council voted to vacate all streets requested by the North Coast Railroad with Monroe street kept open. The decision followed a public session with remonstrances from Beach and other property owners and included compensation terms and plan details for depots, crossings, and irrigation pipes.

North Coast Railroad Monroe Street Laird Orchard M. Lockerby C.J. Beach Adams Ash Madison Monroe G. J. Henneberry C. A. Raddaatz Frank Emigh Beach Orchard C. E. Wood Ash Street Maple Street Madison Street Northern Pacific Front Street Hawes G. J. Hennebery S. M. Lockerby Beach North Coast Railway North Coast Madison Streets Henneberry

New Dairy Lunch Opens Near Dircksen Market

W. W. Angell fits up space just east of Dircksen Market for a lunchroom. A regulation lunch counter faces the room with a cosy rear dining area for ladies and a private entrance. Short orders and dainty luncheons served from noon to midnight. Home Bakery pastry praised for quality.

W. W. Angell Dircksen

Planning Poultry Show Promises Kennewick Event

Benton County Poultry Association advances plans to host a winter show in Kennewick. They have prepared display coops and circulated circulars to nearby breeders of fancy poultry. A subscription paper indicates a goal of 225 to 250 dollars to finance the event. The group seeks widespread community support to establish the annual chicken show.

Benton County Poultry Association Kennewick

Cemetery removal impossible according to Kennewick trustees

The Kennewick Cemetery Association states no board member favors moving Riverview Heights Cemetery. State laws governing cemetery associations would prevent any move, and further agitation would harm relations. the matter should be dropped.

Riverview Heights Kennewick Cemetery Association

Kennewick High Falls to Sunnyside in Slimy Field Battle

Sunnyside High School football defeated Kennewick 15 to 0 last Saturday as changes in Kennewick’s lineup and a heavier Sunnyside squad highlighted the game. Officials were criticized for favorable calls and the field’s alkali slime hindered Kennewick’s lighter players.

Sunnyside Kennewick Grandview

Equality League Meeting Plans Local Campaign Start

The Political Equality League of Kennewick met at Hotel Kennewick parlors to plan work and launch a local campaign for the equal rights amendment. About twenty women attended from 10 a.m. to noon, then joined by husbands for a five course banquet hosted by President Mrs. M. O. Kilitten.

Political Equality League of Kennewick League M. O. Kilitten L. EF. Johnson

Washington grain crop for year 1909 detailed by state commission

The state grain commission reports 2 995 000 acres devoted to cereals yielding 49 565 000 bushels with 35 095 000 wheat 9 290 000 oats and 5 180 000 barley. Whitman and Lincoln lead acreage. Whitman tops wheat and oats, Columbia dominates barley. About one quarter of wheat and one half of oats are consumed locally. three quarters of barley is exported. Millings total about 9 000 000 wheat 1 000 000 oats and 750 000 barley annually, with Tacoma Seattle Spokane and Everett as main centers.

The State Grain Commission Whitman Lincoln Skagit Columbia County Garfield Washington Tacoma Seattle Spokane

Crosby Wedding Anniversary Party At Home

Dr and Mrs F M Crosby hosted about fifty guests for their wedding anniversary. Games provided the main amusement while toasts and sincere wishes punctuated the evening. Halloween themed refreshments featured pumpkin and corn shaped ice cream.

F. M. Crosby Hallowe’en Mrs. Crosby

County Sunday School Convention Report Highlights

Rev. H. T. Murray attended the Prosser meeting on Monday and Tuesday reporting a very interesting session with large attendance. State Secretary C. J. Boppel of Spokane was among the most interesting speakers to address trained workers.

H. T. Murray Prosser C. J. Boppel Spokane

Opera House Under Construction In Kennewick

A new brick opera house is being built on the south side of Second Street beside the Courier building. The 25 by 100 foot structure will cost upwards of 1000 pounds and include a 20 by 25 foot stage, seating 856 with three aisles, and dressing rooms below. Niebel and Coulson lease it for five years and the current moving picture show will relocate here when finished, enabling regular circuit shows and first class attractions in town.

Second Street Courier Niebel & Coulson Moving Picture Show Eakin Kennewick Theatre Seattle Spokane

Five County Seats Vote Dry In Last Year

Colville Wayton Pomeroy Prosser and Wenatchee are five county seat towns that have voted dry during the past twelve months.

Colville Wayton Pomeroy Prosser Wenatchee

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Nea Home Bakery Kennewick High School Equality League Meeting Mrs. M. O. Klitten Everett County Sunday School Convention Opera House Universal All Wool Tailoring Lynch Peters Jeannette Symmonds California
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