The Best Man For County Sheriff
E. D. Ellis Republican candidate for Benton County sheriff with decades in Western mining and law enforcement. Born 1868 in Pike County Illinois he rode as a cowboy in Colorado and California before moving to Washington in Rosalia and Kennewick where he served as marshal and deputy sheriff. Known as honest sober fearless and trusted by voters across Eastern Washington he would bring long frontier policing experience to Benton County.
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E. D. Ellis
Benton County
Pike County
Illinois
California
Colorado
Arkansas River
Ilinois
Washington
Rosalia
Kennewick
Joe Canutt
Fred Ratliff
Whitman County
Ellis
Education and opportunity spread by Washington Young Men’s Christian Association
The State Executive Committee invites Washington young men to use ten city buildings and six colleges offering day and night schools. Instruction covers electricity plumbing drawing and more with personalized instruction. Employment help is provided and letters of introduction available from Seattle’s Association building. Geo. W. Arrowsmith of Yakima Valley Power Co visited town for power-plant construction.
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Young Men’s Christian Association
Washington
State Executive Committee
Bellingham
Everett
Seattle
Tacoma
Olympia
Hoquiam
North Yakima Spokane
Walla Walla
Roslyn
Ruston
Association
Geo. W. Arrowsmith
Yakima Valley Power Co
Tweedt outlines stance on county bonds for road building
Tweedt says he would support bonding the county for ten to fifteen years to fund public improvements if a county majority approves. He opposes combining bonding with a five mill tax, calling it too heavy a burden. Mr. and Mrs. C G Rathert of St. Louis visit daughter Mrs. Henry Brockman and family and are well pleased with the country.
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C. J. Tweepr
C. G. Rathert
St. Louis
Henry Brockman
Blalock Island Sold to Seattle Syndicate Eyes River Bridge
Ownership of Blalock Island in the Columbia River below Paterson transfers to a Seattle syndicate linked to the Paterson Land Company. A bridge will be built from the Seattle side, irrigation expands to 2000 acres, and the new group leads Klickitat Irrigation and Power Co. with H. O. Hollenbeck as secretary and L. M. Rice & Co. as engineers.
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Blalock Island
Columbia River
Paterson
Seattle
Paterson Land Company
Benton County
Klickitat Irrigation and Power Co
H. O. Hollenbeck
L. M. Rice & Co
Cox Investment Co
Kennewick
Northern Pacific Irrigation Company
Kennewick Highlands
Kenne
High School Notes onFair Oct Thirty Program and Debates
The High School Fair is set for Friday evening October 30 at the Parish House with a ten cent door fee. At 7:30 an evening program features duets, solos, a chorus performance, and a Rossenka Vase event. Class booths offer refreshments including sandwiches, candy, popcorn, and a witches cave with fortunes for five cents. Proceeds support athletics. Debating tryouts against Prosser are November 6 at the High School, with the main contest November 13. New enrollments include Hercel Mott, Winifred Tuttle, and Margaret Leslie. Ernest Sylvester is absent with pneumonia. The Miss Dahl room plans a Halloween party after recess Friday.
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Prosser
Rosélla Hamilton
John Smith
Alfred Mors
George Williams
Jack Folsom
Edna Cresswell
Jessie Perry
George Richardson
Kennewick
Hercel Mott
Winifred Tuttle
Yakima
Margaret Leslie
Cheney
Ernest Sylvester
Godfrey Declines Candidacy for County Commissioner District 3
A Benton County voter message states that Godfrey will not allow name to be used as a sticker candidate for the office of County Commissioner District 3 despite requests from friends. The announcement emphasizes no circumstances would change this stance.
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Benton County
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Tweedt
Lara
Shanatel
Shirley Holmes
Rossenka Vase
Finsene
Dan Ellis
Carl Klitten
Miss Archer
Mary Elis
Margaret
Rosella
Hamilton
Miss Dahl
Godfrey
Everwear
HH. M. Ashbaugh & Co
Land Department
Highlands
Northern Pacific Irrigation Co
Kennewick, Wash
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