Seeing the Highlands Excursion Tour in Kennewick
A local Northern Pacific Irrigation Company party promotes a Highlands sightseeing auto tour. Readers are guided through Olmsted Addition, river views, and new homes, with notes on forestry, orchards, nurseries, and flourishing vineyards. Prospers include the Nichosen orchard, Van Holderke nurseries, Nathan Thayer’s watermelon patch, and H M Bartlett’s Highlands investment.
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Patiie Irrigation Company
Nnewick
R. H. Nichosen
van Holderbeke
Nathan Thayer
H. M. Bartlett
Kennewick
Highlands
Kennewick Valley fruit growing and community life vignette
A visitor tours the Highland Club house and nearby farms highlighting communal effort in building, secured piano, onion patches, and prolific onion yields. The piece notes local orchards, strawberry harvests, Belgian hares and Buff Orpingtons, plus a calm reflection on land value and slow wealth through fruit growing near Kennewick and North Yakima.
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Highland Club
Kennewick Highlands Orchard Company
O. R. Stone
J. Fred Smith
Kennewick Valley
University of Washington 1910 11 Catalogue Highlights
The new UW catalogue lists 2427 students for 1910 11, up 271 from last year. It notes 124 instructors and 34 assistants, with about half self supporting. Agriculture is now a listed admission subject. eight colleges and schools are outlined. first Denny Foundation graduate fellowships awarded. PhD programs announced. Gatzert Foundation supports work for backward and defective children in public schools.
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University of Washington
Arts and Sciences
Engineering
Forestry
Mines
Pharmacy
School of Law
Denny Foundation
Gatzert Foundation
Mortgage Filed On Cascade Lumber Lands In Washington
A $100000 mortgage was filed Saturday on 6963 acres owned by Cascade Lumber in Naches and Kittitas counties. Rand Lumber provided the funds and the note payments include $40000, $10000, $9000, $7000, $5000, and $1000 due by February 1, 1915.
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Cascade Lumber Company
Naches
Kittitas County
Rand Lumber Company
Ellensburg Normal School Opens Its Twenty-First Year
The Ellensburg Normal School begins its twenty first year of school work with opening day on September 20 and registration day on September 19. The piece notes the humorous contrast about ducks and hens and mentions advertising.
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Ellensburg Normal School
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