Fruit Growers Warehouse Location Surveyed by NP Crew
A Northern Pacific survey team led by Jack Staser mapped the new fruit growers warehouse spur. The 50 by 100 foot facility will sit 50 feet west of Tacoma street facing south, north of Front street near the telephone office. The line also aims to block North Coast expansion by limiting right of way.
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Northern Pacific
Jack Staser
Roper
Paralel Front Street
Front Street
Pacific Street
Tacoma Street
North Coast
Front
Lynch's New Store Opens in Brown Block
Lynch's grand opening draws crowd to the new 32 by 82 foot store with balconies, lady's ready to wear and millinery departments led by Miss Irene Hurd, punch by Miss Nima Headley, and a modern, metropolitan display by decorator Geo Marche. The stock expands with a full line of men’s furnishings and continued offerings reported in the Courier.
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Lynch
Irene Hurd
Nima Headley
Geo. Marche
Lynch’s
Smith Tweedt wedding joins Kenne Wick families
Wednesday morning at 9:30 Louis A Tweedt and Ingenia J Smith were married by Rev N Brockmann at the Lutheran church. Two young people from Kennewick families unite in marriage as page continues.
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Louis A. Tweedt
Miss Ingenia
Aap
Smith
Kenne- Wick
N. Brockmann
Luth
Statewide School Child Tax Set At Ten Dollars Per Head
Census reports 256,307 children ages 6 to 21 in Washington with 129,785 boys and 126,522 girls. A $10 per child levy raises $2,563,070, with declines in several counties from 1908 totals.
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Washington
Dewey
Adams County
Asotin
Alositin
Columbia
Cowlitz
Klickitat
Lincoln
San Juan
North Coast Granted Permit to Build Spur at Kennewick
The Town Council granted the North Coast railway a six month right of way across Seventh and Fourth streets to connect with the Northern Pacific switch and establish yards and a construction HQ at Kennewick. The first carload was unloaded Tuesday, with steel from Pasco arriving. the line is to cross streets at grade and sidewalks are to be built along Seventh Street for pedestrians and school use.
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North Coast Railway
Seventh and Fourth Streets
Railroad Street
Northern Pacific
Kennewick
Pup
Scho
C. Scow
Pasco
Newt Strahorn
Mattah Yakima
North Coast
Kent
Kennewick Relief Road Improves West of Town
Supervisor H Godfied and crew work along the Kennewick Relief road about a mile west of town near Ynes Ranch. A heavy grading and fill across a ravine will take about three weeks with spending of $600 to $700 on the project. The route is well traveled and this work will greatly improve it.
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Eames
Kennewick-Relief
Snes Ranch
Eitier
Ans
J. R. Howards 1909 Wheat Record in Missouri
J R Howards threshing outfit finished the Horse Heaven harvest with a total crop of 6400 sacks from blue stem and turkey red. The average yield over 1000 acres exceeds 14 bushels per acre with a best 110 acres yielding 812 sacks. He sold 4000 sacks for 7357.50 and 3000 sacks at 81 cents per bushel red. Total crop value approaches 1100 dollars and annual profit around 6000 dollars. He owns about two sections and 1000 acres of tillable land, some leased for summer fallow.
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Howard
B. J. Brown
Missouri
Kennewick Cigar Factory Opens by Z M Decker
The Kennewick Cigar Factory owned by Z M Decker began August operations with a first market sale on Saturday. The maker offers Valgeza and Don Lorenzo cigars at five cents and hopes to build a local trade by supplying high quality tobacco and plans a ten cent mortgage lifter. Decker invites inspection to prove quality and promote homegrown Kennewick brands.
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Kennewick Cigar Factory
Z. M. Decker
Decker
Kennewick
Falley
Bridal Shower For Miss Gretta Book At Home
Miss Mildred Holmes hosted a package shower at her home on Wednesday afternoon for Miss Gretta Book who is to be married September 15. A group of friends attended and gave gifts and tokens of esteem for their friend.
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Mildred Holmes
Gretta Book
Benton County Records Largest Fee From New Town Site
The county collected the largest recording fee to date for the plat of a new town site near Gibbon named Yackitat. About 5200 lots were recorded at 25 cents each, totaling a fee just over $1300. The lots will be sold to eastern investors and close out between now and January 1.
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Benton County
Yackitat
Gibbon
County Auditor Jenkins Resigns in Benton County
At the September county meeting W S Jenkins resigned as Benton County auditor. He will run Benton County Abstract and Title Co as general manager with J R McKeand devoting time to other interests. A E Verity was elected to succeed him as auditor, with J G Boyle appointed deputy. All officials file annual budget estimates under the new law.
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W.S. Jenkins
Benton County
Benton County Abstract and Title Co
J. R. McKeand
A. E. Verity
Jenkins
Saloon License Fees Hiked to $1000 in Towns
An ordinance before the City Council would raise the saloon license fee to 1000 and bond to 2000. Most nearby towns have adopted this rate as Kennewick needs the revenue. Existing licenses will renew at the higher fee. one expires this month, others in spring, with the Secretary of State endorsing each license to ensure state revenue.
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Kennewick
Secretary of State
New Plans for Baptist Church Pastor Call and Debt Drive
The Baptist church will call Rev. C. R. Delepine as pastor for the remainder of his term. The society aims to meet a Home Mission Society offer to pay half the debt if the church raises the other half by mid November. A free supper will be hosted by the Ladies Aid in mid November to invite Baptists and friends to contribute toward the debt payoff.
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The
Baptist Church
C. R. Delepine
Baptist Home Mission Society
Ladies Aid Society
Baptists
Globe Trotter Visits Kennewick
Eric Mengers of Blexen Germany is in Kennewick on a world trip visiting old associates. He plans a year and a half more of travel after venturing from Victoria toward Honolulu Samoa Tahiti New Zealand and Australia with a final aim of Cape Town. He recalls former work with Dircksen Market and King Son and notes separations from Wm Meyer now in Melbourne.
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Eric Mengers
Blexen
Germany
Billy Direksen
Vaterland
Victoria
Dircksen
Seattle
California
Wm. Meyer
King & Son
Melbourne
Australia
Eric
New York
Chicago
Kansas
Alberta
Canada
Kennewick
Canadian Royal Steamship Co
Hawaiian Islands
Honolulu
Samoa
Tahiti
Oakland
New Zealand
Sidney
Cape Town
South Africa
Roosevelt
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Lynch's
W. P
J. R. Howard
Globe Trotter
Walderlust
Kennewick Orchestra
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