Large Wheat Cargos Move Down River to Coast
Wheat cargos for Celilo rise with shipments from Ringold and Mottinger to Celilo via Open River Transportation Co. The Mountain Gem and Inland Empire haul sacks from Kennewick dock while Twin Cities helps for weeks. About 35 000 sacks from Ringold region alone will cut rancher hauling and match Mesa rail rates.
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Sea“Ward
Mountain
Ringold Country
Kennewick Dock
Fred Lundy
Inland Empire
Snake River Run
Celilc
Twin Cities
Down River
Ringold
Mesa
Mottinger
Arlington
Open River Transportation Co
Gem
Lundy & Co buys 29000 bushels of Turkey Red wheat
Jas Crowell for C A Lundy Co buys 29000 bushels of Turkey Red wheat from Fish Hook farmers. Grain received at Levy station on the North bank and shipped by rail to Portland. Boat transport feared due to rising Snake River. local firm competes well against exporters amid a short Horse Heaven crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. Crowell
C. A. Lundy & Co
Fish Hook
Levy
North Bank
Portland
Fred Lundy
Snake River
Horse Heaven
Canal break washes ditch near Bartlett ranch in irrigation setback
A morning flood tore through a canal bank west of the Bartlett ranch, flooding Fechter Rudkin property and nearby fields. Heavy washout followed by insufficient waste gates slowed flow, with repairs planned using timbers and fluming arriving next week to expedite fixes.
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Bartlett Ranch
Fechter -Rudkin
Ace Management
Walay
Repairs Extend West Flume After Break
The work will be rushed this week as crews drive a nail to join a new flume on the west end of the canal. The new section will extend several hundred feet, following a prior break. Water remains out of the canal for about two weeks. the previous outage lasted fifteen days. While awaiting lumber, the company is filling in the bank with team effort.
Hotel Brown To Open Dec 1st In Walla Walla
The new Hotel Brown will be rushed to completion with occupancy ready by December 1. Mr and Mrs Koontz, longtime hotel operators in Walla Walla, will lease the property and open early, with furnished rooms for guests by November 20. A Washington street store room serves as a sample room, with two more sample rooms added as work continues. The lessee pledges first class service to attract traveling salesmen and other trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
City Bastile Burns in Morning Fire
The old wooden town jail shed destroyed by a blaze between two and three this morning. Marshal Ellis sounded the alarm and two hose lines fought the fire. Citizens watched as the vermin-infested structure burned, avoiding spread to nearby buildings. Town plans a stone or brick town hall and jail soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis
Kennewick
North Coast steel and lumber arrive for Kennewick yard
North Coast materials arrive this week with a flat car marked North Coast R R 600 delivering ties to the yard north of the N P depot. A second shipment includes large steel truss bridge beams for the canal bridge near the Martin ranch loaded on three flat cars sixty feet long and weighing over forty tons.
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North Coast Steel
N. P
North Coast R. R
North Coast
Kennewick
Martin Ranch
Twin City Steam Laundry Opens Fully Completed Plant
The Swan brothers inaugurate a modern Twin City Steam Laundry in Kennewick with a 14 000 dollar plant inclosed by concrete block building 50 by 72 feet and a 50 horsepower boiler plus a 25 horsepower engine and 8 horsepower dynamo. Foreman A Hart brings 25 years experience while Miss Stella Lee Miss Ela Call and Miss Hettie Miller fill key operative roles. The plant serves North Bank Pasco Kiona Richland Hanford Wahluke White Bluffs and riversteamboat trade from the start.
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Kennewick
Twin City
Swan Brothers
Yakima Valley
North Bank
Pasco
Northern Pacific
Kiona
Richland
Hanford
Wahlake
White Bluffs
Secon
Sherman
Stella Lee
heMorth West
Ela Call
Hettie Miller
Twin City Laundry Brings New Industry To Town
The Twin City Laundry employs 15 workers and plans to grow to 18 or 20 as the plant proves its value. Proprietors indicate strong prosperity from the venture, noting the busy laundry supports the local economy and business community.
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Twin City
Mrs Swan Defeats Bobcat in White Salmon
Mrs W W Swan, once of Kennewick, near the sawmill at White Salmon, killed a large bobcat with a single shot as her children walked to school. With no man nearby, she acted swiftly to protect them and earned praise as a heroic marksman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Swan
J. L. Johnson
White Salmon
Call for bids for coal by Kennewick School District No.17
Kennewick School District No 17 requests bids for 50 tons of coal delivered to school buildings on or before October 10 1909. G M Annis clerk.
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Kennewick School District No
G. M. Annis
New Home for Telephone 60 in Kennewick
The Kennewick Valley Telephone Co. bought a 50 by 113 foot lot on Tacoma street near Second street for 1100 dollars. A 25 by 50 foot building will be built brick or concrete with upgrades planned to improve lines and add cable. Manager Brown aims to keep service ahead of town growth with modern facilities and long distance access.
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Kennewick Valley Telephone Co
Tacoma Street
Second Street
J. B.slaugenhaupt
Brown
Opening Concert Saturday by The Musical Eckhardts
The Musical Eckhardts with soloist Miss Beverly Thornton perform Saturday at the M. E. Church. A feature is resonant hand bell ringing showing a wide range of tones, attracting local patrons to visit Kennewick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eckhardts
Beverly Thornton
M. E. Church
Kennewick
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Celilo
Lundy & CO
Hotel Brown
Hobo Resort
Twin City Steam Laundry
A. Hart
Marker
F. T
R. L. Swan
Prosser
Twin City Laundry
Mrs. Swan
Bobcat
Tacoma ST
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