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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1906
Page
1
A committee member at a recent convention urged installing machinery at the state penitentiary to produce grain bags. The proposal aims to boost employment, regulate bag prices for Calcutta imports, and influence market output up to millions of bags, affecting prison and state economics.
A Wattsburg Times piece argues for water competition after a freight bill on 1720 pounds from Belfast to New Orleans and then to Portland and Waitsburg shows steep charges. The item links irrigation advocacy to lower transport costs and a westward market for irrigated produce.
Mr. M. H. Church wires L. G. Moore ready to accept an offer on land along the railroad for an ice plant. If no hitch in the deal Kennewick will likely have an ice plant with about 10 tons capacity and cold storage before next spring. Church optimistic two other families may join the venture.
The Interior Secretary invites bids on the main Tieton canal project in the Tieton canyon. Work includes twelve miles of canal, dam head works tunnels about 1300 feet, 4000 feet of concrete lining, 4000 feet unlined canal and 1000 feet concrete flumes. Bids open in Portland on November 15.
C J Blanchard, statistician for the United States reclamation service, says 16 to 15 years of work remain with about $12,000,000 to be spent to water 400,000 acres in Washington. He notes contracts near for Yakima valley and praises the Sunnyside canal purchase. The Cowiche Tieton Sunnyside and Leadebetter projects aim to irrigate more arid land, boosting Yakima real estate values. He credits the Boise congress with creating a publicity bureau to publish irrigation statistics and articles.
Coroner's jury inquest into the death of Mrs Frank Cleary known as Babe of the bridge house finds death by her own action via morphine. The 20 year old woman was pronounced dead Tuesday morning and buried at Kennewick cemetery after testimony gathered by Dr. F S Hedger of Kiona.
Earl Souder 22, from Republic Missouri, died Tuesday afternoon from heart failure after working with a threshing crew in Horse Heaven. He had been staying at Sweeney's, improved, stood briefly, then collapsed. body sent to Republic, Missouri. Also notes C E Lum awarded contract to build temporary dams at Lakes Cle Elum and Richelos to store irrigation water, beginning work with crew at North Yakima.
The Yakima Republic argues the state fair suffers from underfunding and mismanagement. It notes a $15 000 two year appropriation, $5000 for improvements, occasional deficits, and waning local contributions, urging the legislature to triple the appropriation for farmers, stockmen, and horticulturists.
The ad promotes wholesale prices on raspberries blackberries and Logan berries with a No 1 European grape at 3 cents and invites readers to request stock needs by card. Eschholtz thanks old customers and seeks future business from Kennewick with a box address and a Board wanted notice at the Courier office clarifying weekly price requests.
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