Real Estate Boom In Kennewick Amid Cold Weather
Real estate activity remains brisk in Kennewick with many deals in acreage, dwellings, residence lots and business sites. Notable purchases include the Moore property by F R Jeffrey and homes bought by Dr W F Morrison J B Thomas and others, with new theatres and business buildings planned along Second Street and Tacoma area. Many locals invest while winter slows farming elsewhere.
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Kennewick
Moore Propety
Second Street
F. R. Jeffrey
W. F. Morrison
Johnson
M. O. Klitten
Kennewick Avenue
Mr. Jensen
Coulee City
Wm. Engels
Seventh Street
A. R. Gardner
Uttire
B.J. Pinckney
James Gavin
Tacoma
Yakma
Pinckney
F. Beste
Kennewickess Company
P. J. Murphy
Theatreuilding
Hanson and
Desgranges
Second
King Block
C. C .Haworth
Second Streets
Pacific Street
City Hall
Princess Theatre
W. M. Mattecheck
Tacoma Street
W. H. Mather
H. G. Fyfe
Highland
G. F. Heilman
Walla Walla
N. P. I. Company
Highland orchard sets remarkable 1919 fruit crop record
J O Cleve of the Kennewick Highlands reports a 4.92 acre mixed orchard yield with 5 248 boxes of apples and over 13 000 dollars in value from Winesap trees alone. Exchange totals include 760 Jonathan boxes and 210 Spitzenbergs plus pears peaches prunes crab apples and early apples. Apple average price near 2 50 a box and cull apples sold separately.
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Kennewick Highlands
Courier-Reporter
J.O. Cleve
Minneapolis
Jonathans
Cleve
Me. Cleve
Highlands
Cold Weather Grips California Northwest Residents
A weather bureau report shows divergent readings as residents endure frigid conditions. The forecast mentions unusually low temperatures and the need for warm clothing amid blustery winds.
Robert Hamil Returns Home From Mississippi Business Trip
Robert Hamil came back this week after a business visit to Mississippi. He was away for several days, meeting with clients and reviewing regional operations before returning to his home base.
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Robert Hamil
Mississippi
Farmers Discuss Their Problems at Benton County meeting
The Benton County Farm Bureau held its annual meeting in Kennewick with about twenty committee members from across the county. They approved office reports, endorsed Boys and Girls Club work, planned pest control funding, and arranged local committees to submit 1920 work programs.
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Benton County Farm Bureau
Kennewick
Agricultural Office
Farm Bureau
Representa
Kennewick Hospital Opens in Bartlett Home
Doctors F. M. Crosby and C. D. Hopper lease the Mrs. H. Mett house on Highlands and convert it into Kennewick Hospital with about 14 beds. The two-story home will feature private rooms, a surgery, ward space, a basement, furnace heat, and nurse staff, leveraging prior army hospital experience.
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F. M. Crosby
C. D. Hopper
Crosby
Big Developments Hinted in Benton County Oil Field
Local gas and oil men forecast a year 1920 with substantial activity in Benton County. W R Crawford heads Benton County Gas and Oil Syndicate as D James of Walla Walla Oil & Gas and George Thorpe of Texas capital interest plan to boost drilling. Estimates show a single well could yield about 613 thousand dollars annually based on gas and gasoline outputs, with Texas investors expected to announce further plans on return from Texas. Attorney W O Miller of Ritzville visited the city Tuesday.
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Benton
W. R. Crawford
Columbia River-Pure Sound Natural Gas Company
D. James
Walla Walla
Benton County Gas & Oil Syndicate
The
Courier-Reporter
Crawford
Local banks top million in deposits in Kennewick
November deposits in Kennewick for First National and American Security total 1,012,447.28, more than double last year’s figure. Bank officials cite healthy local finances, strong farm and merchant sectors, with potential for continued growth into spring. The article notes new cashier Weigand and plans to offer bank stock to farmers. John Lewis, newborn son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Kelley, arrived in Seattle November 29.
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Kennewick
First National
American Security
L. E. Johnson
Armstrong
Weigand
Idaho
E. T. Coman
Exchange National
American Echo
John Lewis
Seattle
Okeh Kelley
J. G. Kelley
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Highland Orchard
J. O. Cleve
California
America
Czar
STEEL
E. O. Rice
Prosser
E. H. Dunning
Richland
H. E. Robinson
White Bluffs
Finley
N. C. Bowles
A. S. Goss
R. Perkins
M. S. Kinkaid
C. C. Williams Valley
Ed. Sellick
John Storlund
C. Puderbaugh
Emil al- Albrecht
E. A. Barg
E. O. Keene
Bartlett
Crosby and
Hopper
Benton Co
W. O. Miller
Ritzville
City
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