Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-23
THE LOCAL FIELD


FROM MONDAYS DAILY
Harry Beach is in Wnlla Walla to.
aov trapsacting bunch OF business.
Raw Hover came down from Kiona
Saturday evening and spent Sunday
with Kennewick friends.
The managers of the gun club will
mt men to work tomorrow morning
clearing away the sage brush on the
club grounds.
ole Olson came in from Amon's
Nch this morning and took home
H. lim load of hotsehold furniture
for the ranch house.
Frank staley has accepted position
with r. Gerry and Is to be found be-
hind the counters of that popular
store attending to the wants of the
patrons,
Lacy Brothers have just finished set
ting out ten acres of Clark Seeding
strawberries. The majority of the
nIants were set out early enough to
hear next season.
That good old hymn "And while
the lamp holds out to burn, The vilest
sinner may return" might have been
sunr at the close of services in one of
our churches last evening.
C. Conway is moving the old store
building from its old location north
of the railtoad tract to his property in
Beach's addition where it will be fixed
up and made into residence.
DIR. and Mrs Pallister returned this
morning. Mrs. Pallister has spent the
mast two months visiting with her
brother in Kamloops, British Columbia
and Doc went up the latter part of
last week to accompany her home.
Crosgrove & Hanson have on display
in their office u fine bunch of ripe
strawberries that were gathered from
Mrs. staley,s garden. We understand
that there has not been time this
season since berries were first ripe here
that there has not Jeen lots of ripe
berries in this garden.
The farmers down the valley have
been complaining recently that their
cattle are being mysteriously shot, and
they are of the opinion that it is the
hunters who are responsible. 1t be-
hooves those who go out after game
with those long range rifles to be care
full about where they shoot, as cattle
are pretty expensive game.
Messers. AT. Brown, j. N. Scott, A.
V. McReynolds and w. j. Shaugh-
messy drove out to Browns hop yard
yesterday. The work Of picking is
nearly completed and tile colony
of pfckers is gradually thinning out.
At one time during the picking season
there were over two hundred in the
colony and the scenes around the yard
were quite lively. \
Rev. A. H. Sanford, the new meth
odist minister, who has been stationed
at this place, delivered his first sermon
in the church yesterday morning. He
lisa pleasing speaker and his presence
here will be appreciated not only by
the members of the congregation but
by all our citizens, Arrangements
are being made to hold prayer meeting
every Thursday evening.
Controller Martin and General Sales
Agent Plummer, of the Northern Pa
CHIC Irrigation Co., will be here this
week for the purpose of inspecting the
canal. The company will turn the
water cut of the canal this year
promptly on time, the first of Novem
DER, In order that the workmen may
get an early start on the work of max
lug some extensive improvements on
tne canal. Some trouble has been eX-
perlenced with various places on the
\ canal this year, and it is the intention
"put every part of it in perfect shape
oelore the water is turned into it next
season. The dam at the headgate is
progressing rapidly and will insure n
iu'' how Of water into the canal next
season no matter how low the water
gets In the river.