The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-02-09
THE LOCAL FIELD
From Saturdays Daily

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From Saturdays Daily
cE. Riggs, of Lewiston Idaho, is in
town on business.
Ahout 50 men worked on the ceme-
..rv site Yesterday and the work pro-
aressed in fine shape. A bout two-thirds
-, ,be tract was cleared and one-half
the posts set. The workwill be COM
Melted Wednesday.
Ed. spicer and wife who have been
here for several days looking over the
valley have decided to lite at Hover.
He has purchased Is acre there and
town property to the amount of sc, 600.
Mr.. Spicer will at once con mence the
Improvement of his land for spring
nlautine and erect a handsome resi-
dence.
At the mems meeting Sunday last
IL was decided to organize "Men's
Christian League" for The purpose IF
fellowship and mutul helpfulness.
Prof. C Vertrees was chosen Temporal
nv president and H H Peter, secretary
Ameeting will be hell Sunday, at 8
pm at the Congregational church to
determine more definitely tho nature
and purpose of the League
CIV. Story brought to our Office q
bunch of alfalfa grown on the Hover
town site this winter that 10 remark
able. The growth wasall of 10 inches
in height and Is tenderand crisp. The
Hover people claim tb land around
the new town Is five dys earlier than
the soil ut Kennewi& and if they
have five days more II SIS per-crate
strawberries, it meaus agreat deal.
H, E. Baldwin Of The st. Paul &
Tacoma Lumber Co. stated that the
month Of January had been banner
month. The company neeived Al cars
of material and the sale amounted to
$1,000. Mr.. Baldwin has had great
di1iculty in keeping stock OH hand.
The sales of lumber hen are remark.
able and no wonder our Dwn shows 80
much growth to the people who have
been absent few days.
From Mondays Daily
A. B. Brown 10 in Spokane.
CO. Anderson is ut Prosser on court
business.
Wren & Greenough have had = phone
put into their Office.
Otto L. Hanson of Kennewick visited
Kiona Wednesday OH business con.
nected with the N. P. Irrigation Co.
Kiona Enterprise.
The February Homeseeker and In.
weston has some good stuff on Kenne.
wick and a picture of Mrs. Staley'a
strawberry patch with the pickers al
work.
Frank Shnughnessv last week dis.
covered the ticket bearing. the lucky
number 1l49, In the pocket of hi>
working suit. and will receive the
silver tea set given away by b. G.
Fuller.
DR.. Llovd Irwin, the doctor aud sur.
gson employed by Wreu 4 Greenougb,
is In town. There is very little sick
nese among the men. Only one serious
case has occurred, that near The Dalles
where man had one eye blown eu'
and other injuries requiring the ampu'
tation of both arms.
l. N. Smith, the attorney who repre-
rented Wood 4 Cochran In the fran
chise matter before the council, IL
named AZ the resi- dent director Of the
Milwaukee ut Lewiston in the Idaho
articles of incorporation for that road.
Henry L. Smith, Gust Norling, Jas.
Dodson, Luke Walsh and J. P. Small
ley all made final proof on their home
stead claims at this Office Tuesday
E. C. Ellet, special government agen,
who was present at the hearing of ths
testimony, said he would o. K. all the
proofs taken, which means that thu
claimants will not be delayed in secur
Ing their paients.-Pasco Express.
From Tuesdays Daily
The City Meat Market has closed.
II. Mitchell and wife of Garfield ar
rived here last night and are living il
the Hellinger house in the Gardel
Tracts.
Frank Hellinger and family expect t