The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-12

| oAPcIC WHO was mere and
measured the flow of the canal about o
week ago. He is connected with the
irrigation and drainage branch of the
U. S. Geological Survey and is making
investigations as to the duty Of
water" in the different canals of the
valley. The canal here will be !reas.
ured at different intervals aud an accu
rate record kept of the measurements
which will form the basis of the calcu.
lations.
From Wednesdays Daily
h. q. Bowers and crew are plating
the Ely land in Sec. IL into five-acre
tracts.
Panl Hedrick, photographer for
the Seattle Times, is here taking views
in the valley.
Miss Belle Woolicotte of Chicago, is
here to make her home with her aunt
Mrs. c. J. Beach.
Walt Barham is back from Portland
and Dallas where he has been visiting
and picking hops.
DR.. Geo. Green, of Tacoma is in town
in consultation with DIR. J W. Hewet-
son on couple of cases.
The work on the foundation of the
King building is we'll along and will be
completed within a week
A. l.. Smith and WIN. Walker are
out in the R.ttIesDake section for d
couple Of weeks work surveying.
l.. r. French, of Grass Valley, Ore,
is here looking after his property. He
and his partner own a large ranch in
| Horse Heaven.
We have been going to say for
week that there was a telephone in the
N. p. depot, No. 642. The phone is
there all right.
The hose and MOBILES for the town
| fire department have arrived. The hose
cart has been shipt and will arrive
III u short time.
C. f. Woods, the land man for the
North Coast, is in town. He says the
North Coast are letting contracts for
grading every day.
Otto Hanson returned this morning
from his work near Wapato. He has
a contract extending the Union Gap
| Canal three miles from that town.
Mrs. w. w. Masiker and daughter
Myra returned last night from visit
to her mother Mrs. Henderson, at Col
umbus, Washington. They report a
fine time.
Byron and Harry Phelps, of Rock
Falls, Illinois. are here looking over
the irrigation proposition under the
guidance of Mr.. Hastings who used to
live there before coming to Kennewick.
Ell. Stewart, the grain buyer for
Balfour, Guthrie & Co. at Hover, re-
ports that wheat is coming in at the
rate of 800 sacks day. Considerable
wheat is also being taken in at Mottin-
gers.
From Thursday's Daily
jolly!
Mrs. w. A. Halves is quite sick
again.
There is considerable kicking about
the condition of the up-river road.
Jean Larkin is back from Colfax,
where he has been visiting relatives.
The Kennewick Club has been bright.
ened up inside aud out by new paint
and paper.
EN-, Gillette, the travelling freight
AGENT of the N P. was here yesterday
on business.
Gust Henke purchased 3 "a acres OF
the Fechter & Rudkin lands lying west
of the Laing place through ]. F. Perry
at $3.50 per acre.
/ Carl Meters is building residence
on the Kuautz forty. Mr.. Meters and
family recently moved here from
Ritzvills to ma Ike their home.
The report has been current that the
w.ter would be turned out of the ditch
Monday but such is not the case. The
officials Inform us that it will not be
turned off before the Goth and very
likely not before the end of the month.
I'D. Marsh, the candidate for coun-
tv clerk on the republican ticket Is in
town today getting acquainted with
the voters. Mr.. Marsh is making
a good impression and has good rec
ord az an official to recommend him.
He will poll more than the party vote
here.