The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-05-25

TINS morning. Mottinger announces
that the new hospital boat is now com
pleted and will soon be running on the
river. The work on the North Bank
road is now completed north from
matilda for miles. For some reason
no work OF any consequence has beer
done on the Umatilla rock tunnel.
The 0. r. & N. laborers in the opposi
ton camp are having a fine time and
are making easy money. Mottinger is
Is kept quite busy bring their supplies
across the river.
From Wednesdays Daily
Inc newspaper at Cunningham. the
Gazette" is for sale.
g. A. Hamilton is now living in the
Kreidler house on Yakima street.
Mr. and Mrs. f. C. Smith and family
OF Rockford are visiting R. D. Wash.
burn.
Rev. Price of Eureka, Wash. and H.
u. Mohler of Rockford are looking over
the valley today.
The poles for the electric light system
have arrived and workmen are putting
OH the crossarms.
The Yakima Republic says that the
strawberry growers in that viciritv
report less than half crop this season.
Mrs. J. T. Brownlee and son Raw who
have been picking berries here, return
ed to their home at Mesa this morninc.
Florence Barham injured her fingers
severely by pinching them between
two boards while playing in the barn
at home yesterday.
L. J. Heckenlively and family have
come over from Two Rivers to nick
berries. Mr.. Fl is working in the
Cascade lumber yard.
Mrs. VIM. Keefer, writing for the
Courier from Elgin, Ore, sends regards
to Kennewick friends and says she has
made several snowballs in her hands
since her arrival.
A. r. Lowry has so far recovered
from his injury as to resume work on
the water works this morning. About
two weeks ago he fell from a building
and sustained badly fractured ankle.
Sheriff Mcneil was down from
Prosser to take charge Of an insane
man named Lewis Wright. He was
taken over to Paseo and delivered TO
the authorities there as he belonged id
Franklin county.
J. A. Bolyard has his new building
for the secondhand store completed
and is putting in his goods. He is lo-
Gated in the rear of French's black
smith shop near the new Boston Store
building. He is prepared to buy and
sell second hand stoves, furniture,
cooking utensils and such stock as Is
usually found in a store Of this kind,
See him if you wish to buy or sell.
From thursdays Daily
B. F. Saunders yesterday bought Is
,cres in Section from the Kennewick
! Land Co. i
Mr.. and Mrs. Couey of Genesee,
Idaho, have purchased II acres OF
alfalfa land in Section Z.
]. L. Mohundro, ex-register of the
land office at Walla Walla, has gone
into the real estate business there.
STRAWBERRIES for sale from
now on Mt so cents per crate on the
vines. H. M. BARTLETT.
Miss Lois Richardson, her grand
mother, Mrs. Louis Sage, and her aunt
Miss Inez Sage, left Walla Walla yes
terday for the east by way of Pendle-
ton. Their destination is Grand Pap
ids, Mich. Miss Richardson will visit
there among relatives and friends dur.
ing the summer.
Mr.. ] G. Smith who owns property
| in and around Kennewick writes from
Twin Falls, Idaho, that it is nearly as
cold there now as it ever gets in the
winter at Kenne wick. He says he
will return to Kenuewick to stay as
soon as he can sell out at Twin Falls.
w. NJ. Walker received a telegram
today telling of the sudden death of
his son.in-law, F. Sorenson. a con-
tractor, lin Jamestown. N. d. Mr..
Walkers son, VIM. W., leaves tonight
for jamestown to look after his rela-
tives affairs. He expects to be gone
about month.
President Elliott in an interview at
Walla Walla, Wednesday, de MED the
rumor that the Northern Pacific
would build shops at Pasco. He an
nounced that Joseph McCabe had re-
signed as general manager of the
Washington & Columbia River Ry.,
but no successor was announced.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. johnson enter
tanned the members of the Five Hun