The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-02-01

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"A snow fall. the heaviest In wears
measuring about 8 inches on The lev4,
has Covered the kennewick Valley
Irainc on the railroad has been DELAY.
ed from "A tn IS hours and husine.s ia
s'""' More snow shoveling is required
10 clear walks and paths than ever be-
lore. The weai her has not been cold.
not going much below the freezinu
point ahd thawing little in the mid
die OF the day. 1t is fortunate the
weather IS mild as the coal suuply il
about exhausted.
John Prentice is having more trouble
than married man these DAYS. He
al" his partners in ownership of 5000
lots in Pasco had affected settlement
for back taxes with the county com.
m'ss"ners. On payment of $1,000 a deed
from the county was to be ex.cured in
favor OF Prentice ct al. Opposing in
terests however set up great cry and
the commissioners rescinded their .c-
ton. The matter will come up for
hearing Feb. OH at North Yakima.
The Pasco Express makes strong ulay
for the opposition aud claims $lu, 600
could be secured. The Connell Register
however >ers in It he move of rival
real estate firms to keep the lots oil
The a rl1of nt.fil
posed. According to Prentice the stip-
ulation was signed by the Commissions
ers and by the Prose uting Attorney
W. d schutt. Only the gna,ure OF
Judge Rigg is metz ed TO complete the
document. Prentice il sure he has
them beat, while the Express opines
the county will be largely gamer by
the agitation.
From Wednesdays Daily
Capt. MicheaI Danaher is in town.
George Hill of Alfalfa is also on the
invoicing large at Tull & Godwin's.
w. II. Hill, the North Coast right.
of-way man, left this morning for Spo.
kane.
The Northern Patific passenger trains
from the east seems to he running OH u
regular schedule "a hours late.
The Kah'otus Record comes to our
table this week 1t is a crisp newsy
sheet creditable to it's witty publisher,
Mr.. W. D. Smith.
o y. and NJ. G. Swanson and fam.
lies have BEEN enjoying visit from
their mother from Dayton. She re-.
turned home Monday.
Mrs. D. L Root, when renting for
the Courier another from Los Angeles,
Calf saya it IL welcome visitor. II
am glad Kennewick is prospering."
J. H. Gravenslund has purchased a
half interest in Morefield's Photograph
gallery and will conduct the same
while the latter is away at Pendleton
For three nights there have been no
electric lights on account of the coal
famine There seems to he no definate
Information as to when coal will he
received.
Congressman w. L. Jones has intro
duced a Till in Congress to give per-
mission to the Benton Water Co., of
this place to dam the Snake River at
Five Mile Rapids. The purpose if to
construct power plant to irrigate by
pumping and power transmission
line.
Frank Duncan arrived from Ito, Ida.
last night. He will go to work rs
time keeper for the ditch company. He
was on the train OH which the engine
was derail+ d at Glade, 8 miles above
PAsco. The engine was damaged and
the baggage car stove in. but no pas
sengers were injured or disturbed. An
engine was sent up from Pasco and
brought the train thru arriving here
about 1:30 p. II.
A terrible sleet storm prevailed at
Portland Monday doing an immense
amount OF damage to trees, MASKING
down telephone and power cables, tie
ing up both systems. No cars were
running. The light plant was tempo
RI lily out of commission. Over 1000
phones were disconnected by falling
trees or poles.
A letter fromC. H. Putnam, who is
confined in the WaIln Walla hospital
by all attack of blood poisoning. say:
IL ain not improving, the side OF my
foot that was operatsd on, has to be
lamced repeatedly. The foot is very
badly infected and full of poison. !
think the whole side of my foot will
have to come off as it is swollen more
than at any time yet" MIR. Putnam
has been IN the hospital about
mouth aud Is a good deal discouraged.
The doctor says the infected part does
| not Weld to treatment readily but he
hopes for improvement soon.