The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-05-24
Started and Stoned.

gang of experienced bridge builders
from North Yakima had arrived and
commenced work. They have been
called on and work stopped on ac-
count OF the objections of the canal
officials. Some six weeks ago it was
agreed between chairman Don F.
Cresswell and superintendent O.. /.
Hanson that a sketch or blue print
OF the new bridge should be submit.
TED to the N. p. officials. County
surveyor k.C Bowers was inst, ucted
to prepare the necessary sketch and
turn it over to Hanson. He had a.
talk with Hanson as to what the
company wanted but the print was
never submitted for the o. X. OF the
canal people. For this reason the
work had to he stopped to avoid
legal proceedings. This hitch will
probably cause a delay OF from so to
80 days in getting the bridge put in.
Arthur Lister, of Tacoma, is here
visiting his nephew. .. l. Hanson.
and family. Mr. Lister is foreman of
the Northern Pacific shops at South
Tacoma.
The ladies' waiting room at the
depot has been replastered. II there
had been a good strawberry crop,
the company intended putting in a
stocking room.
j. w. Hewetson has brought eject
ment proceeding against the Nor
thern Pacific and Portland & Seattle
Railways to GUST them from his land
at AinswOrth. f. l.. Kolb appears
for plaintiff.
A farewell party is honor OF Miss
Dot Mackay was held Monday after
noon from 4 to at the home of r. A.
Oliver in section I. The girls of her
age were invited and went out in a
bus, making jolly load.
Mrs. l.. r. Whitelock and children
left Tuesday for an extended visit
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs Chas.
Stranger. at Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mrs. r.. A. Whitelock accompanied
her as far as Spokane and after a
a short stay there will spend the
summer at Athol, Idaho.
j. Kelly DePriest has erected a
shack on his homestead and taken
up his residence there sometime
since. This has escaped mention be-
cause when We saw kelly leaving
town every evening we supposed he
was bound for another HON estead.
The following successfully past the
teachers examination given in May,
and have been given certificates by
the superintendent of public instruc-
ton: Benton COunty-Mrs. Marie w
Allen, May chambers, Mrs. E d.
Maurer, Katie I. Mckay, Beulah 7.
Boyer, Winnie Wheeling.
H. C.. Mitcham and John Boyer
have just returned from trip to the
Blue Mountains where they got a
load $500 fir and spruce evergreen
trees which they are selling for 10, Is
or % cents apiece according to size.
The trees have been well cared for
since they were taken up and are in
good thrifty condition. On the way
over they visited Milton, Oregon,
and report there are lots of berries
and other fruits there.
Editor Boardman, of the Prosser
Bulletin, is still kicking at the direct
primary. One would naturally think
that Colonel Boa rdman would be en-
Enthusiastically for it., remembering
| the disasterOus experience he Lad
with the convention system two
years ago. A great tribune of the
public, like our friend BOardman,
ought not be SO distrustful of the d.
rect prilnary-the voice of the people.
Yakima Democrat. And last fall
there was the PrOsser caucus and
then the Kennewick Convention, too.
From Wednesdays Daily
Taxes become delinquent June LIST.
Good sewing machine for sale at
the Secondhand store.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. V. Alburty are
visiting at mother Stiegier's.
H. c. Mitcham and John Boyer
are at the Sunnyside barbecue today.
Libbey cut glass is the best made
in America. A fine line at the jewelry
store.
I Mrs. Patterson from Seattle is here
visiting her sisters. the Misses Green,
in Section I, for Il few weeks.
Will Lynn. a travelling man for the
Pacific Printers Supply Co. is in
town on business with the Courier
but while here he paid a visit to his
old friend W. r. Mcintyre and fami
ly.
Robert Pitman, who has beer
operating the ferry between Wallu
la and Hover, on the Columbia river