The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-12-18

Julius Nelson W as down from Spok.
ane the first of the week visiting his
many friends.
Miss Belle Starret OF Walla Walla,
is visiting her friend Miss Edith
Elmer.
James Dodson returned the last OF
the week from a business trip to
Walla Walla.
Chas. Foster and r. l. Hawley, OF
Ringold, were in town on business
the first Of the week.
J. P. Lewtas is back from Spokane
where he has been for several months
working at his trade OF carpenter
and Joiner.
VIM. Richards stopped off here on
his way back from the Apple show to
look after his property interests and
visit his brother A. H. Richards and
family.
The Anderson grading outfit which
has been camped near Watts on S
warehouse has moved to Kiona
where they have gone to work on
the North Coast.
The Winters, Parson & Boomer
shovel Is working both day and
night shifts on their contract east OF
Klona and are making good head
way.
Miss Maude Bell returned Satur-
from several weeks with her sister
In Spokane. Sne has improved very
much in health and strength during
her absence.
For Sale-O acres OF land 2h miles
from Kennewick or will trade for
good work horses. Inquire for write
to A. W. Wise, Kennewick, Wn
=. A. Tucker. G. w Porter and
Mark Potter were In town Saturday
on business and making arrange
ments to prove up on their home
steads south of town about Is miles.
Irwin L. Fisher has returned to
Keunewick for the winter after an
absence of elk months during which
time he has worked in the Occur d.
Alehe, Spokane and at Pullman on
the State College buildings and at
other points In the Palouse.
i
George Arrowsmith, the manager
OF the Yakima Valley Power Co. was
In town the last OF the week to con
fer with the council with reference tC
the permit to build the transmission
4 line from the plant to the western
limits OF town.
What is probably the largest tree
ever placed in the waters of the Col
umbia river. was hauled out OF thu
woods Friday on the SOrensen Log
cling company's road at Evensen
The tree was 12S feet in length to TIT
first limb, 1OS inches in diameter al
the butt, So inches in diameter al
the top and contained 1873 feet
L
board measure.
Thomas McKain and crew of mer
began work Monday morning on the
installation of the pumping plant
for the Northern Pacific Irrigation
10. to irrigate the Kennewick High
lands. The larger plant which vii
lift the water from the ditch for irri
CATION will be put in first and ther
the smaller one to pump water from
the river for domestic use will be pu!
In.
I The Kennewick Shining Parlor |.
the newest thing in town and can bt
found next door to the post office
the only one Of the kind between
Spokane and North Yakima. TIN
4 fittings are new and the service ia up
to-date. Work for both ladies ant
gentlemen done with special care
Ladies' entrance on the right. II in
convenient to call, phone 49, and NJ
Crawford will call and get shoes
clean, shine and return then
promptly.
f About thirty members OF the Ken
newick Odd Fellows lodge went t.
Richland Tuesday evening and visited
the Richiand lodge and assisted II
the degree work. The first and sec
ond degree were exemplified and
number Of candidates initiated. Their
was about the same number presen
! nom the Richland lodge and afte
the work was completed, a big ban
. Quet supper was served to abou
sixty guests. The boys from here re
port a glorious time and feel we'll re
paid for their all nights work.
Case & Eschbach. the North Coas
contractors have their steam shove
IN pla e In the cut west OF the Mar
tin place. Work will begin on botl
a day and q night shift as soon as
car load of dump cars now on tn
road arrive. The car load OF ligh
rails for the cars arrived Wednesda.
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