The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-01-22
Say! The Crab Creek wants to see

say! lne Crab Creek wants to see
you.
Alfalfa seed by the 10 and ton at
Hamilton Supply Co.
Wood to burn. Crab Creek Lum-
er Co. Main 1872.
Ifyou have house for rent, leave
it with Emigh. No charge.
Mrs. Chas. Conway has recovered
from her recent severe sickness.
For Sale-FOur thoroughbred
Berkshire boar pigs. l.. z. Danes,
Coolidge, Wash.
Coming into town from a cold ride
that hot coffee at Trips. sure hits
thespot It's ready all the time.
Robert Stanton, of North Yakima
yesterday purchased the second lot
and residence west of Tacoma on
Second street of Il. j. Emmons for
$1,000.
For Sale-.Jersey COW, gives two
gallons of milk a day A Singer
sewing machiue. nearly new, also.
j, G. Roe.
Miss Elva Neibel returned to her
home i'll POmerOy after spending six
or seven months in kennewick where
she made many friends.
W. S. Grouse is the freight clerk at
the Northern Pacific freight depot,
substituting for Frank Staley, who
is taking vacation on the Sound,
visiting relatives ard friends.
Robert Stanton of North Yakima
was in kennewick with a. view to
making investments the first OF the
week.
Everybody trades with Hamilton
Supply Co.
Superintendent Dickson, of the
PrOsser high school, was in Kenne-
wick Wednesday cOnfering with Mr..
Lewis in regard to the debate which
takes place the first week in March,
and also the basket ball game.
The much advertised and some
what delayed Chinook" arrived
Sunday evening and the snow disap-
prare0 rapidly. The thermometer
raised to IS and so degrees above
and except for the abundant ponds
of water standing for a short time
and the mud. everything seems nat
ural for a kennewick winter,
Call at this office and see the new
model of the Oliver Typewriter, the
mechanical marvel of the age.
The kennewick Transfer Co. is hav-
ing Il enclosed bus made by Ketcham
Machine shop. First class materials
are being used and it will present a
swell appearance when completed
and creditable to the Transfer com
pany and to the manufacturer.
An ice jam is forming against the
Northern Pacific bridge here, but not
OF the gigantic proportions as re.
ported farther mp the river. The
jun starting just above the mouth
OF the Yakima river is said to extend
as a solid field of ice for two miles up
the Columbia,
County Treasurer Walker is at
tending the meeting Of the treasurers
of the state at Olympia this week
and the commissioners, Messrs. Cros-
| by, Tweedt and Travis are attendinS
the state meeting of the county com
missioners at the same place. Sheriff
Mcneil and Assessor DePriest will
attend similar meeting next week.
| J B Clements was in town from
Richland Tuesday. He feels that a
lot OF people who thought he was
lying about how cold it got here
will now have to admit that he tells
the truth a part OF the time. He
says is considerable building going
on at Richland and that the town is
doing fine. He compliments the
schools for their growth and pro.
gress, all additional teacher having
just been hired,
Steaming hot coffee and sand witches
now served at Trips club at all
hours.
The sheep in the lower valley did
not suffer because of the snow and
cold. There was no wind and the
snow was light. II, Stanley Coffin
had four bands near Horse Heaven
which did not even require feeding.
The grass there was knee high and
we'll above the snow. Such snow as
| there was could easily be turned
aside by the sheep.
Yakima Republic.
The Richland Rapid Transit COM
pany's big automobile came to grief
Wednesday, by the running gears
hitting a rock which stuck up too