The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-03-26

This Ia the last week OF the 20 per
cent discount sale at Halves & Mo-
rains. They are offering some ex-
ceptional bargains In Dry Goods and
ladies and childrens shoes.
T. G. Clark has opened A. Candy
Kitchen and Ice Cream Parlor in the
building next door west of the
Courier office. Mr.. Clark has con-
Quoted a kitchen in Pasco the past
two years and has an excellent rep
htation for the fine quality of his
products.
One OF Schmeller's optical special
fists OF Walla Walla. will be in kenue.
Wick at the Kennewlck Hotel on
Saturday, March q, to test eyes and
Mt glasses. Anyone having eve
trouble will do we'll to see him. Reg
xular trips will be made every thirty
days.
John Clarey, Charles Sutton, M. A.
l.insey. Morgan Askew, j ohm Houer
were up Monday morning on drunk
and disorderly charge ia Judge Stas-
er's court and Marshal Calhoun's
street gang was enlarged by just the
same number. The number of Mon
day DRINKS seems to be on the in
crease and 1t has been suggested that
1t IL due to the fact that Pasco ia
closed on Sunday while the lid is
only half ON here.
Harvard Reed, w. H. Collins and
l. n. Newkirk are making the first
cuttings from their asparagus beds.
Mr.. Reed bringing in the first ship
ment last Saturday. The price has
been 81 far 35c per pound. The re-
turn to the Valley from asparagus
will he much larger this season as a.
large number of beds have reached
the age that cuttings can be made
from them.
Acting Governor Hay showed that
he was made OF the proper stuff when
he vetoed the oyster land grab and
the special privilege bill granting to
hotels with over SO rooms the right
to sell liquor ON Sunday. Eastern
Washington has every reason to be
prOnnd OF the first acting governor
from that section OF the state. His
record turnout has been praise
worthy.
Miss Harlow. who has been work
Ing for the State Bank IN Prosser
Tor the past six months, Is now the
new stenographer for the Northern
Pacific Irrigation Co. succeeding
Miss E. e. Fulton who has returned
to North Yakima In order to he near
her property interests. The Com.
pany will also have an additional
bOOk-keeper as soon as he can arrive
from the East.
II. C. Strlnger, the constructing en-
gineer for the Twin City Ice & Cold
storage Co. completed the instala-
ton OF the refrigerating plant at the
Dircksen Meat Market and left Tues
day for Auburn where the Company
have the contract to install plant
similar1 to their own plant here. The
Twin City Ice & Cold Storage Co.
have just been assigned space under
lease on the new industrial spur at
PascO for their warehouse and re-
migrating plant.
A. II. Johnson came over from Ia
coma Wednesday evening to look
aftrr the breaking of 800 acres of land
| on his Horse Heaven wheat ranch.
Mr.. johnson was the pioneer mer-
chant of the new Kennewlck and
formerly owned and conducted a
general store on the Tull corner. He
IL engaged In the real estate business
in Tacoma. where he and his brother
ELI have just surchased 30 acres near
the carline and expect to improve
and subdivide this and sell it out
again, The first of the week they
also purchased SO lots from Eastern
parties which will net them a nice
return on the money.
Saturday the suit of D. J. B.inhart
vs Don F. Cresswell and wife was up
for trial in Judge Staser's court. A
jury composed Of J. w. Hewetson,
W. A. Halves. G. E. King, {. II. Put
nam, +. A. Melvin and Christ Old
berg was enpaLelled. The action
was brought to collect balance for
work done by the plaintiff on Crpss-
wells residence plastering and build
Ing chimneys. The point of issue
was whether the " Ork was done I'm a
wOrkmanlike manner and consider
able evidence was taken pro and con
on this line. The jury brought in a
verdict for $73.42 the amount sued
for by plaintiff. H II. Cole appear
ed for Creaswell and c. o. Anderson
and C. l.. HOlcomb for Beinhart.
The lecture talent for next seasons
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