The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-04-21

fewer women in the city" for the
first three or four weeks. There
was no restaurant nor hotel, and on
a wee bit of coal stove in nv
composing room" / cooked two
eggs at time, made pot of cof-
fee, and with splendid bread which
| got of Mrs. Fullerton, (and many
a square" there as well) lived in
a happy state.
At that time the townsite plans
of the N. P. company were all in
the air-in more ways than one.
No one knew where the town was
to be. Finally the 40" back of
the track was decided on, and as
soon as the plat was on file there
with Mr.. Sampson, the agent, was
given Lot 1, Block 1, Of the city of
Kennewick in consideration for pub
fishing the paper one year.
Immediately this contract was in
my hands, went to Roy Ballinger,
(no relation to the Guggenheim
sort) agent for the St. Paul & Ia
coma Lumber Co., and bought a
few loads of lumber. The next
morning was at work with few
tools [ had of my own, gotten for
the purpose, putting up the first
new building-the first of any kind
on the new townsite Of Kenne-
wick. With a few days hired as
sistance it was ready, and there
after while was resident and pub
Usher there, that building was my
place of business. It was also local
land Office-I was U. S. commits
sioner-and as we'll the Office of Mr..
Breithaupt, real estate-the first of
that sort in the new town.
When | moved into my new
building there were more than a
dozen Or so people waiting for a
place to light-perhaps 20. Board
man & Clements, and Rudow &
Schweikert, followed with hardware
stores, and the Newly Bros. with a
livery stable. CAS- | come to think
of it, the stable went up immediate
ly after the Courier Block In a
very few weeks though there were a
score of new buildings going up,
and the new town had three well
defined business streets.
Two or three hotels, a restaurant
elegant club room, etc., were all in
full blast by early fall. Oh, yes,
one Of the first new places Of bust
ness was fine little drugstore two
blocks back from the railroad, and
it was a popular place for many a
month.
1t was generally understood by
most of the citizens, that until the
ditch was completed, and the large
body of men well away, it was not
best to have saloon in the town.
1t was not organized Of course, but
the county commissioners saw the
thing as we did, and agreed not to
allow one till the ditch was done.
But it was a dry country, and
that sand stuck in Threats some
thing fierce. So the little drugstore
filled in the gap till the saloon came.
and filled it full too. For a time
the town had many Of the brands
and general appearances Of the typ
zeal new western town. The drug
store got a bit careless. and at times
there were several things doing il
the town all at the same time.
Being so truly western, it became
quite a resort for the festive hobo.
and after several people had been
partially held up, and a few women
scared, the matter was brot up al
the old Beach hotel one day at
dinner. This hotel had opened
and for a few months, while the
new town was building, was merry
place, full at every meal, and OF q
splendid class of people too.
So on that day, when some 30 OIL
40 of us were at dinner, the matter
of town regulation came up for the
first time, In the west we move
quickly. At , O'Clock that after
noon 80 or more of us were in the
new johnson Il Fullerton store, dis