The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-08-16
PR0SSER|TES ARE GETTING SCARED
Laughable Attempt to Make the County Seat
Fight Three-Cornered---Law Says
1t Won't Work

Last week published the rather surprising that
25O residents had signed the petition asking that the
moved from their Benton City, We wish that
mistaken this Instead of 25O there 337. Below is the
list in full of those sign Benton Cys petition who Poe
pooce Photographic
reproduction of the list.
The length gives
getting this They getting frightened that
the of being held the due the whole county
they will end the being settled faand
square issue between Kennewick and Prosser.
OF the Posser people who signed Hrson petition know
that Benton City has show and business be the
know Also that by hook crook Benton City should enough
votes win the would b moved there Why? Be-
Benton City, according the statutes cond be made the
county seat. Prosser would see to that
remarkable that the Posr with all their love o
facts have before this published the statutes governing this point
The law to provide against contingency
enhat of county contest further the ambitions
townste promoter The law will quoted in full at future
time.
City joker deck but
far the joke is Prosser
The City petition and the list of of thePossel
people who want to get rid of the county seat follows
To the Honorable Board of County, Wash
We the undersigned being residents and inhabitants Of
Benton County, Washington and legal electors of such County,
hereby Petition the Board of County Commissioners follows
We hereby petition and this honorable Board that the
County Seat Of Benton County, Washington be changed from its
present location Prosser Washington to Benton City, Wash
ngon and further petition that election be held deter
mine the removal the County Seat from its present location
Prosser, Washington, to Benton City Washington
The following giving their address Prosser
upon this petition.
kaf Esr F1Rss1 Rss &h %ssd f}fasyman Fs4sy
GA HAT%Es an3H!s Haley Robt 3SnS%osee %oore
B Hamilton J H Mathews Harry Osterly
4 J Houghton Ralph Logan GEO W HAMILTON
s Ralback % Ed BAILEY es@'''"' ER fsf5avis pavies
NJ; soss S@n0@ud "A }srry Eass SReHttsF Ss Haf
HcGRecoR i;i Fannie Holden B bII'z ANGUS s1;
Mrs Lp 5qsop Iope Asa FeTeeson Ts Ga SGdS0n smit6
c Gilpin A Torgeson Beckland
Msyme @ sproul Gust Anderson Mrs i759 Jackson
1 Turey Mrs Anderson Mrs 0fijsbo
5sS1sso 4syep Jones' Jones: Hes@e soeaSsSGa esjsbo
SPRoULL Mrs j M Jones CH Judkins
Cora Rogers Harlon Hill Mrs Judkins
Milton Strandauld John Melting julius Newgard
Macg s seil Meng o ass Ander1os ks ns"s
" 4 Merits 9yep Sep Holden Mrs Ole Anderson
Jack okonske Fred Presbrok Chris Christ 'l2eI Nelson
|C CMoFFAr Bert Vance Mrs Nelson
p Stewart Mrs Vance RD McFason
Mary 3 Stewart John Rice HENRY GooDENow
Rose Pamquist Chas Vance John Willing
Alfred Palmquist CH Vance Alma Goodenow
Frank Hedger Jerry, Jones Erck Holmes
kase5' ffA5Ge 5sekson A1c@ wsa1 a9nes
Msrgs2st green Rothrock S George @i1sSP MePenald
Miss M Eastland Henry Winter Cora Fuller
Clarence Heating Kate Eastland F Shanholtzer
Allen M Nash Banch Angel Starkev
Maud Knox Cora Utz Mary Shoemaker
Nellie Bailey Wilcox Fred Shoemaker
Harvey Mathews Hade Wilcox Rosa H Nettland
Dorothy Widely IN Taylor H H WHARTENBEY
A Guilans May Taylor M S Rock
Robt Winter Albert Smith Mary Whartenbey
F. T, Seards Frank Rice M Barbee
W. T p.1un Minnie Rice Goodenow
Kncaid O + Terrie Flora RcL1o
Preston Ryer Blanch Davidson Ben Knox
Anon Wilson Eli Rogers CHI Pearl
Mrs A Rothrock Willis Mercer Jennie NJ Snvey
Mrs Ethel Dotson Whiting H McNabb
Mrs U Case Whiworth HONReed
,B F Rupert Hugh John Hayes
Mrs E Wilson Toney Kuhne EHGray