The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-07-19
LITTLE STORIES OF THE WEEK
Use the cent-a-word column

use the cent-a-word column.
You surely can guess whose profile is
pictured in silhouette this week You
all Know her and it's an easy way OF
aoding dollars worth to your worlds
goods.
The Twin City Bakery have pur-
chased rs barrels of Davis Best flour
from the Kennewick Trading Co. for
use IN their Bakery to make TAYLOR
made bread.
n. ii. Nixon, manager of the Star
falace Laundry at Kennewick, was
mere Monday and established an agency
for his laundry at the Golden West
hotel.-Attalia Tribune.
This is the last call for that bunch of
year books. There are still five or six
lett and they 60 to the first five or six
farmers who come to our door. Thew
are yours for the asking.
d. j. K. Zimmerman and wife arrived
tuesday morning from Tacoma. and
Will make their home on the Highlands
where they have place that is COM
ing into bearing this year.
W. 5. Haxton has been bringing in
some extra fine peaches this week.
They are of the Red Bird variety and
ne reports yield of from five to seven
boxes from three-year-old trees.
J. A. Whiteman, formerly clerk at
the Koontz Hotel, stopped off here
Wednesday to visit with old friends.
he Is returning to his home in Walla
Walla from trip through the east.
Sewer contractor Burns Iron dago"
has had his teeth sharpened and is now
biting into the earth on Second street
having been moved there from Wash
lngton street on Wednesday morning.
e. j. Beechwood, district sales man.
ager for the Eiler music company, ar
rived in town with carload of pianos
the latter part of the week. The sales
room is four doors east of the post Of
flee.
H. w. Byerly, chief clerk in the i'm
migration department of the Northern
Pacific at St. Paul., arrived in Kenne-
wick Wednesday evening and is making
an inspection tour of the valley to
gather data for use in his office.
L. S. Grassland has been appointed
Assistant Horticultural Inspector for
Benton County to succeed John Stor-
land. Anyone desiring Mr.. Grassland s
assistance can get him by phone No.
26x3 or by addressing P. O. box LAG.
George Newton, one-time resident
of this place, was in Kennewick the
first of the week purchasing hay for
the White Salmon Fruit and Produce
Company, of which he is the manager.
He was prominent in Kennewick's first
frost fight year or so ago.
By the time this paper is in the hands
of the readers the proprietors of The
Courier expect to be merrily pursuing
the Potlatch Bug up and down Second
avenue in the state metropolis. We
have left the shop in charge of the girls
with instructions to take IN all the mon
ey they can but under no circumstances
to pay out any, as we expect to take
care of that detail at the other end of
the line.
Our apology is due to the CONNER
cial Club and to those who took part,
for having no previous mention of the
Clubs minstrel show which was put on
at the Kennewick Opera House some
two weeks ago. In the rush of getting
ready for, and recovering from, the
Fourth, the write-up was overlooked.
Anyhow, it was good show, pleased
the big crowd which went to see it and
the proceeds went far toward remedy
ing the vacuum in the Clubs treasury.
L. M. Conry, travelling passenger
agent of the Northern Pacific, was
here from Spokane Wednesday. He
was working up the interest of local
people in the excursion over his line to
Yellowstone Park, which will leave
Spokane August 18th, returning the
18th. The fare for the round trip from
Spokane, including all expenses for the
eight days, will be 500. Those who are
Interested are invited to get further
particulars from local agent C. A.
Crawford. The excursion will pc under
the auspices of the Spokane Chamber
of Commerce.