The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-09-02
In BY-Gone Days
Being Items Cul1ed from Our
Files of Ten, Twenty, Thirty and
Forty Years Ago.
1903


TENDER 1903 states that-W. F.
Sonderman is going to build a
residence on his five acre tract
in the Kennewick gardens.
That-We are now enjoying the
most beautiful weather imagin-
able. Clear and warm days and
deliciously cool nights.
That. S. Cantran brought
a potato to our shop which he
had grown on his place that
weighed one and one-half pounds.
That-C. A. Lundy and Smith
Co. of Spokane are preparing to
seed 800 acres into wheat in the
Horse Heaven district this fall.
1913
The Kennewick Courier for
August goth, 1913, tells us that
| Ten solid cars of EIbertas rolled
out of Kennewick last night and
by the end of this week at least
fifty cars will have been shipped.
That-Miss Helen Huntington
returned, Monday from a weeks
visit with relatives in Spokane.
That-Plans were being COM
pleted for the third Columbia
River Valley Grape Carnival, a
series OF three dances were to be
held to elect the queen. Among
the names entered in the queen
list were: Frances Olbrich, Elda
Clements Richlandl, Hazel Pillet,
Julia Sonderman, Alice Hogan
PascO, Bertha Leverich Pasco),
Maude Hubert Pasco) Effie Oil
yer, Eunice Orr, Dorothy Mann,
Kate Resewog and Edith Pike.
That-Miss Blanch Richardson
returned the last of the week
from a vacation in Seattle.
That-a daughter was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Heberlein in
Horse Heaven on August 25th.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Anon and
family of Horse Heaven were
Sunday guests of MIR. and Mrs.
I. Fouch on the Highlands.
That-James Johnston, had gone
to Vermont where he would visit
his old home. He had not visited
the Green Mountain state for q
years. 49,.
That-the members of the Hor-
ticultural club were making plans
for their exhibit at the grape
carnival.
That-Edmund Carpenter, Grin
Beinhart and Ed Moekler had a
narrow escape from drowning
in the Columbia river Sunday
evening as they were crossing
from the Pasco side in row
boat. The boat sprung a leak and
when about 100 yards from the
Kennewick shore turned turtle.
Carpenter and Beinhart who were
good swimmers started for shore
in the dark to get help for the
third member, who was a poor
swimmer and stayed with. the
overturned boat. He was res
cued by Don GilcreSt who was
boating further up the river and
answered the boys shouts for
help. " ;aser.sc. - .7.fsszz1 o..
That-the transportation COM
mittee of the commercial club was
making plans for organization of
the Kennewick Port district.
+. ~. 1923 .~...
The Courier-Reporter of Aug
ust, 80, 1923 stated that good news
had been received by the Yakima
Valley Reclamation league of
funds to be authorized for con-
struction of the Kennewick unit
of the Yakima project known as
the Kennewick high line which
embraces 10000 acres of fertile
lands within few miles of this
city,. .-s sa.s .--s j..
. That--local people were plan
ming to attend the dedication of
the new Finley school district on
Labor Day. n. j.. ..:..-ss.s s.zr.:.--.s.. .,...
That-the names of the Misses
Ruth Hall, Dayl Miller, Marie
Spiegelberg and Amy Kelso were
endorsed as candidates for the
Kennewick fair. .1-. .s.-, -.....
That-Carl Elliott had returned
from working in the harvest at
La Crosse. ~.,.,z.vr,.s.. s..s. . .
That-Herman Campbell had