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THE LOCAL FIELD, P*OM MiNOAV'3 DAILY Painters are beginning their work on the Dircksen opera house block. Gerome leaves tomorrow on regular trip. There are plenty of Peerless new po tatoes on the market today. J. Ross a'id wife and son have come to town to work on the Hover ranch. The Heroine will bring a cargo of { hay up from Hover's ranch on her re- turn trip from Wallula. A.A.Nichols down the valley de putes Marshal Glover's claim to the earliest new potatoes. ' Mr. and Mrs. C A. Lundy and Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Powell left Monday for Portland to visit the fair. TheGerome took them to Wallula to connect with theO- R. & X. The glass for the skylight <>f the new photograph gallery was broken in ship ment. A new consignment has been ordered and will be here in a few days. Mr. Gravesland will soon have every thing in readiness. Mrs. F. T. Allen and children ar rived Saturday from Seattle. Their household goods have arrived and they are getting settled in the Weger house. Mr. Allen has been here sometime and is engaged in business in the Keune wick Blacksmith shop. Mr. Allen is a smith of many years expetienre. He -comes here from the Chelan country A and is worthy of your patronage. Don F. Cresswell and family left for Portland to spend a month at the fair. Walt Geizentanner drove them to Wallula to take the train. The steamer excursion Sunday on the Gerome was well patronized and passed off" pleasantly. The larger part 0/ the excursionists disembarked at Hie Yakima bridge and passed the time here pleasantly in conversation and in satisfying the wants of the inner man. Some of the party landed at Benton in anticipation of the round-up but were disappointed, as neither horses nor men were on hand for the round up. The break which occurred in the irrigation canal recently was promptly met by the company and repaired in a manner highly creditable to the offi cials of the company. It was found thatfluming was needed over a certain ; portion of the break. The company set j eight mills at work on the material j and in less than twenty four hours after the mills started to work the lum i ber was delivered at the break. The * Northern Pacific does things up brown when they start, and the water user* under the Kenuewick canal must con gratulate themselves upon owning water lights in an irrigation system which has such facilities at hand for quick work in case of an emergency £# well as a resolute purpose to main tl n the same in a state of highest ef .jJency. What ptivate enterprise could have accomplished such a feat? from Tuesday's daily Reed Bros, brought in the first new cucumbers from their tract in Section 7. They will have a good supply for the market next week. They are of fine quality as ye eiitor can testify from actual trial. The water in the river has fallen about one foot iti the last week as shown 011 the gauge at the N. P. brul ge. J. M. Hawkins and wife and Mrs. Hawkins 7 sister, of Sprague, left Mod- 1 day night on No. 15 for a week's pleas ure trip to the Portland fair. Eight cars of material have just been j received for the new railroad bridge. 1 Material will soon arrive in large ship- j taiuts especially when the spur oJ j track is completed. The editor's household goods arrived ! from lowa in good shape Saturday. The family is busy getting settled in j the Smith house in Beach's Addition. I The Prosser ball team defeated North Yakima Suuday by score 2to 1. Yak ima did not score until the Stti inning All the belliake you have in the world is that which you carry with you.—Philistine. Wm. Neustel who has been here for a week past making arrangements to lease his place for three years, left this afternoon for Downs, Wash., by way of Spokane. He expects to locate 011 a wheat ranch in that section of the state It has been suggested that the lowa people living in and around Kennt wick have a picnic. It the llawkeyes should get together they would enjoy a royal time. Hot Lake, Oregon, June 17, 11>05. Kennewii k Ildw. C<> , Kennewick, Wash. (>ents: Please send me money order of $20 I am about to yo broke. I am driuking enough water to irri gate 10 acres ot Kennewick land. Yours truly, 11. A. Bier Hit The Trail. And don't stop to look for blazes or J ,j u II be two late t<» "lie of liiox souvenior I. wis dm! Cl:uk tit - Trv ar e going : . and .v> For th<- \h •: d and tbe best sir ice go to n,t' Hampshire -<i. . ""Prof. Geo. Jausiin, manager. FROM WEDNESDAY'S DAIL Remember to buy your tickets for tlie Hand Excursion. C. F. Breithaupt now hag a phone in his residence. Mr. and Mrs. Win. Hughes are mov ing into rooms in the old Kennewick hotel today. (*eo. Baldwin from the Palouse is here visiting his brother Manager Baldwin of the St Paul i\c Tacoma Lumber Co. The daily postal bulletin contains an order establishing a new postoffice at Two Rivers, Walla Walla county, six miles north of Wallula. Laura A Richart is the postmistress, Mr. and Mrs. 11. Ahrens, cousins of Wm. Dirckseu, of Reardou, Wash., stopped off on their return from the Portland fair for a short visit. Two traveling acrobats gave a per formance on the street in front of the Kennewick Hardware Co's. store Tues day evening. Three collections should have rewarded them for their efforts. Mrs, Frank Larkin went to Spokane [Tuesday afternoon for an extended visit with her parents Rev. and Mrs. ! Tressenriter. It is hoped that this change will benefit Mrs. Larkin and also the baby who have been in poor health of late. i Dr. J. T. Wallace, of Spokane, has located here for the practice of med ! icine, makirg a specialty of chronic diseases. Dr. Wallace practiced in | Pasco and Keunewick during the j boom times 12 or 14 years ago and is acquainted with all the old timers | here. He is located in the old drug I store building on Yakima street where ; ha would be pleased to meet all his old ! time friends as well as those wishing ; to consult an experienced physician. I FROM THURSDAY'S DAILY i The condition of Sam Thayer, the ! man lying sick in the hospital ward j of the c[tv jail remains about the same Marshal Glover yesterday telegraphed to his folks at Hickory, Wis., but up to the time of going to press no word has been received from them. V. B. Cox is at Portland for a week's stay at the fair. The steam buzz saw is again at work in the St Paul and Tacoma yard, so rhat the supply of sawed wood will be equal to tlie demand. Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Anion, Mrs. C. F Breitlmupt and Miss Bessie Roberts went to Spokane last night to be present today at the marriage of Miss Roberts to Mr. Covert, of Daven port, Wash. Mr and Mrs. Anion and Mrs. Breithaupt will return tonight at 9:05. Mr. and Mrs. Covert will leave Spokane for Portland on a wedding trip. On their return from that city they will reside at Davenport where Mr. Covert has an excellent business position. FROM FRIDAY'S DAILY Mrs. M. L. Rowe, of St Johns, Wash, came to make an extended visit with her sister Mrs. Lester Webster. F. A. Herbst and H. S. Ilulbert. of Carpenter,N. D. W. H. Hulbert, Portal N. 1). were in towu Thursday aud made a tour id' inspection in the Horse Heav en wheat country, with a view to lo cating here. The band met last night and prac • iced marching to the beat of the drum. Th y made a creditable showing for the first time. The new suits are ex pected today by express and the boys will make their first appearance in them Sunday on the steamer excurs ion. Secure your tickets before they are all sold. The three combined harvesters that were unloaded from tbe cars Wednes day are being hauled out to the ranches of their owners today. Mr. Gravens lund, the new photographer, was on hand and while they were halted in front of King & Son's store, secured a picture of the machines and teams at tached. Six and seven teams were re quired to pull them on the road al though the cutter bars were not at tached. TheGravenslund studio will be ready for business Monday, June 26. I shall endeavor to do nothing but a strictly first class grade of work in all its branches. Ido enlarging of all kinds at a reasonable price. And if you wish to have some fine views of your homes. Call at the gallery and see my line or views. I have a modern outfit and will make you an up-to-date picture Thanking you ail in advance for your patronage. I am yours for Kennewick and vicinity, respectfully, J. H. Gkavensi.uxd, Local photographer. Attorney C. O. Anderson went to Prosser this morning to take the oath and enter upon the duties of prosecut ing attorney for the new county. When the officers all qualify at Prosser today Kenton county will be ready for business. The governor's proclamat ion is given in full in another part of the paper. Su..h recotd? Not a single com pluinl on American Beauty Flour. W iv? '■■■■. ii" i ! 11 »s no equal ask for a. F >' -ale— Pedis-reeu O. I. C. pigs, $5 k»inie uii-v last. C. H. Collin's or Columbia Commission Co's office. BENTON COUNTY. Governor Mead Proclaims Benton Co. "Fully Created and Established." "Whereas, Heretofore, on the 9th day of June, A. IX 1905, a petition was duly presented to the under signed praying for the creation of the county of Benton, in the state of Washington, subject to the re ,-quirmeuts of the state constitution and statutes in respect to the estab lishment of the new counties, said petition then and there reciting that the names appended thereto consti tuted a majority of the voters resid ing in the certain portions of the counties of Klickitat and Yakima embraced within the boundaries of the county of Benton as the same are fixed by an act of the legislature of the state of Washington approved March 8, 1905, and, "Whereas, Said petition was thereafter duly and regularly trans ■ mitted to the Hon. H. B. Rigg, judge of the superior court of the state of Washington in and for the county of Yakima, to the end that said court should ascertain if the provisions of the constitution of the state of Washington had been cora ! plied with; and, | "Whereas, on this 17th day of June, A. D. 1905, there was pre j sented to the undersigned a certified ! copy of a decree of said superior court of Yakima county to the effect that said court had duly and regu larly determined and found that the requirements of the constitution and statutes of the state of Washington in respect to the establishment of new counties had been fully com plied with in the matter of the cre ; ation and establishment of Benton county. | "Therefore, I, Albert E. Mead, governor of the state of Washing ton, by virtue of the authority in me vested and of the said proceed ings had in said superior court, and under and in conformity with the constitution of the state of Wash ington and the laws thereof, do hereby proclaim and declare the county of Benton, as described by act of the legislature of the state of Washington, entitled 'An act to create the county of Benton, sub ject to the requirements of the state constitution and statutes in the respect of the establishment of new counties,' approved March 8, 1905, fully and completely created and established. "In witness whereof, I have set my hand caused the seal of the state to be affixed this 17th day of June, A. D. 1905. "Albert K Mead, Governor. "J. Thomas Hickey, Sec. ot State." They Have a Long Boat Excursion Tom Giezentaner and Phil Bier bold (he record of river navigation. The boys took the Sunday morning train to Kiona and thanks to tbe gen erosity of Dr. Hedger of tbat place se cured a fourteen foot skiff, and at 2:15 !'• in. started down tbe Yakima. All went smoothly until tbe Irrigation Co's. dam hove in sight. The rapid current was impossible to overcome and the skiff struck it at a tremendous speed. Now began a journey for life. Oars were laid aside and every nerve and muscle exerted at the paddles. A mile of rapids pas-ed in a moment and once more they glided over quiet waters. A landing was affected at the Columbia avenue dock at 9:15 after a journey of fourty miles. The boys claim they had the time of their lives, and feel none the worse for their stren uous ride. Heavy Harvesting: Mac hiuery. Three combined harvesters were un loaded from the cars Wednesday after noon. They were shipped one each to B. H. Day, J. F. Irvin, and one to the firm John M. Wroe and Archie Owens. The shipment weighs 47,000 pounds and each machine weighs between 7 and 8 tons. They are manufactured by Halt Bros., of Stockton, Calif, and are the latest pattern equipped with equalizers to make the work even among the horses. These machines also have improved systems of trans mitting power by shafting instead of belts that have given trouble in the past. Gus Goltz, of Walla Walla, is here as a representative of the factory supeain tending the unloading and setting up. He will also return at harvest time to start them to work. The combined side-hill harvester of this pattern costs about $2COO. Th- 1 J* are specially adapted to the lay of land on ranches in the Horse Heaven country and down the river You don't know what you are miss icg if you don't use American Beauty Flour. Distributed by C- C. Co. 5 Agents for Butterick We sell cheaper because >3 Patterns we sell for Cash. ji __ j ' 1 U 111 fnhhanfrh A Pn I 311 IV i fiS 1 JuUpii & LO, I 1 o 3 KENNEW. ICI v, WAS] i. p ' I Our policy is to lead—that means up-to-date in every department. We don't do business in a slip shod manner. Our policy makes us leaders in low prices. Our One-Price-to-All means fair ness to all. We want your confidence and expect by fair dealing lo JJp gain and hold it. Summer Dress Goods, Domestics Lawns, Dirties Sheetings Muslins, ■£ Batiests Voiles i _ , . t v T • t. 1 I Pillow i ivMiur, gsr luuia I,iiions Peicales l Duck, luc Percales, Etc. SB>{ Knit Goods Notions S ; Hosiery, ! Hose t Ladies Pants Safeftv Pins. Hnndkfs. * . Ladies Vests Luster Cotton, Ha.r Brushes, Combs, Etc. Nagareth Waists g Clothing Bep't I I Mens ; E ° 1 Negligee Shirts 50c & up Ju, Black & Co s Golf Shirts, 60c £c up. Clothes To hit. Underwear 50c Suit up. Suits $9.00 to $16.00 n , rM ' r , i Carson's Gloves 25c & up, Separate Trousers, , ~ - 1 j^T i*9s» 2.50, 2.75, $3 00. eS Collars Handk'fs. - - A Beautiful oil painting-hand work, 50 different subjects. We give one of 2^ these beautiful pictures free when cash purchases amount to $10.00. We invite 3! you to call and examine these beautiful works of art. THREE WARSHIPS AT PORTLAND. s Visitors to Lewis and Clark Exposit ion May Board Uncle Sara's Fight insr Craft and Study Interest ing Methods of Warfare at Sea. The Portland harbor presents a war time appearance just now, for three of Uucie Sam's warships are anchored in the river, and the booming of big guns reverberates from the wharves to the grounds of the Lewis and Clark Ex position. The ships at anchor in the harbor which compose part of the United States Government's magnifi cent display at the Coast Fair, are the protected cruisers Boston aud Chicago, and the torpedo destroyer Perry. They will remain indefinitely, possibly for the whole Exposition period and cer tainly for several weeks. The three vessels are anehoied just above the steel bridge, opposite the heart of the business center of the city. They may be visited from one to five o'clock every attemoon, and hundreds of people have taken advantage of the opportunity to go aboard aud see how Uncle Sam's jackies live and to study tbe methods of naval warfare. The Boston was one of Dewey's vessels in the battle of Manila Bay, and the Chicago has the distinction of being' the nucleus of the present great White Squadron. Tbe Chicago has an arm ament of four eight-inch and fourteen five-inch guns, nine six-pounders, two one-pounders, two Colt's automatic, and one three-inch piece for duty ashore. Fourth of July Excursion. On Tuesday July 4th the Steamer Geromo will make a rate of one fare for theround trip to up-river points. All of the people on the upper river expect to hold a picnic during the day and a dance in the evening at McLaughlin's. The boat will tie up at McLaughlin's for the night, returning Wednesday morning, Accounts Due. All owing R. Gerry on account at Kennewick store must call and settle or accounts will be placed with lawyer for collection. rJ- W. CALLICOTTE, i j . Attorney At Law . j J Twenty Years Tractive. j j Room 3 Taylor blk, Pros-er, Wash. j Dr F. J- Kayler DENTIST I Office with Dr. Palister, KENNEWICK Some Good Buys! Best Two Business Lets "'" lSomedayht ' worlh Best Improved Tract " wm sit "' Six Acre Garden Tract %?K^. Will "° oub ' !Worth Forty Acres Hear school wl " ae " " ,r iu Sixty Aches On River Front 1 Improved at $100, per acre House And nicely improved three lots for $750 Chicago Ten-Acre Tracts location, view and best buy in Washington, on five gears' time Write for free price list and "Truth About Kennewick." Hanson, Rich Investment Co. (Successors to Cosgrove &, Hanson.) KENNEWICK, - WASHINGTON. BAND EXCURSION The Kennewick band will conduct an excursion to Benton and Clements' grove next Sunday, June 25tb, 1905. The Gerome will leave the Kennewick wharf about 9 o'clock and Pa.-eo 15 minutes later. The grove will be a pleasant place to rest and partake of lunch. Representatives of the band will call on you to sell tickets. Every adult in Kennewick should buy a ticket to encourage a worthy organiza tion. The boys need the money to equip themselves to creditably repre sent the town at Prosser on the Fourth. Help them out and enjoy yourself at the same time. Dr. J. Fo Wallace, Office in old drugstore building on South Yakima Street. Chronic Diseases a Specialty. Every Day A Bargain Day fWWWP Every day while they last our stock of millinery, sliirt waists and shirt waist suits will be offered at greatly reduced prices. No.vhere can you get l:etter goods ior less money. Kveiy lady in the valley should call and see for herself. Come 1 early, too, for the goods are going fast. MRS. M. HEARD