The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-12-06
GRANDYlEW.


Heavy fogs and frequent rains are
prevalent at this writing.
c. B. Quillen's force is still busy
hauling wheat.
S. E Walker has finished his fall
seeding and resumed wheat hauling.
G. f. NicOsen has yet another week
OF wheat hauling.
The geese have returned with the
fogs and mists and even the fair sex
are out with shot guns.
The Thanksgiving dinner at the
Grandview school house proved to
be delightful feast. About Is
neighbors and friends were present:
q 40 it. table was arranged and load
ed with delicious viands many, the
preparation of which: calls for high
culinary skill. 1t was a dinner fit
for kings.
Words are inadequate to express
the keen enjoyment likewise the huge
appetites of this farmer crowd.
About two and one-half hours
were taken up with music and feast
ing, when short literary program
followed, a pleasing feature of which
was a paper by Mrs. Bentley. giving
us the origin of Thanksgiving Day
and pictures of its observance by the
Pilgrim Fathers. Then came the
goodbyes and we departed in that
hilarious frame of mind that ever
follows good dinner.
The fierce northwest wind on the
night of the 30th ult overturned the
shed covering the combine VI c. B.
CULLEN.
Elmer Carroll and the Misses Car
roll of Finley were guests at the
home of W. S. Mathews on Thanks
giving.
Mr.. and Mrs. CULLEN were up from
Kiona to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Showalter, who was sister OF Mrs.
Q,illen.
Miss Clara Straub returned to
Walla Walla Dec. LIST, via Umatilla.
The attendance at Sunday School
last Sabba tn numbered twenty de.
7 spite the threatening weather.
= Miss Long has promised us a liter
4 arv treat in the way OF an Xmas
program.
s A new 14x14 addition to the barn
adorns the Mccoy homestead. Mac
n
e was foreman Of the construction.
II Reuben Mathews of st. John ar
rived here on the morning Of thu
;, 5th to attend the funeral Of his sis
8 ter, Mrs. Showalter.
e finley Public school will give its 81
r. annual basket social at the schoo
d house, Thursday evening, Dec. IL. (
). program of more than usual excellenc
n is being prepared, A part of "Bird
10 Christmas Carol" "The Ruggles'" vii
# he dramatized. A violin solo and
chestra music are among the possibi
n tiles. The remainder of the program
W will consise of dia ogs, recitations, ett
= If each "Finleyite" " i'll constitute hil
70 or her self a committee of one to az
40 vertise the social and to persuade e'
70 ery lady, married or otherwise. t
# bring basket, the social will be
- great success, Cone and have goo
" time!
n. The "Shower" held at the home I
,o Mrs w. G. King, on Tuesday afte
r. noon, was a social and financi'
70 success. The library table was LOAF
,o ed with the dainty articles, so dee
~ to the feminine heart; and the ladit
of the Presby terrain Guild, wish
thank the friends, in and out OF tow
who responded so heartily to I'll
lie novel plan, for adding to the attrac
ions of the Bazaar, to be held In I'll
Odd Fellows Hall, Dec. 14th.
short programme was rendere
Mrs. W. H. Collins giving retr
" spectiye talk on the work OF tt
~, Child, Mrs. DeightOn delighting tt
,,S ladies, with several numbers at Il
:, piono. Mrs. Nc Neal received Il
.ss usual appreciation for her brig
h. readings, also Mrs. &. II. Collin
~ Mrs. Rose a vocal solo and t
h Missee Hamilton Plano Duett.
,o Tea, Coffee aud cake were served
" the dining room, and all departe
no expressing their enjoyment OF
TX ,iternOOn.