The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-08-21

=. A. Lundy was a business visitor
10 Hover Tuesday.
=. l.. Nance of Hover is confined to
oeo with an attack of rheumatism
FRED Watson made a trip to the
Missouri Flat Tuesday on grain bust.
ness.
MIR and Mrs. Fl Nj. Ashbauch
spent the week in Portland on a
combined business and pleasure trip.
Wilbur and Harold Weisel are spend.
ing the week at the Larkin's in
Horse Heaven,
Mrs. Theo Wright is spending a
week in North Yakima visiting
friends.
Mrs. A. Hill, of Seattle, arrived
wednesday morning for an extended
visit with MIR. and Mrs. Geo. ID.
Hunter. Mrs. is Mrs Hunters moth
err.
The farmers are hard at work this
week cutting and stacking their
third crop of alfalfa, the yeald is
heavy and the quality good. \
Mrs. F. NJ Crosby has so far re-
covered from her illness and OPERA
ton AS to be able to return home
with the Doctor from Spokane on
Monday.
j. B. Clements and family moved
back to their ranch west of town
this week. The children will attend
school in Richland, and will he miss
ed from the schools here.
King & Son have large new sign
ON the north side of their building
which can easily catch the eye of the
new arrival on the train or anyone
along front street.
+. A. Bishop, an old friend and
former business partner of Jas. A.
Rose back in Fargo N. d., but now
from Great Fails, Mont, was here
the first of the week visiting him and
looking for land as an investment.
Robert StrahOrn, president of the
North Coast, was in town SUNDAY
but did not disclose his business. He
has announced that construction
work will be resumed by their com
pany rs soon as cool weather sets
in this fall.
Gordon Chute OF Two Rivers, was
taken to the Sacred Heart Hospital
in Spokane last Saturday evening by
DR.. Crosby who later operated on
him for appendicitis and at last re.
ports was doing fine with every pro-
spect OF rapid convalescense.
Sophia and Selma Wehrly this
week received a present of q fine
organ from their parents. The girls
are Overjoyed with the fine itstru-
ment as it is something they have
long been anxious for. They are
putting in long hours practicing and
we expect to hear them render some
choice music In the near future.
For rent-A good S-room house
near the Old School Building.
Mrs. A. H. Richards.
Guy Story will succeed his father
<Df n
Leitch and also the White Bluffs
Land Co. The family will continue
to reside in their home in the Garden
Tracts. Arrangements had been
made to sell the home place but they
have now been Cancelled.
Mrs. w. 4. Halves returned from
Walla Walla Tuesday evening. She
has been in the hospital for the past
six weeks and has made wonder
full recovery from very serious
operation which will insure her hav-
ing better health than she has had
in years Her many friends welcome
her home again and congratulate her
on her restoration to health.
| Commissioner i. n. Crosby of
District No. 2, who is a candidate to
succeed himself, was in town the
first of the week canvassing the vot-
ers. Mr.. Crosby is we'll liked here,
has made a good record and will re-
ceive the party vote in the primary
and more than that in the election
should he he successful in securing
the nomination.. He is careful.
painstaking officer and merits the
large vote he will receive.
For sale, heavy work horse weigh
ing 400. Will trade for COW and
chickens. II. E. Brown, Mob Hill.
G.. C. hickman received the sad
news of the death of his father on
Sunday. His death occurred at OF
tumwa. Iowa, and the funeral SER
vices were held at that place the
first of the week. Father Ruckman
was II years old and had lived an
unusually active life on the frontier
in eastern Oregon in an early day.
! He helped organize the first LOOT