The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-06-04


'Orce and family with some fine
-trH berries.
+. T. Swan left Monday evening
for Portland to buy additional ma
chinery for the new laundry. He
will return by way OF Seattle and
take in the big fair.
The cemetery association will hold
their regular monthly meeting at
the home Of Mrs. NJ o. Kitten Tues
day, June 9Th at 2:3O D. m. Please
remember the time.
Miss Otta Smelling succeeds Miss
Mayme Dry IA bOOkkeeper in the
office OF the Yakima Valley Power
Co. Miss Dry takes Il position in
the company's office at Sunnyside.
Miss Inez SOth was down from
Prosser Sunday and Monday visit
ing her brother and family. and with
them took in the excursion to Walla
Walla. visiting all nearby points OF
interest.
Mrs. f. d. Ellis, Dan and Mary left
Tuesday evening for an extended
visit with rela tives at Somerville.
Illinois. Miss Mary will also go to
st. Louis where a specialist will be
consulted about her health.
Mrs. Nancy Russell arrived from
Bradysville, Iowa, for an extended
visit with her nephew. Charles Con-
way and wife, She will accompany
them to them to the Exposition
about the middle of June.
R. B. Walker. county treasurer,
was down from the county seat
Tuesday on business. Tax col!ec-
tions have been good in his office and
about $4,000 is on hand at the
present time.
Mrs. B. J. Duncan and children left
Wednesday over the North Bank for
their new home at Washougal, Wn.
Mr.. Duncan went yesterday along
with the car containing their house
hold.
{. E. Copeland, II. B. Haney, C. F.
Lott. o. ". Rich, J. F Larkin, E, d.
Collins, Scott Henderson aud Il. Il.
Armstrong are on the list of jurymen
from kennewick for June session of
Superior Court.
Mrs. j. D. Beinhart and DR.. +. NJ.
Crosby are at Bellingham where they
are attending the Annual Grand
Lodge Of the Rebekahs and Odd Eel
lows as representatives of tho local
organizations.
The Band gave the first of the
series OF Aldermanic open air con-
certs last night and the music was
fine. 1t had not been announced SO
that the attendance was not what
1t will be at the subsequent musicales.
The kennewick kids defeated the
Pasco kids at base ball by a score OF
Is to last Friday. They have now
won enough games to clearly es-
tablish their supremacy over the
kids across the river and are looking
for other victims.
&c. Ball. foreman OF construction
on the, White Bluffs 4 Columbia
River Telephone Co.. reports that the
company's line will be built into
kennewick by the last OF the week.
The company expects to have wires
from Priest Rapids to kennewick. ~
George Evans. the young man who
was shot by Sam DennisOn at Pros
ser last week, died from the wounds
inflicted, Wednesday afternoon at 2
O'Clock. DennisOn was taken to Jail
at North Yakima by Deputy Sheriff
Bean.
Capt. II. B. Clark, OF Seattle, visit
ed his uncle, NJ. II. Church and fam.
lily, the first of the week, and looked
after his land on the Highlands. He
ia quartermaster in charge of con-
structiOn at Fort Ward, new fort
ress now building.
The Young Peoples Bible Class of
the Congregational church which has
become an organized class. held a
social in the church Wednesday, eve
ming. There was a good attendance
of young people and several hours
were pleasantly spent.
Hoyt Bros, OF Spokane, and also of
Kennewick, sold the main portion
of their White Bluffs land to Mr.. F.
NJ. Well, of White Bluffs this week.
Mr.. Well expects to put in a new
pumping plant to cover several sec
lions Of land Immediately adjoining
the present White Bluffs tract.
Strayed-Two black mares and a
bay yearling colt, from my place
about March 18th. One mare brand
ed All on right shoulder. other mare
branded with a horseshoe on the left
shoulder, colt no brand. Reward for
their return to my place 3 miles east