The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-04-12
LITTLE STORIES OF THE WEEK

ews item, please phone it mill
Invitations are out for a dance to
be given by the Masons next Friday
night.
Joe Edwards has sold his place in
Sec. J but does not intend to leave
the valley.
From the present indications, there
will be ripe strawberries in the valley
in two weeks.
L. L. Hursey spent the fore par,
of the week in Spokane looking after
business interests.
Miss Emma Heidtke left yesterday
for Walla Walla after spending two
or three days in Kennewick.
Scott Z. Henderson has purchased
lots on West Second Street from
Robt. Dorothy and expects to build a
home thereon.
Mrs. East returned to her home in
Pasco the first of the week after
spending several days at the home
of Mrs. E. D. Ellis.
Workmen are busy this week put
ting in a cement floor in the Star Pal
ace Laundry and making other i'm
provements on the interior.
Chas. H. Collins, of the Chas. H.
Collins Company, visited Portland,
Seattle and Tacoma last week and
says the outlook is highly satisfactory
for disposine of asparagus and straw
berries at excellent prices this season.
The show put on at the Pavilion,
Sunday evening by Miss Leota How.
ard and Company was one of thu
best staged here by a travelling com
pany for many months and the aud.
lance was well satisfied with the per-
Torrance.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Compton, Of
the Busy Bee Candy Store, have been
making many Improvements on the
interior of their store, this week.
The room has been enlarged and the
fittings for an ice cream parlor are tc
be put in.
J. B. Ollinger, the new manager
of the Fruit & Produce Company,
returned few days ago from a trip
to the coast cities and Spokane, bring
ing many encouraging reports of the
markets demand for Kennewicl
produce during the spring season.
Z. J. Hostetter, well known ii
the earlier days of the town, visitet
his sister, Mrs. j. Reed, severa
days and left Tuesday for the coast
He is now filling well paid position
with the British Mining Company
operating in Skagit County and else
where. Mr.. Hostctter's work thi
season will be principally in the vicin
ity of the Skagit River.
Chas. Robson, of Colfax, pur
chased the old Cooper ranch, one
half mile south of Finley, this week
trading in his farm east of Colfax
Mr.. Robson is one of the Palouss
countrys prominent and highly re.
spected citizens and it is expected
that many of his neighbors will follow
his good example and locate in the
Kennewick valley. The deal wa.
made by A. Nevlow.
Mrs. ]. E. Tull returned Friday o.
last week from Bedford, Iowa, where
she has been for the past month,
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
Warren Green and her sister, Mrs
R. E. Gordan, residing at Sharps.
burg. Upon her arrival in Iowa, sh.
found the snow two feet deep on tn.
level and conditions have not greatly
improved since that time. She j.
glad to return to the land of sunny
skies, and, without doubt, the boost
ing she did while en- route will result
in bringing new homeseekers to tn.
valley.
A. w. Hover was in the city Mon
day and Tuesday from Spokane look.
ing after local real estate interests
He brings many encouraging report.
of the company's operations in differ.
ent parts of the Inland Empire ane
confidently expects an exodus of home.
seekers to the Kennewick valley,
should the resent prospects for Z
bumper fruit crop materialize. The
company has large force of sales.
men covering large territory and set
ting forth the many good points o.
Kennewick lands. Arie left T tuesday
for Portland to get in some more
boosting for this section.