The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-12-27
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The M. E. church is being treated
to a new coat of paint.
Mrs. W. H. Gould has been laid up
with the grippe the past week.
Helen Carpenter returned Friday
from Cheney to spend Christmas at
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. F. Schenk enter
tanned ]. F. Perry and family at dinner
Dec. rs.
Miss Showers and Stanley Tyfe took
Christmas dinner with Mr.. and Mrs.
]. ]. Rudkin.
H. Frederick A. Spiegleberg has the
foundation of his new residence on the
Highlands completed.
Miss Mayme Beste, of Spokane,
arrived Saturday to spend the holidays
with her brother F. F. Beste.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Crawford were
the guests at Christmas dinner OF
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Desgranges.
The Ladies' Missionary Society OF
the Presbyterian church will meet with
Mrs. G. A. Hamilton Friday afternoon.
Mrs. j. E. Covey and baby. of White
Salmon, arrived Friday for months
visit with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. R.
E. Carpenter.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Grassland and sor
Kenneth, from Hatten, are spending
the holidays with Mr.. Grassland
parents and family.
Miss Ida Perry who is teaching in
Pullman, returned Sunday to speno
the Christmas vacation with hel
parents in the valley.
Margaret Hamilton, Luella Cross
! land, and George Richardson, returned
Friday from Pullman, to spend the
holidays with the home folks.
Mrs. H. M. Bartlett gave a little
party for some of the children in tht
neighborhood, and their parent.
Christmas day. The afternoon wa!
spent in games, and tricks, and hunt
ing for little gifts which were bidder
for the children. A dainty lunch wa.
served. The children present were
Bess and George D. Peters, Mona and
Beverly Yost, Ivy and Ray Lundberg,
Floyd and Marie Hutchens.
The following teachers in the public
schools, are spending the holidays ou
of town. Miss Mimbach went to he
old home in Roslyn. Wash, to visl
friends, and Mr.. Groom went to hi
home in Hermiston. Miss Jorgensol
iswith friends in Walla Walla, Mis-
Burlingame with her brother in Pasco
and Miss Shire is visiting friends il
Seattle. They will all be back to tax,
up their duties with the New Year.
G. E. Hanson had narrow escape
from death last week, when he wa
driving Nathan Thayer's car. He wa
near Mr.. Decker's place in Sec. Z, ant
going at the rate of forty miles al
hour, when one of, the front wheels
came off, and the car slid fifty feet
The sandy soil piling up before it
checked the speed of the car, ant
saved the occupants from immediat,
death, which would have accured hat
the road been hard.
Don't kick because you have to but
ton your wife's waist. Be glad you
wife has waist and doubly glad 20,
have wife to button a waist for
Some mems wives have no waists t.
button. Some mems wives waist.
have no buttons on to button Some
mems wives who have waists will
buttons on to button don't care
continental whether they are buttonet
or not. Some men don't have an,
wives with buttons on to button-any
more than rabbit-Exchange.
Additions are constantly being made
to our public library. A very valuabl,
book 1.-THE Standred Dictionary Of
Facts" has just been purchased, which
will not leave the library, but will b,
used for reference. The Socialis
Local has contributed book War
What For?" by Geo. R. Kirk, and /;
year. subscription to their paper ''The
Coming Nation After the first of the
year the library will be open Wednes-
day evenings, as well as Saturday even
ings. The third annual meeting of thu
library association will occur Monday
evening, Jan. 6. Everybody is invited,
and especially those who are member.
are urged to inspect the library