The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-06-28
LITTLE STORIES OF THE WEEK

Did you get your pair of white duck
panties?
Sheriff Mahan was down from the
present county seat Thursday.
j. &. Dennis, of Section Seven, left
wednesday evening on business trip
to Spokane.
The efforts of the Highlands Improve
ment 20. toward getting electric SER
vice nave been successful, several of
tne residents now having the wiring
DONE
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society Of the Methodist Church, held
an enjoyable business and social meet
ing at the parsonage Thursday after
noon.
Miss Luella Grassland returned home
Thursday from Pullman, where she
has just finished years course in do
nestle science at the Washington State
College.
Miss Fannie Smith returned the lat
ter part of last week from Walla
Walla, where she has Just graduated
from a four years course at Whitman
College.
Mrs. E. R. Coonley and three chill
dren, of Spokane, are visiting with
Mrs. Coonley's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Buckingham, at their home in the Gar
den Tracts.
The handsome saddle and spurs which
are offered as first and second prizes
for the Fourth of July bucking con-
test are on exhibition at the Kenne-
wick Harness Shop. They are prizes
we'll worth the attention of the best
''buckaroos" in the business.
Claire Chaplin, Mrs. o. E. Haubold.
and the Misses Edith Goodale, Mildred
Rosswog and Myrtle Elliot, returned
Monday evening from North Yakima,
where they represented the local Bap-
fist organization at the Convention,
which was held in that city last week.
Gertrude McMillin pleasantly sur
prised her mother Monday evening by
inviting number of her friends down
to their boat, the "Chas. Bureau" in
honor of her birthday, and delightful
evening was spent on the water. Re-
freshments of ice cream and cake were
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Webb entertained
last Thursday evening at their home in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon earn, of
Monument, Colo. A large number Of
friends were present and all enjoyed a
very pleasant evening. Mr.. and Mrs.
earn left Monday for their home after
spending week with friends.
Miss Hattie Driscoll returned the
first of the week from Walla Walla,
where she attended the funeral of her
brother, Warren. She reports her
brother, VIM. Driscoll, who is in the
st. Mary's hospital with typhoid fever,
as getting along as well as can be ex-
pected. Her mother will remain there
until he is completely out of danger.
DR.. and Mrs. McLornn, of Walla
Walla, paid visit to their place on the
Highlands the latter part of last week.
This was Mrs. McLorn's first visit,
and she says she is delighted with Ken
newick and surroundings. She goes
home as big a booster for kenne-
wick as anyone. DR.. McLOrnn is pas
tor of the Baptist church at Walla
Walla.
Ralph Mitchell, operator at klona,
was in town yesterday. mitch" says
Benton City's aspirations on the county
seat question are considered a huge
Joke by the Kiona population. The
deserted village on the O-W. r. & N.
has reached the stage where they can t
even keep a restaurant running, and
what few unfortunates are left have
to travel over to Kiona to get some
thing to eat.
R. E. Pratt reports that his new
Hoover spud digger works like charm
and that he expects to dig about 200
acres with the machine during the
present season in the lower valley. In
addition to the purpose for which the
machine was designed, the owner
claims that it will prove valuable
n implement to use for cultivating and
particularly where the land needs to be
cleared of alfalfa and deep-rooted
weeds.