The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-01-19

land, were Kenndwick visitors Sunday.
R. C. Mouncey was business visitor
at the present county seat, Thursday.
Secure your tickets early for the
Choral Society Concert. All seats will
be reserved.
Frank Emigh was down from Spo-
kane, to meet with the city council
Tuesday night.
Kennewick's greatest musical event,
Choral Society Concert, Commercial
Hall, Wednesday evening, Jan. 31st.
Secure your tickets at once.
Mr.. and Mrs. IF. Bonn and Mr.. and
Mrs. E. L. Kolb were entertained by
the Misses Ely at their home near the
S. P. & S. depot, Monday evening.
John Penn was a visitor in Wal la
Walla couple of days the first of the
week. He is contemplating the pur-
chase of a late model car for the stage
line to Richland.
MIR. and Mrs. A. C. Anon, of Locust
Grove, spent Saturday night with Mr..
and Mrs. P. C. Book, and left Sunday
morning for Pasco where they spent the
day with Mr.. and Mrs. D. C. Gibbs.
Rev. E. A. Orr was in Benton City
last evening, where he delivered the
first of series of weekly Bible lectures,
which he will make before audiences in
our neighboring town during the re-
mainder of the winter.
Tuesday evening of next week is the
date Of the first number of the high
school lecture course. DR.. E. Tremayne
Dunstan's lecture on "Sane Socialism
at Work" 1t will be given in the new
high school gymnasium.
Mrs. Showers entertained number
of friends, Saturday evening, in honor
of Mr.. Showers birthday. Games and
music were enjoyed by the guests and
a magnificent birthday cake was part
of the dainty refreshments served by
tie hostess.
JRivermen report that the Columbia is
gorged with ice at Ringgold, White
Bluffs and Wahluke. Monday and
Tuesday there was jam at the N. P.
bridge and it was feared that if it did
not break it might damage the local
docks. Wednesday the greater part of
the mass disintegrated. There is very
little chance of the bridge being jared
by the accumulation of ice this season
as the water is much lower than is
usual at this time Of the year.
The Adult Bible Class of the Presby-
terian church met in business session
at the home of Mrs. Chas. Collins, Mon
day evening. A discussion of the fin
ances Of the class occupied part OF
the evening and the following officers
were elected to serve for the ensuing
term: Mrs. Chas. Collins, pres; Miss
Naomi Smith, vice-pres.; Mr.. Slaugen-
haupt, treas. Mr.. Paxton, sec'y. M.
NJ. Moulton will continue as teacher.
His work during the past year has been
very fine and the members of his class
felt that they could not do better than
to request his services for another
term. Plans were partially formulated
for class banquet to be given at a
time not far distant
Hotel Koontz has been headquarters
for Newlyweds during the past few
DAYS. Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Wade, of
White Bluffs, who were marriad last
Wednesday in Pasco, were obliged to
stay in Kennewick for short time
owing to the ice jam proving disastrous
to steamer traffic on the Columbia.
Mrs. Wade was formerly Miss Thomas
inc Williams. Theo. Zwiesler, auditor
of the Crab Creek Lumber Company,
has had business to superintend in Ken
newick and brought his bride, formerly
Miss Newland, school teacher OF
Cunningham, to the Koontz. Mr..
Zwiesler is Sunnyside man and was
married Jan. 5th. No one was more
surprised to learn of the wedding than
his son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. anc
Mrs. G. j. Zwiesler, also recently mar
ried. When the young people arrived
here, they learned that father" had
slipped one over on them in a matri
monial way and the hotel was the scene
of a happy family reunion. Mr.. Zwies
Ter Jr. is the Crab Creek Company's
representative at Benton City and was
transferred to a position in Seattle,
Monday. Miss Jessie Cook, who has
been in Kennewick for several weeks,
was united in marriage to Sam Watson
last week in Pasco and stopped over at
the Koontz for a short visit with friends
Saturday, before going to Walla Walla
and other points of interest in this part
of the state which were included in the
wedding trip. Mr.. and Mrs. Watson
will make their home in Kahlotus. On
the register for Saturday are the names
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