The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-07-05
LITTLE STORIES OF THE WEEK
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mr.. and Mrs. w. j Eakin were bust
ness visitors from Hover this week.
Mrs. B. E. Reser left Saturday for a
SIX weeks visit with relatives at Van
couver, B. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Roseman re-
turned Wednesday from visit with
friends at Walla.
Miss Louise Brockman returned Sun.
dry from Seattle where she has been
visiting for a week.
Prof. H. Disland, of Pullman. was
guest of Jay and Jesse Perry over the
Sunday on his way to Portland.
Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Wilkinson and
son left this week for months va
cation in the mountains near Milton.
Ore.
l. Rovig, president of the Crab Creek
Lumber company, was in Kennewick
TUESDAY, looking after the business af-
fairs of the local branch of the Crab
Creek Lumber company.
The Ladies Missionary Union will
hold their quarterly business meeting
Friday, July 18th, on the lawn at the
Episcopal Rectory. Most of the after
noon will be given to a social time. All
ladies will be welcome, and good time
is assured to all.
Mrs. E. B. Perkins, formerly Miss
Mabel Cloy0, and little daughter, of
Walla Walla, arrived Monday for
few days visit with Mrs. H. T. Ken
nedy and family, and other friends.
Her husband came over and spent the
Fourth and accompanied her the same
evening to Walla Walla.
Mrs. Williams and daughter, Coyla,
leave next week for their old home in
Des MONIES, Iowa, where they will
make their home in the future. Mrs.
Williams has acted as stenographer in
the Bank Of Kennewick for the past
year, and has given good satisfaction
and gained many friends both in bust
ness and in social circles.
Mrs. A. E. Campbell and son return
ed the first of the week from an ex-
tended visit with Mrs. Campbell's par
ent and other relatives in Minneapolis.
Although enjoying pleasant visit. they
express themselves as glad to be home
again. Mrs. Campbell's mother, Mrs.
James Vinson, returned with her and
will likely locate in the Kennewick
valley.
Last Thursday was the regular cleo
ton of officers for the Pythian Sisters
and the following were elected for the
ensuing term: P. c., Ona J. Taylor;
N. E. c., Helen Fisher; E. S., Blanche
Holcomb; E. j., Lou Thorpe; M. of T.,
: Maud Chenoweth; M. of r. and c.,
/ Katie Hayden; M. of S., Martha Smith;
P. of c., Annabel Webb; G. of T., Nina
Niebel; Musician, Clara Kelley.
A committee of Rchlanders came to
Kennewick Monday to consult with the
local legal lights The committee con-
sisted of j. G. Mulholland, F. A..
Howes, and Harry VanHorn, and were
appointed at mass meeting of the
water users under the Horn Rapid
/ plant, formerly the Lower Yakima
Irrigation company's ditch. The COM
t mittee was instructed to ascertain if
the comany up the river could be forced
through the state law, to supply the
farmers with sufficient quantity OF
water. SO far no action has been
taken, as we understand it, but another
meeting will be held in Richland to-
morrw night to again take up the ques-
ton and hear the report of the COM
mlttee.
Ex-Mayor Sheppard is having q
good bit of fun this week, with many
of the wise ones of town. He received
a bit of hardware from Phil Bier, who
is working in a hardware store in
Walla Walla, the other day. When
the article came, it had tag on it with
the question "What is it," Mr.. Shep-
pard, himself, caught on Immediately,
but the first twenty men he showed il
to were at loss to understand the ar
e ragnement. Both hardware stores con-
fessed ignorance of the continuance,
which was bow key for an OK yoke.
Mr.. Sheppard sent word back that
n Walla Walla was prehaps the only
town in the state that was far enough
: behind the times to carry a stock OF
old-fashioned supplies.