The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-05-16
LITTLE STORIES OF THE WEEK
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Mrs. L. G. Spaulding and Mrs. H. R.
Vibber were in Pasco Monday.

Mrs. L. G. Spaulding and Mrs. H. R.
Vibber were in Pasco Monday.
A daughter was born Wednesday
morning to Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Astholz.
G. E. Armstrong returned to his
home in Sheridan, Ore, this week after
arranging business matters here.
Raymond Miller of Portland is the
new stenographer at the Fruit & Pro-
duce Co., taking Miss Kohl's place.
A. F. Alexander, secretary of the
Up to the Times Magazine of Walla
Walla, was in town today on business
connected with his publication.
The P. R. A. E. Club met at the
home of Mrs. G. H. Shanafelt We'd
nesday. From meagre reports it was
the same gable gobble-an-git" affair.
Fruit Inspector F. E. DeSellem was
down from Prosser the first of the
week, looking after affairs coming
under the attention of his department
of the county's business.
r. A. Richardson, of Dickinson,
Montana, is the new bookkeeper at the
Fruit Growers Association and B. L..
Woodruff of Marshfeld, Ore, is here
to handle the shipping end.
The law firm of Lockerby & Kolb has
been dissolved, owing to the removal
from Kennewick of the senior member
of the firm. Mr.. Kolb will conduct the
business in the future, and all accounts
are payable to him.
Mrs. VIM. Helm and Mrs. H. A. Bier
entertained sixteen of the Kennewick
teachers at progressive whist Tuesday
afternoon. At the close of the after
noon first prize was awarded to Miss
Pearl Cunningham, while the consola-
ton prize went to Miss Shier.
The Lavendar Twelve Club enter
tanned at one o'clock luncheon We'd
nesday in honor of Miss Naomi Smith,
at the home of Dorothy Arnold. Miss
Smith has acted as chaperon for the
Lavendar Twelve girls since the organ
ization of the club, and will leave Ken
newick in the near future.
Operator French, who has held the
key at Badger for the N. P, left We'd
nesdav for a. vacation lasting until
October. He will make a trip through
the east, going first to Chicago, then
to Washington and thence through the
southern states, stopping off for the
major part of the journey in Florida.
Last Friday evening at the home of
Mrs. M. S. Lewis shower was given
for Miss Smith, teacher of domestic
science in the local schools. Those
invited were the teachers and few of
her intimate friends. The evening was
spent with music and amateurdramatics,
after which Miss Smith opened the
many beautiful gifts brought her and
received fluctuations from those pres
ent upon her approaching marriage to
Bruce McGregor, prominent lawyer
of Prosser and former member of the
legislature.
The auction of the bankrupt stock of
the Kennewick Mechanical Electric Co.
was held Wednesday. The Franklin
auto and the machine shop were bid in
at 5000 and $500 by Mrs. Lizzie Nit
chell, the holder of the mortgage. The
stock as whole went pretty cheaply
though some of it brought fair prices.
For instance "Bill" Moran is said to
have bid in two bits worth of solder at
40 cents. The old steam auto s
bought by N. P. operator Phillips, who
claims he will widen the guage, put on
set of box car wheels and furnish
hourly service between here and Pasco.
DR.. B. L. Cole is now installing an
appliance in his Office which takes all
the dread and discomfort out of dental
work and makes the job of having ones
teeth fixed as much fun as going to the
circus. BY the aid of the appliance the
dentist may administer, by inhalation,
any required mixture of nitrous oxide
and oxygen. Nitrous oxide is the lab
oratory name for the old-fashioned
Laughing gas'' which was so danger
GUS and disagreeable to use. When
it is mixed with oxygen, however,
there are no unpleasant results and the
dentist can render the patient totally
unconscious within thirty seconds. Or,
depending upon the amount of oxygen
in the mixture, he can make the patient
insensible to pain without depriving him