The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-03-07

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The Young Peoples Sunday School
class held a business meeting at the
home of Mrs. F. M. Cole last Wednes-
day evening. Mrs. Cole was elected
as their teacher to take the place OF
Miss Mabel Smith, who is resigning.
The Water Users meeting held Sat-
urday night at the hall was well at
tended.
The drainage mass meeting was held
Monday night.
Several tracts of land have been
changing hands this week. Walrads
have traded their place for Portland prop
erty. Russels traded his place for Port
land property and it changed hands again
Monday or Tuesday. j. R. Retzloff
has traded his place for land near La
Monta, Oregon. ]. R. and R. j. Retz-
loft returned from LaMonta Sunday.
The man they traded with looked his
place over and returned to La Monta,
Oregon, to get ready to move.
There are quite number on the sick
list for the past week but all are i'm
proving as far as we can learn.
School election was held at the school
house last Saturday afternoon. Those
nominated were N. A. McPhee, P. Lande,
E. M. Lands and C. E. Cox. MIR. Nc
Phee received votes, Lande /, Cox 6
and E. M. Lands %.
Fifteen of Mansel Tewalt's friends
surprised him last Saturday afternoon
by gathering at his home to help him
celebrate his fifteenth birthday. Every
one had splendid time. Lunch was
served just before the crowd returned
home.
S. Godfrey shipped his car of house
hold goods to Bellingham Monday. The
family left Tuesday. We are sorry to
lose our old friends and neighbors.
w. A. King made business trip to
Portland the first of the week.
Mr.. Hubalt, land broker of Port
land, was here on business the first of
the week.
Ray Bush was up from Plymouth Sum
day evening to visit with ais mother,
Mrs. Fred Cresswell.
The Plus Ultra Sunday school class
held business meeting at the home of
Mrs. Parkinson Friday evening, Feb.
%. The following officers were elected:
Miss L. Rhodes, president; H. Cochran,
vice-president; Mrs. H. Nelson, secre-
tary; Mrs. VIM. Altrogge, reelected
treasurer. Committees appointed were:
social committee, Mrs. C. Day, VIM.
Altrogge and Robt. Perkins; New
members committee, Mrs. Parkinson,
Ruth Lewtas and Mrs. E. M. Angel.
Song practice will be held at the Bar
ton home Friday evening at Z o'clock.
Miss Van Vracken of Laos, Aisa, gave
a very interesting talk Sunday morn
ing at the regular preaching hour, tel
ling US of the food, clothing, teaching
and the life of the native people of
Laos, Asia. Miss Van Vracken has
served as missionary for seven years
among these people and is now at
home on a much needed vacation. Her
father lives at Walla Walla but she is
visiting with her old friends, Rev. and
Mrs. E. M. Lands and Mrs. Prouty.
Rev. E. M. Lands conducted the
funeral services of friend and neigh
Dor, Mr.. Speegle, at Kennewick Sunday
morning.
Mrs. N. c. Bowles enjoyed a visit
with her brother from North Yakima
last week.
Albert Atkinson of Plymouth visited
Fred Cresswell and family this week.
+ F. w. Clause returned from Tacoma
the latter part of last week.
A. H. Poston left Wednesday for the
home ranch at Carley.
Mrs. Speegle and children of Kenne-
wick are visiting with Mrs. c. E. Cox.
Word was received from Mrs. VIM.
Altrogge of the death of her mother,
Mrs. Schick, Sunday. Mrs. Schick has
been suffering for several weeks with
cancer of the stomach and death came
as q relief.
Mrs. Nita Capron and little son left
Wednesday for Two Sisters, Ore, to
visit with her sister, Mrs. J. Dennis.