The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-23

Mrs. A. C. Denman and little son
George Clifford, of Portland, are visit
ing at the home of Mrs Denman's sis
ter, Mrs. Lane K. Larson.
j. j. Rudkin went to North Yakima
Saturday to attend meeting of the
executive board of the Yakima Valley
Fruit Growers association.
The Ladies Aid society of the Con-
gregational church are planning May
Day Fruit sale to be held Saturday May
Il. The place will be announced later
Andy Veline, of La Grande, has rent
ed the room next door to Shorts Bar
Der shop and is busy equipping it for
an up-to-date ladies' and mems tailor
shop.
The Auction Bridge club met We'd
nesday afternoon at the home OF Mrs.
r. @. Mcmahon on the Highlands.
Gard honors were won by Mrs. Geo.
d. Peters.
E. A. Terrell of the Valley Barn this
week purchased the equipment of the
Kennewick Dray Line. This will give
Mr.. Ferrell better facilities for handling
his increasing business.
The Needle Work club met last FRI
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. N.
w. Mattecheck with a good attendance.
The next meeting will be with Mrs. L.
H. Raymond Friday May l.
The break in the canal at the Griffith
ranch was repaired Sunday evening and
the water turned in early Monday
morning, Only slight damage to crops
is reported because Of the break.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank r. Haas, of
Rochelle, III. arrived in Kennewick Fri
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Haas will make
their home in Kennewick and Mr.. Haas
will be associated with his father Chas.
Haas in the Twin City Bakery.
j. E. Mckinney and L. II. Marks re-
turned last night from Walla Walla
where the night before they successful
w rode the goat and became enrolled as
members of the Walla Walla Elks Lodge.
j. M. Holmes this week purchased a
Ford runabout and has equipped it for
service as delivery wagon. Mr..
Holmes is Of the opinion that gasoline
is cheaper than horse feed and whole
lot faster.
II. D. Nicewanger has accepted a
position as bookkeeper for the Kenne-
wick District Fruit Growers associa-
ton. This leaves Butter Maker Danes
in charge of the creamery with A. G.
Speigleburg as bookkeeper.
The kennewick Junior baseball team
met defeat on the local diamond Satur-
day afternoon in a game with the
Richland youngsters. The score was
IL to 6. A return game will be played
Saturday of this week in Richland.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Perry left this
week for Rockford. Mr.. Perry will
help his father with the spring work
on the ranch after which he will 90 to
Seattle. Mr.. Perry has made his home
in Kennewick for five years having been
continuously employed in the mechani-
cal department Of the Reporter
Herb Shanafelt has accepted posi-
ton as assistant at the o. w. r. & N.
depot to succeed j. Kelley who left the
first of the week to take charge of the
company's depot at North Prosser.
Mckinley Desgranges has taken Mr..
Shanafelt's place on the Northern Elk
press company's wagon.
In Justice Staser's court Monday
Jas. X. Hawkins was recognized to APP
pear at thenext session of the superior
court and answer to the charge of sec
ond degree assault. He was released
on $500 bonds. Mondays hearing was
the result of an alteration which took
place last week between Mr.. Hawkins
and Kemp Dawson over the use OF
water from q community flume. The
complaining witness alleged that Mr..
Hawkins had struck him on the head
with hoe. The defendant, represent
ed by M. NJ. Moulton offered no testi-
mony but moved to have the charge
modified to simple assault The motion
was denied. The prosecution was con-
Quoted by County Attorney Hal II.
Cole.