The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-01-07

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Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. McCory who
have been spending the winter in Spo-
kane, have returned to their home ON
the Highlands the first Of the week.
The people of this city showed their
appreciation of good music when they
filled the Methodist church last Sum
day evening to hear the cantata "The
Lords Amounted" composed of duets,
solos, ETC., which was beautifully rem
dered by the NJ. E. choir.
Lynn Taylor met with quite seri-
GUS accident last Saturday afternoon
while unloading his shotgun, which
discharged while pointed downwards
and shattered one of the. middle toes
Of the right foot. Although he suf-
fered for the first few days, he is i'm,
proving slowly now.
On account of the annual meeting
of the Library association Saturday
evening of this week, all school child
rem are requested to-call at the library
during the afternoon. The librarian
requests the persons having "V. VS.
Eyes," Corporal Cameron" and "The
Shepherd of the Hills" to return. the
books to the library. =
The Women's Missionary society Of
the Congregational church, will hold
the first meeting of the year at Mrs
G.. Hamilton's on next week Thursday,
January IA. AS it is the annual elect
ion of officers each member, and those
interested, are invited to be present,
promptly at o'clock.
In response to an invitation of more
or less poetical nature very enjoy
able hard times party was given New
Years evening by Will Bergen and A.
I. Smith at the latters home on River
I. Smith at the latter's home on River
side. The rooms were lastly decor
ated with colored news paper stream
ers and evergreen sprays, the guests
chaperoned by Mrs. L. Smith, were
all attired in their best garments of
rags and patches in true keeping of
the supposed hard times. Light re-
freshments were served after an invi-
tation to soda waters and glass of
Aqua Pura, social games and contests
of various kinds interspersed with
music were INDUCED in until the late
hours, the guests UNANIMOUSLY voting
this one Of the most enjoyable eve
nings ever spent. Those present
were: Mrs. L. Smith, Misses Marie,
Spiegelberg, Rose Bernath, Lulu.
Reese, Mabel and linda Smith, Elsie
and Melissa Moeller. Messrs. Arthur
and Fred Spiegelberg, Rev. A. Wok-
er, Walter Toenjes, Otto Reese, Emil
Behrmann and Theo. Beck.
I. H. Darling, who spent the Christ.
mas holidays with his family on the
Highlands, left Monday to again sup
erintend the cutting of timber on his
recently acquired holdings in Idaho.
During the six weeks before Christ
mas Mr.. Darling saw some strenuous
activity in the Idaho country. He left
here November IL and two days later
arrived in Santa, Idaho. The same
day he returned to Spokane and the
next morning closed a deal for the
purchase Of 160 acres of pine timber
on Santa creek. The same day he
sold the logs to the st. Maries Lum-'
Der company and went back to Emida,
Ida. On November Is Mr.. Darling's
men started building logging roads
and they had been hauling two weeks
when he returned to Kennewick. They
are now skidding with two teams and
hauling with six and are banking the
logs at the rate of $4,000 feet day.
The snow at the camp is two feet
deep on the level. The work has not
ceased while Mr.. Darling has been in
Kennewick but operations have been
continued under the direction of his
son Guy. December 81 one Of the
houses at the camp and part of its
contents were totally destroyed by fire
entailing loss Of 81 900 with no in
surance. The fire occurred at 1870 in
the afternoon but by supper time the
camp had been established in another
house and the work continued without