The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-12-02
FINLEY LIVE WIRE SPARKS ]

For weeks we have been trying to
find out from our county engineer if
anything is to be done to our $4,000
highway experiment, but it must be
that that official does not read the
rier-Reporter. Can it be that all
those energetic young lady subscrip-
ton contestants overlooked him? If
so, we suggest that the paper start
a contest that will put the boys to
work.
The Finley Grange held its annual
election of officers last Saturday night.
The officers chosen for the ensuing
year were as follows: Master, A. S.
Goss; Overseer, F. M. Cole; Lecturer,
Mrs. Jarboe; Treasurer, Owen Webb;
Secretary, Jos. Gerards; Steward, N.
C. Bowles; Assistant Steward, Har-
ry Heddington; Chaplain, ]. R. Ayers;
Gatekeeper, Guy Moore. The hour
was so late that the election of the
lady officers was postponed until the
next meeting. The Changers are very
anxious to have all the lady members
attend at this time. A dozen new
members were taken in, and dozen
more are waiting to be initiated next
week. The Grange has taken on new
life and we predict that their member
ship will be more than doubled by
spring.
C. R. Cotrell, assistant grand mas
ter of the state of Washington, spoke
at the Grange meeting last Saturday
on Rural Credits and National Farm
Products Marketing Bill. These two
bills are the most important bills for
the farmer ever presented in congress
and the grange is to take up COM
prehensive study of both bills in or
der that they may be prepared to urge
upon their congressman definite ac-
ton when the bills come up for dis
'cussion.
Arthur Quimby returned from Spo-
kane last week. He says it's too cold
up there, and we think he will be con-
tented to stay where he belongs now.
VIM. Tewalt moved onto the old
Gray ranch last week.
The Ladies' Aid is going to give a
comedy show at Finley Friday night,
the tenth. They have secured the ser
vices of Bob Matt, the comedian, and
he is to be assisted by galaxy of
pretty girls. We are privileged to
know who these pretty girls" are to
be, and will vouch for it that it will
be worth the price of admission to
see them alone.
Quimby's Colts have challenged the
Finley Boys Athletic club to play a
game of indoor baseball.
Everyone is kicking about the price
of hogs and hog feed except Mrs.
Bowles. She has a system for fat
tening without feeding any grain.
Recently "Cam" set out can Of cream
ready to make butter and Mrs.
Bowles, thinking he had not yet fed
the hogs rushed out with the cream
and poured it all out to the porkers.
Judging from the appearance of their
hogs the system is quite success.
The jitney dance given by the Fin
ley Live Wires Thanksgiving Eve
was big success. The crowd was
not quite as large as usual, owing to
the fact that the Valley club held a
dance the same night, but everyone
reorts that they had the best time
yet. Another dance can be expected
in the near future.
The election of drainage commits
sioners for Drainage District No.
will be held at Finley next Tuesday.
Last year the interest was at fever
heat and an even dozen voted. If you
can't come to vote, at least come down
and talk to the judges, for theirs is a
lonesome job.
The Cochran boys have returned
from the hills where they have COM
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