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

A man is known by the Christmas
he keeps.
Attorney F. R. Jeffrey and L. E.
Johnson went to Goldendale the last
of the week to look after legal mat
tiers connected with the estate of the
late Lee A. Johnson.
Word was received last week. from
Miss Writers, the Baptist Missionary
who recently sailed for Canton, China
that she had safely reached Yokohoma
and would soon be at her journeys
end.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will hold their annual Christ
mas bazaar Saturday of this week in
the building next door to McDonald's
store. The bazaar will be open from
10 a. m. until evening.
DR.. and Mrs. B. L. Cole, of this city
and Mr.. and Mrs. Hal Cole of Pros
ser, spent Thanksgiving Day at the
home of the Cole brothers mother
and sister, in Walla Walla. The trip
was made by automobile.
Capt. s. v. Winslow, of the govern
ment steamer Umatilla was in the city
the first of the week, sshouse hunting"
Capt. and Mrs. Winslow expect to
make their home here during the win
ter if a suitable house can be found.
The local football season was ofic-
tally and finally closed last Saturday
when the Kennewick kids defeated the
Pasco juniors by a score of 6 to 8.
It would be impossible to pick the in
dividual stars on either team. They
are all good.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy A. Purdy were
very pleasantly surprised by num-
Der of members of the Rebekah lodge,
who came to shower them not only
with congratulations and good wishes
but with many pretty and useful gifts
for their new home. as
The five-months-ol son of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. H. Flesher, of the Garden
Tracts died yesterday afternoon of
whooping cough. Short funeral SER
vices were conducted at the cemetery
this afternoon by Rev. K. S. Tontz, Of
the Congregational church.
J.. II. Stimson, who has been en-
ployed at Short & Graham's Barber
shop, left the first of the week for
Seattle to investigate a proposition to
trade his Richland farm for Seattle
property. If the deal is made Mr..
Stimson will move his family, to, the
west side. l5s II u 30
/ Frank Emigh, Of Spokane, was
transacting business in Kennewick the
first of the week. While here Mr..
Emigh opened negotiations with E.
w. Trenbath for the sale of the post
Office fixtures to the Hover Invest.
ment company. The deal has not yet
been closed.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Hayden had as
their guest the last of the week, Mrs.
Haydon's brother, C. H. Rector, of st:
Maries, Idaho. This was Mr.. Rector's
first visit to Kennewick and he ex-
pressed himself as convinced Of the
future possibilities of the Columbia
River valley.
C. E. Lum, who was seriously in
jured by fall at his home Thanks
giving Day, is slowly improving, but
is still in a critical condition. He is
gradually regaining control of his
arms and legs and it is thought the
paralysis caused by the shock to the
spine will not be permanent.
The Kennewick Auto company has
taken the agency for the sale of the
Chevrolet car in this territory. The
central agency for this district is held
by Speck & Rowland, of Sunnyside.
C. Speck and R. N. Barnett made the
delivery Of the second car to the local
firm the first of the week. The auto
company reports the sale of 3 Chevro-
let to NJ. M. Moulton, Little Six
Buick to Fred Stauffer, of Pasco and
Fords to Robertson Brothers, of the
Highlands and VIM. Gilcrist, Of this
city.