The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-10-28
FINLEY LIVE WIRE SPARKS

gained Tor ana serves the same
~ purpose of a Commercial club.
It is the one solid, active, always
boost-for-Finley organization and
is supported by our best citizens.
= The members appreciate the cour-
= tesy of the Kennewick Courier
T. Reporter in giving them this
= space. We intend to discuss top
= les that are of real interest to the
community and write up news
that we think is of value to the :
public. We shall try to make
this column interesting reading,
= not merely series of statistics,
and so each week one or more of
our leading citizens may be slight
" touched by the humorous end
= of a red-hot live wire. 1t may
hurt for while, but don't worry =
= you'll be better off than before
you were touched.
The discussion Of the county COM
missioner recall episode in the Cour-
ier-Reporter the past week was GER
tainly clear analysis of the present
situation. We wish to compliment
Editor Gardner on the way he hand
led the question.
The mock trial given by the Grange
Saturday eve was big success. The
house was full, but not one of the
audience was-not even the Kenne-
wick visitors! Judge Jeffrey handled
the case in most dignified and court
ly manner, showing thorough know
ledge of the law, ancient and modern,
domestic and foreign. Both the jur-
ors and witnesses took oath to falsify
in giving their answers to questions
asked by the attorneys and in carry
out this oath the jurors sure carried
away the lemons. Probably this was
due to the fact that they were nearly
all married men and were in good
practice. Attorneys Kraber and Ger
ards for Mr.. Frauen and Messrs. Goss
and Puderbaugh for Mrs. Marie Ford
Frauen sometimes showed glimpses
I, of legal knowledge which we must
say is not always noticed in the real
cases at our county seat. The real
issue of the case was the disposition
of the twin babies, Marie and Eddie,
both parents asking for them. The
jury compromised by giving one to
each of the parents, for in the words
of DR.. B. L. Cole, foreman, "kind and
all-wise nature, anticipating this dis
agreement, provided twins, enabling
the infants to be divided other than
by King Solomon's method"
The Grange membership contest
between General Pastorius' and Cen
eral Kraber's forces, looks like an ut
ter rout for General Pastorius. Cen
eral Kaber and Major McPhee, while
in hot pursuit in the army ambulance
"Tin Liddie," were going so fast on
Thursday p. m. that the car took fire
and if Major McPhee hadn't scooped
in the sand as fast as he did the Liz
zie would have gone up in smoke and
alas, minus insurance. The general
with his gallant army Of eighteen, are
willing to accept congratulations Tor
being victorious as well as the appli-
cations of any whom we have over
looked in our mad scramble to get
to join the Grange.
Messrs. Colwell and Smith, Of the
Public Service commission, visited
Finley Thursday looking over the pro-
posed new crossing over the s., 7. q
S. tracks near the Finley depot. They
gave very little encouragement to
the scheme but suggested that the
matter be taken up with the general
SUPERINTENDENT Of the road.
Carl Meyers has leased the farm
known as the King place from the
owner, w. A. Barr.
The Live Wires will give jitney
social at the Finley hall Friday eve.'
October 20. There will be fish pond,
costing one jitney to fish, valuable
fish each time. A fortune wheel, where
YOU CAN'T lose, lunch and other
things a nickel each. Good music
and GOOD floor to dance, at Sc dance.
Young and old, kids and all, are IN
vited.
The Central Valley club will give
a Halloween social at the school
house Saturday evening, to club mem
bers only.
Building is active here now. WIN.
Clements is building new house on
his place and r. b. Welland Is put
+;no nm a small house on the ]. i. |