The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-01-27
From the Correspondents
Items of Interest Concerning Our Neghbors Hereabouts

This is the first game the Finley boys
have lost, and as it was, they played
all around the Kennewick boys and
doubtless would have won but for the
referee. AS it was they only missed
winning by 46 points, the score stand
ing 4S to 2. There might have been
different result had not the referee
been charged admission to the game.
The "poet" who sent us the lines on
The Beautiful Snow has written Of
fering a sonnet on Spring, as soon as
spring appears. We used to think that
a sonnet contained Ia lines, but he in
forms us he can write sonnet OF over
a thousand lines if he only has time
enough. If there is any serious objec-
ton to the publication of his new work
kindly notify one of the editors of the
Live Wire Sparks before Ground Hog
Day.
Sharon Moore and Jesse Long had
an argument over which was the best
for moonlight drive with your on
liest-a trusty horse or an auto. They
decided to try it out, SO left Second
and Washington streets last Friday
night for Finley. Long got to Finley
first and seeing nothing of Moore, he
turned around and went back and
found he hadn't reached the Washing
ton street bridge. Strange to say,
each thinks he won the test.
A considerable portion of the grange
meeting last Saturday night might be
termed an indignation meeting over
the condition of the oiled road between
Finley and Kennewick. The speakers
were not at all complimentary either
to the road, or the county officials in
charge of its construction and main
tenance and it was unanimously
agreed that committee be appointed
to take the matter up with the proper
officials. We sincerely hope that they
will be able to stir something up.
Last Saturday the Parent Teachers
association had a very successful
meeting. This is the first meeting, in
fact, when he parents and the teach
ers actually got together, and consid-
cradle good resulted from the confer
ence. The mutual understandings and
mutual help that result from such
meetings cannot be other than very
beneficial to the community, and we
hope to see many more as well at
tended. County Superintendent A. C..
Jones expects to attend the meeting
of February IL, and has written hear
tily endorsing the efforts Of those hav-
ing the association in charge. We
quote from his letter: 81 am greatly
interested in this feature of commune
ty work and doubt if there is an ele-
ment in which it is stronger factor
than in rural education"
Last Saturday night was the first
business meeting af the Grange. It
is the purpose of these meetings to
omit all the formalities of the regular
grange meetings, and give the entire
time over to business, so that the work
can be finished promptly and the men,
bers get home early. There was SO
much business to be finished up last
week the meeting dragged out until
nearly midnight, and the late hour
caused some members considerable
inconvenience. Among others, Glen
Hitchcock found trouble waiting him
at home, for Mrs. Hitchcock got tired
of waiting for him, so went to bed and
locked him out. The friends who ac-
companied him home stayed with him
for some time trying to effect an en-
trance, but they concluded that the
house was burlar-proof and finally
gave it up. At last reports Hitchcock
was undressing preparing to roost in
the barn.