The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-15
From the Correspondents
Items of Interest Concerning Our Neghbors Hereabouts

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attended, but no registering could be
done, as it was found that the law
prohibited the books being signed any
where outside the home or office of
the clerk having them in charge.
However, all who came to register
and everybody else had good supper
and an enjoyable evening.
"a Reader" has requested us to
ask the editor of the Live Wire Col
umn to explain his application of the
word "chauvinist" as used by him
in g recent issue in connection with
a picnic. AS the word is pronounced
sho-vin-ist, and means person filled
with exaggerated patriotism or mill
tary enthusiasm, "a Reader" could
net see the connection-and humbly
asks for information. -. s.l
On Saturday, June "a, all good
Changers should turn out to the regu-
lar business meeting of the Grange
for there will be lots of special work
to consider. -.....
The tuberculin test committee from
the Grange has been doing good work
and almost everyone is in now. If
we could get them all, we would soon
have a suberculosis-free neighbor-
hood.
During these Shocking" ''harrow-
ing" times, it must indeed have been
an important arrival that would per-
NIT country gentleman such an in
teruption as going twice to meet the
4:20 train at Finley. Particulars may
be had from A. w. v. F.
The H. M. T. is in commission
again!
Is there anything Objectionable
about the road leading from Finley
station up town?
i Someone over the telephone called
up 4Ox9 and asked for Mr.. and Mrs.
Gerards. "Call later" the answer
came, "they are separating" A
sniper heard this and soon the report
was in circulation that the Gerards
had separated. After strenuous in
vestigation by the t. c. d., it was
found the rumor originated on the
fact that they were separating milk!
It is evident our Courier is read
and appreciated in this community
and that the newspaper business ap-
pears to be an attractive one, as the
following experience will show:
# A bluff old farmer called with his
eighteen-ycar-old son. "I've come for
some information" he said hopefully.
81 shall be delighted to do what can
! for you," was our reply. "Well this
son of mine wants to go into the
newspaper business, and I thought
you would be able to tell us if there
was any money in it. It's a good
line, amt it?" "Y-e-e-s," we re-
piled, hesitatingly. We've been at
it good many years, and The
| farmer took good look at our shah
by sanctum and at the still shabbier
I yours truly. "Come on, Willie" he
ordered. "Back to your blowing, my
boy"
1t is Rumored that if certain one
of our strawberry growers wishes to
keep in favor with his young lady
} pickers he will have to be more con-
siderate and agreeable to his mar
4 ried helpers.
The question is-.WHY does Glenn
Hitchcock prefer to wear an old der
by in the hay field instead of COM
Portable straw hat?
Granger Goss must have had "some
time" if the report of the t. C. d. is
to- be relied upon. Parts of this we
will omit for reasons best known to
ourselves. This back-to-the-land en-
thusiast, who seldom wears hat or
coat, forgot that he had such with
him when at the Hotel Washington
in Seattle few days ago. AS he
4 was entering the dining room the hat
and coat clerk said to him, "Your
hat, please" "My what?" said Bro
1 Their Goss. "Your hat, sir" "Oh."
i Towards the end of the dinner the
waiter handed him the toothpicksa
He waved them away. "No, thank
you," he said. "I've already eaten
two of the awful things and want no
more"
/ Evidently he thought the best part
of the parade was the pretty nurses
in the Red Cross division, for he
marched along the entire route with
them like a boy at circus process
sion.
i Heard at the ball game. 81 think
baseball is just too lovely for any
thing. Jack took me to see the game
- H,oroxr,;o1r 10 cf r,ool, - cold tho ~