The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-05-11

Eighth grade exams to be held or
Thursday and Friday, next.
Everybody who has any pep to him
is out grabbing drift wood in the river
The high water has overlooked some
of the roads in the hop yard district
| The new concrete bridge over the
canal has just been completed and is
fine piece of work.
Joe Waller has secured lease on
some Indian land at Toppenish and
will go there to raise alfalfa.
Miss Gale Churchill entertained on
Monday evening in honor of the teach
ers who are soon to leave for vaca-
ton.
Miss Edith Fisher, who has been
teaching school at Trinidad, arrived
home Thursday to spend the vacation
with her parents.
Harry Thursman, who has charge
of the park, has placed receptacles
therein and would appreciate it if the
people place refuse therein.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Forbes, who
have secured lease for a year on
the L. n. Cox tract in town, moved
into their new home Monday.
Road Supervisor F. A. Howes is
having time protecting the abutt-
ment on the bridge between town and
Kennewick. The high water is wash
ing out the gravel.
Mrs. Harry VanHorn, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Engler and Knute Larson made
up an auto party to attend the meet
ing of Pomona grange held Friday
evening at Kiona. While in Kiona,
Mrs. VanHorn was a guest at the
home of an old friend, Mrs. w. M.
Scott.
Rev. w. G. Hoy, who for the past
two years has been pastor of the 10
cal Evangelical church, was trans
ferred to Reardan, at the conference
held in Latah last week. Rev. Hoy
will be greatly missed in and around
Richland. The best wishes of every
one follow the family to their new
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Maupin and fam
lily moved to Kennewick Monday to
make their future home. The Maupin
family were among the early settlers
in the Richland district and number a
host of friends in this part of the val
ley who will miss them a great deal.
The young girls in the family were
especially popular and talented and
their leaving will cause a decided
break in the younger social set.
F. ]. O,Brien and William Relton
attended the potato growers meeting
in Kennewick Monday evening. They
report that the Kennewick men who
were in attendance at the meeting
seem favorably inclined toward join
ing with the Richland union and for
that purpose have sent out committees
with an idea Of securing the sigma
lures of all growers in favor Of an
organization whose object will be to
better markets and prices for the 1916
crop.
Quite number of affairs have been
given during the past month in honor
of Mrs. Joseph Roehl and her mother
Mrs. Olive Foulke, who leave Richland
Wednesday, Mrs. Roehl to live on her
homestead in Idaho and Mrs. Foulke
to return to her home in Wichita, Kan
sas. Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Gibbs enter
tanned in honor Of Mrs. Roehl and Mrs.
Foulke at dinner Sunday, while Mrs.
/. M. C. Churchill and Miss Gale
gave six o'clock dinner in their hon
or Saturday evening. Mr.. and Mrs.
r. D. Sawyer entertained at dinner
Tuesday evening, while the Ladies'
Aid held an informal reception at the
home of Mrs. Lou Wheelhouse in their
honor last Wednesday.
Tony Boettcher, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Boettcher, won out over
all competitors in the spelling contest
held in Kennewick last Saturday. As
result Master Tony is eligible to
compete in the Benton county spelling
contest scheduled to take place in
Prosser, Saturday, May 10, and should
he be successful over all competitors
in the county he will have the honor of
representing Benton county at the
state spelling contest in Spokane to be
held in the near future. Tony GER
tainly deserves great credit for the
showing he made in ,Kennewick and
everyone in Richland is looking for
ward with great interest to see. how
he makes out in Prosser.
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