The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-11-09
LIVE WIRE SPARKS

There is whole lot we would like to
write about the election, but the limo
typer is just as cranky as ever this
week and insists that he have our copy
in Wednesday morning, so we will
have to postpone our observations on
the results until next week. Whether
we win or lose, the members of the
Finley Grange can feel that they did
their best to obtain township organiza-
ton, and if we lose, we needn't re-
proach ourselves for not having tried.
During the strenuous campaign we
sorely neglected Finley society notes.
In fact, for a month past, we haven't
been worth our salt as society report
ers, but we are going to brace up and
try to take little notice of some of
the fool stunts our neighbors are con-
tinually pulling off. Let's see. Where
did we leave off Z? It must have been
about month or six weeks ago. Did
we tell you about the nerve of the
Finley and Hover school teachers?
It seems that when Miss Feurst and
Miss Cannon went to Prosser to at
tend institute, they went on the O-W.
They were told that they would have
to take an auto stage to Prosser, so
when they arrived, they got into the
auto and sent the driver after their
grips. They directed him to the street
and number where they had arranged
to stay, and after he had carried their
luggage upstairs and deposited it in
their room under their directions,
they asked him what the charge was.
"Why, there's no CHARGE" he ex-
planned. "I'm not bus driver. This
is private auto"
The Kennewick Valley Telephone
Go. has been putting up a new line
along the oiled road and for several
days their pole holes have stood open
without warning lights. One evening
Cam Bowles asked Boley Ayers to
Ford down to Grange with him, so
when Foley heard the horn, he rushed
out of the house, vaulted over the
flume and disappeared. "Where did he
go?" asked Bowles. Dunno" said
Goss, 'I'm sure saw him." Investi-
cation showed that Roley was stuck
fast in eighteen inches of mud and
water in the bottom of the six-foot
telephone hole into which he had
vaulted.
The tin can detective says that the
reason why Vernon Ford boosted for
Fristoe in the recent election was be-
cause he liked the sound of the name.
One Of the Finley school teachers
was seen on the oiled road last Sum
day with strange young man and
strange team. Local news mongers
are all in flutter over it.
The young people gave masquerade
party at the Finley school last Satur-
day, and the dresses and costumes
were quite unique. As the young peo-
pie came in, everyone tried to find out |
who they were, but one young lady
puzzled them all until Lois Cannon
tried to solve the problem by en-
bracing the newcomer. She found out
it was Cliff Rounds.
At the recent election Del Chapman
arrived at eight o'clock a. m. and spent
the day marking up his ballot.
Bob Perkins is conducting an in
teresting series of experiments. He is
keeping track Of the cost of what he /
eats and finds he can put on pound
Of fat every six days. Preliminary ex-
periments appear to indicate that a
man is wourth about $2.15 per pound,
and Bob is inclined to think that there
is more money in feeding hogs.
Last winter we often commented on
the waste of energy among the farm
ers. Every day two or three loads of
hay might be seen being hauled in
each direction on the oiled road, and
It seemed to us that if some means of
exchange We're provided among the
farmers an enormous amount of work
could be saved. This fall the same
comment might be in order. Vernon
Ford drives from half way to Kenne-
wick to get a girl way below Finley,
While Clyde Busch comes from way
below Finley to get a girl living half
way to Kennewick. Here is an ex-
'ellent opportunity to work up some
clearing house system. |
Frank Struthers is breaking into
Finley society notes right. He drove
but from Kennewick in a brand new
II. M. I. last week and all Finley is
now watching his goings and comings
with great interest.
Tim Farney is now milking three
Times day. His milking hours vary