The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-08-03
LITTLE STORIES OF THE WEEK

Mrs. Wallace H. Proctor spent Wed
nesday in Pasco at the home of Mrs
R. B. Mcfarland.
j. j. Rudkin returned today from
| Walla Walla where he purchased a
1915 Franklin Six touring car.
Mrs. Chores has moved the Elite
Millinery from its old location in the
Tull building to the Stock building on
Second street.
G. M. Annis has joined the gasoline
brigade with five-passenger Over
land touring car which he purchased in
Spokane this week.
Earl Johnson, Howard Lincoln,
Charles Sonderman and George Rich
ards left yesterday for Davenport to
work in the wheat harvest.
Miss Gertrude Appenzeller, of Sc
attic, is spending the week at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. APP
penzeller, of the Highlands.
There will be a melting of the Finley
Parent Teachers association at the
schrool house Saturday, August H..
Fred Gemmell will be present to adj
dress the meeting.
Fred Gemmell has been forced to
give up his work as club leader in Ben
ton county on account of the death of
his father and has returned to his
home in Grandview.
v. w. Bird is moving his Electrical
Supply & Fixture store from the Ea-
kin building to the east half Of the
Soth Building recently vacated by
Corwin, the Tailor. 81,
The Ladies' Aid of the Christian
church held business meeting We'd
nesday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Arthur Wilhelm and among other
things it was decided to hold silver
tea next Thursday afternoon at the
home of W.. r. Crawford.
The Women's Union Missionary So
ciety held a very interesting meeting
last Friday afternoon at the Metho-
dist parsonage, with Mrs. H. o. Perry
presiding. An unusually good attend
ance and splendid program made this
one of the best meetings of the year.
Refreshments were served by the
Methodist ladies.
Mrs. r. Gilcrist was called home
from North Yakima Wednesday where
she had gone with her daughter for
special medical treatment for her.
throat, to attend Mr.. Gilcrist who was
i'll with an attack of appendicitis. She
reports Mrs. Chipperfield improving
but will have to remain in North Yak
ina several weeks yet.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. R. Bradshaw en-
joyed brief visit this week from a
party of old friends from Ellensburg,
who were passing thru Kennewick in
their cars for a pleasure trip to yell
lowstonel Park. They were Mr.. and
Mrs. G. D. Hogue and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. A.. w. Yocum and son, Mr..
and Mrs. Orville Neuman, B. A. Mox-
ey and DR.. and Mrs. Owens.
The v. p. class of the Methodist
Sunday school and number of friends
filled big motor bus and several aa-
tos last Friday evening and went out
to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. n. w.
Brown to give Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Da-
Wis miscellaneous shower. The young
people were taken by surprise and Civ
en- many pretty and useful gifts as q
token Of the good will of the church
and Sunday school where they both
are efficient workers. A delightful
luncheon was brought and served by
the ladies.
M. o. Kitten has decided that Ken
newick is the best place he knows of.
He has shaken the dust of Southern
California off his feet for good and is
here to make his permanent home.
Mrs. Kitten, who stopped off enroute
north to visit friends will arrive later.
Mr.. Kitten will look after his extern
sive property holdings here and will
probably engage in business. He said
that when passing thru Longbeach,
Cal, he met F. C. Stretsberry, who
said they were all packed up and were
returning to Kennewick to make their
J permanent home.