The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-12-21

Little Harriet Mattecheck is ill thi.
week with the grippe.
FL. Watson is home from Mt. Hop,
Idaho, until after Christmas.
Miss Grace Harrison is SPEEDING tn,
week with friends in Portland.
M. H. Church left the first of tn,
week for Spokane on business.
G. A. Stwart is expected home from
Laurier tonight for the holidays.
Robert Ely returned the first of th'
week from Missoula for Christina
with the home folks.
Mr.. Fishburn, of Granger is as
sisting at the Vibber- Clifford Drul
store in the holiday rush.
Mrs. William Dircksen came in tn,
first of the week from Victoria, B. c.
to spend the holidays with Mr.. Dirck
sen.
Mrs. j. B. Thomas was called tt
Sunnyside today on account of the
illness of her little niece Hazel Gle
ment.
Mrs. G. H. Yeaman left Wednesday
for Cheney after spending a month
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. I. w
Moore here.
The Shakespeare club held an in.
teresting meeting Wednesday after.
noon at the home of Mrs. E. M. Sly
with Mrs. E. o. Keene as hostess.
Friends here of Walter Hessler have
received word that he, with his par.
ents, have reached their new home in
Ellensburg and are now nicely located
on an adjoining farm to the Richard
son-Rose-Colli farms. ..E@-
The Richland farmers will hold q
Farmers Institute in the Methodist
church building, Friday, Dec. 29th
Lecturers from the extension depart
ment of the Pullman college will ad-
dress the farmers. Basket lunch
will be served at noon and each farm
er is asked to bring his basket along
All farmers are urged to be present
as this promises to.be an interesting
meeting.
Grandma Lynch, who makes hel
home with her son, S. d. Lynch, quiet.
" celebrated her S0th birthday last
Thursday. So active and hearty is
grandma that only her closest friend:
and relatives knew that she was that
age. One would take her to be many
years younger, but those who knew
made the day brighter by sending
congratulations and calling upon hel
to wish her many more happy returns
of the day.
Wednesday afternoon the Ladies
Aid of the Christian church held theil
Christmas social meeting at the home
of Mrs. William Spofford. The rooms
were beautiful in their Christmas dec
orations and the Christmas tree will
its many candles and snowflakes len
a realistic air to the occasion. Eacl
lady received dainty handmade gift
from a member of the aid. Mrs. Eft;
Soften added much to the afternoon
pleasure by rendering several pian'
and vocal selections.
The operators at the N. P. depo
believe they have legitimate kick t.
register against the public. The,
complain that from early morning un
til late at night they are called to tn
telephone frequently to tell somebod,
what time it is. Hereafter they ar
going to furnish the phone central of
flee with the correct time each morn
ing and suggest that all whose clock
stopped during the night ask centra
what time it is. They expect also t
keep central advised as to the time o
trains for the convenience of the pub
lie as well as their own.
The Yuletide dancing and card pan
ty arranged by the Woman's club fo
the benefit of the library on Dec. 27tl
gives promise of being the soci'
event of the season. All committee
report most enthusiastic supper
Kennewick is indeed fortunate in ha'
ing the finest dancing floor in its hi