The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-02-10
From the Correspondents
Items of Interest Concerning Our Neghbors Hereabouts

of her wand,
And the breath of her nostrils has
! transformed the land.
The crocus peeps forth and soon ppe's
his eye,
With a gesture of gladness he well
comes the sky.
| The warmth of the sun as it beats on
my head,
Rouses to life again things that were
| dead.
The wheat in the fields is all SHIN
mering green.
If this keeps up long, twill be ready
to CLEAN.
The willows have pussy cats on every
branch;
In fact, there is hardly thing on
the ranch
That doesn't proclaim that spring has
| now came,
And snuffles and coughs and colds
have done the same.
The linotyper kindly reminded US
last week that G. Monroe Ford was
missing. We. hadn't noticed it, but
when it was called to our attention,
we were so disturbed that we posted
right down to see what was the mat
ter. We found him just finishing car
rying water for 25 cows in bucket
the water was-and as soon as he
could clean the snow off the pump
house roof, feed the horses and the
chickens, shovel out the coal bin,
teach three calves to drink, feed the
pigs and light the fire, he was ready
to start getting breakfast. We don't
look for any more fool stunts from
him before spring. !.
The Valentine party to be given by
the Grange on the 18th may be a lit
tie late for Valentines Day, but it
has this advantage: anyone can bring
a secondhand valentine and send it
over again. thru the valentine post-of-
flee which will be established. Be-
sides valentines, there will be games,
music and dancing and little supper.
The ladies are all asked to bring sand
witches or cake, and the men are asked
to bring the whole family. Is
While the Kennewick people were
wallowing around in snow up to their
waists, the Finley Live Wires got busy
and ploughed out the roads. Super
visor Thampke was on the job, and
even had his teams out Sunday and
the roads were all open Monday morn
ing. ~
Since sending out the S. o. s. call
for the bachelors of the valley at
Christmas time, and the noble re-
Spouse thereto, we have had several
inquiries for the Lonely Ones" the
call reaching as far east as Indiana,
as proved by the following letter sent
to the Editor of the Finley Live Wire
Sparks. The writer is buxom bru-
nette widow looking for a husband
and goes on to say:
81 prefer a blonde and don't care
particularly for his nationality, ex-
cept he must be intelligent and at
fectionate.
81 don't want anyone younger than
I am. have plenty of chances to mar
ry, but want one Of your Northwest
ern men who is good looking, true and
intelligent. Have you very many left?
/ hope you have at least one.
81 want kind, congenial husband
enc who is not grouchy, but likes to
laugh and joke; one who is generous
and optimistic and able to see the
good side Of life. am not spend
thrift, and am not crazy about money
and frivolities, but do love to be hap
py and want to live in happy at
mosphere.
81 am widow"
She encloses the following tribute.
written by neighbor:
"The lacy who is writing you is
acting under my suggestion, because
/ want to see her settled in good
home. She is a brunette, tho not very
dark, and unusually good figure; her
height is feet Az and she is &c
years old, tho she looks about 22.
She is well preserved, very lively and
optimistic, and good cure for the
blues. I call her sPollyana, the Glad
Girl She has mind far above the
average. She has had success with
the pen, having written several plays
and stories. In fact, she has most
everything but money"
The widows name and address viii
be furnished upon application to tin.
Live Wire Editor.
We don't know whether Bob Per-
.kins would qualify as blonde or not.
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