The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-19
LITTLE STORIES OF THE WEEK

Mrs. Cameron and daughter Leila
of, Tacoma, are visiting Kenncwicl
friends this week and will go from her,
to New York to visit relatives there
Mrs. Cameron was formerly engaged
in the millinery business here.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Floyd and baby
Of Newglause, Wis, came in last weel
to visit Mrs. Floyd's parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Geo, R. Bradshaw. They hav.
decided to remain here and have rent
ed the Taylor bungalow on 9Th street
Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Compton ani
sons are taking a vacation on the Pa
cific Coast near Portland. From there
they will visit Mr.. Compton's parents
near Salem. Mrs. Gertrude Human
has charge of the store while they are
gone.
Mrs. Laura Miles Thomas, of Gun.
ningham, was brief visitor in the
city Wednesday. She was enroute to
Granger to bid goodbye to her brother
Merle Miles, who leaves Friday for
Mare Island, having enlisted in the
Marines.
w. D. OVERLY, of Illinois, left yes
terday for Seattle after a ten-day visit
at the home of his brother, A. OVERLY.
Altho the brothers had corresponded
regularly since boyhood, they had not
seen each other for So years previous
to this visit.
Misses Margaret Harrison and Clar-
ice Holcomb left this morning on the
boat for Portland and the ranch near
Washougal for a two weeks outing.
C. L. Holcomb and son Vance will go
on the S., P. & S. tomorrow to join
them at the ranch.
At the regular meeting of the Or
der of the Eastern Star last Thursday
evening Mrs. j. o. Cleve and Mr.. and
Mrs. j.. R. Ayers were initiated into
the order. After the business was
concluded the committee served de-
lightful refreshments.
Mrs. B. ]. Pinckney, who has been ill
in Walla WaIla, is rapidly recovering
and will return home tomorrow. Mr..
and Mrs. Pinekney have rented the
home of Geo. Tweedt where they viii
live until Mrs. Pinckncy is able to re-
sumo her work at the store.
Miss Kate Williams returned the
first of the week from Prosser where
she has been visiting at the homo of
ner sister, Mrs. A.. II. Wheaton. Miss
Williams viii leave next month for
Valdez, Alaska, where she has been
as teacher in the public
schools.
Mr.. and Mrs j. L. johnson are en-
Dying visit this week from Mrs.
Fohnson's brother and wife and child
en-, DR.. and Mrs. T. M. Ross of Wis
onsin, and Mrs. Johnson's sister and |
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Ball Of |
owa, who made the trip out here in |
heir cars.
DR.. Crosby took Dicke Ferguson to |
spokane Sunday evening to the Sacred
ieart hospital where the lad was op-
rated on for appendicitis Monday. ]. |
;. Buntin who accompanied his little |
'randson, returned. yesterday leaving |
he little boys father and mother to |
e with him.
DR.. Thomas Ashlock, of Kirksville,
TO-, is a guest this week at the home |
f his sister, Mrs. ]. II. Siegfried.
1r. and Mrs. Siegfied, Mrs. Virginia
Ishlock, DR.. Ashlock, Joe and Bob
iegfried left yesterday in their ca-
or North Yakima for few days. visit
18th relatives.
T. C. Huxley and C. o. Black, repre-
entatives of the Smith Truck corpor-
ton, of Chicago, were in town last
eek and made arrangements for the
.ennewick Garage to handle their line
eastern Benton county. The Smith
orm-a-Truck attachment, applied to
Ford or Maxwell power plant, pro-
des substantial, guaranteed onc-ton
uck with carrying capacity equal to
'ucks OF other makes costing from
800 to $1,000. The attachment sells
Y $4,000 +. o. b. Chicago. j