The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-08-29
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FINLEY NEWS NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Altrogge and
daughter Alice are back from a vaca-
ton spent in the Blue mountains.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. C. Bowles and a
party of friends motored tc Walla
Walla and Milton last Sunday. The
other members of the party we're Mrs.
johnson, Neil Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nelson and Mr.. and Mrs. Haas and
family. !. ~ -. s:as.s... ,5.a ia
Owen Webb, who is now located at
Zillah, was in the valley last week to
look after his ranch. He expects to
come back in the spring and farm his
place himself. =
Messrs. C. Waldron and S. Ziegler
of Washtucna visited at the Waldron
ranch last Thursday. They are in the
valley looking up hay.
A recent letter received by Mrs.
Cresswell from her son Clyde Bush,
stated that he is in Italy.
The Finley school opened last Mon
day with the same corps of teachers
for the grades, Miss MCGEE, Miss Gam
mon and Miss Meikle. Mr.. Clarence
Henry, of Spokane, is the new prin-
cipal and will teach the high school
grades. Miss Snyder of Pasco has
been engaged to teach music. The di-
rectors have arranged for two auto
buses to convey the children to school
but owing to the delay in getting
them from Spokane they will not be
ready for few days, and in the mean
time the children are walking to and
from school. S. M. Lyons will drive
one bus and E. E. Pyle the other.
Mrs. Erwin Perry of Portland is
visiting her mother, Mrs. G. S. Short
near Finley.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Massee and child
rem of The Dalles are visiting at the
Waldron home. Mr.. Massee is Mr..
Waldron's nephew.
Rev. Jones conducted patriotic
service at the Finley church last Sun
day. Instead of holding services at
Hover, the Hover congregation at
tended in a body.
Next Sunday special church SER
vice will be held at the Finley church.
The Hover congregation has been in
vited to attend. Sunday school will
i be held at the usual time followed by
| a short preaching service, after which
box lunch will be served on the
school lawn. The Pasco choir will ar
/ rive on the noon train and together
with the Finley choir will give mu-
steal program after lunch and Rev.
Allen will give short talk. In the
evening the two choirs will give pro-
gram in Pasco. A cordial invitation
| is extended to everyone to attend.
F. B. Davis, who has been trying to
organize fishing club, has secured
the required number of members and
purchased the necessary equipment.
The members met in Kennewick Mon
day night and organized. R. L. Banta
was elected president and the three di-
rectors are F. B. Davis, James john
ston and j. Olbrich. Some of the mem
bers will give the new net trial next
Sunday.
Merton Cochran left last Friday for
Camp Lewis.
Ed Frauen has been on the sick list
the past week.
The Ladies' Aid will give an ice
cream social at the school house next
Friday evening, August 30. Everyone
| is invited.
Mrs. R. C. Van de Wort and child
rem of Bellingham are visiting at the
Cooper home this week.
The Red Cross sewing meetings will
be discontinued until further notice.
The next meeting will be held in the
domestic science room Of the school
house and the date will be announced
later.
Claude Brown has been visiting at
the Parkinson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cochran motor
ed down from Horse Heaven last Fri
day to visit friends in Finley and at
tend the movies i'm Kennewick.
News was received from Portland
last week that Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
Cochran have baby boy. a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Service and
Miss Pearl Clark of Pasco visited last
week at the VIM. Cochran home.
Elmer and Eleanor Fisher of Her
mission are visiting friends in Finley.