The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-01-16
FINLEY NEWS NOTES

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Miss Snyder entertained her Sunday
school class at a taffy pull at the
Hitchcock home last Friday evening,
and a jolly good time was enjoyed by
all present.
J. McClarity, who was recently dis
charged from the spruce division, is
visiting the Smith family at the depot.
Mrs. N. C. Bowles entertained the
school faculty at dinner last Sunday.
Mrs. Monroe and son Wesley visit
ed friends in Walla Walla last week..
Mrs. T. T. Farney is home again for
much needed rest after several
weeks spent nursing influenza pa
tients.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Cooper left last
Friday to visit their son Homer in Sc
attic, who was recently married. They
will also visit relatives in Everett.
Mrs. H. P. Hodges is quite i'll at her
home this week.
An enjoyable evening was spent by
those present at the Grange election
last Saturday evening. The new Of
ficers elected for the coming year were
C. Puderbaugh, master; Mrs. John
Co chran, lecturer; John Storland,
overseer; A. S. Goss, secretary; Mrs.
A. S. Goss, treasurer; William Pas
torious, steward; Frank II. Struthers,
chaplain; Mrs. Waldorf, lady assist
ant steward; Carl Meyers, assistant
steward; C. E Cox, gate keeper; Mrs.
William Cochran, Flora; Mrs. J. 4.
Ayers, Pomona; Mrs. Farney, Ceres.
After the business session the tables
were set, for a good old Grange feed
and the meeting broke up with hopes
for more good times now that the flu
epidemic has subsidized in Finley.
Rumors are rife that wedding bells
will ring down near the Finley school
house next Saturday.
E. D. Day was called by death last
Monday, following a paralytic stroke
The body was taken to Starbuck fol
burial by Mrs. Day who was accom-
panied by Mr.. Frauen as far as Walls
Walla. The Days are new corners IL
Finley, having purchased the F. =
Masters place last summer. A daugh
ter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Vim
4 SON, also live here and are just recov
ering from an attack of influenza.
i Mrs. JOS. Gerards is still confined
to her bed under the care of a physi
clan, but is reported to be improving
i The Ladies' Aid will be entertain
| ed at the home of Mrs. C. E. Cox thi
week.
i The next Grange meeting will b
held January 25th and the new offic
/. ers installed. Something special i
Il being planned for the evening.
The services at the church next Sun
day will be held for the benefit of tn
Armenians and special collection wi
: be taken for their aid. Sunday schoc
} will be held at the usual time. Tn
attendance has been gradually increas
: ing and there seems to be PRACTICAL
: no influenza near Finley.
Election of officers was held at th
Sunday school last. Sunday and tn
same officers were elected for the CON
ing year that were chosen last year
u A week from Saturday the ladie
3 off the Finley church will serve SUI
5 per followed by program in the FIJI
ley school house.
Mrs. Thos. H. Osborne returne
from Seattle last Wednesday. Mr.. ar
| and Mrs. Osborne expect to leave soc
n for Pennington where they will NAL
: their home.
81 Residents of the lower valley wi
Il messed strange and beautiful sigl
shortly after six o'clock last Wedne
day morning while it was still dar
II A huge bank of black clouds lay
Il 1.-The east while the full moon shol
II brightly in the west. A light show
II came up and complete white raj
II bow appeared in the east against Il
II bank of clouds. 1t remained for abo1
Il five minutes, then gradually disal
II neared