The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-12-04
j. B. Thomas has been on the
sick list this week. -. ~ !. -

| j. Is. THOMAS has been on the
sick list this week. -; =.
The Kennewick Business Girls
are planning a holiday enter
tainment for the evening of De-
cember 20. This will be another
Park benefit function. Remem-
Der the date, December 20.
N. D. Wilson has opened a
dray and transfer business un-
der the name of the Reliable
Transfer with headquarters in
the old fire station on Front
street.
The Art Department of the
Woman's club will meet next
Monday afternoon in the high
school building at 2 p. m. The
meeting will be addressed by
Miss Gertrude Morrison, teach
er of art in Bryn Mawr College
for women. .. ~. -. IT, ~.
/ James Johnston has an
nounced that he is a candidate
to succeed himself as director
of the Columbia Irrigation Dis
trict. The annual election will be
held next Tuesday, December 9
with the polls open from 9 a. m.
to 4 p. m. t.. .~...
Donations of fruit and vege-
tables for the Church Home for
Children in Spokane are being
called for. All donations should
be left at the offices of the EN-
pire Grain company next week,
as the shipment will be made so
at to reach Spokane before
Christmas.
AT the special school election
last week the proposition to le-
galize an additional expenditure
amounting to a tax levy Of about
two mills, carried by a vote of
1O4 for and SO against. The ad-
ditional levy is for the purpose
of paying increased salaries to
the teachers.
The First National Bank has
just completed some alterations
in the interior of the banking
house. The customers lobby
has been enlarged, and the work
ing cages reduced in size and
desk room provided for a new
employee who will probably be
added to the working force soon.
Mrs. Jay Seward and Mrs.
Decker have opened the Kenne-
newick Electric Laundry in the
Henneberry building on Front
street. They will make a spec
ialty Of family washing, doing
both wet wash and rough dry.
All Of the work will be done by
means of electrical appliances,
even heating the water.
The Washington Produce Co.
moved this week from the Nc
Reynolds "shack" on Second
street to the Emigh- Howe build
ing on the same street. The new
location gives Mr.. Umbreit much
more room for his rapidly grow
ing business, while he and Mrs.
Umbreit will occupy. living rooms
in the rear of the store room.
The six alleged I. w. w. who
were arrested here recently,
were given preliminary hearing
in Prosser this week on charges
of having violated the criminal
syndicalism act. They were
bound over to the superior court
under 81 900 bonds, were unable
to furnish bail and are now in
Jail. Their trial has been set for
December 49,
Hill ranchers and their fami-
lies to the number of 83 assem-
I'D at Mt. View school house
thanksgiving evening at four
lock and enjoyed the biggest
thanksgiving feed the hills
we ever known. After supper
ERE was a big dance, with
other big supper at midnight.
Zusic was furnished by a Ben
IN City orchestra.
1Forest Waters and Paul Flet-
her have purchased the Com
nercial Cafe of Tom Okimoto.
hey will close the place for a
Wv days until they have made
6me alterations and improve
Tents. Both the new owners
ne experienced restaurant men
nd cooks. Until the first of the
eek they were employed as
books at the Palace Cafe.
IS. T.. Sudler returned Tues
4 ny from a months visit at his
Nd home in MARYLAND, "Sud''