The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-01-23

winter. CT
i At seven thirty, next Monday eve
ming, January 9th, the annual meet
ing of the library association will b
held in the library. Payment of 5
cents for annual dues constitute
membership.
Joe Bonn, of White Bluffs, count.
manager for the Wenatchee Fruit Elk
the week. Mr.. Bonn says the Elk
change, was in the city the first Of
chang will probably establish branch
in Kennewick this year.. &,
Highway Engineer w. II. Wehmeiel
reports that the Richland bridge lis. nc
longer in danger of damage from the
ice. BY keeping a crew Of men at
work for two weeks removing piling
and feeding the ice thru the opened
channel the jam was cleared without
damage to the bridge. 80, :,~,.sy,.
Horse Heaven farmers are rejoicing
in the seven inches of snow which fell
in the hills Monday. Altho the winds
of the last few days have vanished
the shaw, practically all of the mois-
ture went into the ground. Winter
wheat crop conditions are reported to
be the best in several years. EN
H. D. James, manageraof the Wal
la Walla Gas, Oil & Pipe Line COM
pany, and several associates passed
thru Kennewick yesterday OH the way
to the Rattlesnake field. The Walla
Walla company has moved the big rig
with which Gas Well No. 2 was drilled
70 q new location and expect to begin
drilling operations soon.
Mr.. Glen r. Baker and Miss Mae
Endicott, both of Portland, were mar
led Tuesday evening at the Methodist
The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. j. C. Harvey. Mr..
Baker is son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
Baker, of the Valley, and is fireman
IN the s., P. & S. The young people
will make their home in Portland.
Mrs. w. H. Withers, chairman of
he art department of tho Woman's
.lub, wishes attention drawn to the
handsome and practical tray that is on
display at the Vibber- Clifford Drug
tore. The tray will be ratified off,
within the, next two weeks and the
proceeds given to the Red Cross. The
hances are being sold at 25c each,
Mrs. Ray Broughman was pleasantly
urprised Monday evening with. a
hover given in her honor by Mrs.
J. Y. Hawley. About 80 girl friends
we're present and showered her with
retty and useful gifts. A. dainty
inch was served by Mrs. Hawley, as
listed by Mrs. j. o. Willsey and Mrs.
c. Perry, mother and sister of the !,
onor guest. On the table was large
1edding cake which was cut by Mrs.
roughman and distributed among the
iris for under pillow. adornments.
: In the general questions for the
ghth grade pupils, sent out by the
ate board of education, an attempt
as made to learn just how much our /
ghth grade boys and girls were do S
g in regard to Liberty loans. From Q
rs report they were able to figure G
IT the percentage that had bought r
'nds and the rank of each county in o
e state. The counties were ranked ~
ON one to thirty-nine Of the 316 a
ghth grade boys and girls from Ben
n county, who answered these ques- o
ms, 81 bought bonds, leaving 255
no did not buy, making the percent
ught in Benton county 19.3,. and
mixing our county eighth. Nineteen !
ndred forty eighth grade boys and n
rls from the entire state bought the .
nds, making the percent for the :
ute IA. Is
s9 Il
Mrs. Claire Chaplin was hostess at X
delicious six o'clock dinner Tuesday F
ening, served in honor of the exc 81
tive committee of the World Wide
lid, of which she is president. The s,
ests were Mrs. ]. B. D. Adams, Mrs. F.
y Story, Mrs. Carl Kaltenborn, and R
sses Nellie Younce, Alice Corfman
! Gladys Motter. Following the
ner there was discussion of plans
which they could best pursue their
rk of aiding missions. The W. WIS =
ng only recently organized, here,
anxious to assume activities, and
coming weeks will see the various
nmittees getting the work well un- in
way. The next regular meeting re-
be on the first Tuesday evening
February, at the home of Misses
ri and Alice Corfnoan All r,;rl,