The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-10-23
LITTLE STORIES OF THE WEEK v

]. N. Ely went to Spokane on bust
ness Tuesday.
E. H. Sherk made a business trip
to Yakima Wednesday.
Born-Thursday, October Ia to Mr.
and Mrs. w. E. Powell, a son.
! Mrs. Leon F. Semon left yesterday
for a three weeks visit with friends
in Spokane. ..
B. Buntin has been confined to his
home the past week with severe at
tack of tonsilitis. .s..- 20, .zs~-
George Rowe, of Auburn, is looking
after business here and visiting Ken
newick friends this week. IL
Ray Broughman after an absence
of several months has returned to
Kennewick ard has accepted posi-
ton in the Pastin1e Billiard Parlors.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Withers leave
soon for =, sixty days vacation
which they will spend in San Diego
and other southern California towns
The B. Y. P. U. will hold business
meeting followed by a social time at
the Baptist church Friday evening.
Everyone interested is requested to
attend. ,....... .-1... a. f..
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Bliss have NOV
ed from their Highlands home to the
home on Second street which they
purchased several months ago from w.
J. Hoyt. =.
F. A. Swinglc has just completed a
garage building on his lot on Second
street. He has installed plumbing
and other conveniences and will live
in the building this winter. ~
Leland Holcomb, son of Judge and
Mrs. o. R Holcomb, returned last
week to his home in Olympia after a
months visit with his grandparents,
Judge and Mrs. G. Staser.
/ Mrs. E. w. Trenbath and Mrs. A. r.
Gardner went to Walla Walla We'd
nesday to hear Theo .Karle, Washing
tons great tenor, who sang at the
Keylor Grand under the unspices OF
the Woman's Park Club.
Miss Vera Bonsall, whose approach
ing marriage to DIR. Harry Odds Of
Los Angeles has been announced, has
been the honor guest at many pleasant
1 little affairs in Spokane recently
Miss Bonsall was one of our Kenne-
wick high school teachers in 1917. &
VIM. Wilkins has resigned his pc.
sition as bookkeeper for the Wenat-
chez Valley Fruit Exchange: His
place has been taken by H. A. Beamef
who leaves the employ of the N. p,
the first of the month. Mr.. Beanier
will be succeeded as freight agent by
E. E. Sands.
H. H. DcHaven has purchased of
the First National bank the Smalley
place on Washington street just south
of the canal. The deal included the
house and about half acre of land,
1t is understood that Mr.. DeHaven
contemplates erecting some small
houses for rent.
County Commissioner R. E. Pratt
| is the owner of the "aristocraticist'
Ford that ever came to Kennewick. II
is one of the late models with fact
DRY built starter, shock absorbers.
white wire wheels and all kinds of ar
istocratic trimmings. Mr.. Pratt sole
his old Ford to Ed Frauen.
In last weeks Courier-Reporter C.
Up. Kaltenborn advertised to sell his
home in Olmsted addition. The day
after he sold the place to w. S. Grouse
who recently sold his valley farm
Now Mr.. Kaltenborn has Joined tho
constantly growing party of house
hunters as he does not intend to leave
Kennewick.
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There have been great many milo
cases of the flu ir the city recently
especially among chool children. The
teachers at the Washington building
report more pupils absent this weel
than during the period following thu
Flu epidemic of last year. Chicken pc,
has also been prevalent among tn
younger children.
j. G. Kelley, who recently sold hi
home on the Garden Tracts to j. Ro.
Gardner, has purchased the old N. T
depot building on Front street. ii
will move the building to a lot whicl
he recently purchased in the Gardel
Tracts and he says that with the ex