The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-08-21
HIGHLANDS NEWS


J. Ross has new Ford truck with
which to haul his fruit crop.
Winston Hawkins celebrated his
twelfth birthday on Monday by en-
PERTAINING number of his friends at
an afternoon party.
Mrs. T. p. Hanratty has for her
house guests a party of relatives who
are motoring in their Buick Six from
Montana to several Coast points, in
GLIDING Seattle and Vancouver, B. C.
The party consists of Mr.. and Mrs.
C. A. McDougal and Miss Stella Han
ratty of Great Falls and Mrs. Agnes
Hanratty, formerly of the Highlands,
but now of Butte, Mont.
A fair sized crowd attended the
auction at G. H. Taylor's on Thurs
day and things sold at good average
figure.
Crawford peaches, Italian prunes
and Bartlett pears are practically all
off and Elbertas are in full swing this
week.
j. L. Kelso has a new international
truck
Mrs, Ludwig is visiting at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. H.
Lampson.
Mrs. M. L. volwiler is entertain
ing her neices, the Misses Shubert, of
Athena, Oregon.
Notwithstanding the linotype mans
efforts, by his irrelevant parentheti-
cal expression, to make puerile our
perfectly serious article regarding the,
club house grounds, several have
phoned us regarding the matter and
will take this opportunity to say that
we hold no official position. Those
having authority to act are Mrs. w.
L. Craver, president of the Highlands
Woman's club, and r. r. White pres
ident of the, Improvement club. AS
Mr.. White is indefinitely absent, if
the vice president of the Improvement
club will come out from under cover
he may be consulted We do not re-
call, and so far have been unable to
find out who was elected vice presi-
dent; but if the linotype man is gen.
uninely interested In our club house
grounds improvement plan, he might
go thru the files of the Courier-Re-
porter and probably In the issue of
january 8, 1919, could find the name
and put that in parenthesis at the
close of this. &c. A. Barg}.s asa
u p. Stanlake- has purchased the
Brentner tracts which lie adjacent
to- the Killing ranch. These tracts con-
sist of ten acres Of apple orchard
s Mrs. c. A. Mitchell has for house
guests her. sister, Mrs. w. j.. Ss-at-
ton and little, son Of Tacoma.
I Mrs. Rasmussen entertained the
Lutheran Ladies' Aid on Thursday of
last week.. The guests were daintiy
served by her little daughter Ernice
and little Miss Airline Mitchell.
/ Mrs. Anna Davidson of Prosser
was an overnight guest Of Mrs. w
+. Craver on Tuesday and Miss Gem
eyieve Nye OF, Pasco and Miss GeEe-
We've Craver were Sunday guests.
James and Richard Craver were at
Longview packing peaches last week.
Mr.. MCGOWAN of Tacoma is here
looking after. his ranch property this
week. @sa,ss r.ss.,,4 IS !
Owen Jones of Yakima was here on
Tuesday looking after ranch matters.
4 DR.. Wright of Spokane arrived on
1ucSu<tN anu ID lHuCu piS<1oS$l Will Lis
fruit prospects.
Mrs. G. A. HUMPHREYS returned last
week from a six weeks visit with
friends in Butte.
Z Mrs. Harold Fyfe is again at hefne,
after short visit in Portland.
j. B. Yost is now driving a new
Nash.
Mrs. John Ross has for guests her
hister and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Nc I
Cam, who are making stopover en-
route from Montana, where they have
been spending several weeks; to their
home in Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kemp Dawson came
over from. the Coast last week and
are looking after their peach harvest.
Mrs. McCleverty and daughter Ros-
almond, of Seattle, are camping at
their ranch and assisting with the
peach harvest.
I, On Sunday Mrs.sA. @. Fry enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson and son
Harold, Arthur HAHN of the High
lands, and Mrs. ), King and daughter
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