The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-03-13
! FINLEY NEWS NOTES
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The sixth and seventh grades of
the Kennewick school played the Fin
ley base ball team last Friday. Fin
ley won, the score being 13 to z.
Ray Fisher and sister of. Hermis-
ton, Ore, visited at the Blaine Gam
mon home last week.
Louis Tweedt moved from Kenne-
wick to his farm near Finley last
week.
Mrs. Geo. Schnell went to Walla
Walla last Friday to receive treat
ment in the hospital there for an abb
scess in her ear.
Capt. S. A. Hoyt of Seattle spent
Friday, Saturday and Sunday of last
week in Kennewick and Finley on bus
mess and visiting old friends.
Last Friday number of Finley
farmers met in the hall and heard a
very interesting talk on poisoning the
ground squirrels and g6phers. Ray
mond Dorsey, County Agent Lamp
sons assistant, had charge of the
meeting and furnished the farmers
with all the poison they wanted at
cost.
The Ladies' Aid will hold social
and business meeting next Thursday,
March 10, at the home Of Mrs. Wal
dron. The ladies are asked to come
prepared to sew.
Harry Cox arrived last week from
California where he had been for his
health and will make his home with his
brother, c. E. Cox.
Mrs. H. C. Frank of lone, Oregon,
is visiting her father, A. F. Stoops,
this week.
M. Kicks of Pasco visited at the
Clarence Henry home last Sunday
Mrs. VIM. Cloid and son Billy of
Walla Walla are here visiting Mrs.
Cloid's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. 5.
Boise, this week.
Mrs. Gilbert has purchased the place
now occupied by the VIM. Cochran
family. Wm.- Tewalt has rented the
house and will move in as soon as the
Cochrans are able to occupy the new
house they are building on their own
land.
Allen Paul went to Pullman last
Thursday with the Kennewick bas-
ketball team
The remnants of the night riders
entertained Capt. Hoyt at the A.. s.
Goss home last Saturday night.
j. Starr, who recently purchased
the ]. L. johnson place, moved in last
Wednesday.
The Epworth League gave social
last Friday evening in the grange hall.
The program for the evening consisted
of athletic stunts and refreshments,
and a good time was enjoyed by a
large gathering Of young people.
Little George Lee had to be taken
to the hospital in Walla Walla again
this week. This time he will undergo
an operation for the removal of ade-
noids and tonsils. He was taken to
Walla Walla about week ago to re-
ceive treatment for an abscess in his
ear.
There seems to be lot of sickness
among the children in Finley. Little
Alice Altrogge, Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
Cochran's little boy and Mr.. and Mrs
Blaine Gammon's little girl are all re-
ported ill this week.
Mrs Parkinson went to Prosser last
Friday to spend few days with her
daughter, Mrs. Claude Brown.
Mrs. Purdy spent several days of
last week in Walla Walla visiting with
friends.
Miss Mary MCGEE is on the sick list
this week and her pupils will be taken
care of by Miss Cecilia Chapman and
Mr.. Henry.
A very interesting lecture that no
one can accord to miss will be given in
the Finley church next Friday evening,
March Ia A stereopticon lecture will
be given by DIR. Freeman, a returned
missionary from MALAYSIA, East India
Islands. A couple of Two Minute
Men from Kennewick will also talk
and there will be special music. Rev.
Burris reports DR.. Freeman very in
teresting speaker and it is hoped that
everyone will plan to hear him. No
admission win be charged.
J. N. Weldy's mother arrived last
week from Spokane and will make her
home here with her son. The Weldys
are having reunion at their home, as