The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-12-11

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in Walla Walla on Saturday of last
week. =.
Claire Chaplin has Joined the Ford
owners and is driving aspic and span
new one with all the extras.
Mrs. Geo. Chaplin is in Salt Lake
City visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. D. Urch returned
from Seattle on Thursday and were
givensa surprise by a number Of the
neighbors on Friday evening. The
happy couple say with all the snow
flurries and drops in temperature Ken
newick climate is vastly to be prefer
red to anything Seattle had to Offer
while they were there.
]. M. Keene Of Yakima is seriously
i'll with pneumonia. at the home Of his
son, E. o. Keene. His wife and
daughters were wired for on Wednes-
day. -.
Some old saws come to mind when
/ noting the actions of two young men
on the Highlands. For instance: "Pre-
pare, the cage and then get the bird"
"The longest way round is the shortest
way home" There is much method
in their Madness" etc. Arthur Sim
sen and Elmer Boldt appeared very
businesslike when they left Kenne-
wick with several cars'of apples bill
ed to Cleveland and one who did not
know that the former Maj. Halling and
McCleverty residences had all been
"fixed up" by the young men before
leaving might have thought them 60
ing with mind single to the apple
business. But rumor says their plans
do not end in Cleveland, but that Mr..
Simsen's plans include wedding bells
at his college town in Wisconsin; that
Mr.. Boldt's include golden marriage
bells in New York town. OF course
we are not vouching for all rumor
and circumstances seem to indicate
but we are going to be ready to Of
fer congratulations when they return
the first of the year.
There was not quorum present
last Friday evening at the club house
and no election of improvement club
officers was held. We are still in the
dark as to the personnel of the tickets
but understand the meeting was post.
poned until Friday evening Of this
week.
The meeting of the Highlands Wo-
mans club on Friday afternoon Of
last week was well attended. About
thirty were present. The president
Mrs. w. L. Craver, was unable to be
present and the vice president, Mrs
F. n. Krug presented her resignation
which was accepted with regrets. Mrs
7. p. Hanratty was selected to fill the
vacancy and presided at the business
session. 1t was decided to send bar
rel of fruit to the Orthopedic hospi-
tai at Seattle, the same to be donated
and the barrel packed at Mrs. Craver's
It was also decided to give Christ
mas entertainment and dance the day
following Christmas. Misses Mitchell
and Hawkins have charge of the pro.
gram which it is expected will be Civ.
en- in the afternoon If fuel is to be had
A call may be issued for volunteers
to get truck load of sage brush from
the hills. This rs little tedious to
gather but makes excellent fuel. In.
stead Of the usual light refreshments
the hostesses served a "feed." The
hostesses were Mrs.. X. Hawkins
Mrs. w. F. Sonderman, Mrs. F. N
Giles and Mrs. E. A. Barg. Mrs
Barg furnished but was unable to bt
present as her small boy had not fully
recovered from chicken pox. Mrs. F
H. Krug assisted in her place The
next meeting will be the fourth Fri
day in January as he December meet
ing day will be given over to thu
children's entertainment.
F. H. Krug was business visitor
in Spokane the last of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ross returned
this week from an extended visit il
Helena, Montana. On their return
trip Mr.. Ross attended the annua
fruitgrower's conference in Spokane.
\ Allen Gilmour left yesterday TO
Montana where he will visit unit
spring.