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

AaSC SATURDAY morning. a coal from
the kitchenn stove fell. among. some
papers and before Mrs. Starr was
aware of the fire it had gained so much
Roadway that she was unable to con-
troll it. A part of the house was only
recently completed and at this season
of the year the loss is felt severely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Starr are staying at the
home Of their son and family for the
present until other. arrangements can
be made. E...
Mrs. Evanson of Kennewick and
Mrs. B. Evanson Of Bend, Wash, were
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J..
Lande Sunday.
Henry Piert, who recently purchas-
ed twenty acres east of the TOWNSHIP,
left Monday for his home in Sistan:
Wash, to make preparations for NOV
ing his family here in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Waldron very
pleasantly entertained few friends
Monday evening in honor of Mrs. Wal
dron's sister and husband, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gooder, of Orien, South Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gooder left Wednesday
for Oregon, where they. will visit
few weeks before going to Santa
Cruz and Los Angeles, CAL, to spend
the winter with friends and relatives.
At the conclusion. of the evening re-
freshments consisting of coffee, cake,
fruit salad and rolls were served.
Those enjoying the affair were Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. E. Finley. Mr.. and Mrs.
H. E. Cooper, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Cresswell, Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Hitch.
cock, Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Goss, Mr..
and Mrs. F. E. Masters and the guests
of honor, Mr.. and Mrs. Gooder, and the
hosts and hostesses and Mrs. E. L.
Waldron and Mr.. and Mrs. Corwin
Waldron.
Philip Hitchcock and Helen FELTON,
were dinner guests at the Farney
home Sunday evening.
The! bazaar given by the ladies Of
the Finley church was a decided sue
cess and about sos was added to the
treasury as a result. Much credit
for the success is due to the untiring
efforts Of the president, Mrs. F. C.
Kern, also to the spirit of coopera-
ton among the ladies of the church
and community. The president wishes
to thank all those assisting with the
work, as well as those who donated so
generously and the public for patron
izing the affair.
Mr.. Kinds of Kennewick filled the
pulpit last Sunday evening. His mes
sage was especially Interesting to the
young people and was greatly enjoyed
by all who were present.
The recent cold weather has not
seriously affected the school attend
ance. All the rooms report the at
tendance well up to the average.
F. C. Kern, who has been working
for the Columbia Irrigation District
returned home Sunday after an abb
sence of few weeks.
Mrs. Carl Meyers received tele-
gram Monday from her son Howard
Paul at Bremerton announcing the ar
rival of baby girl at their home.
Howard has many friends in Finley |
who will extend congratulations.
Basket ball practice started Mon
day evening with an attendance of six.
All the young men of the community |
are requested to attend the next prac-
tice which will be every Monday andi
Wednesday nights at TOO o'clock.
Mr.. Welcher's mother left Monday |
for Futon, Missouri.
Miss Forrest spent the Thanksgiv-
ing vacation with Miss Dorothy Dunn |
in Bonners Ferry. She also made a !
short trip into Canada before return
ing home.
Mrs. N. C. Baldwin is improving
slowly.
Doris English has been absent from,
school on account Of sickness.
The students are displaying the |
school colors in real earnest this week.
The new red and white skull caps ar
rived and have created quite a sensa-
tion among the boys. The correspon-
dent sfailed to find adjectives with
which to describe these nifty little ar
ticles' of wearing apparel, but it is
sufficient to say that some of the boys
cannot be induced to lay them side
even, during the school sessions.
The cold weather nor four inches |
of snow did not keep Rev. Burris from
attending his meetings at Hover Tues
day night. He decided that walking |
would be more certain than going by
auto so he walked the distance to Ho-