The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-11-04
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i Clyde Bush has gone to Anacorte.
where he will visit his friend, Mr.
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Mrs. Bennett, of Lewiston, ha.
been visiting her daughter, Mrs
Charles Shinn, the past week.
Fred Cresswell has returned from
Hillyard where he was called by the
death of his sister, Mrs. Stoddart.
S. G. Morgan has sold his seven
acre tract of land to A. Warner. He
expects to relocate in the neighbor-
hood.
Six of the high school students are
making good use of the two new I'm
derwood typewriters recently pur-
chased by the board.
Mrs. McCarty and children moved
last Saturday to the j. E. Cochran
farm in Horse Heaven, which Mrs.
McCarty recently purchased.
Mr.. Biggs has improved 20 acres
of raw land, shipped in his stock and
machinery and built good house and
outbuildings. He is practical far
mer. Men like him are surely well
come here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simard spent several
days at the home of Mrs. Simard's
brother, Mr.. Fred Cresswell. The Sim
ards have rented their property in
Kennewick and will spend the winter
at Hillyard.
The members of the Finley Grange
team gave a box social Friday even
ing. There were plenty Of boxes and
all sold at big price, netting the
team over $140 to buy uniforms with.
Mr.. Hughes was the auctioneer.
The Ladies' Aid spent very pleas
ant afternoon with Mrs. Carl Myers
on Thursday of last week. The ladies
are busy preparing for their annual
fall sale. Assistant hostesses were
Mrs. Tindel, Mrs. Cannon, and Mrs.
Paul. Mrs. Barnett, Mrs. Lindquist
and Mrs. Roop were guests.
When progressive farmer like
Mr.. j. Jacot sells his farm and then
turns around and buys another in the
same community, it speaks well for
that community. Mr.. Jacot after
selling his improved farm here pur-
chased 20 acres of raw or unimproved
land here and is working hard at
clearing and improving it. This is
the kind of building progress that we
like.
The land between here anr the riv-
er has all fallen into the hands of
progressive farmers who have built
new houses, built pipe lines and put
their land under cultivation, brought
their families here and entered into
the activities of this valley in general.
Among these newcomers are Mr..
and Mrs. Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. Lechlet
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Berkelmeir
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Piert and
family. Other new families are COM
ing here every week and Finley is
surely being put on the map.
The Finley republican club held a
good meeting on Wednesday night.
Speeches were made by Mr.. Geo. Fin
ley, Mr.. Ivan Macy. The main address
was given by Mr.. Meier, corporation
counsel of Seattle, Wash. He gave
a clear and clean cut explanation. of
the farmer-labor platform, showing
that it was never written by a farm
er or for the farmer. He also roundly
scored the democratic administration
and closed with a strong plea for the
success of the republican party in the
coming election.
The biggest thing that has happen
ed in Finley this summer was the
construction Of a "a inch pipe line
running through nearly to the school
house and supplying water for all
the townsite, school, church and put
ting much unimproved land under
water. Already the results or bene-
fits are being shown. Mr.. Cronkite
has improved the five acres across
from the school house and expects to
erect fine residence there. Thirty
acres Of land purchased by Mr.. Bush
es is fast being leveled and put into
cultivation. Many progressive farm
ers have chosen Finley the place for
their operations.
Mr.. Harrie is hauling hay this week.
Philip Hitchcock was Prosser Wis