The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-09-30
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TEN YEARS AGo-1927
A. F. Brown became interested In
boats when his son Burns and
Frank Maupin were building their
famous craft Aimee" Mr.. Brown
then decided to purchase one OF his
own. which was thirty feet in length
and equipped with a Buick engine.
It was named Long Liz"
Members of the Repekah lodge
celebrated their 10th anniversary
with Mrs. j. r. Ayers, Mrs. c. +.
Winkenwerder and Mrs. F. Higley
taking part in the program.
Hermiston was to play here with
the local high school boys the next
Friday. Coach Bill Smith spoke at
the Kiwanis club luncheon.
The Columbia Irrigation District
had turned out the water in the
canals because of the abundant
rains.
The duck season was to open the
next Saturday and remain open un-
til the first of January.
Mrs. Bert Moores was in the Pas
CO hospital suffering from a broken
ankle caused by slipping while try
ing to catch a train.
Neuman'S store was nearing COM
pletion and the goods. had arrived.
The opening would take place the
following week.
A large delegation from here went
to Pasco to take in the airplane der
by which was supposed to stop
there enroute to Portland from
Spokane. Bad weather kept the
planes from flying until the next
day.
Beginning the following Saturday
Route l was to be extended and
would give free delivery service to
twelve additional families.
TWENTY YEARS AGO-l917
Through joint efforts Of the
Commercial Club and the Pacific
Fruit and Produce company, eight
boxes of apples were shipped to Fort
Walla Walla to the boys In train
ing at Battery b. The Epworth
League of the M. e. church had
shipped five boxes Of peaches pre-
viously. IN ..
The seventh annual fair Of the
Kennewick schools was to open with
a two day session on Friday and
Saturday. The introduction Of
class rivalry was to add much to
the exhibits of the fair.
The final payments were being
called for on the Red Cross pledges
and L. e. johnson was to have
charge of the collecting.
The secretary of the Richland
Red Cross had been instructed to
write to North Yakima for instruc-
lions which would enable the Rich
land members to get busy on their
meeting operations without any
mistakes.
D. L. Taylor had left for Mazuma
on business for the Montana Gold
Mining company.
George Peters had just purchased
q new Ford.
T. G. Browne had returned from
Hanford having completed the ware
house there and aslo one in White
Bluffs for the Spokane Fruit Grow
ers association.
The Knights of Phythias MEM
bers were making plans for raising
the quota of 100000 for their MEM
beers who were in service. The local
lodges share was SIS.
| Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Shanafelt en-
tertained some of their friends,
honoring their fifth wedding ami
versary.
i THIRTY YEARS AGO-19O7
j The public school library was en-
larged by forty volumes, the gift of
&c. o. Anderson. These books were
of reference, history, and science
with the magazines and periodicals
that go along with them.
The Columbia River Clay COM
Ipany, which was recently organized
Thirty years ago, for the manufact-
ure of brick, had put up their first
building on the grounds near the
river bridge. The building was 28x
40 and was to be used for the engine,
boiler and machinery. The COM
pany expected to be ready to man.
ufacture and place their bricks on
the market the following spring.
The Improvement club met and
took up the work of the reorganiz-
ing volunteer fire company. c. G.
Coulson of the Kennewick Ma
chine Shop was selected as fire
chief.
). The ladies cemetery association
gave a farewell reception to Mrs.
G. o. Anderson, who was moving to
her new home in Tacoma. The af-
fair was given at the home of Mrs.
IChaS COnuyov