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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1912
Page
4
Correspondents report numerous local visits and relocations, including Mrs. Travis visiting her parents, multiple residents returning from Spokane or Kennewick, and plans to relocate families. Business trips, housing changes, and agricultural notes accompany community updates across Finley, Richland, Kennewick, and surrounding towns. The Easter exercises at the local church conclude the roundup.
Miss Adella Poston traveled to Carley on Friday to see family before resuming studies in Walla Walla. B. T. Travis also went to Richland on Tuesday, returning soon after.
Carley and Whitcomb Misses Gertrude Long and Mabelle Bass attended the Easter exercises at Alderdale Sunday. Mr Miller of Yacolt visits his brother J B Miller at Hotel Whitcomb for a few days. Dr Barnette and his father of Walla Walla are mentioned in local notes.
Walla residents visited G O Bury Sunday and Monday. Miss Maud Kennedy is improving from neuralgia. Mrs. Pearl Miller and daughter of Lamont visit Mrs. J B Miller this week and plan to see her parents in Goldendale before returning home. Mrs. Warner of Alderdale was in town on business. J W McKinney tends strawberries. George Bennet digs a well and hits water at twelve feet. Mr. Claussen of Spokane was here Sunday on business. Mrs. Sam Bouie visited Mrs. Kennedy Friday of last week. Mr. Snyder installed a telephone at the Poston residence in Carley recently.
Walter Cantrell of Kennewick visited Mr and Mrs Wm Eakin on Sunday. F P Brown, who stayed with Mr and Mrs E Spicer and his mother Mrs J Brown, left for St Paul after visiting sons in Seattle. Emma Edwards returned from Bend Oregon. A J Remington and family made a business trip to Kennewick. A shipment of furniture arrived from Maine for E E Toothaker. L J Dimick returned from Two Rivers. Harry Graff and family from Schrag visited. F D Parker bought a 20 hp gasoline engine for irrigating his 50 acre ranch north of town. J M Shaffer of Walla Walla visited several days. Frank Edwards left for Prineville Oregon to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs Wm Spears plan to move to Washtucna, with Mr Brown and Miss Minnie Brown accompanying. Mrs O D Haggan visited in Kennewick then returned to Calgary. E Hodges of Walla Walla looked at property with Mr Brown. Mr Brown installed a telephone booth at T H Dry’s store. Mrs Cresswell of Finley visited John Mills and Wm Spears. B B Stewart returned from Pasco after leg injury check. no bones broken. Mr and Mrs Brown and family will move to the Palouse country.
The seventh and eighth grades played a basketball game last Friday at noon, with the seventh graders winning 12 to 10. Arbor Day activities occurred as a school holiday. Miss Wetmore has recovered sufficiently to resume chorus work. Mr. William Meikle will teach agricultural and horticultural courses here next year. Mrs. Jenne reports her son in California is in critical condition. South Side School children plan May Day exercises, with more details next week.
Voters of the Democratic party in Kennewick are urged to meet at City Hall at 8 p m on Saturday April 20 1912 to elect a precinct committeeman and eight delegates to the Democratic County Convention in Prosser at 2 p m on April 27 1912. All Democratic voters in Kennewick are asked to attend.
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