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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1913
Page
4
Items from our neighbors this week note M A Lewis and family moving to North Prosser for O W R N duties. Frank Tilly and Mrs DeShields toured Prosser and the circus. Florence Smith dies of typhoid at her parents home H A Smith. Victorious visits and local travel follow as residents meet, visit, and relocate in Washington state towns.
Judge Grosscup of Tacoma visited for several days to attend business interests. Lou Wheelhouse and family took a weeklong trip to Washougal Washington to visit friends. Mrs. Schreiber has been ill with sciatic rheumatism. A lawn party celebrated the tenth birthday of Muriel Stephen at Mrs. Breithaupt’s home with gifts and games. A lawn social by the Ladies Aid of the M E church at the Breithaupt residence was well attended. Howes and Dam traveled to Pasco for business and pleasure. G E Hinkle returned home to Reardan after two months’ visit. J M Breithaupt’s residence is being remodeled with halsoning. Roehl handling the work.
Mrs Stivers of Portland arrived for an extended visit with Mrs B B Stewart. L G Cox was a business visitor in Hover Sunday and Monday. Mrs Wm Eakin of Seattle visits Mrs A J Remington this week. Lee Powell spent Sunday with his parents in Hover. Mrs Wm Spears returned home after a week in Portland. H J Miles transacted business in Kennewick Monday. Eben Robinson and Jesse Long visited in Hover Sunday between trains.
Highlands notes report Miss M Keller headed for Cowichee with friends. Thayer buys Evans and McGowan forty acre ranch. Evans moving to Decatur Ill. Anna Maloney leaves for Portland and Portland return to Bismarck. Drouin family heads to Bremerton. Bluefield visitors tour Portland Seattle and Vancouver. Local spins include light heat, E H Mann back to Route 2, a Speigleberg dinner for Mrs Brockmann and guests, and Bernice Kadow recovery from mumps and scalding burns. Highland Sunday Shoo picnic plans and A Beavers three week Seattle visit wrap the items.
Professor Harry Cox of Chicago visited Finley to see his brother C. E. Cox for a couple of days. Lydia and Frances Allen left for Portland to visit friends and relatives. Mrs. Osborne departed Crabtree Oregon after visiting her daughter Mrs. Oscar Cox. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Nelson planned a trip to North Yakima to visit relatives. Mr. Shoemaker of Lind arrived to head St. Paul Tacoma Lumber Co. yards during Manager Nelson’s vacation. A. H. Poston came from Carley on business, returned Sunday. Mr. Marshall of Castle Rock Oregon was a Saturday business visitor. Church members cleaned the building last Thursday. Lyle and Fioyce Smith left for Ask to visit friends. E. W. Barton has been ill but is improving. Mrs. F. M. Cole and Katharine Cole returned from Oklahoma City after attendance at her father’s illness and death. Mrs. C. J. Whealey left for Spokane to visit children and grandchildren. Fred Cresswell returned from Walla Walla County with beef cattle.
The U S department of agriculture releases its new year books and the Courier has an allotment for distribution. Farmers who work along up-to-date lines should get a copy, but demand will be high so first come first served.
Forty two eastern railroads serving 50 million people faced a threatened walkout by 100000 conductors and trainmen after demands for a 20 percent wage increase. Talks under Erdman act were resumed with ER remodels, avoiding a nationwide disruption across lines east of the Mississippi.
In Mullin South Carolina all town lights failed one night. Linemen found a twenty inch green snake tangled in wires on a pole. The reptile crawled atop the pole, touched live conductors, caused a short circuit, blacking the town and dying in the process.
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