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Kennewick Courier

Location

Kennewick, Washington, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1912

Page

4

Hover Residents Travel and Local Notices From Kennewick to Spokane

Local briefs list residents and visitors: Eben E Robinson travels to Washiuena and Walla Walla to visit friends. T H Dry conducted business in Kennewick. C B Michiner of Prosser spends time here. Susie Wickham of Spokane visits her sister H S Hughes. Toby Long of Finley visits her inlaws James and Mrs Doyle. Market Day attendees include Spicer Hughes McGuire Cobbelaar Mills Powell Edwards Hampton. McCurdy road master does business in town. Mrs Hawley moves to Montrose Colorado with son. grandson Russel Bevier accompanies to Umatilla Oregon. F D Parker trips to Pasco. Miss Wasson Horse Heaven visits. Miss Hester Parker out sick. C B Michener and son depart for Prosser. A view of Jefferson Davis is described with admiration for his leadership and intellect. Mary Johnston in The Long Roll.

Eben E. Robinson Washiuena Walla Walla T. H. Dry Kennewick C. B. Michiner Prosser Susie Wickham Spokane H. S. Hughes Toby Long Finley Umatilla Oregon F. D. Parker Pasco Miss Wasson Horse Heaven Hester Parker C. B. Michener Rufus Bevier

Invitation for Memorial Day planning meeting

A joint meeting of S. G. Cosgrove Post and Women’s Relief Corps is set for Saturday at 2 30 pm May 4 at Masonic Hall. All members and interested citizens are invited to attend to arrange Memorial Day activities.

S. G. Cosgrove Post Women’s Relief Corps Masonic Hall

Richland Notices Include Anniversary, Baseball Win and Local News

Last Friday the Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges celebrated an anniversary in the high school assembly room with T. H. Dry of Hover addressing the audience and a well enjoyed musical program. Richland defeated Hanford 12 to 1 in a Sunday baseball game here. Dr. Keller of the University of Puget Sound inspected the high school and spoke to students. Bishop Breyfogel will preach next Sunday at the Evangelical church. John Dam of St. Cloud has become a barber on Columbia avenue. Vale Grange hosted a May-day basket social at the Fruitvale schoolhouse on May 1. A. S. Murry and C. Garret from Richland, carpenters in Benton City, visited over Sunday with families. Mrs. J. Koelsch and Mrs. John Glenn were Kennewick visitors. Miss Itha Garret stayed in Kennewick with the Penns. L. A. Amsbury and wife came to visit Mrs. Amsbury’s mother, Mrs. Smoots. Mrs. J. B. Clements, ill for some time, left for Walla Walla for hospital surgery with her husband. H. F. Hoffman bought a gasoline engine for irrigating his four-acre tract in north town.

Odd Fellows and Rebekah T. H. Dry Hover Hanford Richland Dr. Keller University of Puget Sound Tacoma S. C. Breyfogel Evangelical Church John Dam St. Cloud Minn J. D. McCarthy Columbia Avenue Vale Grange Fruitvale A. S. Murry C. Garret Benton City J. Koelsch John Glenn Kennewick Itha Garret J. A. Penn L. A. Amsbury Walla Walla H. F. Hoffman

Highlands Social News and Local Happenings

Walla Walla pastor Rev. D D McLaren plans a lumber haul for new Highlands homes. Mrs Alton P Russell hosted Miss Ruby Slaugenhoupt and Miss Ethel Tomkins Thursday. Mrs Fred Krug and Mrs Simpson visited North Yakima over the weekend. A Friday club house dance drew a congenial crowd. music good and refreshments served. $35 added to the piano fund. Mr and Mrs Dehrer returned from Seattle with a new baby boy. Victor Wood was ill but improving. Ladies' Highland Club hosts a silver tea this afternoon at the club house with Mesdames Kenyon Kraut worm Chapin Boynton and Craver as hostesses.

Alton P. Russel Ruby Slaugenhoupt Ethel Tomkins Fred Krug Simpson North Yakima

Finley Community Notes Include Visits and School Closing

Miss Belle Comstock and Miss Millay depart for University after teaching here a year. Local farewells. about fifty guests at a surprise party. Cresswell, Finley residents host visitors from Horse Heaven and Walla Walla counties. Republicans caucus names delegates for Prosser meeting. School program for last day draws seventy five visitors. Various residents travel for work, visiting, and new homes in Sumner and Seattle.

A. R. Fisher Ray Fossil Ore Lela Knautz Finley Republicans Geo. E. Finley H. W. Nelson B.S. Travis H. E

Perplexing Courtship at the Kitchen Door

A sharp exchange unfolds in a kitchen as a man declares bluntly his interest while a woman offers only cold victuals and hash. Tufford Knott counters, claiming a lonesome yet charming persistence in a playful standoff.

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Liquid Ones and the Pre-Dinner Sonata Invitation

The guests waited for dinner while the virtuoso lingered at the piano. He offered a sonata before the meal, but the host declined, noting he had four on the way home.

Straw berry festival plans and regional railroad rumors in the Tri-Cities

The piece notes Kennewick residents ready to host a strawberry festival inviting Pasco, while rumors swirl about the Soo Line extending toward Puget Sound via Spokane and through Pasco. It mentions local meetings, dairy plans, a funeral, and various Kennewick residents' activities in Richland and the White Bluffs district.

Kennewick Pasco Soo Line Puget Sound Canadian Pacific Kingsgate Spokane Sound Plaza Berthold Reservation Missouri River North Dakota Montana Yellowstone River Judith Basin District

Public Notice of Final Land Claim in Kennewick Washington

Department of the Interior notice states Jerry M. Davis of Kennewick Washington seeks final five-year proof to establish claim on SWY Section 2 T7N R28E Willamette Meridian. Proof before U S Commissioner Scott Z Henderson June 8 1912 with witnesses A Edwards C C Williams Alfred Amon and Harry D Clodfelter all of Kennewick.

Department of the Interior U. S. Land Office Walla Walla Wash Jerry M. Davis Kennewick Washington Swy Nwy Will. Meridian Scott Z. Henderson U. S Adolphus A. Edwards Carl C. Williams Alfred A. Amon Harry D. Clodfelter Nat Coal Land

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