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6 mac TEN YEARS AGO-4928 The Dubs and Buffers were to battle their first golf tournament of the year the following Sunday. More than 225 persons attended the Bachelor's club charter dance at the Highland clubhouse. Nat Witt was initiated into this club the Thursday evening previous. The high school glee clubs were preparing to present the Operetta. “In Tulip Time." Miss Virginia Idol was in charge of the production and the music for the Operetta was furn ished by the Kennewick concert or chestra under the direction of F. F. Beste. Robert Brown. assisted by his par ents entertained 28 boy scouts and their scout master, Vane Wilder, at a Lincoln-Washington party at his home. The annual community dinner was to be held in the Highland club house. It was being sponsored by the Highland Woman's club and they were to be assisted by the Kennewick Kiwanis club. ‘ The Walter Lodge family and Mrs. Sarah Dorothy left for their new home in Sunnyside ten years ago today. The Sigma. club of the high school met and decided that in the future all athletic teams of K. H. S. were to be called the "Orange Phan toms." Three basketball games were played at Richland: ’ the married men vs. single men; married ladies vs. single ladies: 'and flappers vs. old maids. The married men, single ladies and flappers were victorious. H. H. F'lesher had rented the old Kadow house on the Highlands and was to move his family there soon. ' 1". Bentley was substitute mail carrier for Ray Boldt. Who was tak ing his vacation. Mrs. W. s. Washbum and Mrs. Roy Washbum were attending a tailoring school and were planning to give instructions later to the Progressive Women's Club. A crew or golf enthusiasts were planning to clean up the golf course and to start : tournament the {allowing Sunday. , ‘ Thieva entemd the Richland grade school building and ransack ed every room and also took some money. A committee from the commercial club was to investigate arid find a suitable landing field for a. proposed alrmallservlceonthetwollnesbe— ~tween Portland end Seattle. TWENTY YEARS AGO—I9IB v "The annual school election was to -be held in the commercial club » runs to elect a mreecyeer-term ' director to suweed u. M. Moulton. ' whose term had eluted. ~ County CommUoner E. E. Pratt 3 had announced that he bridge across the Yakima river betwaen here and ¥michland was open for direct train line. The I. N. Hueuer family had unwed from their Bungalow on Ken ”newick avenue’to the readence on First avenue. which was recently :vmted by the H. A. Beamer tam any. The service flag which was on‘ “display in the city hall was in hon? ”or of the fire boys who were then 2m the service. Wilmot Gravensiund was one 01 these boys. '3 “Dutch” Stsiey sent a message Irom France saying. “Send over some corn cob pipes." A Kennewick boy received the honor of firing the first cannon at Camp Lewis. Gun corporal Ray Boldt oi the 346th field artillery. pulled the first string which sent the first shell across the range at Camp Lewis. Marvin Carnahan had gone to the coast where he was planning to enter the service in the navy. Mrs. C. A. Crawford returned home from a Walla Walla hospital much improved. Clarence Yedica of Richland, re ceived a great deal of merited pub licity when he pitched baseball for thenavyintheirseriesofthree games against the army in Florida. Thenavywonthescriesbyascore of 3 to 2. The Finley school gave a play fol lowed by‘ a musical program, the proceeds of which were to purchase a victrola. _ Martin Wysong. a new-comer in Horse Heaven was becoming ac quainted with the country by hav ing to search for missing horses hauling water up the Yellepit hill. Word had been received from W. Chalcraft who was sergeant in the marine corps that he was cruising in South American waters. Miss Marie Spiegelberg had ac cepted a position in the local P. P. a: L. office. The Kennewick high school de bate team which was composed of Norman Lynch, Burdete Koadley and Stanley Randolph. won from the Ellensburg trio twenty years 880. Leroy Kratzer won the $5.00 thrift savings contest prlne in the high school. ‘ ' THIRTY YEARS AGO—I9OB Work was stopped for a few hours during the excitement of finding a gold nugget while men were dig ging the Haxton drainage canal. Arie Hover drove his new Mit chell touring car over from Walla Walla in three hours, 45 minutes, which was considered “some fast time," thirty years ago. The car was 35 horsepower and cost $3.000. Mr. Hover was getting the horses of the Garden Tracts familiar with his benzine buggy. The physicians and surgeons of Benton county were to meet in Prosser. February 22 and organize the Benton county medical associa tion. The building of a depot and sec tion buildings was being started at Finley as soon as more material was shipped in. The Kennewick Dray line was un loading a carload of heavy timbers to be used in building the headgate of the Hanford canal. J. H. Gravenslund and W. 8. Ha):- ton made a land trade by which the Portland and Seattle railroad was made the dividing line between their property. The Woodmen of the World gave a basket social with Harvey White as the auctioneer. C. B. Quillan had returned to his home in Kiona after being called to Idaho by the serious illness of his father thirty years ago. Concrete blocks were again be ing turned out by the Concrete Con struction company with contracts being laid for a number of business blocks and residences. A fine new White steamer had been ordered by the Benton Water company and was to be run between Kennewick and Richland. . C. M. Bentley, Carl Williams and H. D. Clodfelter were in Walla Walla. where the first-named was making a final proof for his home-1 stead. - . The students of the high school were to put on a mock trial. The court was to be organized with Jay Perry as superior judge, Lloyd Hax ton, prosecuting attorney and Guy Story. attorney for the defense. Miss Ethel Tompkins entertained the members of the senior class, of the high school with a party at her home. Mrs. H. M. Ashbaugh and Miss Gretta Book were in Portland. where Mrs. Ashbaugh was looking over stock for spring buying and Miss Book was becoming familiar with the latest fashions in millin ery. A. F. Brown of the Twin City Tel ephone company was transacting business in Prosser. The new building which was be ing erected south of the First Na tional Bank was to beoccupied by M. B. Fuller with a grocery store. ‘Miss Dye Bécomes Pride Thursday HOVER—Miss Ruby C. Dye of Hover and Russell Blair of Kenne-‘ wick were united in marriage in Pasco. February 17 at the First Con gregational church by Pastor Chas. |Sebold. ‘ Those attending were Miss Zelma ;Dye, sister of the bride and Lester Blair, brother of the groom. The bride wore a grey suit with blue ac cessories They left immediately for a trip to Spokane. Mr. and Mrs. J. Lewis and family from Kennewick were dinner guests at the Frank Montague home Sun day. Mrs. Clarence Henry and daugh ter Carla from Seaside. Oregon came last week to visit her father. C. J. Dahnn. Clarence Thomas from Toppenish is spending a few weeks with his father, A. W. Thomas. Dick Smith from Pasco spent Sun day with home folks. Austin Schubert spent the week end with Mrs. Schubert in Kahlotus. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Montague and family from Yakima were guests at the J. E. Cochran ,home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Cochran returned to Yakima with them to spend a few days. ‘ Guests at the Lee Nunn home jSunday included the Misses Doro ‘thy and Emma Dahlin, C. J. Dah lin and Mrs. Clarence Henry and daughter Carla. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Slaybaugh and Lloyd were dinner guests at the Jewel Slaybaugh home in Yellepit Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lucas and family from California have rented Mrs. C. B. Ashby’s house. The Hover Pinochle club enter tained their husbands with a pin ochle party at the Carl Evans home Friday night. Mrs. H. N. Hampton won high score and Mrs. Guy Nel son low. Mrs. B. B. Stewart attended Li brary Guild at the home of Mrs. Harvey White in Kennewick Mon day. Mr. and Mrs. R. s. Mclntyre left‘ for their home at Parma. Idaho,l having spent the past week visiting} their son, A. 8. Mclntyre. ‘ H. S. Hughes attended the state school directors meeting in Yakima the first of the week. Mrs. O. J. Finley from Kennewick called on friends in Hover Tuesday. . The Riverview boys basketball \team lost their game with Wapato. Played in Grandview Monday eve ning. The score was 32 to 22. } Everett Moss made a business trip to Walla Walla Tuesday. I Mr. and Mrs. C. Tholman were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Masters in ’Kennewiclg nousecleaning Day Brighten rugs by going over the surface with a scrubbing brush dip ped lightly in warm water contain ing a little spirits of turpentine or ammonia. Another way is by wip ing with a cloth or chamois wrung out of lukewarm water to which has been added a little borax and a few drops of vinegar. Salt sprin kled over rugs before sweeping brightens them and discourages moths. ‘ I Mayflm/WW ‘ I M r gainisikéygé‘éi TV WW. MESCAL IKE I, s. I. Hum-Lu S'MATTER POP— Shqrfirgg Detail THE W WASH.) (”DRIER-REPORTER ‘EiEIé‘CONOCGQMEERONZE .. EARL LUD'WIG Your Local CONOCO Dispenser Station Opposite Liberty Theatre Drive in and Park Free. Let us service. your car while you are shopping or enioying a movie. Guaranteed Lubrication Service ”’I”/ilk 643/ _ Yflllfl MILEAGE MERCHANT ADVISES... Try to have the two cars slightly “staggered”- not exactly in line with each other. 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