Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-02
THE LOCAL FIELD

A pOli Watcn gwen away 1T Lllnb
& 20 Watch show window,
Rem Nve came over from easeo sun
aay and made some purchases and
visited with friends.
Mrs. W. r. Sutherland who has
,oon sick for the past two weeks, is
able to sit up and will be around in Il
short time.
n Fl. Putnam and family lef. this
ksnorning for the west where they vii!
NIT in the next month camping in the
mountains
Walter G,tzantanneT went up to
Kiona Sunday and visited with his
father who has just returned from a
tripto the east,
T.. NJ. Churchill Of the Pendleton
Oregon, Business College, is here today
looking up business tor his school.
Tie is meeting with some success.
Fl, A. Hover last week purchased
,he gasoline launch, Trilby, from the
syndicate and will use it to run be-
tween here and his large ranch down
the river.
The high winds yesterday have cool
ed the atmosphere till the temperature
to day has all the peculiarities of beauti-
nul fall weather and the change is very
acceptable.
i'll. Dorsh this week purchased
ten acres of good land from the Kenne-
wick Land Co.and will atonce put men
and teams to work on it to put in
shape for crop next season.
Landlord Root Of the Hampshire
House.has made numerous changes in
the service of the house that prove him
TO be first class hotel man and we
predict for him II great success in his
new field.
The addition to the Antlers Hotel
is nearing completion, Landlord Keefer
is to be congratulated on the improve
ments to his house. This gives Ken
newick as good hotel accommodations
as can be had in the west.
S. A. Tucker, one Of the prosperous
Horse Heaven farmers came in Sun
day and spent the night With friends,
He says he has fine crop this year
and that land in his district is going
to have boom this fall In conse 1uence
II. A. Bier met Mrs. Bier at the depot
last Saturday evening and accompan-
led her to Ritzvile where they spent
Sunday and will return home to.
morrow. Mrs. Bier has been visiting
with friends Oh the coast for the past
three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamm, who have been
running the Hampshire House for
the past month, turned the place over
to Mr.. Root last Thursday evening
and are now resting up and looking
for some other occupation that will
prove more to their liking.
Mrs. Pallister, Miss Pallister and
G. L. Hanson returned last evening
from the mountains where they spent
the past month camping out and en-
joying the cool refreshing breczes and
indulging themselves to the fullest eX-
tent with the abundant hunting and
fishing that is to be found up there.
Mr.. Owen today brought in u box of
fruit that he was shipping TO a friend
In Minnesota that was surly credit to
any country. In the box were four
Kinds of peaches, two varieties of pears
and plums, grapes, appricots, nectar
ines and apples. The fruit was in
prime condition for shipping and will
be great treat to the parties who re-
ceives it,
The stray stock question has been
giving the city fathers considerable
trouble lately Stock belonging to adj
Jacent farmers have been coming into
the city during the night and playing
havoc with the trees along the streets
and breaking into yards and alfalfa
patches. Saturday night II. s. Anon
caught nine cattle in his field and
drove them to the pound where they
are now awaiting further developments