The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-01-27
RICHLAND ITEMS


last week.
f. Mccoy returned Thursday from
few days business trip to PrOsser.
Frank James is confined tc his
home from an attack of typhoid fever.
Mayor w. l.. Muncey IL In Seattle
attending to his various business al
fairs.
Miss Augusta Breithaupt VINO Is
attending Whitman College at Walla
Walla visited a few days with her
friends here.
ID. NJ. Van Vlack OF Seattle Is in this
locality on visit to friends and is
also looking over the country.
Mrs. J. A. Penn and children have
returned from a short visit In Ken
newick with her mother. Mrs. s. d..
Peckenpaugh.
+. \. Reed, hOOkkeeper for the Rich
land Land Co is having nice cot
tage built I'm the Winenga addition.
Contractor Nj. Winenga has just
completed the handsome residence OF
G.. NJ. Stype on Fourth street. 1t is
a typical modern bungalow and Is
one of the most beautiful residences
In that part Of town.
J. II. Chenoweth was here on bnsi-
ness last week.
George Hunt OF Portland is visiting
in this city with his brother. Walter
Hunt.
II. GrOsscup who IL here on business
from Tacoma made a trip to Port
land last week
Mrs r. b. Evans and daughters,
Katherine and Margaret returned tn
their home In nennewick having had
an enjoyable visit with friends here.
J. T.. Burmaster is in Seattle on
business this week.
Walter Nelson made trip to Walla
Walla this week and reports that
his wife who has been quite Ill there
is convalescing.
A force of carpenters are at work
on the new resi- dence of w. Van der
Bruggen in Breithaupt's addition.
which will soon be completed and
occupied by the owner.
Attorney c. 0. Anderson OF Kenne-
wick was in town on business Sat.
urday.
Il. G.. Wilson is here from Plymouth
| renewing old acquaintances. Mr..
Wilson was here some time ago sup
erinuending the work on the build
ing OF the bridge across the Yakima
river. north est OF town.
III. +. Compton of Seattle Ia here
this week overseeing extensive i'm
prOyements which are being made
on his fOrty-a acre tract In section 3.
He will have II large residence built
which will be occupied by himself
and family IN the spring.
Mrs. G. Knowles and children who
have been visiting for the past two
months with Mrs. J. Glenn, sister OF
Mrs. Knowles returned to their home
in San Diego, Calf, Tuesday.
The most exciting event of the
week Was the local option election
which was held in Richland Friday
Jan. 20. This is the first election held
here in which women used their fran
chise. Most OF the qualified voters
had registered and after the polls
were closed the votes which would
determine whether the sale OF intox-
icating liquors should. or not be al
lowed In town, were counted. Out
OF llS votes cast, AZ were In favor of
granting the license and u against
license. As the result of this election
Richland will be a ''dry" town for
the coming two years.
d. AOclSCu HIS tdhcu alFduCukC VI
the cold weather and put up about
ten tons of ice taken from the Col
umbia river.
A business transaction occurred
Tuesday when J. Schuster purchased
the City Market from A. Fink. Mr..
Schuster has been in the employ of
the market for some time but will
now run the business himself. Mr..
Fink Intends to depart for the Sound
soon.
Preparations are being made by
the High school debating team on
the income tax question. Sides have
been chosen and preliminary try
out will be held soon. Three Of the
membersOf the term will be chosen
to debate the question with Pasco
High School, March3.
W. X. Lamb who is connected with
the Cox Investment Go. at Pasco Ia
here this week on business.
J. Breithaupt who has been at
tending Whitman College at Walla
Walla has returned home