The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-03-17
HIGHLAND ITEMS
MIR. and Mrs. Joe Duffy OF kenne.
wick visited last week IN Richland.

j. X. King Is away on Il Duslness
trip including Spokane and other
points In that vicinity.
John Volk who has been the local
manager OF the Cascade Lumber Cos
yards at this place has resigned his
position and will soon depart with
his family for Post Falls where they
resided before coming to Richland.
!. H. James came up from Pasco
Saturday to transact business with
the Richland Nursery Co., with which
he Is connected.
A. Heinz has returned from Tacoma
where he has been spending the win
ter.
The Ladies Aid of the NJ. f. church
Will give an afternoon tea at the
home OF Mrs. J. Lashernon ST. Pat
rick's day. All the ladies In the vi
cinity are cordially invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Mix of Waila w ALA
are enjoying a two weeks visit with
a1r. and Mrs. Hoffman.
g. A. Sanders and family have ar.
rived from Goldendale and will take
up residence on their tract Of land
near Fruitvale.
Mrs. J. E. Hinkle has returned from
Spokane where she spent the past
three months visiting her daughter.
II. Van Horn has returned from
Olympia where he has been employed
during the session OF the legislature.
Editor O'Connell of the Richland
Advocate spent last week in Spokane
transacting business.
A St. Patricks day dance will be
given in the Anon hall next Friday
by the Richland Bachelors Club.
Music will be furnished by the Rich.
land orchestra and supper will be
served at the Columbia Cafe.
j. Willis departed for Spokane on
Tuesday and will remain with his
daughter, Miss Gertrude, until she
has recovered from the operation
for appendicitis which she will under
go In few days.
P. Tamany OF Seattle was here last
week on business.
Mr.. McClelland OF kennewick has
succeeded j. NOlk to the position OF
manager of the Cascade Lumber Co.'S
yards at this point.
The largest vote ever polled In
Richland occurred last Saturday at
the election for determining whether
or not the bonds should be issued for
the erection OF a new high school
building. 1t Is a question In which
almost everyone IL interested. 1sA
votes were cast; OF these 1856 votes
were for bonds and the remaining Is
against bonds. The high school
pupils are exceedingly happy over
these results. With a new building
the high school work can be carried
on to a better advantage and this
will also provide more school room
for the grades. In a few weeks the
site and plans for the new building
will be decided upon and work will
soon be started.
The fore part OF the week Fl. F.
Yeddica. owner Of the Square Deal
Store sold out his stock to the Rich
land Trading Co. Inc. and purchased
the interest IN that company former
held by B. F. Morse. Mr.. Yeddica
will henceforth take his new position
in the grocery department Of the
Trading Co.'S store and Mr.. Morse
will soon join his family in Portland
The store building will soon have to
be enlarged on account of the In.
creasing trade.
Last Friday evening after attend.
ing the Basket Ball game at Prosser,
Miss Blanch Hackshaw, teacher oi
Latin and German in the high school
left for North Yakima apparently to
visit her sister. When she returned
Sunday she told the surprising news
that she had been married to MIR.
George Ober, the foregoing Saturday.
Mrs. Ober attended her school Mon.
dav and was received with a grea
shower of rice which continued to
some degree during the entire day.
Her resignation was sent to the
school board and was accepted. MIR.
Ober Is an enterprising mining man
possessing mines In northern China.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ober left Monday for
Seattle from there they Will sail to
Hong Kong, China. Their wedding
tour will also include parts of Europe.
The best wishes OF their many friends
for bright future accompanies
them.
Last Friday evening the girls and
boys Basket Ball teams of the High
School journed to Prosser to play a
game with that High School. 4 mo-
tor was chartered from the North
Coast Railroad Co. for the occasion.
The girls game was played first, being
called at eight o'clock. The two sides
were pretty evenly matched and the
Richlan1 team WAS ahead until the