The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-02-03
From the Correspondents
Items Of Interest our Negbors up and down the Valley
HIGHLAND ITEMS

e. E. Walker of the Irrigator ruD'
fishing Co spent Wednesday and
Thursday In Richland and vicinity
on business.
l.. Kern has returned from tne
Okanogan Co where he has been lot
the mast week on business. Whlle
there he purchased some cattle tor
the Grosscup ranch.
w. Davidson Is in Sunnyside this
| week on business.
Mrs, R. Burke OF Walla Walla is
here enjoying a visit at the home OF
| Mrs. Walter Hunt.
jill. Bridge OF Hanford spent a
| few DAYS the first Of the week here
on business.
J.R. King, until recently manager
of the Stetson ranch northwest OF
town, end family have taken rooms
in the Dyer building.
Mrs. J. H. James has returned to
her home in PascO having visited a
few days with her daughter. Mrs.
Guy Rollins.
Thos. LOrang, Optician OF Spokane
made a professional visit OF a few
days In this vicinity.
J. F.. Burmaster has returned from
business trip to Portland.
| Mrs. #. Houser of Helena, Montana
has arrived and will remain for some
time as guest at the home OF O. 4.
Allen.
a dance was given last Friday
night in our lieighbOring town. Fruit
vale at the home OF f. MOrehead. A
number of the Richland young folks
attended and report fine time
NJ. HOpp and family have arrived
from Tacoma and will reside here
permanently. Mr.. Hopp owns a
| tract of land i'm section ii and will
start work on the erection of resi-
dence at once.
G. d. Nation of ST. Louis. Mo-, has
arrived and will spend some time In
looking over the acknowledgement
Mr.. Nation ia much impressed with
the prospects OF the Richland valley
and will probably invest In land.
| Revival meetings have been held In
the local church every evening OF the
past week by Il seventh day Advent
list minister
Wednesday. February |, the Ladies'
Aid of the NJ. f. church gave an
afternoon tea at the home oil Mrs.
Cox. The hostesses were Mesdames
Breithaupt, Burmaster and Clark.
The affair was attended by many WIS.,
iting ladies'. On Feb. 10 the play,
MADAM Jarley's Wax Works will
supervision of the Ladies' Aid society.
Many of the younger folks will take
part. Everyone he sure and attend.
Saturday. Jan. %. the Richland
schools gave musical entertain
ment In the Anon hall. The amount
collected was $50 which will be used
for purchasing new books for the
school library. The affair was given
under the direction OF Miss COville,
school music teacher. The pupils
show great Improvement under her
teaching. The school orchestra, con-
sisting of certain teachers and pupils
was one OF the best features OF the
program. The members are Misses
Myrtle Penn, trombone: Elsie Ross,
first violin; Helen Dietrich, second
violin; Grace Coville, plano and NJ. G..
Clark. trombone; Paul Cranlund,
first cOrnet; Leslie Basket. second
cornet.
A.. Scheuneman OF Wenatchee was
In this locality the first of the week.
! Materials have arrived for the Pa
cific Power and Light Co. and the
company will start work at once on
wiring the transmission line through
Richland to Hanfori. T. GrOsscup
has the contract for hauling the ma
teral from the boat landing. About
forty men have been employed to do
the work and derricks have arrived
for setting up the poles. The CON-
pany has not secured the franchise
for supplying power to the city but
it ia probable that 1t Will soon be
granted.
! DR.. Barbour, the lady dentist. has
been In town the past week with Of
flee at the Hotel Summers.
/ Mrs. Bowman of Walla Walla Ia q
guest at the Muneey home this week.
Mrs Bowman is a sister to Mayor
w. l.. Muncey
One day last week. E. A. Palmeter.
chief stakeholder 10 the Richland
Trading Co. Inc. left the delivery
wagon standing In front Of his resi-
dence. The team became frightened
and ran away. No one was hurt hut
the wagon was slightly damaged.
| E. f. MOrS member of tho Riobi a n