The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-04-07

one of the residences on Columbia
Avenue owned by H. K. Rowland.
Mr.. Houser is the owner of a fine
tract of land few miles from town,
on which hs will move as soon as he
has completed the building of resi-
dence.
| w. w. FELTON, a contractor and
builder of North Yakima is here i'm
proving his twenty acre tract which
is located one mile north west of
town. As soon as Mr.. Fulton COM
pletes the building of a residence he
will be joined here by his wife.
DR.. Barbour, the lady dentist has
her Office in the Columbia Hotel this
week.
w. E. Gay, representing the Pa
ci6c Power s. Light Co. was in Rich
land Wednesday calling on citizens
for the purpose of quoting rates and
signing up contracts with those who
will install electric lights in their resi-
dences and places of business.
M. E. Downs of Seattle, president
of the Lower Yakima Irrigation Co.
was here Tuesday on business.
Mrs. ]. Roehl who has been spend
ing the last few weeks in Cheney is
visiting here this week. She will re-
turn to Cheney next week.
Miss Lou Harthow who spent the
past three weeks at the home of her
sister, Mrs. H. F. Yeddica returned
to Lowell, Wash, Sunday.
Miss Steelman visited in Kenne-
wick Saturday of last week.
County commissioner, ]. B. Glenn
ents departed for Prosser Monday to
attend the meeting of the board of
-, county commissioners which is being
held there.
, Ross Downes of Seattle is spend
ing this week visiting here.
! Contractor Eaton has the contract
for laying pipes in the vicinity of the
Zimmerman ferry for irrigating a
large tract of land.
Last Saturday evening the Seniors
of the local high school were delight
fully entertained by the sophomore
class at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ].
B. Clements one and one-half miles
south of town. Besides the seniors
Miss Williams was hidden as a guest.
The evening was pleasantly passed
with games, contests, musical selec-
tons and other amusements. The
crowning point for the evening was a
delicious feast prepared by the sopho-
mores and served at 1870 of which
everyone partook freely. The guests
departed at a late hour having enjoyed
the evening to the utmost
A. Larsen has arrived and will i'm
mediately begin to make improve
ments on his ten acre tract of land
near town.
]. 0. Skirving who has been the
manager of the St. Paul & Tacoma
Lumber Co. at this place since last
September and connected with the
/ local yards for the past two years has
/ resigned his position. He departed
i Friday for Bothell, Wash. where he
Il will enter business with his father.
] A. Berg of Toppenish succeeds Mr..
! Skirving to the management of the
local yards.
The Richland base ball team has
been organized and has been doing
some good work on the local diamond.
The team from Benton City is ex-
pected down for next Sunday and q
good game is anticipated.
A. l.. Bates who has been en-
ployed by the Lower Yakima lrrlga-
ton Co. for the past year has depar-
ted with his family for Othello,
Wash. After short visit there they
will make their home in Oregon.
E. Batters and family are now oc-
cupying the home which they recent
II ly purchased from J. Glenn.
II J. Uren a photographer from Sc.
attic has opened up a picture gallery
II in the Zimmerman building on Col.
Il umbia Ave, and is now prepared te
II take all kinds of pictures.