The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-01-14

still has in mind to put into early
potatoes this spring he don't make
another trade.
A big crowd gathered at the Seeley
place north of town last Thursday, to
attend the auction sale of G. w. Hen
dricks,-he cleaned up everything;
household goods, farm tools, hay,
stock, etc., etc.. Good fair prices were
obtained, and why wouldn't they be
when Walter S. Vail, the big auction
eer, did the selling? When he can
get George Gress, the butcher, and
Elmer Hinkle started in spirited bid
ding to get possession of perambu-
lator, there is something doing.
r. C. Bremmer, who recently sold
his ranch on the Yakima River, south
of town, to Mr.. Shaffer, has moved
off his old place and on the H. F.
Yedica tract north of town.
Orchard pruning in this section is
well under way. Frank Petsel has
three 1O-acre tracts which he cares for
the Hickey, the Weidel Bros and his
own, which he has nearly completed
in this week. He has an orchard in
Hanford which he will trim when
through here.
C. S. Gibbs, who not long since
came into ownership of the A. C. Pet
erson properties here, including the
Concrete Randall block, is in the city
from Adams county, Idaho. He plans
to become a resident here, his family
to arrive within short time, and will
live in the old Peterson house. Mr..
Gibbs is the owner, and has other
listed ranch properties in Idaho,
which he will offer for sale or trade as
he intends following the real estate
business here.
For the past two seasons few of
the leading strawberry growers Of
the Richland district have experiment.
ed with commercial fertilizer. It has
proved such success that others will
use it this season and big orders are
now being placed by various growers
for tankage fertilizer.
The Columbia is so clear of ice that
the mail boat "Hanford Flyer" re-
sumed her regular trips Monday, at
ter being off her run now for some
three weeks. AS far as the mail SER
vice was concerned, the people of this
district didn't care if it never came
back on the run as, while off, they
were getting their mail by auto on
the same day it reached Kennewick
and only short time after. With
the number of people to serve in this
district as there is, it is a very anci-
ent service, when mail that reaches
Kennewick about noon of one day does
not get here for from Is to "a hours
later.
Vale Grange, No. 468, had an auc-
ton social at the Fruitvale school
house last Saturday evening. The
ladies provided the baskets of good
things to eat, which were auctioned
off by the Big Auctioneer, Mr.. Vail,
amid much merriment, the successful
bidder taking as his supper partner,
the lady whose basket it was, The
object in raising the money, was to
purchase new organ and other
lodge accessories. Over $40 was real
lied from the basket sale and the old
organ was sold also for a small sum.
A good crowd was in attendance and
an exceptionally pleasant evening was
spent by all.
Invitations have been issued by Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Loucks, of Richland,
who live north Of town, for the we'd
ding of their daughter, Inez Abigail
Loucks to John Christian Breithaupt
of Kennewick. The ceremony is to
take place at the home of the brides
parents on the evening of Thursday,
January 18th. Both the young people
are children Of old and prominent
Richland families. Mr.. Breithaupt
while living here was engaged in the
nursery business. After short we'd
ding trip to coast cities the young
folks will make their future home in
Kennewick.
w. S. Davidson received telegram
Tuesday giving news of the death OF
Mr.. Arnold, which occurred in hos
pital in North Yakima. Mr.. Arnold
owned tract of land adjoining that
of Frank Carlson, north of town.
Mrs. E. S. Hubbard is still very
sick woman, being under the care OF
the physician and trained nurse.
A. Schaeffer, who recently bought
the Bremmer ranch, moved on the
same the first of the week and is hard
at work remodeling and making more
comfortable his house. Mrs. Flora