The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-03-25
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: RICHLAND NEWS ITEMS

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F. j. O'Brien made business tril
to North Yakima last Saturday.
| Mrs. Joseph Roehl, of the Hote
Richland has been quite i'll for a few
days.
Arthur Gale, nephew of o. w. Nc
Auley, arrived from Portland for {
short visit with his relatives here.
The Woman's Missionary society OF
the Evangelical church met Wednes.
day at the home of Mrs. j. M. Brett
haupt.
Ross Page will conduct the services
at the M. E. church next Sunday in
the absence of Rev. Erwin. His sub
ject will be "Peace."
The many friends of Mrs. George
Gress are delighted to see her able to
once more get out and around again
after her long illness.
Ross Page somewhat resembles an
Ally after coming out Of an engage
ment with a German. Cause of the
bandages, etc.: spray.
Little Bertha Wienenga, who has
been suffering for some time from a
severe case of rheumatism of the foot,
is reported nearly well.
Geo. Longmuir, manager of the P.
p. & L. Co., of Pasco, with his chief
lineman was looking after the interest
of his company in these parts this
week.
The Richland Telephone company
has recently issued a directory, their
first one, which shows that they now
have "a telephones in use in the Rich
land district.
The Endeavor folks of the M. E.
church were to have beach party
last Tuesday on the shore of the Col
umbia, but it has been postponed until
the first Tuesday in April.
Rev. ]. C.. Erwin has been called by
District Superintendent DR.. Perry to
Umatilla, Oregon, to help in the con-
duc+in of revival services now being
held there. He will be gone, it is ex-
pected, about two weeks.
Perhaps the busiest place in town
now is at the Richland hotel, espec-
tally at meal time, as besides taking
care of their regular boarders, the
crews Of the drainage ditch diggers
are being cared for there.
Mrs. H. j. Hardt, who left with her
family a few months ago for Lewis
ton, Idaho, has returned here with two
of her children and will make her
home here again in the house former
ly owned by w. ]. VandeBruggen.
Roy Artman and Joseph Roche left
last Monday for parts in southern Ida
no, where they go TO look after home
stead land. Mr.. Artman has loca-
ton there already. Mr.. Roche will en-
deavor to locate homestead there
also.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Macomber, of Han
ford, are in town for short visit with
Mrs. Macomber's sister, Mrs. F. j.
O'Brien. They have just returned
from Olympia where Mr.. Macomber
held the position as head door keeper
during the last session of the legisla-
ture.
F. B. Petsel has been in town for
several days being called from his new
eastern Oregon home on business con-
nected with the planting Of a large
potato acreage here in which he has
an interest, and in negotiating trade
with eastern parties toward disposing
Of his orchard properties in the Han
ford district.
]. M. Allen, who has been visiting
his brother, Roy Allen and sisters,
Mrs. H. E. Compton and Mrs! G. T.
Forbes, left the beginning Of the week
for California, and will visit the Pam
anna exposition, from there going to
San Diego, and then home by way Of
Chicago. Mr.. Allen is connected with
the c., M. & st. p. R. r.
A basket ball team from Whitman
college played game here last Sat-
urday night at the High school gym
nasium with a team of local high
school players in which the Richland
team won by score of s. to, Is.
Those making the Richland team were
Messrs. Page, Zimmerman, Holt, Yed-
lea and McCoughney.
A new automobile livery is adver-
tised as plying between Richland and
Kennewick at all hours Of the day and
night, the same being operated by Phil
Shireman and son, Phil, Jr. This is a
much needed business for Richland as
there have not been as many cars
seen in town for long time as have
been noticed of late, and it goes with
out saying that local people will pre-