The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-04-08
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Judge F. A. Howes made business
trip to Pasco Monday.
The Fruitvale Progressive club
met Thursday with Mrs. D. D. Mann.
Mrs. Abe Hudson was confined to
her bed several days this week by ILL
ness.
T. Gibbons, and small son Billy, of
Connell, were in town Monday on
business connected with the Connell
Telephone company. Mr.. Gibbons is
interested in that concern in con-
junction with B. S. Wadsworth.
Sheriff C. E. Duffy and Deputy
Sheriff James Mcclellan were in town
Monday on business connected with
their Office. Mrs. Mcclellan accom-
panied her husband and spent the day
visiting old friends in Richland.
A meeting of the stockholders of
the Richland Telephone company will
be held on Saturday, April 10, to elect
new officers for the ensuing year and
to transact other important business.
All stockholders are earnestly request
ed to be present.
Mrs. w. Amos arrived Thursday
from Tacoma to join her husband, who
is an engineer in the employ Of the
Wright Construction company. The
young people have rented the Petsel
house for the summer and expect to
remain in Richland until the drainage
ditch is completed.
C. S. Gibbs has purchased piano
for his hall in the Randall building
and expects, inside of the next month,
to give dances every two weeks, Fri
day evenings. This will give the
young people an opportunity to have
a good time at a limited cost and
should prove to be financial as well
as social success.
j. G. Streyfeller has moved from his
location in the south part Of town to
the Costello building on the land adj
joining the old Richland Trading Co.
site. Here he will conduct his bust
ness in the future and requests that
his many friends in Richland to call
and see him, where he will be in a
better position to attend to his BUSH
ness of harness and shoe repairing.
The auction sale at the John Glenn
place in town drew large crowd last
Saturday afternoon and although
many things went very cheap, still
the sale was success in every way.
C. S. Gibbs acted as auctioneer and
although he can't put anything over
on the "Big Auctioneer" as far as
girth around and around is concerned
he is right there with the "spiel"
which entices the money from the un-
suspecting public and that is what is
necessary at the business.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Burmaster, of
Spokane, arrived Monday on visit
with their daughter, Mrs. Carl Willis,
at her home north of town. Mr.. Bur-
master was one of the first Richland
settlers, having arrived here nearly
ten years ago, and at one time owned
a large amount Of land within the cor
porate limits of Richland. This he
subdivided, planted to orchard and
sold in tracts ranging from one to five
acres, making ideal home places, and
realizing him handsome profit on his
investment.
School will be out in Richland in five
more weeks, which is extremely early
for dismissal but as the young folks
have had no Christmas or spring vaca-
ton, the board feels that this is about
the time they are due to finish. In q
community where strawberries and
fruit of all kinds come on so early
it is really necessary, in many cases,
for children to help with the crop,
hence the school board, by reducing
vacation periods during the school
term, arranges to dismiss school in
time for the strawberry harvest.
The Ladies' Aid Of the Methodist
church met Wednesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. E. S. Hubbard. Mrs.
Hubbard and Mrs. T. ]. Chalcraft en-
tertained as joint hostesses on this
occasion, and most delightful after
noon was spent by large crowd OF
ladies in attendance. Business affairs
concerning the society were discussed
at length, plans for future entertain
ments elaborated, and at the close OF
the meeting the hostesses served a
tasty luncheon, assisted by Miss Ada
Chalcraft. ~
When waking up these fine MORN
ings and hear the whistle on the big
dredge footing away, it surely makes
one think of old times before striking
the rural felicity of Richland. The