The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-08-19
RICHLAND NEWS ITEMS

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Abe Hudson has secured a position
with the Richland Nursery company.
F. A. Howes and F. ]. O'Brien made
business trip to Pasco Monday in
the interests of the Richland Festival
Mrs. r. D. Sawyer made hurry
up trip to Kennewick Wednesday on
account Of a severely liberated tooth
which required immediate attention.
Will Davidson is home from Lind
to spend week with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. s. Davidson. He will
return to his work as bag sewer in
the mill at Lind next Sunday.
Harry Thurman is employed these
days in helping the Richland Canning
company put up pears and peaches
at the Harry Miller ranch north of
town.
! Harry Wheelhouse, of the firm of
'Wheelhouse & Wheelhouse, returned
home Wednesday from business trip
to Spokane where he did considerable
fall and winter buying for his firm.
Mrs. w. B. Shuttle and baby, of st.
Paul, Mimi, is expected in town Fri
day to spend a week at the home of
her brother, F. ]. O'Brien. Mrs.
Shuttle is on her way home from a
trip to the exposition in San Fran
cisco.
Harry -Thursman returned to Rich
land from Kalispel, Mont, last Fri
day. Harry has been visiting his par
ents for the past three months in the
above city but says he is tickled to
death to get back to his old stamping
grounds here.
Miss Myrtle Penn, principal Of the
Richland grade school, returned to her
home in Richland after spending the
summer vacation in visiting relatives
in various cities. Miss Penn will
make her home with Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Breithaupt this year as in the
past.
The corn roast and watermelon fes-
tival at the Frank Price place We'd
nesday evening, given under the aus
pices Of the various societies Of the
Methodist church, was great doings
in every sense of the word. A big
crowd turned out and had the time
Of their lives. A most entertaining
i program was rendered.
Max Poindexter hadn't been in town
more than ten minutes after his re-
turn last Saturday before he had
traded his Kissel Kar to Frank Pet
sci for Mr.. Petseps share in crop
of oats back in North Dakota. It is
fair to presume that Mr.. Poindexter
wanted the oats, but did Mr.. Petsel
need the car?
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church at their regular meeting at the
home of Mrs. Chas. Teachout Tuesday
afternoon, elected the following Of
ficers for the ensuing year: president
Mrs. C. S. Gibbs; vice president, Mrs
L. H. Cox; secretary, Mrs. H. F.
Compton and treasurer, Mrs. Chas
Teachout.
Geo. p. Wright, president Of the
Wright Construction company, Of Ia
coma, was in town several days this
week, attending to the winding up Of
all affairs connected with the new
| drainage ditch which his company has
just completed north Of town. The
work has covered q period Of four
months and the result is highly sat
isfactory to all concerned and a great
credit to the construction company.
A farewell party was given in Anon
park Tuesday afternoon in honor OF
Miss Elaine Morrison, who leaves
this week to make her future home
in Oroville. The entire Morrison FAM
lily expect to go to Oroville to join
Mr.. Morrison who has secured big
contract there and on that account
they have disposed of most of their
holdings in Richland. The guests at
the party for Miss Morrison were the
young girls who comprise the sewing
club chaperoned by Mrs. C. S. Gibbs.
Messrs. James Willis, Ross Page,
r. McGhan and C. D. Mitchell made
a business trip to Kennewick Wednes-
day to attend meeting Of the men
back of the new drainage ditch. The
meeting was held in the Office Of M
M. Moulton, attorney for the drain
age district and j. E. Patrick, who is
handling the bond issue and Geo. p,
Wright, of Tacoma, who constructed
fbo ditch r,oro IN attendance The