The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-03-04
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visitor last Friday and Monday.
Mrs. Geo. Gress is confined to her
home by severe attack of the grip.
Mrs. JOS. A. Thompson has been
quite i'll since her return from the
east.
Harry Thurman who by sickness
has been confined to his bed for some
thing over month, is so far recovered
as to be able to be out and around
these spring days.
Clayton Yedica, the small son of II.
F. Yedica, who sprained his ankle
seriously some weeks ago by falling
off an outbuilding, is able to be out
and around and kick a football.
+ Last Sunday AFTERNOON Pastor Err
win, of the M. E. church held spec
ial meeting for men only, addressing
them on subject which he announced
as Monkeys or Men" There was a
good-sized audience in attendance.
The Birthday club will meet Friday
with Mrs. Chas. Garrett to celebrate
her birthday. This club has one of
the largest memberships Of any club
in Richland and is purely social af-
fair, the idea with the ladies being to
help each other celebrate their birth
days as that date comes around.
The ladies of the country club held
open house for their husbands Thurs
day evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Hammer. A most enjoyable
evening was spent. Refreshments
were served. The club will hold its
next meeting Thursday, March 18th,
at the home of Mrs. Gardner.
A very pretty and enjoyable birth
day anniversary was celebrated by
party given by her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. O. Maupin, at their home last
Saturday evening, for their daughter
Miss Mabel Maupin. About fifteen
schoolmates of Miss Mabel enjoyed
the birthday supper, the serving Of
which had the assistance of Miss Eva
Maupin.
For over one year now there have
been two blacksmith shops here, and
during that time they have invariably
had excellent workmen, but the ter
ritory served is too small to profit
ably conduct two shops. Realizing
that fact and wishing to enlarge in
other affairs, Frank Wendell this
week sold his shop and business good
will to the other firm, Jameson e.
Newell.
A big crowd Of farmers turned out
last Saturday afternoon to hear the
lecture given by Luke Powell, the or
chard bug man, in the Anon hall. It
was very interesting and instructive
to the fruit growers and farmers gen.
orally of this community, and if the
knowledge gained will be applied, with
weather conditions favorable this sea-
son, there will be many cars of mar
ketable stuff in this district this year.
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E. church
met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. ].
A. Stafford. A large number were
in attendance, as Mrs. Stafford is COM.
fined to her bed by prolonged illness
and the ladies took this opportunity
of making general visit to her. A
business meeting, refreshments and a
social time was the general program.
A get-together meeting was held
Wednesday evening at the M. E.
church, preceded by a song service
and special musical numbers. Pas
tor Erwin outlined his plans for the
next six months, and a general dis
cussion Of matters pertaining to the
welfare of the community was in
dulged in, after which adjournment
was taken to the parlors of the church
for social hour.
What might have been very SER
ious accident occurred last Monday
forenoon at the blacksmith shop of
Jameson & Newell. Con. Prayer was
making some automobile repairs In
the shop using blow torch in his
work. The flames of the torch ig-
nited escaping gas from the car and
for short time things were pretty
warm. But for the quick action of
Mr.. Newell in throwing wet gunny
sacks on the flames and smothering
them, there would have been two au-
tos and a blacksmith shop to be ac-
counted for now.
Richland has recently lost two men
who were the personifcation of the
art or profession known as Boost
ing" or Boosters" Frank Petsel left
for his subirrigated land holdings in
Harvey Valley, Ore, some time ago,
and the information is loked for from
him any day now that he is shipping
carloads of beef cattle to the foreign