The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-06-17
R1CHLAND NEWS ITEMS


FA. Howes made business trip
70 Pasco and Kennewick on Monday.
Max Poindexter left the latter part
Of the week for Spokane where he ex-
meets to spend some time in the inter-
asts Of his real estate business.
Mr.. and Mr.. Albert Weidle left
Monday for Horse Heaven to spend
! short visit with Mrs. Weidle's moth
or. Mrs. S. McElvain and her sister,
Mrs. w. S. Travis and family.
Mrs. Otto Heauisen returned Sum
day from Birmingham, Ohio, where
she has been spending the past three
months visiting her parents. Her
little daughter Mildred accompanied
her.
The Hotel Richland is being paint
ed on such spots as were overlooked
last fall and as the job is in the hands
Of Frank Petsel, you may rest assured
that it is being done thoroughly and
will be a great improvement to the
appearance Of the hostelry.
The moving picture show will be
given on Friday evening as usual. Last
Friday the films did not come in time
to give performance, but the films
which should have been shown then
will be given this week. These include
two comic reels, one war scene and
four more reels of the serial Les Mis-
cradles.
Tommy Gibbs, the small son of Mr..
and Mrs. C. S. Gibbs, left Thursday
for Council, Iowa, to spend the bal
ance of the vacation at the home of
his uncle, Mr.. C. Seavey. Tommy is
quite worker and will help his uncle
in the operation of wheat farm ex-
tending over an area of nearly 700
acres.
The devotees of Isaac Walton are
all out and doing these days and ev-
cry small boy in town is busily en-
gagged in catching minnows at so much
per to enable the fishermen to lose
no time and make a big haul when
they do go out. Frank Petsel, Harry
Wheelhouse, VIM. Hellinger and all
the other local fishing experts are
hard at work and everybody ought t.
have all the fish they want to eat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Roehl were
most pleasantly surprised last Fri.
day by visit from Mr.. Roehls cous
in, Mrs. Edward Brahan and her hus
band, from Amigo, Wisconsin. Ths
young couple had just been married
recently and were spending their hon
eymoon in visiting western friend.
and relatives, including in their itin
erary Portland, Richland, Seattle ant
many places of interest in the west
Mr.. and Mrs. Roehl accompanies
them as far as Pasco on their tri]
east.
The enterprising blacksmith firm
OF jameson & Newell has recentl,
added new forge in their shop, tn
work being done by Reynolds, the ex
pert concrete man of Richland, as
sisted by VIM. Boetcher. They hav
also installed fve-horse electric mot
or which drives line shaft the lengt
OF their shop, on which is being place
drills, grinders, lathes and variou
other power tools to enable them t
take care of their growing business.
Judge F. A. Howes, who recent
purchased the silo on the Hopp ranc
In town from Max Poindexter, has ha
force of men engaged the past wee
IN removing it to his newly acquire
ranch south of town, formerly owne
oy Chas. Bartlett. Mr.. Howes has a
ways been a strong believer in I'll
future of the dairy industry in Il
hlchland district and from now {
Will increase his herd of fine dali
cattle until he will undoubtedly hay
one OF the best in the district. T
mas engaged number of acres
growing corn which will be placed
.ne sllo when ready to cut, making tt
pest kind Of feed for his cows duri1
the corn;no 1,y;n&o,