The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-01-20
'RICHL LAND DEPT.
RICHLAND NEWS ITEMS


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Mrs. F. A. Rouse is confined to her
home by severe attack of la grippe.
Ray Rosencrans returned home Sun
day after spending few days in Sc
attic.
Otis Allen left Monday for the
coast to be gone several days on a
business trip.
Sheriff Duffy spent few hours in
Richland Sunday returning in the eve
ming to Kennewick on business.
Tommy Gibbs, the small son of Mr..
and Mrs. c. S. Gibbs, is confined to
his home by an attack of grippe.
C. A. Colvin, of the Colvin Realty
Co., of Spokane, was in Richland Sun
day on deal which he has under way.
II. Atkins returned to Richland on
Sunday after making very success
full trip to Portland with large ship
ment of hogs.
Max Poindexter returned to Rich
land Friday from Seattle and left the
same day for Spokane on deal which
he has under way.
Mesdames C. D. Mitchell and L. B.
Arnold will be joint hostesses for the
Country club at the home Of Mrs.
Mitchell, on Thursday, January ~.
Young Frank Maupin, son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Maupin, while skating
on the river Saturday fell in and got
pretty chilly ducking but suffered no
other bad effects.
Rev. G.. A. Smith returned home on
Saturday after spending the better
part of the week in Kennewick assist
ing with the revival services being
conducted in the Kennewick Metho-
dist church.
The chief form Of amusement in
Richland these days is sleigh riding,
especially among the younger set. A
large crowd enjoyed the ride to Ken
newick Tuesday evening to attend the
picture show.
Mike Norris, we'll known rancher
of the Richland district, has been
spending some time in Portland dur
ing the winter season. From there he
went to Pullman and expects to re-
turn home in time for the spring work.
F. ]. O'Brien and F. A. Friermood
attended the mass meeting Of straw
berry growers held in Kennewick on
Monday. Mr.. O'Brien also attended
the hearing of the public service COM
mission which is in session in Ken
newick the early part of this week.
Harry Hutton, the genial boss of
Pump No. 1, under the Horn Rapids
Irrigation project, returned to Rich
land, after spending several months
visiting his sister and family in Port
land. He says he had one dandy good
time but is back on the job ready to
go to work as soon as the weather
clears off again.
Richland was in total darkness four
nights last week on account of the Sc
we're cold weather and as result the
old time lamp and candle were much
in evidence. On account of the alb
sence Of power no water could be
pumped by those citizens lucky enough
to have pumping plant and this also
caused great deal of Inconvenience
and annoyance. Monday morning the
lights were back on and everyone is
rejoicing.
F. j. O'Brien returned to Richland
Sunday afternoon after spending a
week in Seattle and other coast cities
on business. Mr.. O'Brien reports that
things are much brighter in Seattle at
present than they have been for some
time past; money is loosening up and
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business than for many months. The
states going dry seems to have had
but little effect on Seattle, says Mr..
O'Brien except that rents are some
what reduced and those having long
time leases have been made to suffer
where these leases have covered pro-
perty rented to liquor dealers. 1t seems
to be fact that times are much bet
ter as general thing turnout the
country as reports from the east in
dictate the same situation.
A merry crowd of young people,
numbering about sixteen enjoyed a
dandy sleigh ride Saturday night.
Plenty of lap robes, etc., made the
travelling pleasant and the trip was
made about half way to Kennewick.
In spite of the fact that Gene Mitchell
was piven his share of the covering