The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-08-10
F. J. Saunders is visiting home

Postmaster Walter Zimmerman was
in North Yakima an business Tues.
day.
r. D. Sawyer is helping out at the
Advocate Office during the rush this
week.
/ Harry Wheelhouse is visiting his
brother A. Wheelhouse at Arlington,
Oregon.
Miss Lola Reeder left the first of
the week for Hatton to visit relatives
and friends for several weeks.
Mrs. Hattie L.. Hendricks returned
home Sunday from Spokane where she
has been visiting for the past month
and will remain with her parents at
the Hotel Richland until September
when she will again return to Spo-
kane to accept position for the win
ter.
Martin Wienenga and VIM. Young
are rigging up machinery to cut and
fill silos and as both men have fine.
up-to-date silos on their own ranches
and there are new ones being installed
In the district right along they will
undoubtedly get plenty of work to
keep them busy.
Billie Weston, engaged in walking
tour from st. Paul to San Francisco.
for a wager of $5O0O.OO, was in Rich
land last week. There were ten en-
tries to start with, five of them being
women. Weston claims that he is |
ahead in the race so far and stands
to win the money.
Mrs. Perry Willoughby leaves Fri
day for the East to meet her cousin
at Madison, Wis, to bring her back
to Richland to make her future home.
Mrs. Willoughby will make several
stops en- route and on the return trip
expects to spend some time with her
mother at Lewiston.
The people composing the congrepa-
ton of the Baptist church in Richland
gave farewell reception at the Ho-
tel Richland Friday evening in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Kenneson, who
leave to make their future home in
Seattle. Over forty people were pres
emit and a most enjoyable evening was
spent. Refreshments were served.
Mrs. C. S. Gibbs entertained the
young girls in her Sunday School class
who have organized sewing club, at
an all-day picnic at Van Horn Lake
Tuesday. Both dinner and supper
were taken at the lake and every form
OF outdoor amusement helped to pass
away the day. Mrs. F. G. Bier as K
sisted Mrs. Gibbs in chaperoning the
young ladies. /,
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist j
'hdrch will hold an all-day session /!
Wednesday, August 10th, at the home !
If Mrs. Martin Wienenga. Each lady !;
will bring her share of the lunch to
,e served as a community affair and
line time is expected as she is IA
nous for her hospitality and the 7
'anch home north of town is partic-
llarly attractive at this season of the
'ear.
Walter Zimmerman, for the past
7ear and half postmaster of the
Office, has resigned his DO
ltlon but to date his successor has y
lot been appointed. Mr.. Zimmerman '
made very successful postmaster
md was very popular in the district.
lie has not decided just what he will do
tut expects to see little of the big
Id world before settling down to work I
gain.
w. S. Baker, an experienced dairy
nan from Auburn, who has purchased 8
% acres of unimproved land from the 1
iorn Rapids Irrigation company north a
t town, will arrive in Richland the ?
after port of the week to make his q q
uture home. He will ship over his o
ntire herd of dairy cattle, 80 in num- n
er, and will live on the old FLOYD i
ract until such time as he gets his r
wn farm in shape.
A record price is being paid for
'artlett pears this week, many ranch
rs disposing of their first picking at =
rom $40 to $45 per ton, F. o. b.
-ennewlck in bulk. It is the belief
many experienced fruit men that
Up price of $50 per ton in bulk may be :.
expected before the end of the season. "
here is good money in pears when
rlces like these are secured and many
the Richland orchardists are clear ds
lg up nice little pieces of money on r,
leir fruit this year. al
Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Wadsworth and til
rs. r. D. Sawyer spent several days ~
Connell last week, the guest of re
ISIS Beryl Wadsworth. While there of
veral auto parties were made up ma
I'd the ladies initiated into the mys- Sc
rloS Of ooy,ahino co. Il