The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-03-16

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Sheriff C. E. Duffy spent Tuesday
afternoon in town on business connect
ed with his office.
County Commissioner ]. B. Clements
left Saturday night for Spokane on a
short business trip.
Miss Marjorie Caldwell has been as
sisting as bookkeeper in the bank for
a few days this week.
Luke Powell and assistant Hagler
were in Richland Wednesday looking
after number of orchards.
DR.. M. P. Davidson was absent from
town several days this week attending
to business matters in Spokane.
County Commissioner ]. B. Clements
A. c. Jones, was in town Tuesday on
matters pertaining to the Richland
schools.
Herman Richter moved out to his
place at the lower headgate last Mon
day from which point he rides ditch
during the irrigating season.
o. w. McAuley has purchased the
big Kissel Kar from John Dam and
hereafter will be able to invite his
friends to go riding whenever he feels
so inclined.
Mrs. C. S. Gibbs has accepted a
temporary position in the Office of the
Home Nursery Co. She will have
charge of the books and billing out
of nursery stock.
R. C. Bremmer, of Kennewick, ar
rived in town Monday to work as car
penter with Contractor A. S. Murray
on the new fumes he is building for
the irrigation company.
The high water in the river has
caused quite little difficulty in trav-
ell along some of the roads in the fiat
north of town near the hop yard. The
water has covered the road in several
places and teams and cars have to be
careful or they mire.
j. H. Stimson, of Kennewick, spent
Monday in Richland looking after his
property interests. He has several
people in view who wish to acquire the
ranch in a trade and also one cash
buyer. To date he has made no dis
position of the place.
A. L. Nelson, j. R. Gardner and J..
E. Mowrey attended the meeting of
the board of directors of the Kenne-
wick Richland Strawberry Marketing
Union in Kennewick Monday. The
three men are members of the board,
representing the Richland district.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church spent most enjoyable after
noon Wednesday at the home of Mrs.
C.. S. Teachout. After the regular
routine business was transacted a
luncheon was served by the hostess.
A large number of ladies, both MEM
bers and visitors, were in attendance.
The road beginning at the city linn
its south of Richland and extending
to where the turn is made to go to Les
lie siding will be the next to receive
attention along the line of repairs.
This work will be paid for out of the
state highway fund and the intention
is to start the work in the very near
future.
Owing to the fact that Councilman
Abe Hudson was out of town and Her
schel Jameson was engaged on a job
which he could not leave, a quorum
of the city council could not be pro-
cured for a meeting on the regular
night, last Monday. The next meet
ing will take place the second Monday
in April unless special is called by
the Mayor.
The dance given by the Richland ball
team last Friday evening was a decid-
ed success, a large crowd Of young
people being in attendance as well as
quite number of the married folks.
Everyone reports fine time and the
boys were more than pleased with the
amount turned into the treasury to-
ward the expenses of the coming sea-
son. Punch was on tap.