The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-08-17


mother, Mrs. James Christensen.
Strawberry Grange held an ice cream
social at the red school house Friday
evening which was well attended.
Mrs. A. C. McAuley, of Kennewick,
spent several days in Richland, the
guest of Mrs. Glenn McGhan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hunt are rejoic-
ing in the birth Of little son, born
Saturday, August II.
Mrs. A. M. Lausch and daughter
Mabel left the first Of the week for
an outing in the mountains.
C.. S. Gibbs, who has been on the
road for the Home Nursery company,
for the past four months, is home for
short visit with his family.
H. E. Anthony has just completed
most artistic sign on the side of the
barber shop and Advocate building.
Miss Edna Stitch, of Potlatch, Ida,
is guest at the home of her cousin,
Mrs. Roy Gardner and family.
A large crowd of young people from
Richland attended the dance Saturday
evening at Browns summer garden in
Pasco.
County Assessor A. H. Wheaton
spent some time in Richland Monday
on business, accompanying Sheriff
Duffy.
Mrs. G. E. Foss and two children ar
rived home Friday from Pendleton,
where she has been spending a month
visiting relatives.
The many friends of Harry Thur
man in Richland will be glad to hear
that according to his last letter from
Kalispel, Mont, he is feeling much
stronger than he has for some time.
Rev. Press, of Walla Walla, preach
ed at the Richland Evangelical church
Sunday. While in town he was guest
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. M.
Breithaupt.
Philip Schireman has traded off his
car to parties in Toppenish and Vic
Martin drove it up to the reservation
Wednesday to turn it over to its new
owner.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. K. Page returned
home the latter part of the week from
Cheney, where they have been spend
ing several days. The trip was made
in their car.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Yedica and c. H.
Lille returned to Richland Monday
after spending week touring the
Coast in their car. They report most
enjoyable trip.
A. H. Scholes, of CRANKY, Mo-, was
in Richland. Tuesday looking after his
property interests in this district. He
is the owner of a 40-acre tract north
of town at present under lease to A..
G.. Hackney.
Prof. Walter Holt, of the high school
who is at present in the hospital at
North Yakima convalescing after an
operation for appendicitis, is getting
along nicely and his parents expect
him home soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Zimmerman enter
tanned at dinner Sunday, covers being
laid for Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hoffman,
Miss Marjorie Caldwell, Miss Evalyn
Yedica, and Mr.. and Mrs. Hearndon
and daughter Inez, of Pasco.
A large number of kiddies, in many
cases accompanied by their parents,
attended the circus in Kennewick Nom
day and enjoyed themselves to their
hearts content, watching the animals
and drinking pink lemonade.
Nothing new has developed in the
chase after the men who recently rob-
bed the H. F. Yedica store. Sheriff
Duffy is leaving no stone unturned in
his efforts to bring the men to justice
but they got just enough of start to
make it hard to trace them.
Miss Blanche Clements, who has
been employed in the county treasur-
er's office for the past six months, is
home for an indefinite visit. During
her absence Miss Elda Clements will
hold down her position in Prosser.
The Ladies' Aid of the Christian
church met Wednesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Abe Hudson. The
ladies spent the time very profitably
in piecing a quilt which will later be
sold to obtain money for the church
work.
M. o. Kitten of Kennewick, was a
business visitor in Richland Wednes-
day. He brought up plumber with
him to overhaul the plumbing and re-
pair the water tank in his house here
at present under lease to F. ]. o.
Brien.
The citv council of Richland met