The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-12-14
|RICHl AND DEPT.

MRS. d. p. Compton was very il
last week but is now much improved
Abe Hudson left Sunday for Pasc,
where ne expects to secure emnlov
ment for the winter.
The Ladies' Aid of the Christ;a,
cnurch met Thursday afternoon a,
the home of Mrs. C. E. Foss
n. u. Sawyer is in Kennewick this
week assisting at the Courier-Report.
er Office during the holiday rush.
q. 5. Wadsworth who has been con.
nned to his bed by illness for several
days is able to be up and around
again.
). M. Ross, who has been SUFFERING
from carbuncle on his neck and
complications, is now able to he ont
and around again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Gress enter.
tanned a number of friends FRIDAY
evening. Five hundred was PLAYED
refreshments being served by the
hostess.
The revival services being held in
the hall are drawing large crowds ey-
cry night and everyone who has at.
tended is loud in his praises of the
able speaker.
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Mrs. Elmer Armstrong, who has
been visiting her married daughter
in Walla Walla for the past two
months returned to her home in Rich
land Tuesday.
Mrs. James Davis and children, who
have been guests at the home of Mrs.
Davis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. Holt,
for the past two months, left Monday
for Spokane to make their home.
The Methodist Sunday school will
hold their annual tree and treat for
their members in the church Christ
mas Eve. Every child belonging will
receive a little reminder of the holi-
day.
Mrs. Elmer Hinkle left Wednesday
for Walla Walla where she will visit
frieeds for some time. Later she will
go to Latah where she has relatives.
Mr.. Hinkle expects to join her in time
to spend Christmas.
The city council met Monday eve
ming. Regular routine business was
transacted after Mrs. R. D. Sawyer
had been appointed to fill out the un-
expired term of Councilman Sgd Rel
ton, who had resigned.
A coyote drive will be held Sunday,
December 18th. The pests (if any
can be rounded up) will be driven in
the direction of Benton City,. It is
hoped that a large crowd of local
sportsmen will turn out for the event.
) M. G. Lyons met with a painful
accident Tuesday while boiling pot
of coffee over a campfire. In some
way steam became confined in the pot
causing it to explode and throwing the
scalding liquid over one side of Mr..
Lyons head, face and neck.
C. F. Wetherill, at one time a resi-
dent of Richland but now of Carson,
was in town Monday. Mr.. Wetherill
still owns property here and as he
does not like his present place of resi-
dence, rather expects to move back to
| Richland in the near future.
The Baptist Sunday School will hold
their regular Christmas program and
tree in the church on the afternoon of
! Sunday, December oath, and every
member of the school will be made
glad with some little remembrance
of the happy day.
A number of Richland people went
to Prosser Wednesday to attend the
hearing in the court house controver-
.sy. The local property holders are
sure exercised over the matter and
the high handed tactics pursued by
the commissioners and they want to
be we'll represented at the county seat
Wednesday.
Postmaster w. M. Relton has added
much-needed improvement to the
equipment of the local postoffice by
having built separate enclosure in
which to handle the rural route mail
matter. This will greatly facilitate
matters during the coming holiday
rush and will give the clerks in the
Office much greater chance to dispose
of the incoming mail quickly and ac-
curately. 1t is expected that the
Christmas rush this year will far ex-
coed that of previous years as times
are prosperous and there will be more
| Christmas giving than in former times