The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-11-23

ago.
Miss Marjorie Caldwell spent the
week end in Prosser, the guest of her
friend, Miss Elda Clements.
Father Shuttle, of Prosser, was in
Richland Friday conducting services
for the Catholic people at the home
of F. ]. O'Brien..
The road extending from Thinner
mans ferry to the Kennewick- Rich
land highway is being greatly inn
proved by the county.
Mrs. Joseph Koelsch left Monday
for Spokane to spend a week visiting
her two daughters and incidentally
taking in the Apple. Show.
Mrs. Perry Willoughby entertained
a few friends at cards Saturday af-
ternoon. Refreshments were served
by the hostess assisted by her cousin,
Miss Katherine Eastman.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w Glassner. who
have been occupying the old Retsel
place for the past year, left the latter
part of the week for Walla Walla to
join their son Clinton and family for
the winter.
The Fruitvale schoolhouse has been
completely torn down and will be re-
built on the site selected by the board
which is nearer the center Of the dis
trict. A number of the farmers in the
vicinity are helping with the work
as it is necessary to get the building
up as soon as possible so that the
teacher and students will not be put
to so much inconvenience as under
present unsettled conditions.
A good crowd attended the combi-
nation auction sale last Saturday aft
ternoon, but the bidding was extreme
ly low, especially on the dairy cattle.
This is due to the fact that hay is so
high that the ranchers are wedding
out all their poor stock and only keep
ing such cows as show a distinct
profit on the investment. Many ranch
crs who have grade cows feel that
they are making more money by sell
ing their hay than by keeping cows,
and as result the market for milk
cows has gone away down.
Martin Wienenga is one Of the
firmest believers in the future of the
dairy business in Richland. From his
herd of nine Holsteins three of which
are young stock, he received cream
check of close to 500 last month. Mr..
Wienenga expects to put in milk
ing machine in the near future as he
is equipping his ranch with every
known convenience. Anyone in the
dairy business who is becoming dis
couraged would do well to have an
hours conversation with Mr.. and
Mrs. Wienenga.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Anderson, OF
Grand Forks, B. c., who own fine
ranch south of town, formerly leased
70 o. A. Larson arrived in Richland
bag and baggage last week and from
now on will be really, truly farmers
Mr.. Anderson was city electrician il
Grand Forks for a number Of years
but decided that he would take 9
whirl at the farming game, so HI
packed up his goods, drove his ca,
down and is now ready to show that
an electrician can grow as good hay
and milk as many cows as any Other
man in the district.
A. S. Murray and family, who have
been spending the past four month.
in the East visiting relatives and
friends, returned to their home il
Richland Monday. Mr.. Murray state:
that he had work at his trade Of car.
penter every day that he was will
ing to work while in the East and hi
could have had steady employment
all winter. However, he and his wifi
like Richland so much better thar
their old home in New England tina
they would not consider spending ,
winter there no matter what the In
ducement might be. Mr.. Murray ha'
considerable work on hand and vii
soon have the construction Of a
least one new house under way befor'
&hn month Ia oudod