The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-02-03
RJCHI,AND BASKETBALL
BOYS WIN; GIRLS LOSE
10th Teams from Neighboring Town
Make Good Showing Against
Walla Walla

The Richland boys basketball team
defeated the Walla Walla high school
team last Friday evening in the local
high school gymnasium by a score of
40 TO 81. 1t was one of the fastest
games of the season and the Richland
Icys proved their superior skill at ev-
ery point in the game. The playing
was exceptionally clean turnout the
entire evening, the Richland boys,
however, being far superior to the Wis
TORS both in team work and individual
nlaying. The team this year is Gre
dit not only to the school, the coach
and the players themselves, but to the
entire community as everyone likes to
see good, clean game played in
sportsmanlike manner and that is just
exactly what the Richland high school
boys basketball team is doing this win
ter.
The Richland girls team went to
Walla Walla Saturday, accompanied
bv their coach, Miss Zada Roe and
Miss Juanita Hamilton. The girls
played fine game and practically had
II won until near the finish of the
game when the Walla Walla team got
busy and won from them by a score of
10 to 10. It was fine game, well
played on both sides. The Richland
girls were guests of the Walla Walla
team in trip to the penitentiary Sum
day morning where they attended
services in the penitentiary chapel.
Eight hundred twenty-five men pris-
oners and eleven women were in at
tendance at the services and the visit
ing girls were much impressed with
their trip to the state institution.
Mrs. L. B. Ruth has been confined to
her home for several days by illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Gibbs entertain
ed at dinner Sunday for Misses Eva
Maupin and Olive Palette.
Sheriff G.. E. Duffy spent several
hours in town Saturday on business
connected with his office.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
oh. Luelloff are Borrowing with them
in the loss of their infant child, the
little one being still-born.
A. s. Murray has accepted con-
tract for concreting the well on DR..
Hopper's town property. Elmer Hin
kle is helping with the work.
Miss Cedelia Beese, who has been
making her home for several months
past with Mr.. and Mrs. David Fish,
left Monday evening for Kennewick,
where she has accepted a position.
Albert Weidle, who has been very i'll
for the past ten weeks following an
operation for appendicitis, was much
improved Monday and stated that he
felt much better than he had for sew
eral weeks past.
A number of prominent strawberry
growers who had intended going to
Kennewick Monday to be present at
the strawberry meeting were COM
PEELED to abandon the trip on account
Of the weather.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church met Wednesday with Mrs. j.
N. Serr. It had been intended to meet
with Mrs. L. B. Ruth, but on account
Of her illness the meeting there had
to be postponed until later.
Judge F. A. Howes is another Rich
land resident who is having some
trouble with his pumping plant. 1t
was necessary to remove the pump
IN order to make thoro examination
Of the we'll. Mr.. Howes was assisted
BY A. s. Murray in the work.
The ladies of the Country club will
meet Thursday evening, February 10,
at the home of Mrs. C. Havstad. The
husbands of the various members have
received invitations to put in an ap-
pearance and the outlook is for big
gathering and fine time, not to men
ton the regular delicious refresh
ments.
Richland is in the throes of another
big snow storm, which from the pres
ent indications will be the worst OF
the present winter. This has been the
hardest winter in years in this district
and the outlook is that it is not yet
over. Fruit has been effected to a
great extent and the blossoms which
have escaped the severe freezing will
mature into fruit which will bring
very high price to the grower this
coming summer.
Two new phones were installed by
the Richland telephone company last
week, one in the Albert Weidle resi-
dence and the other in the home of
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