The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-07-13

some time visiting friends and rela-
tives, after which she will go to the
mountains for a vacation of several
weeks. "
Miss Anna Dressery, who has been
a resident of Richland for the past
two years, left Monday to be with
her parents in Coulee City, as she
received word that her mother was
seriously ill.
E. S. Hubbard returned home for a
short visit from the sheep camp Fri
day. He will return the latter part
of the week, taking his wife, son and
Miss Ada Chalcraft with him. The
entire party expects to remain at the
camp until September. " X
F. B. Petsel, formerly of Richland,
and now engaged in the real estate
business in Spokane, when seen by
friends last week at his Office, stated
that he had done much better than he
had anticipated and had made several
very good trades, since he started in
Spokane.
c. S. Gibbs and Manager Fred Free
man, of the Home Nursery company,
left Tuesday afternoon in the COM
pany's car for the Big Bend country
where they expect to spend the next
month soliciting orders for nursery
>c%0 co.. e. Jo1:xo~,,
C. H. Ford, of Pennington, spent
Saturday in Richland looking over the
project with an idea of trading for
some land south of town. He stated
that we was most favorably impressed
with the outlook for the future in this
part of the valley and would un-
doubtedly make the trade if satisfac-
tory terms could be arrived at.
A party of Richland men motored
to Spokane to take their chances in
the Colville drawing. They left Tues
day morning and the party consisted
of Sgd Relton, Walter Zimmerman,
Arlie Fish and Otis Allen. Harry
Thurman left Thursday, and will go
from Spokane to Kalispel, Mont, to
spend the balance of the summer Wis
iting his parents.
Mrs. L. B. Arnold entertained a
party of little girls in the park Tues
day afternoon in honor of her daugh-
ter Dorothy's 18th birthday. Games
were played by the children under the
shade of the trees after which ice
cream, cake and other goodies were
served by the little hostess, assisted
by her mother. Those present were
Eudora Mitchell, Pauline and Madeline
Weisenbach, Hester Quiner and Pearl
Ser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Brown, son and
daughter and Miss Dorothy Russell,
of Seattle, motored over from the
Coast to spend few days with Mrs.
Browns sister, Mrs. Henry gunner,
and family. While here they made
number of trips over the project and
liked the looks of things first rate.
They stated that our warm weather
was great change from the cold and
rain they had been having in Seattle
all spring, the Fourth being the only
real warm day so far.
One of the finest fields of corn ever
seen in the Columbia river valley is
the one grown on the Henschel estate
property by J. E. Mowrey. People
who have lived in Kansas, Iowa and
other eastern states famous for their
corn production state that they never
saw anything which surpasses this
field Of corn. There is no doubt about
the future of the Richland district if
the farmers will confine their ener-
gies to such crops as early strawber-
ries, potatoes, alfalfa and corn.
The city council met Monday night
with Mayor Arbuckle in the chair, and
Councilmen Jameson, Relton, Hopper
and Lausch present. The regular
monthly bills were allowed. Consid-
cradle discussion was INDUCED in as
to the light in the park and Council
man Lausch finally suggested that the
clerk be instructed to get bid from
the power company for it. Mayor
Arbuckle appointed A. M. Lausch po-
lice Judge and the council went on re-
cord in favor of enforcing the stat
utes or writing them from the books.
The Richland branch of the Yakima
Valley Fruit Growers association held
meeting Wednesday morning to de-
termine what must be done with the
1916 apple and pear crop in order to
handle it to the best advantage. Man.
ager H. w. Desgranges came up from
Kennewick to advise the local board
of directors. It is the opinion Of the
most of the growers in this district
that community packing shed in