The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-10-05
HIGHLAND DEPT.

Frank Sanders, who has been away
for week looking after his business
interests at Goldendale, returned home
Saturday.
Miss Edna Zimmerman, who is
teaching school in Hanford this year,
spent the weekend in Richland with
her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Penn and two
little daughters, of Kennewick, spent
Sunday in town, the guests of Miss
Myrtle Penn.
Miss Alice Chalcraft, who has been
visiting friends in Garfield and vi
cinity for the past two months, re-
turned home Tuesday.
The Catholic people of Richland held
services Monday morning at the home
of F. j. O'Brien, the priest coming up
from Pasco to officiate.
Several Richland people have signi-
fled their intention of attending the
Land Products show which will be
held in Seattle Oct. Ala.
Mrs. Perry Willoughby and cousin,
Miss Kitty Eastman, left Monday for
Lewiston, Idaho, to spend week Wis
iting Mrs. Willoughby's mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Reeder mot
ored over from Cornell Saturday to
spend the week end at the homes of
B. s. Wadsworth and Mrs. George
Reeder.
Mrs. C. E. Hewitt, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. ]. L. Gardner
and other relatives in Richland re-
turned to her. home in Minneapolis
the first of the week.
The first severe frost of the fall
season occurred in the Richland dis
trict Monday night and all tomato,
SQUASH, pumpkin, watermelon and can
taloupe vines were killed.
Deputy Sheriff ]. C. Mcclellan and
the government postofice detective
were in Richland again Tuesday try
ing to get more evidence in connec-
ton with the recent postoffice robbery.
E. P. Chellis, Postmaster Thinner
man and Jack Martin were inF North
Yakima Monday having been subpoena
ed as witnesses at the hearing of the
postoffice robbers who were recently
captured by Sheriff Duffy.
The teachers of Richland schools
are in Prosser attending Institute this
week and the kiddies are having the
time of the lives while their instruc-
tors are finding out better ways and,
means of instilling knowledge into
their small heads.
DR.. M. P. Davidson took his daugh-
ter, Miss Sallie, to Kennewick Mon
day where DR.. Crosby performed an
operation on her toe. An ingrown toe
nail hod been causing her severe pain
for several months past and the only
means of relief was an operation.
The balance Of the apple crop will
be harvested inside of the next week,
as all late varieties are now ready for
picking and good price is being re-
ceived by the growers. Labor is very
scarce and many of the ranchers are
having a hard time to get their potato
and apple crops off on this account.
J. E. Mowrey has taken down with
smallpox after having been in attend
ance on his son Wayne, while the lat
ter was suffering from the same dis
ease. Wayne was isolated in house
short distance from the Mowrey res
iGence and his father took charge of
him and in that way developed the dis
ease himself.
The surprise pound party rendered
to Rev. C. A. Smith and his sister,
Mrs. Moores, at the church parlors
last Thursday evening was a very
pleasant affair indeed and Mr.. Smith
certainly showed that he appreciated
the esteem in which he is held by ev-
eryone in Richland, church members
and non-church members.
The hunting season opened Sunday
morning and all the local sportsmen,
as we'll as a great many from outside
towns, were out at daybreak after
Chinese pheasants and ducks. Harry
Wheelhouse secured several pheasants,
Glen Forbes got three fine ducks and
everyone seemed to enjoy the outing
even if the game did come home light.
The Richland small boys have killed
two rattlesnakes lately near the dock
one had six rattlers and the other two.
It is the supposition that the reptiles
came down the river on drift wood,
but it would be good idea to keep
ones eyes open when in the neigh
borhood of the riverfront. Ernest
Forbes has mounted the largest snake.