The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-10-26
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Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Clements spent
a few days in Prosser last week and
attended the Corn Show vile there.
Ed. Zimmerman spent Monday in
Hanford on business end visiting his
daughter, Miss Edna, who is teaching
there.
Miss Minnie Culp has been very i'll
the past week at her home north If
town. She is somewhat better at this
writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Willis entertain
ed in honor of their house guests. the
McAlpia family, at small dinner par
ty Wednesday.
The Catholic people Of Richland met
at the home of F. j. O'Brien FRIDAY
evening. Cards were played and re-
freshments served.
c. w. Fristoe, candidate for re-
election as county prosecuting attor-
ney was in Richland Wednesday in the
interests of his candidacy.
Mrs. F. A. Seger is very ill at her
home north of town in the Fruitvale
district. She had shock of paralysis
last week and is confined to her bed.
Miss BERTHE Ross returned home
from Spokane Friday. Miss Ross is
trained nurse and will visit her
parents here for a while before going
out on another case.
D. D. Mann, one of Richards pro-
gressive farmers has Joined the rapid
ly increasing list Of automobile own
ers in this section. He has purchased
Ford runabout and will use it in
connection with his ranching activities.
Harry Thurman returned to Rich
land Monday after spending the sum-
mer in Kalispel, Mont, with his par
ents. Harry says that the Richland
winters look good to him and he has
no desire to spend any time in Mon
tana after the snow begins to fly. !.
C. A. Raddatz, of Penticton, B. c.,
who owns fine ten-acre tract inside
the corporate limits Of Richland, is in
town in the interests Of his land hold
ings. R. D. Sawyer has had the place
under lease for the past two years and
while here Mr.. Raddatz was guest at
the home Of the Sawyers.
E. Kissinger, who has been away
from Richland for the past four
months at work on the road contract
near Kahlotus, spent the week end in
town with his children. Mr.. Gissen-
ger says it is a good job at good pay
and he is going to stay with it. He
left for Kahlotus Monday evening.
The Sophomore class of the Rich
land high school held high jinks Sat
urday evening at the Wienenga ranch
north of town. Later in the evening
the boys of the class secured the
cream wagon from the Transfer Go.
and all the class drove down to the
Zimmerman home where the balance
of the evening was devoted to dancing.
Harry Maupin, who has been en-
ployed for some time past by the
Richland Transfer company, met with
an accident Saturday evening while
loading car Of hay in Kennewick. A
bale became loosened and caused him
to fall off the load, the bale pinning
his arm down with considerable
force. It is much swelled and bruised
and is causing him great deal OF
pain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl McAlpin and
two children and Mrs. C. B. McAlpln
of Seattle, are guests at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Willis. The Meal
pin family are one of the best known
in the Richland district, having made
their home here for twenty-four years
before leaving for Seattle. Their old
home place is now owned and operated
bv Patrick Costello. Mrs. C. B. Meal
min will leave for Wallace, Idaho, to
visit before returning to the coast.
The men who were on trial before
the grand jury in North Yakima last
week for 'robbing the Richland post
office, were found guilty by second
Jury after the first had disagreed.
One man was given three years and
the other two given two years in the
Federal prison at McNeips Island.
It is good thing that these men were
arrested and sentenced as it had come
to a place where it looked as tho
Richland was spotted by all the crooks
operating in this part of the state
and had been sized up as an "easy
mark"
On November 4th the people OF
Fru;tva1e will be given a chance to