The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-12-14

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F. j. O'Brien returned the latte,
part of the week from Seattle where
ne has been on.business for some time
past.
Mrs. w. M. Ladwig, who has been
visiting at the home of her SON Will
liam Young for the past two months,
returned to Wilbur the latter part OF
the week.
Mesdames Simon Carlson and Fred
johnson will entertain the Country
club Thursday, December 21st at the
home of the former. The Country club
is one of the most progressive wo-
mems organizations in the Richland
district and has so increased in num-
bers within the past year that it is
impossible for one member to enter
tain the entire club alone; hence in
the future two ladies will combine in
the club affairs. This will be the last
meeting until after the holidays.
What might have proved a very
serious accident happened in town
Monday when the big team of horses
driven by Mrs. Patrick Costello took
it into their heads to make getaway.
Mrs. Costello was in the bank at
tending to some business when the
team took matters into their own
hands, and their owner knew nothing
about it until she came out of the bank
and looked around for her big wagon.
A passerby had stopped the horses
and tied them up before they did any
damage but the tongue of the wagon
was smashed and the wagon box
thrown into the street. 1t took Mrs.
Costello some little time to round up
her rolling stock but after Blacksmith
Jameson had taken a little whirl at
the wagon she was able to go home as
well off physically as tho nothing had
happened, altho a trifle lighter in
pocketbook.
The Pacific Power & Light company
has force of men at work in Rich
land getting their lines in shape for
another year. Dire curses have been
leveled at the heads of the company
by Richland housewives who have been
unable to do their ironing for the
time being on account of power hav-
ing been shut off during the day to
permit the work being done.
The Ladies' Aid ow the Evangelical
church are well pleased with the re-
suits of their Christmas bazaar and
chicken pie supper. These ladies al
ways put up line of eats that can't
be excelled and the people of Richland
always do justice to their efforts.
Many beautiful and handy gifts were
offered for sale at the bazaar and were
gladly purchased by those in search
of something real dainty as a gift
for friend.
It would seem that Richland is on
par with large cities which boast of
labor organizations, boards of arbi-
tration and "sich like" On account
of little difficulty in regard to what
remuneration he was entitled to as
salesman and workman at the Home
Nursery Co., in Richland, c. S. Gibbs
found it necessary to enter into an
agreement with his employer, Fred P.
Freeman, manager of the Home MUIR
sery Co. to leave the matter to board
or arbitration. On this board Mr..
Gibbs was represented by Harry
Wheelhouse, Mr.. Freeman by w. M.
Relton and the third member, chosen
by the other two, was Judge F. A.
Howes. After thoroly going into the
matter the board decided to split the
difference and make each side stand
one-half of the disputed sum. This
would seem very good idea in case
of difficulty as to wage scale con-
troversy, but the majority of people
err on the safe side and know what
wages they are to get before they
start to work.
No Generosity