The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-04-12
RICHI AND DEPT.

Strawberries and apricots are in
bloom.
Miss Zada Roe spent Saturday In
Kennewick visiting her friend, Miss
Crews. t.
w 6. Baker is home from the coast
where he went to attend to some bus
mess matters.
William Archer returned the hrst
of the week from Spokane, where ne
went to visit relatives.
Little Isabel Foss, is still alllng
and is causing her parents and many
friends a great deal Of concern.
] Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Compton and
family have moved into the Petsei
house in town to spend the summer.
] II. L. Anthony of Kennewick has
lust completed the work OF painting
tine postofice and will decorate the IN
terror as well.
The first asparagus of the season
from Richland was placed on the mar
ket this week by J. D. Sutton and was
of a very, fine quality.
4. C. Misner will soon open bar
Der shop in connection with koeiscn
, POOL room. There seems to be ample
, room for a shop here,
- J. A. Pine, of Burbank, was in town
Wednesday in the interests OF q. Client
: Mrs, B. E. Utz, of Spokane, who owns
4 tract of land in Section 81.
e Mr.. and Mrs. Perry CUTIE and fam
n ilv of Montana, are the guests OF their
Il narents. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Paulson.
n Mr.. CUTIE is chemist and assayer
land is taking advantage of a short
J. vacation to make visit to the home
It folks.
e. Arbor Day programs will be given
n Friday in the local schools and at the
e same time each class in the high school
IN will present certain number OF trees
y to the school which will be planted on
the grounds with the idea Of making
!. the school premises as attractive as
st possible.
er County Commissioner Pratt was in
r town Tuesday going over the differ
8, emit roads in this part of the county
d. with a view to finding out just how
lg much work was necessary to put then
in first class shape. John Kennare
Mt will start work on the necessary re
ul pairs to the roads in the Fruitvale dis
X trict just as soon as he finishes tn
h contract he is now engaged on.
on At the council meeting Monday eve
as ming the city fathers voted to purchas
a flag to fly at some prominent plac
inside the business limits OF the town
,er The citizens expect to start petlto
re to secure sufficient money to get
:ty flag pole on which to fly the propose
municipal flag and when this is don
vas everyone coming thru town on tn
IN Yellowstone trail will receive col
he rect impression Of Richards patriot
ism.
ri Everyone should attend the entel
F. tainment given by the Ladies Aid
cpl the Methodist church Saturday ev'
at ming at which ]. Werner Hoppe, or
instructor at Cheney Normal, WI
ulu make his second appearance before
ere Richland audience. He will give
i'm varied program this time, not devotir
.ss- himself to any one subject, and Il
). people who heard him when he res
mr. "The Man from Home" last fall Al
the delighted to hear that this talents
oh. reader will again give them such
and treat.
locl The people in the Fruitvale distrl
have been enjoying themselves char
raw vari-ing the newly-weds in that
tho cinity. Knute Larson, one of the mo
Wit. popular bachelors in that part OF t
,me project took unto himself better-hs
nee last week and has forever discard
;ch. the canned pork and beans as pa
of his daily menu. The Fruitvale
81, gave the newly married pair fine
ception Monday evening and also tri
to do likewise for Mr.. and Mrs. Sewa
49, McAuley, who were married sevel
i.nd weeks ago, but the latter were abse
r.aa from home and missed the visit OF I
a.. serenaders.
Ole Hanson met with a painful {
,ood cident which might have ended fatal
e in he was drivlng MS wagon ioaoeo !"
adj sacks of grain when the front t
: his slipped off, causing the driver to
here under the horses feet. Mr.. Hans
tnre to save himself from the horses no
and got himself into such position t
the wagon wheel ran over his shor