The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-03-01

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i C.. F. Weatherill has leased the J.
M. Brighthaupt ranch on the hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Uriel Glassner were
initiated into the Rebekah lodge last
meeting night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright Ravens, OF
Pasco are visitors at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. Fred Sleight.
Little Adelaide O'Brien has been
confined to her bed for several days
by severe attack of bronchitis.
Mrs. F. A. Rouse, who has been in
a hospital in Spokane for some time,
is home again much improved in her
health.
Mrs. Lou Wheelhouse, who has been
away for the past week visiting her
mother in Goldendale, returned home
Thursday.
The construction crew on the new
bridge across the Yakima river below
Richland arrived in town last week
and are hard at work on the job.
The Horn Rapids Irrigation COM
pany has large crew Of men at work
repairing fumes and cleaning bitches
in order to operate successfully dur
ing the coming season.
Mrs. B. S. Wadsworth left Thurs
day for Walla Walla to visit friends.
This is her old home town and a num-
Der of affairs are bling planned in her
honor by her former associates.
Relatives in Richland have received
the announcement of the birth of a
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. John Dam,
of st. Cloud, MINI. Mrs. adm was
formerly Miss Hazel Teachout, Of this
place.
The schools closed Friday in honor
of Washington's Birthday and Misses
Viola Wiley, Lulu Dobson and Eulalie
Church made a trip to Walla Walla
while Miss Edith Winchell visited with
friends in Yakima.
Mrs. Ella McMakin Of Portland who
is improving her 4O-acre tract in the
Fruitvale district has let contract
to A. S. Murray for the construction
of a house 14x24, the work to be done
as soon as convenient.
The girls basketball team, chap
eroned by Miss Zada Roe left Satur-
day morning for Waitsburg to play a
game there Saturday evening. The
local girls went down to defeat, but
had a fine time, nevertheless.
George A. Brockett, of North Yaki-
ma, has leased the F. A. Friermood
ranch, complete for a term of two
years. Mr.. and Mrs. Friermood have
not definitely decided on their future
plans as great deal will depend upon
Mrs. Friermood's health, which is very
poor at this time.
Mrs. M. D. O'Connell and Mrs. j. S.
Wheeler have entered a partnership
and will open short order restaurant
and bakery in the small building across
the street from the Advocate Office.
They are having the place renovated
and expect to open for business about
the first of March.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Weatherill and
family of Carson, have arrived in town
to make their home. The Weatherill
family owns considerable property in
and around Richland and made their
home here several years ago and have
host of friends on the project who
are delighted to welcome them back
again. a,- .....
j. U. Mcpherson, land salesman for
the Horn Rapids Irrigation company,
was in Richland Saturday and Sunday
getting data in shape for his Eastern
sales campaign which he expects to
inaugurate at once, leaving for Chica-
60 the early part of this week. The
local company is going to make an eff
fort this spring to interest eastern
people in the project and expects to
have large number of land seekers
here during the coming spring and
summer.