The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-01-18
RICHLAND DEPT.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Carlson an
nounce the birth of a son Sunday last.
Tie Baptist Missionary society will
meet Friday, January 26 at the nome
of Mrs. A. E. Granlund.
The Fruitvale Five Hundred club
will meet Saturday evening, January
goth, with DIR. and Mrs. Melde.
Fruitvale Grange will hold its in
stallation of officers on Saturday eve
ming, January ~, and all members
are urged to be present.
Abe Hudson and son Victor accom-
panied Harry Thurman as Tar as
Pasco on his trip south and while
there visited Mr.. and Mrs. Seab Hud-
son.
The Epworth League of the Metho-
dist church gave a social Tuesday eve
ming at the home of Mrs. H. E. Comp
ton. The evening was devoted to
games, after which refreshments were
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Costello en-
tertained at dinner Sunday, covers be-
ing laid for Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Sly, OF
Kennewick, their father and mother
who are here on a visit, and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Engler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Costello en-
-:..x..,, ,,oo,,,borc of tho Pic
adilly club at their home Wednesday
evening. Four tables were in play,
the game being Five Hundred. Re-
freshments were served.
Miss Winnie Culp, who has been i'll
for several months past, was taken
to Kennewick Sui day and placed in
hospital there SO that she might be
more directly under the doctors care.
Her mother accompanied her.
Rev. R. D. Streyfeller, of Everett,
spent Monday in town visiting his
brother. Rev. Streyfeller is the first
pastor and founder of the Richland
Evangelical church and has large
number of friends in this district.
Harry Thurman will leave this
week for California in the hope that
the climate will help his failing
health. He will be joined en- route by
his parents from Kalispel, who will
spend some time in the south with
him.
Cyril Relton and George Dresser
who have the job of clearing the high
school grounds of the unsightly grave
piles, have the work we'll under way
and are making mighty big i'm
provement in the looks of things il
and around the school yard.
Mrs. George Eggers entertained th'
members of the Birthday club Thurs
day afternoon in honor of her birth
day anniversary. Several friends il
addition to the regular members o
the club were present and all spent al
enjoyable afternoon. Several anus
ing games were engineered for tn
: entertainment of the ladies afte
, which refreshments were served.
! A rumor is afoat round town tina
there is going to be real swell dane
in the hall within the next two weeks
The girls think they can show the boy
a few things about how a dance shoul
l be planned and carried out and as
! result number of the most popula
= members of the younger set hav
t banded together and are going to she,
Richland just what real classy dane
should be like.
E. II. Farmer, of Portland, connect
ed with the Department of the Inter
). ior, was in Richland several days las
3 week ascertaining the facts in regar
to the supply of water for irrigatio
purposes and its source. This invest
cation was made necessary as the d.
t part has an application from B. v
d butcher to prove up on his desel
g claim and the government must be a.
o sured that the applicant can give
It reliable company as source Of h
IS water supply. Mr.. Farmer state
IS that he considered the local probe
n one of the best he had seen as regart
supply Of water and general irrigatit
l. facilities. #.I
N The small boys of Richland ha'
q had a sneaking feeling for some tin
IL that their little girls friends we
M having the best of them when it car
U to birthday celebrations and the Liz
E. AS result Master Clarence Gibbs pc
'e suaded his mother to prepare Sol
good eats for him and invite cro1
of boys last Saturday to help him e
ne joy his birthday. Needless to S
ne there weren't any girls in sight. A
D. there wasn't any color scheme a