The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-01-25

Mrs. j. C. Q1iner is confined to her
bed with severe attack Of la grippe.
The Picadilly club will meet Sun
day afternoon at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. H. Leulloff.
B. S. Wadsworth spent several days
in Connell last week looking after his
interests in the telephone company.
Bud aJmeson met with slight ac-
cident coming home from Kennewick
Saturday and his car had to be towed
back to town.
F. G. Bier was called to Ritzville
on business the early part Of the week
and C. S. Gibbs is clerking in the
hardware store during his absence.
The Country club will meet Thurs
day afternoon, February LIST, at the
home of Mrs. C. D. Mitchell. Mrs.
j. E. Mowrey will assist Mrs. Mitchell
in entertaining.
Mrs. Winnie Culp who has been
dangerously i'll at the hospital in Ken
newick, is much improved and her
friends are delighted to hear of her
returning strength.
E. S. Hubbard, the Richland sheep
man, is having a large number of
lambing sheds built on the Landing
grounds north of town to accommo-
date his large flock during the COM
ing season.
H. Adkins received word Sunday
that his father in Kansas was dying
and he Immediately left for that place
stopping off en- route at Cheney to
pick up his sister, who is to make the
trip with him.
Richland certainly did her share
toward swelling the receipts at the
box office during the birth of Ma
ton" show last week, practically ev-
erybody that had means of naviga-
ton proceeding to Kennewick that
day.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church will give a ten-cent tea We'd
nesday afternoon, January 81 at the
home of Mrs. H. F. Yedica, who will
be assisted in entertaining by Mes
DANES Lou Wheelhouse, w. Smith, F.
G. Bier and Miss Laura Hartho.
Mrs. A. L. Nelson entertained a
number of the girls at her home on
Thursday evening, during Mr.. Mel
sons absence in Wallace. It was a
most enjoyable way to spend the eve
ming, cards and candy making form
ing the diversions of the evening.
Every man who had an hour to
spare was called upon last week to
help in putting up ice for the Rich
land Transfer company, George Gress
H. F. Yedica and Joseph Koelsch. The
ice was of fine quality and good sup.
ply was put away for the hot days
next summer. -a..
The board of drainage commission.
ers will begin work as soon as the
weather permits on the cleaning OF
the old drainage ditch from poin,
near the ranch under lease to R. D
Sawyer past the II. F. Yedica ranch
The stagnant water causes very bat
odor during the hot weather and 9
thoro cleaning is just what it needs.
In order to make up a deficit caus
ed by the fact that the people of Rich
land do not seem to appreciate gooe
offering, the board Of guarantors fo1
the lyceum course, at a meeting helt
, Friday evening, decided to give {
. dance and basket social Friday eve
ming next. The idea is to make as mucl
money as possible so that the men VIII
guaranteed the course will not hav'
to dig up.
Judging from the display of tur
keys in front of the postoffice Wed
nesday afternoon Richland must in
tend to enjoy belated Thanksgiving
, This, however, is not the case as tn
mammoth Toms were shipped in her
from Idaho by o. H. Luelloff and Cy
ril Relton to head their flocks of fin
blooded birds this spring. The tw
males are beautiful specimens, eac
weighing over % pounds and not ye
year old.
The people of Richland will be in
terested in the announcement of tn
II marriage of Miss Myrtle Engell t
II Nels Jensen, the ceremony takin
II place in Toppenish on January I'll
Il Many people hereabouts will remen
Der Mr.. Jensen, as he lived in Ricl
land for some time at the home Of h
:, uncle, James Kaas and is intereste
! with Kaas Brothers in their ranc
; north of town. The newlyweds wi
make an extensive tour of Californ
+ and have not definitely decided whel