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

Miss Eva Maupin, of Kennewick, j!
a guest at the home Of her grand
mother, Mrs. Frank Maupin.
The new, automatic, keyless loci
boxes for the Richland postoffice have
arrived and will soon be installed.
Mrs. o. M. Meyers, who has beer
! living on her ranch north Of town fol
the past year moved to Kennewick the
latter part of the week.
Mrs. Abe Hudson and son Kenneth
left Wednesday for Pasco where Mrs
Huiso.. has charge of the commissary
department of the Weller ranch.
James Hartho, of Everett, spent
several days in Richland visiting his
daughters, Mesdames H. F. Yedica.
Harry Miller and Miss Laura Hartho.
TIE foreman in charge of the bridge
construction work has rented one of
the Hudson houses furnished and will
keep house there curing the time he
is at work in Richland.
Mrs. Perry Willoughby will spend
the weekend in Hanford, the guest Of
friends and while there will attend a
shower given in honor Of Miss Jane
Murray who will be spring bride.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church will meet Wednesday, the 7th,
at the home of Mrs. G. C. Lawrence.
It is to be an all day session and the
hostess is going to provide the eats.
After a long and tedious delay the
children in the Fruitvale district are
at last domiciled in the new building
which is closer to the center of the
district than was the old school house.
The programs given in the grade
schools to celebrate Washington's
Birthday was a credit to the teachers
and pupils alike and showed wonder
full perseverance on the part Of the in
structors in drilling the little folks
who so ably performed their respec-
tive parts.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Compton and
four children arrived in Richland last
week from Odessa, California, where
they are visiting at the home of n. E.
Compton until they secure a place to
lease. If the family decides they like
it in Richland they expect to locate
here permanently in the fall. All
four Of the children entered the local
schools Monday.
Attorney B. j. Lindsay, of Spokane,
was in Richland last week in the in
terest of one of his clients, Mrs. Alice
Wolverton, who owns nine-acre tract
across the road from the st. Paul &
Tacoma lumber yard. While here Mr..
Lindsay let contract to Jack Ken
nard for the leveling of the tract and
one to A. S. Murray for constructing
such fumes as are necessary to get
water on the place. r. D. Sawyer
has taken a five-year lease on the land
and will plant the entire tract to al
falfa as soon as it is in shape.
The Richland boys basketball team
and the girls team as, well, did deadly
damage to the two aggregations from
Pasco Friday evening, winning from
them both by overwhelming scores.
An enthusiastic crowd of fans attend
ed the game which was made much
more enjoyable by a number Of selec-
tons from the Africander band which
was in town that night. After the
game practically everyone adjourned
to Anon hall where they witnessed
one of the best performances ever
given in Richland by talented group
IF MINISTRIES.
Mrs. William Boettscher entertained
the members of the Birthday club in
a most delightful manner at her home
Saturday afternoon. Several contests
were provided by the hostess for the
amusement of her guests, Mrs. David
Fish and Mrs. Joseph Koelsch carry
ing off first prizes, while Mrs. Frank
Maupin secured the consolation prize
in each case. An elaborate luncheon
was served, the table being attractive
with hand painted place cards in pink
and white 1uhila aach sr,,oc4 ,.o..;roa