The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-04-26

jeff Sutton lost fine mare last
week.
Alfred Anderson sold his team for
$500 last week.
A large crowd Of Richland people
attended the flag raising ceremonies
in Kennewiok last Sunday.
C. C. Misner has opened the new
barber shop in the little building across
the street from the hardware store.
Walter Zimmerman is in Spokane
on business. He is considering join
ing the aviation corps and is making
Investigations.
Guy Reeder, who is working on his
uncle's big wheat ranch, spent the
week end with his folks in Richland.
Mrs. Fife j. Amsbary, who owns
considerable property in the Richland
district, came down from Yakima on
business Thursday.
Jack Martin and Bryson Lausch
have passed the examination and ex-
pect to enlist about the first Of May.
Frank Dresser returned home the
last of the week from Portland where
he has been at work since last fall.
Mrs. Ed. Zimmerman, assisted by
her daughter Crystal, entertained all
the lady teachers in the Richland
schools at a luncheon Saturday noon.
Miss Lola Reeder who has been Wis
iting at Lind and Hatton, returned
home the latter part of the week.
Thad. Grosscup has purchased a
fine Jersey bull to head his increasing
herd of cattle.
Jonas Loranson, of Toppenish, who
owns fine tract north Of town, was
in Richland Monday on business.
j. C. Thanner, of Victoria, B. c.,
who owns a ranch north of town, was
a Richland visitor Monday.
The Country club met Thursday af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs. A. L. Nell
son, with Mrs. B. S. Wadsworth as
sisting her as hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Hubbard motor
ed to Walla Walla on business Monday
and from there continued their jour-
ney to Dayton to visit relatives for a
few days.
Work has been started on the i'm
provement Of the Fruitvale road and
Road Supervisor John Kennard has
quite force of men and teams en-
gagged.
A crowd Of young people motored
to dance at Kiona Saturday evening
and from there went on to Prosser
where they attended another affair.
The meeting of the Richland Tele-
phone company will be held Saturday
afternoon at Anon hall for the pur-
pose of deciding whether or not the
local company shall be sold to the
Kennewick outfit. All stockholders
should attend.
A meeting of the apple, pear, peach
and other tree fruit growers was held
in Richland Saturday evening for the
purpose of discussing whether or not
these men wished to market their stuff
thru branch of the Spokane Fruit
Growers association as was done last
year to such advantage in Kennewick.
The Jersey club bull from Pullman
arrived here Tuesday. This animal is
one of the best that could be pro-
cured and is the joint property of F..
johnson, T. j. Chalcraft, Carl Willis
and G. L. Dietrich.
T. J. Chalcraft has purchased two
of the finest full blood Jersey heifer
calves ever brought in to the Rich
land district and expects to begin rails
ing the quality Of the cows in his herd
with the idea Of having one Of the fin
est punches of Jersey cattle in the val
ley.
John Davis, Seattle capitalist and
stock holder in the Horn Rapids Irri-
cation company, was in Richland We'd
nesday on business and while here was
a guest at the home of his sister, Mrs.
j. C. Gunner at her ranch home north
of town.
Somebody should get busy and buy
the soda fountain that is offered for
sale by VIM. Relton, who finds his new
location not suitable for this purpose.
There seems to be an opportunity for
some enterprising woman in town to
make some pin money this summer.
The school board held a meeting last
night and decided that, except for the
seventh and eighth grades, school will
be dismissed for the balance Of the
year on account Of the measles cpl
demic. The two higher grades will