The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-02-22
HIGHLAND DEPT.

| spending the past year In the east.
Pruning is on in full blast and the
orchards are looking better than ever
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Evett and N. p
Anglen, of Hanford, were in Richland
Saturday.
| w. H. Weihmier, assistant county
engineer, spent some time in Richland
Saturday.
Fred Zurcher left the first Of the
week for Fernwood, Idaho on short
business trip.
j. M. Breithaupt has received fine
Percheron stallion which he will keep
on stud at his ranch.
Bud Jameson has accepted work
with the Hubbard Sheep company for
the shearing season.
The third and fourth grades of the
grammar school are planning an elab-
crate program for Washington's birth
day. ~
Mrs. William Boettscher will en-
terrain the Birthday club Saturday af-
ternoon, Feb. oath, in honor Of her
birthday.
Bernard and Rosencrans have pur-
chased the bull which has been head
ing the William Young herd Of Dur
ham cattle.
Mrs. Lou Wheelhouse left Saturday
for Goldendale, where she will spend
short time visiting her mother and
other relatives.
Mrs. Wellington Smith will have
charge of the cooking department of
the Hubbard Sheep company for the
next six weeks.
H. L. Anthony, of Kennewick, has
been in town several days decorating
the pool hall with signs for several
Kennewick business houses.
Herman Eggers left with his mule
team the latter part Of the week to
take charge of his fathers wheat farm
in the eastern part of Idaho.
Mrs. John Engler entertained the
Fruitvale Five Hundred club Satur-
day evening. The meetings will be-
discontinued until next fall.
w. S. Baker disposed of two whop-
ping big porkers last week for $52.75.
He has several other large hogs which
he expects to sell in the near future.
The Barlow family, which has had
the J. M. Breithaupt ranch on the hill
under lease for the past year, have
moved into the Weidle house in town.
The Richland girls basketball team
defeated the Kennewick team at the
down river town Friday night. The
boys team was defeated by Kenne-
wick the same night.
Mrs. A. L. Nelson most pleasantly
surprised her husband by inviting a
number of his friends to stag party
Thursday evening, the affair being in
honor Of his birthday.
The lady school marms were de-
lightfully entertained Saturday eve
ming by Mrs. Harry Miller at her home
north of town. Mrs. Miller was as
sisted by Miss Laura Hartho.
M. H. Grove, former secretary of
the Horn Rapids Irrigation company,
left Saturday for Seattle after spend
ing several days in the local Office
getting records in order and book work
started.
In an exciting game Saturday eve
ming Richland was defeated by the
girls basketball team from Waitsburg
by score of 81 to IL. The local girls
did not show anything like their usual
class and snappy work.
The Richland Telephone company
will be compelled to construct a new
line in the Fruitvale district in the
immediate future due to the fact that
so many new phones have been in
stalled within the last year.
Strawberry Grange at its last meet
ing passed a resolution commencing
the action of Gordon Moores, repre-
sentative from Benton county, for his
efforts in trying to secure the expert
mental station for this part of the
valley. RI
Oscar Rollins, of Seattle, was in
town Monday looking after his pro-
perty interests. He states that he
likes the Sound country very much and
has had plenty of work since he left
Richland, but nevertheless is consid-
ering returning here if he does not
succeed in getting satisfactory rent
err for his farm in town.
The Hanford Flyer resumed its run
between Pasco and White Bluffs on
Tuesday morning. Richland will now