The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-06-27

Mrs. j. A Thompson spent the
weekend in Kennewick a guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Haueisen.
A number of the young people gave
an informal dance in Anon hall Thurs
day which proved great success.
E. S. Hubbard left Monday for the
mountains in Okanogan county where
he keeps his sheep in the summer
months.
r. K. Keane, Of Spokane, who is in
terested in five-acre tract north OF
town was in Richland Wednesday on
business.
Mrs. H. C. Bryant, who has been a
guest of her daughter, Mrs. j. C.
Gunner for the past five months, re-
turned to her home in Oakland, CAL,
Tuesday. She will return to Richland
this fall.
Miss Marie Dresser entertained all
the young girls left in town at swim
ming party Wednesday night in honor
of her cousin, Miss Katherine Dresser,
of Los Angeles, who is her guest for
the summer.
The Security State bank is showing
in the window the flag given to Rich
land for going over the top on the
third Liberty loan drive. It is beau
tiful emblem Of which every man, wo-
man and child in the district is justly
proud.
A. II. Willmsen and son caught the
raft from which man was drowned
at Hanford last Saturday. It floated
in near their boom and they captured
it. Some provisions were aboard
which they are holding for the owners
as one Of the brothers managed to
get to shore, the other drowning. They
were Pasco men.
Judge Linn, of Prosser, who has
been in charge Of the county council
of defense work in this part Of the
state, complimented the Richland coun-
Gil in the very highest terms on their
highly efficient and thoroly organized
body, stating that it was about the
best equipped council he had found in
his travels to date.
The county politicians are beginning
to stir around looking up their friends
and admirers and getting little inside
dope on just how popular they are in
the various sections Of the county. On
account of everyone being so deeply
interested in the war the chances are
that the political game will be mighty
uninteresting this fall.
Plans are all completed and hand
bills scattered far and wide advertis-
ing the big picnic of the I. 0. 0. F.
Rebekah lodges to be held in the local
park the Fourth of July. This is the
third annual picnic Of the orders and
a large crowd is expected from all the
nearby towns. S. j. Harrison, Of
Sunnyside, will be the principal speak
er while the Richland band will fur
nish music at intervals all afternoon.
A program Of sports for the kiddies
as well as the regulation fat mans
race for the older generation is being
worked up and everyone who attends
can rest assured that they will have
the times of their lives. Ice cream,
coffee and refreshments will be served
on the grounds by the Richland Red
Cross circle and the more ice cream
you can eat the better the ladies will
like it, and according to Mr.. Hoover
it is perfectly all right to eat all the
ice cream you want. Come to the big
doings, bring your lunch and just have
a regular old-fashioned good time.
Copies of the premium list of the
Washington state fair to be held in
Yakima, September 16 to 81, have
been received in Richland. Now is
the time for the farmer to think
about preparing complete display of
his farm products for the fair this
fall. Heretofore, at the very last
minute, when everything of the best
quality had been shipped out Of the
district, committee of enterprising
citizens get busy to secure display
which will represent this section. The
result can be imagined. AS T. j.
Chalcraft who had charge of the ex-
hibit from Richland last year says:
eve had to get up our display from
the culls left on the farms. We raise
the finest grains and grasses in the
state right here in Richland yet when
we took over our exhibit King county