The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-05-30
RICHL DEPT.

Mrs. j. M. Breithaupt is enjoying a
visit from her sister-in-law, who lives
at Outlook.
Miss Eva Chellis left the latter part
OF the week for Douglas, where she
will make short visit with friends.
Mrs. C. S. Gibbs and three sons
left Friday for Seattle where they will
make their home. Mr.. Gibbs has pur-
chased property near Kirkland.
Elmer Armstrong; new Ford is the
very latest model and to see this pro-
gressive rancher in his new machine
you would never have the nerve to des-
, ignate it jitney or Tin Lizzie.
Friends are in receipt of letters
from VIM. Young who left here this
spring to make his home in Calgary,
stating that they have had severely
cold winter ard snow within the past
week. They better come back to Gods
country.
Miss Florence Messenger, who has
been employed in the bakery at Ken
newick, has given up her position and
is home fo- a short visit with her sis
ter, RMS. Henry Muncey. Miss Kiss
enger will leave about June 10 for
Spokane, where she will enter q bust
ness college. S..
The ladies of the Richland Rebekah
lodge have nearly completed the quilt
which they are making for the Red
Cross. This will either be sold at
auction or ratified off at the next Red
Cross sale. It is said to be beauti-
full piece of work and will probably
bring a good price.
Miss Anna Eggers left Monday for
Spokane, where she had decided to
spend the summer and will probably
accept some position which will enable
her to do her share in winning the war.
Her small sister, Ella, went with her
and will visit relatives in Lewiston,
Idaho for few weeks. &c.,
. The little children in Miss Dobson's
room last year knitted vari-colored
squares from yarn, which were taste
fully Joined together into beautiful
slumber robe, the center block being a
large American flag. This will also
be given to the Richland Red Cross
to sell to the best advantage.
Harry Whelhouse left Tuesday for
Maryhill, Ore, where he will spend
Decoration Day. The Wheelhouse fam
lily has many relatives buried in the
Maryhill cemetery and Mr.. Wheel
house will take this opportunity to
decorate and beautify the family lot
on the National holiday set apart for
such ceremonies.
John Nicholaus, who has recently
moved to Richland from Iowa, having
purchased the Louckes ranch north of
town, had the misfortune to lose his
big barn in fire which started when
brush was being burned on the prem
Uses. By good luck and hard work no
further damage was done but the loss
of the barn was quite set back to
the new settler.
The local board of appraisers for
the Federal loan bank has been en-
gagged for the past two weeks in going
ever the district setting valuations on
the different farms where loans are ap-
piled for. The representative for the
bank has also been over the district
and from the present outlook, within
a few months, considerable more of
Uncle Sans money will be forthcom-
ing for the ranchers in Richland.
Judge F. A. Howes, who has made
his home in Richland for the past sew
en- years, being one of the most pro-
gressive citizens of the community,
has decided to give up the farming
game for while and will leave short
ly for Portland, Ore, to make his flu
ture home. His sister, Mrs. Hattie
Williams, who has been living with
the Judge for the past year, will also
go to Portland, where her children re-
side. a ......
Richland has added one more STAR
to her service flag this week when Ed.
Messenger joined the Marines. The
young man has been working for the
past year at Edwall, and Joined his
chosen branch of the service at Spo-
Lana II, r,oado his hnnno In Riahlond