The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-02-20
.RICHI AND DEPT.

F. j. O'Brien returned home Tues
day after few days trip to Seattle
in the interests of the Irrigation com
pany.
William VanVactor, of Goldendale
who owns the old Cox tract in town
spent several days here on business
this week. ..
/ The kiddies i'm the grade school hao
dandy time Valentines Day and ev.
cry little one carried home a liberal
supply of tender missives.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. T. Hadley of Te-
koa, are guests at the home of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Rich
ter and their sister, Mrs. Elmer
Hinkle. &,zE2s..
| Floyd Yowell, who has been spend
ing a short furlough with his mother
Mrs. d. j. Dillon, returned to duty
on his ship stationed at Hampton
Roads, Tuesday.
Claire Bartlett, son of Mr.. and Mrs
A. M. Bartlett, who was recently dis
charged from the service with COM
mission of lieutenant, is home for a
visit with his parents.
The next number of the Lyceum
course, the Warwick Male Quartet,
will appear in Richland on Monday
evening, Feb. "a. This is said to be
one of the finest numbers on the course
and everyone should attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Mederis, OF
Yakima, were guests of Miss Eva
Chellis over the weekend. Mrs. Med
eris was an old school mate of Miss
Chellis' at the Ellensburg Normal and
having just been married, was on her
way home from her wedding trip to
California.
Richland was very much stirred UP
over the brutal murder which occurred
at the bridge Friday night, full details
of which are given in another column
of this issue. We are peace-loving
and law-abiding community and
bloody deeds of this kind cast Sc
rious gloom over the entire district.
Miss. Marjorie Caldwell and Miss
Velma Wheeler are home this week
on visit. They will return to Spo-
kane about the beginning of March
when Miss Marjorie will take posi-
ton as bookkeeper with the Washing
ton Water Power company and Miss
Velma will return to business college
| to complete her course.
DIR. C. D. Hopper, for many years
Richards popular physician, and who
has been in charge of army hospital
work at Vancouver since the war start
ed, spent Monday in Richland looking
up old friends. It is hoped by every
one that DR. Hopper will make up his
mind to return here when he secures
his discharge. He is commissioned as
a captain.
Philip Schireman, Jr., attended the
regular Monday night meeting of the
Boy Scouts and greatly interested the
youngsters in series of army setting
up exercises which he put them thru
This is good practice for the boys and
it would be good idea to have re-
turned service man at number OF
the meetings to give the boys some
real drill work.
j. M. Breithaupt has sold his ten
acre tract in Riverview addition to E.
P. Chellis. Frank Carlson will move
with his family to the place about the
first Of March. The tract which Mr.
Carlson has been farming has beer
sold by the irrigation company to b
A. Smith, of Portland, who will move
here with his family about the 18th Of
March to make his permanent home.
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E. church
wishes everyone to attend their Wash.
ington's Birthday social next Satur-
day evening, February 22nd. Every
lady is asked to bring pie which will
be auctioned off to the highest bidder
and every man is asked to bring plen-
ty of ready money so that the pies
may bring adequate returns. Coffee
will be served and program rendered
so that it will be well worth while to
turn out for the entertainment.
Wilbur Adkins, son of Mr.. and Mrs
H. Adkins, of Richland, arrived home
Sunday. This young man won signal
honors during the war as an aviator
having made numerous trips into the
enemy's territory on one of which he
barely escaped with his life when his
plane was attacked by German airmen
He has some wonderful experiences
to relate and as he was always one OF
the most popular of the local boys his
home coming is heralded with great