The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-10-09


full burn on the palm of the right hand
while working with a gasoline lantern.
The doctor bandaged it up and it is
now, on the mend. 49,
Mrs. D. T. Mann left Wednesday for
Connecticut where she will spend the
next two months visiting her father
and sisters as well as many other rel
atives and cid friends. 49,. =.
Mrs. H. R. VanSyckle was called to
Seattle Thursday by telegram an
nouncing the death of her mother.
During her absence Mrs. Dixon taught
the little folks in the Third and Fourth
grades. | Il. -. ~. 49,. 40.
Mrs. J. E. Quiner has been compell-
ed to go to Seattle to undergo treat
ment by specialist for chronic, heart
trouble. ~.
w. R. Anon, the largest stockhold-
in the local bank was here on business
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Peterson and
two children arrived Tuesday from
Seattle and will visit their parents
at the ranch north of town. While
here Mr.. Peterson intends to take his
proportion of the Chinese pheasants
home with. him as he is hunter of
some prowess. ..s..-
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Adrian of Oma-
ha, Nebraska, who owns fine twenty
acre ranch in section 35, are here
looking after their property interests
and are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Willard, who are looking after their
tract for them. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Adrian are enthusiastic boosters for
the Richland district and will make
good advertisers for this section Of
the Northwest when they return to
their eastern home. Mr.. Adrian is
travelling salesman for one of the
largest wholesale grocery houses on
the eastern coast.
Prof. F. B. Cooper, superintendent
of the Seattle schools, who owns a fine
orchard north of town under charge
of C. F. Sawyer, disposed of his pro-
perty to B. F. Draper, superintendent
of the Puget Sound Iron & Steel
Works of Tacoma, Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Draper have wanted to own a ranch
for a number of years and recently
came over here to visit their friends,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G Wright and fell
in love with the country to such an ex-
tent that they let nothing interfere
with their desire to purchase the beau
tiful Cooper tract on the Columbia
river. The new owners will no make
their home here for some time to come
but look forward to spending many
happy years on their farm when they
get thru with city life.
Andrew Paulson, one of the pioneers
of the Richland District, sold his high
ly improved fve-acre tract on the flat
to w. B. Britain who recently came
here from Kansas to visit E. p. Chel-
lis and family and became so enthus-
iastic over the prospects here that he
paid Mr.. Paulson $500 an acre for his
little farm. Mr.. Paulson says he has
no intention of leaving Richland, but
will look around and find another place
which he can get busy on and improve
extensively as he has the little farm
he just sold. The deal was made thru
the Square Deal Real Estate office.
| Mr.. and Mrs. B. j. Vincent of Yah-
ma, who own a fine ten-acre tract in
section spent Sunday as guests of
| Mr.. and Mrs. C. d. Mitchell.
Everyone is looking forward to the
big feed which the Red Cross is plan
| ring in honor of the returned soldier
and sailor boys to be held in Anon
hall Thursday evening. A delightful
musical program is to be rendered,
after which everyone will "sit down
to chow with the gobs" and enjoy a
genuine talkfest and get-together ses-
sion. Everyone is supposed to be there
and make the occasion one long to be
remembered by every boy who so will