The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-05-22
RICHL AND DEPT.

eAPScI W Tx Inc place up In a coy
manner with pictures, etc., and have
a regular club room for their meetings.
School will close for the year on
Friday and every little one is re-
joicing that they will now be in the
open during the not weather, which
may be expected from now on. A great
many strawberry growers are depend
ing upon the little children for the
major part of their picking forces so
that everyone will be busy who wishes
to hold down jon.
Harlan Muncey, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Munccy, arrived in Richland
Tuesday, having recently returned
from active service in the transport
tation service of the army overseas.
Mr.. Muncey is looking fine and reports
that he enjoyed every minute of his
work for Uncle Sam. He was con-
nected with the motor lorry depart
ment of the transportation division.
Mrs. William Relton received news
last week that her brother, Arthur
Watson of Seattle, was seriously in
jured in the big street car accident
which occurred there last Friday. Mr..
Watson, who was driving his fine new
car, was struck in such a way that
the car was literally demolished, while
he has been. confined to the hospital
ever since, suffering from a number
of bad bruises, as well as a sprained
ankle.
F. A. Rouse, who usually has about
the first ripe Strawberries of the sea-
son in Richland, is making real kill
ing on his small patch this year, ship
ping Is crates last Friday from his
little field. With prices away up Mr..
Rouse sees big returns from his early
crop. Picking is on in full swing thru
out the district and from present in
dications the 1919 crop of strawberries
will be one of the largest as well as
one of the most profitable ever grown
in this district.
Carroll Hunt is getting busy and
has organized a baseball team for
Richland and is taking up subscrip-
ton among local business men and
fans for the benefit of the local or
ganization. He says that when they
have a chance to practice up the Rich
land boys are sure going to bring
home he bacon and expect to have the
scalps of all the nearby towns at
tached to their belts before the season
is over. We need team, so let's
help them along.
Engineer C. H. Swigart of the Co
lumbia Irrigation District of Kenne-
wick, assisted by c. d. Mitchell, is
making a survey of the physical con-
dition of the Horn Rapids project, hav-
ing been retained by the commission
ers of the Irrigation District to obtain
all necessary data to enable them to
be in a position to talk business with
the local irrigation company officials
to the end that the project become
the property of the land holders, if an
equitable basis of settlement can be
reached.
Mrs. Elmer Bernard received a
trophy of the recent war thru the mail
last week which proved of much in
terest to everyone who saw it at the
postofice. 1t was regulation hun
helmet sent by her brother, H. Ber-
nard, who is now overseas. Thru the
side of the helmet was great hole
where some brave man of the allied
armies left mark which put one of
enemies out of business.
Mrs. Bernard treasures this helmet
as one of her most valuable posses
ions.
The signers of the guarantee for the
Lyceum course next year held meet
ing Saturday evening and picked out
the program for the season. One lee
turer, company of Serbian must
clans in native costume and with ma
tive instruments, a male quartet and
a mixed number composed of lady mu-
sicians and vocaIists, make up the
four-number program which has been
secured from the Ellison-White Ly-
ceum Bureau. 1t has been proved that
Richland really does appreciate good
and the treasury of
the course now has little surplus
on which to fall back should next year
not be so prosperous as the last two.
The special tax levy of 8 mills for
school purposes was carried by a heavy
vote Saturday, 80 for and II against.
This will put the local school district
in position to pay off all back war
rants and go ahead with plans for the