The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-02-19

soloist.
The casket buried under profusion
of beautiful flowers was laid away in
the Kennewick cemetery in the pres
sence of large number of friends
who knew and admired the capable
editor during his short stay in Rich
land.
Frank Jensen who was not quite
SO well Sunday is now improving.
again, tho slowly as he had very
bad case of pneumonia following the
flu.
The little folks in the grade school
building enjoyed Valentine parties
at which valentine box was the CEN
ter of interest and every little heart
was made glad by the gift of token
of the good Saint Valentine.
The final hearings of the various
legal matters in re. to the Richland
Irrigation District affairs will be held
in Prosser on February 9th at which
time the Court will pass on the bond
issue and clear up all legal matters
for the District.
Otis Allen of Arlington, who owns
a highly improved orchard tract on
the Columbia river north of town
was here on business Friday and leas-
ed his property for two years to JOS.
Boatman. Otis, who has great many
friends here says he is doing fine in
his garage business at Arlington.
There has been considerable change
in the buss drivers for the school board
during the past week. R. L. Peavey
has purchased Frank Carlson's bus
and will drive it in the future while
A. d. Fraker will take the route for
merely covered by E. p. Chellis for the
balance of the school term.
F. j. OBrien and Frank Beste got
their heads together Sunday with the
result that the popular Kennewick
"airship fiend" went home with a
dilapidated Dodge car (and, We be-
lieve some "boot" in his pocket) while
Manager O'Brien is cutting a wide
swath with his Oakland car.
In double header basketball game
Friday night with the Prosser high
school both Richland teams won. This
is unusual as the boys team Of the
Richland high does not usually win
from Prosser although the girls are
usually in the lead. There is strong
material on the boys team, however,
this season and the outlook is for
some pretty snappy basketball in the
Immediate future.
Considerable interest in the school
election to be held the first part of
March is being evidenced. If C. C.
Harding can be prevailed upon to
take another term no steps should be
neglected to see that he does run as
Mr.. Harding has proven himself to be
a most conscientious and efficient
director and the Richland schools are
of higher standard this year than
they have been for several years past.
That he is a firm believer in the
future of the Richland district was
proven beyond shadow of doubt by
F. Dresser last week when he closed
a deal for the purchase of 10-acres in
the immediate vicinity of his home
place. The owner, H. d. Nicewanger
Of Tacoma has not lived on the pro-
ject for many years and it is fine
thing that Mr.. Dresser got hold of the
tract as he will Immediately put it
into crop which will be an added asset
to every farm in the vicinity.
C. S. Teachout has accepted a posi-
ton as bookkeeper for the Richland
Irrigation district. C. d. Mitchell,
engineer in charge Of the recon-
struction work is back on The job after
a protracted illness and now Manager
r. B. Stevens feels that he has a
lineup that will be hard to beat. Three
crews under the supervision of S.
M. Ross, Harry Hutton and Fred
Gray, respectively are already on the
job and the teams will be put on just
as soon as the ground thaws out suf-
ficiently so that they can be worked
to advantage