The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-27
RICHI AND DEPT.

10 fIOI. WIN. van 11OuCe has puICAdS-
ed "a new Chevrolet car.
Mrs. Georgia Whitsett spent Mon
day in Pasco shopping.
F. C. Anderson is having about four
acres of land leveled and put in shape
to plant alfalfa.
i Mrs. F. Dresser has returned home
after spending a few weeks in Port
land visiting relatives.
E. H. Dixon, bookkeeper for the Ir-
rigation District, has been confined to
his home by illness this week.
Henry Hoffman went to Walla Wal
la Saturday to attend the district
meeting of the Odd Fellows lodge.
The C. D. Mitchell family have NOV
ed into the Wienenga house recently
vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. AZ G. Rosaa-
en-.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Slaugenhaupt
of Kennewick visited their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. McAuley Tues
day.
Lou Wheelhouse has purchased a
new bort car from A. S. Murray, To-
cal agent for that company. Mr.. Muir
ray is now in Portland in the interests
of his agency for the bort and REQ
cars. =.
Mrs.. R. H. Kumm and infant son,
who have been visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Koelsch, returned
to her home in Spokane Sunday. Mr..
Kumm came up over the week end to
take his family home.
Miss Lindsey Eastland and mother
of Walla Walla are guests at the Per-
ry Willoughby home. Miss Eastland
is Mrs. Willoughby's cousin and has
charge of the playground work for the
city of Walla Walla.
A meeting of the water users under
Fruitvale pumping district No. will
be held at the Fruitvale schoolhouse
on Saturday. evening, May 29th, for
the purpose of discussing matters of
vital importance to everyone under the
pump.
S. M. Ross has planted half acre
of cantaloupes believing that there is
to be good money in them on account
of the sugar shortage. L. X. Parker
also has a big patch Of melons, while
C. Havstad, watermelon king of the
district, has three acres in melons and
cantaloupes.
Thursday evening a class composed
of Misses Hazel Jameson, lola Now
cry, Edna Morehead and Mrs. j. E.
Mowery was initiated into the Rich
land Rebekah lodge. Mrs. F. C. Weth-
erell put on the work, after which a
delicious luncheon was served.
On Monday of this week, the first
big day of the strawberry business,
exactly. 1885 in berries was shipped
from Richland. The price was SIS
crate and of this shipment Fred John
son had 40 crates, Carl Willis 80, M.
Lindskog 81 and C. D. Mitchell 80.
Mrs. J. C. Jones came home to spend
a day with her family this week, but
they took her back to Kennewick
again, feeling that it would be better
for her to remain there little longer
until all danger of a setback was over.
Mrs. Jones is now practically well aft
ter an illness covering nearly six
months.
Misses Mabel and Sadie Lindskog,
Who have held positions in Seattle
during the winter and spring, have ar
rived in Richland to spend the summer
with their parents, assisting with the
harvesting Of the strawberry crop.
Their father has one of the finest
patches in the district.
A great many Richiand housewives
lost considerable apparel and linen in
the fire which totally destroyed the
U. S. Laundry of Pasco last Thursday.
However, it is believed that at least
part of the loss will bemade good.
The board of the Advent Christian
church of Rishland has purchased the
Evangelical church building in which
to conduct their services.
A serious fire totally destroyed the
chicken house, barn and other out
buildings on the II. L. Crawford place
last Thursday. The fire was caused
by defective lamp in brooder and
was discovered soon after it started,
rbut had. gotten such Roadway that,
with the inadequate water supply, it
was impossible to get it under control.
All the chickens and turkeys were
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