Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-05-15

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2400 sheep.
The Blue Mountain base ball club |
will give grand ball next Friday night !
at the Skating Rink.
Mayor White is over in the Yakima
country, looking after his landed inter- |
ests in that fertile region.
After praying for rain for the last |
three msnths, our people are now won
dsring if it will ''never let up"
Father Conrady considers it neces.
sary to disclaim being opposed to the
opening OF the Umstilla Reservation.
Mr.. AL. Reeves returned on Tues
day from three mouths visit to ''the
States" No batter place than Weston.
DIR. w. 7. Williamson starts t. day
for Salem to attend the Grand Lodge
!. o. o. f., which meets there on the
10th.
Several big bands of shcared sheep
passed through town this week on their
way to the summer ranges III the noun
tains.
Last Tuesday tive parties Of half
dozen each, went out campiag from
here. We hope they enjoyed them
selves.
Circuit Court convened in Pcsdle-
ton last Monday. Pesple in Weston do
nst seem to take much interest in the
matter.
old Umatilla has always held the
reputation Of being the best wheat coun'
ty in the world, and she will not lsse it
this year.
Those who wish to pay their sub.
scription to the LEADER in cordwoOd
ara requested to bring it right along
this moRth.
--Messrs. Worthington and Pauly re-
turned from the Willow creek country
in time for the RAIN. They report crop
prospects ever the county as generally
good.
There is to be a grand bss. ball
tournament at Waitsburg, w. T , FROM
the Sth to the 18th of june. Oar Blue
Mouniaia boys will probably accept the
invitation to attend.
Now that VIC have had good rain
you can GO on with your building. Buy
your tumbc from OOuh hartman, "hO
has millions of il at reasonable prices.
Address John Hartman, Pendleton.
Tho Union gives vent to its feel
ing. as follows: "Arm! Eagishmen,
go forth! Git! Meet the Russians OIL
Hera.'s plain, the crsnsers will pat you
on the back, for Wal!a WallA has had
rain"
The friends of Judge II. G. Yoa
kun and family will he panied to learn
Of the death of still apother of his child
rem, this time little girl, who has been
sick a long time. This is the seventh
child MIR. aud Mrs. Ysakum hays
buried.
1t has come. Tuesday at l.30 p
m. it began to rain. Before night three
fourths of an inch had fallen. 1t driz
zled aud raired all night. Il is raining
now Thursday EVENING" and has been
raining all day. The statist:cisn of
this paper is yet too dazed to make a
calculation as to the amount of good
this rain has done-not tAat the crops
we're Suffering, but simply bessus,
some of the farmers were beginning t;
get dishearteued, and the manner il
which they have heea refreshed by thu
long shower is amazing. They neede,
the rain much worse than the crops did
To settle temporarily tas vexs
question OF the Morrow county couf
house business, some OF the solid me
Of Heppuer have made this prcpasitio
to the county court, which has heen &C
cepted. That tie county shall he at II
expense Whatever for the use of tn
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nently located; that should Heppuer
declared by vote of the people the pel
manent cousty seat of Morrsw couaty
the building aad lands shall be DECIDE
to said county free of charge; ths
shosld place other than Heppasr h
designated as the couats seat, the sal
county is to pay a reasonable rent II
the time the building will have bee
used.
One week ago last Saturday II
Pres. benjamin campsd with his herr
err, VIVA. Gallaher, on Little Butt
creek snd tnrned bis saddle horse
Tom Scotts pasture. During the nj 4
the boys were awakened by hearli
horses running past. In the r,ornil
the horse WIS missing from the pastur
Search WAS made in the Reiahhorho,
but the animal could not he foun
subsequently Mr.. Benjamin met Tu
Scott, who Informed him that hor
valued at 500 and a saddle had BET
stolen from him the same ni.ht y
clue to the thieves. The horse stol
from MIR. Benjamin. belonged 10 J. v
Croft and was valued At seventy 4,
dollars.