Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-09-18
Cove cheese, the best, at Paaly's.

Have your watch repaired, BY
Frank Manning, Centerville.
There was a slight fall of snow in
the Blue Mountains last Saturday
night.
Motions, etc., at your own price, at
Pauly's.
Miss Clara Jones, daughter OF w.
r. Jones, is visiting her brothers in
Union.
Butter is scarce. The eleomargar.
inc man could do big business in
Weston.
Nice clean mixed bird seed, only
l5c per pound at J. J. Banta & Co.'S,
Centeryille.
j. o. Moorehouss has given his
residence on Pomeroy street a nice
dress Of new paint.
A wagon load of peaches from
Snake riven sold readily in town this
week at seven cents a pound.
Remember the cheapest place to
buy your tobacco and cigars is j. j.
Banta & Co.'S, Centerville.
Mr.. J. c. Derrick of Geer. Springs
had 575 acres of little club wheat that
yielded 321 bushels to the acre.
The LEADER acknowledges COM
plimentary ticket to the State Fair
which begins at Salem September 2lst.
Among the many families that have
moved into town for the winter we no.
tice those of Rev. J. NJ. Tressenrider
and Mr. Henry pinkerton.
On this page to-day will be found
striking and instructive illustration
of the comparative worth of the various
kinds of baking powders in the market.
WIN. Lowndes, the Painter, now
has tor sale paints of all colors, ready
mixed, in any quantity. Farmers
make note OF this. Get good paint al
reasonable rates.
1t was rumored on the streets yes
terday that fifty cents per bushel wa:
being offered for wheat at Blue Noun
tain STATEN. II this is true wheat will
change hands rapidly from now on.
The Weston Hook & Ladder Co.
Of Weston have just paid the $3.50 du
on the truck and there is about $50 il
the Treasury. 1t is the intention t.
purchase uniforms in the near future
AS soon as the new brick is com
pleted for their occupancy, Messrs
Hollis & Cleve, of Ccnterville will re
move their stock thlther. In the mean
time they are offering bargains at tn
old stand which farmers and others vii
do we'll to examine into.
The New Zealand Loan and Me-
camille Agency, at San Francisco, ha
received from New Zealand some f.
nsus Seed Oats, samples of which ma
be seen at the LEADER Office. Partie
wishing to purchase oats for seed froI
this Agency should do so before til
middle of October. For prices apply /:
LEADER office. Orders respectfully 81
licited.
The o. r. & N. Co. have issued
circular stating that they have reduce
the price of their agricultural lands
Eastern Oregon and Washington Teri
: tory. Land formerly held at SIS, Sc,
= and SS per acre, have been reduced
: and lands held at $40 and $l2 ha
been reduced 81 per acre. Parties bu
e ing lands of the company will be given
e discount ON their first payment sui
i cient to cover the railroad fare to t
land.
= "A "dlme ssciable" under the au
n pices of the Ladies Guild, was held
Il Mrs. ProebstePs on Wednesday eve
ing. The spacious parlors were crow
in ed with merry-makers, who enjoy
Ks themselves until late hour, parte
W of an excellent supper and went hol
well pleased. The next sociable W
" be held at Rev. E. G. Johnson's re
st dence on Wednesday evening, the 80
q inst
n. Last Monday the Weston pub
n. school opened, with Prof. J. M. SHE
h. as Principal and Miss Mary Miller a
/, Miss Ella Miller assistants. In
at primary department there are 60 |
pills; in the intermediate 81 pupils a
in the Principals room there are
pupils: total l49. This is toe ma
for three teachers. 1t would be &c
+ idea to have many of the very you
pupils excluded. 1t is folly to Sc
children under seven years old
II school. 1t is not only of incalcula'
W injury to the little ones them selves,
~ u serious detriment to the school.
The Centerville public schC
opened with sixty pupils, nearly
ga same number with which it opened
NE year. A large number of the pu
ro- who attend this school reside On
AN farms surrounding town and are not
rs. pe1ted to enter school before the
~ of October. Prof. Ellington inform!
nd that classes are formed in Reed and
nd logg's Higher Lessons in English,
.ay logg's Rhetoric, Houston's Phys
ese Geography, and Brooks Algebra.
says that the strength of the school I
all not consist in the number of pupils,
ol. in the thoroughness of the work
e is teachers are doing.
lud Next Tuesday at the Church of
als Redeemsr, Pendleton, Rev. E. c. Je
ind sen, of this place, will be ordainee
the priesthood. The order of serv
f;,. will be as follows: Tuesday, S
ira. 22nd, meruing prayer, at 9 a. m.