Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-03-06
Gun AGENTS.
LOCAL LEADERS.

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a residence in Hartman's Addition.
Next Mondsy Miss Josie Miller
goes to Vansycle to take charge OF the
school at that place.
Mr. Neil McEsch.rn is the best
asrse shoer in the county and he works
for Jas. T. Lieuallen, Adams.
Dentistry. DR.. F. C. Campbell has
an Office with DIR. Epperson, and will re-
main in Weston about one week.
One of our correspondents writing
from Washington under date of Februa-
ry2lst, gives Hs an elaborate descrip-
ton Of the dedication ceremonies that
took place the next day.
The public school will resams oper-
atoms next Monday. $The Normal
school resumed last Monday with good
attendance. The scarlet fever scare
did not amount to much.
Squire Powers struck out boldly
for Morrow county last Sunday. He is
going to be granger and with the
grangers stand, for q season at least. He
may return to law and Weston.
George Starrott, scotsman, Wslla
Walla, has COR sale New Zealand oats,
weighing lis pounds per sack, two
weeks earlier than common oats. Price,
50 per 100 pounds. Also, Evergreen
LE:iink An oaut. mar rounI
The new two-story brick hotel on
the corner of Main and Franklin streets
is approaching completion. 1t contains
about twenty-five rooms and is quite
conveniently arranged, No one has yet
been secured to take charge of the hotel,
As it will doubtless prove paying bus
mess, here is a splendid opening for
somn good hotel man.
Young Chief is dead. He was a
Walla Walla chieftain, high in rank
amsng the Indians occupying the Uina-
tills Reservation. Young Chief was a
very old man ut the time of his death
no man knows hoy old. Young Chief
was not firm friend of the white man.
Owing either to suspicious nature, OF
the character Of the men with whom he
had dealings, his opinion of his pale
face brothers was anything but exalted.
Though in later years he wore white
mans clothes, he regarded the average
-'Bsstsn man" as thief and foe tc
his people. There are some sentimental
people back east who have no higher
conception Of the people of the Far West
Nearly century ago Young Chief wal
warrior and man of considerabl,
prowess. and he led life of savage ant
cheerful activity. Of late years he ha
been of . melancholy turn, CONSTANT,
rspiping over his leanness and consutn
Ing much eodliver oil and other "glesse
In the vain endeavor to beceme fat
beg pardon-obese. But he is gone t
the Happy Hunting Ground, and thos
redskins who inherit his property an
some white folks sesm mighty glad of il
In q few years he will probably be Ell
tirsly forgotten. In a great many year
he is sure to be. What should tn
spirit Of mortais be proud of?
The base ball rules of 1885 are nc
M well kuswn perhaps as they ought t
be to those eldish amateurs whs ar
now making themselves conspicuou
around the magic diamond. For il
stance, Mr.. II. Macarthur seems to hay
an idea that the proper way to corral
"hy" is to catch it in the neck or o
the point of his chin. This misunde
standing of the rules may partially n
count for his Indifferent success. Thel
Mayer White, seems to think that tt
way to get home from tho third base
to initiate the wicked serpent. Thou.
his figure is not modelled for til
method of locometion, he sometin
makes it. Prof. Owen labors und
the delusion that the moro awkward
he can grasp the bat the farther t
ball will go; but as he has not vet 81
cseded In hitting the ball he has |
been able TO demonstrate his theory
the satisfac tion of the club. To h,
real good playing there is too crea
diversity of opinion as to the best me
cd of stopping ball. Mr.. j. o. Moo
house believes in and practices the n
OF getting out of its way as quickl,
possible SO that it may reach a fenc,
ssme solid obstruction, that will M
sure work of it. His motto is ''n;
pick up ball thati is in motion"
Williamson and Sim Barnes bel
that the proper way to catch the
Is on the points of the fingers. II
are two objections to this: it is unifc
ly unsuccessful and it is hard on
ball to be speared in that fashion;
these tive persist in playing that '
Msssrs. Geo. A. Hartman and d
carp, two OF the best on the held.
peculiar notions about catching a
ny. They insist that one man sh
never try it, that it requires tw
make success of it. These two sh
run from opposite directions and
with great force just as the ball is q
to drop and thus wedge it in tich
tween the two men. Even wbe,
successful this has q grand e
Messrs. H. d. Nelson and w. Stei;
act on the principle that the best
ers are those who seldom move
their posts, and when they have
out of the way of ball, do so
great calmness and delibeyation.
much excitement has spoiled ma
fne play. They make no such
takes. DIR. MeColl lahors pnd.y