Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-06-26
OUR AGENTS.
LOCAL LEADERS.

Fire crackers anu nags at T. NA'
Pauly's.
Mr.. J. E. Miller, one of Pendleton's
numerous lawyers was III the CITY 'h'9
week on business.
Remember the cheapest place to
buy your tobacco and cigars is j. j.
Banta & Co.'S, Csntervillc.
When you prove up on your land
inform the Register that you want the
notice published in the LEADER.
Important to remember: Mr.. F. j. |
Carlyle has re-opened the Delmonico at
Walla Walla and it is now the best
hotel in that city.
Mr.. 1. T. Reese and family of
Adams we're in the city last Tuesday
1t looks like old times to see the Majors
genial countenance among US.
Squire Powers of Weston and E.
Ridcnour OF Adams have returned from
q weeks trip to the Leng Creek coun-
try in Grant county; but whether they
were OIL a prospecting tuur, fishing
excursion, land grab expedition, u
horse thief hunting trip, or merely hav-
ing a little private picnic, we are una
BILE to say, but then we have only exam
training makes him decidedly non.com
initial.
otl in IN
ing: j. s. White has been appointed
agAnt for some of'the best agricultural
implements ever offered OH the Oregon
market. Farmers, he has just what
you need and he is ready to sell at fair
prices. You will find "Uncle John"
on Main street one door east of the
new brick hstel. When you come to
town call and see him and examine his
goods and prices. That is all he asks
You will do the buying yourself.
This week Mr.. E. A. Post. Oregon
Agent of the Hayward Hand Grenade
was in the city and gave public test O
these fro extinguishers. A structur,
resembling the wall of a dwelling wa.
built on Main street. This was ianket
with shavings and kindiing wood ant
the whole pretty we'll saturated with
coal oil When ignited the flames ros,
high in the air and presented danger
GUS appearance. Three or four of tho
Hayward Hand Grenades thrown Int,
the fire speedily put it out. Most o
those who witnessed the test went ava,
satisfied that the Hayward Hand Gre
nades would prove very valuable il
fighting the fire Gend.
The Walla Walla club has chal
lenged the Blue Mountains of Westo
to a game of base hall to be played ol
or before the 81 of July ''for 5000
side and the championship OF the Inlan
Empire" The challenge will prebabl
be accepted, provided the game is play
ed at Weston, the challenged party usr
ally having the choice Of ground w
hope the game can be satisfactorily a
ranged, as it ought to prove quite a
interesting one. Among the probab
players from Walla Walla we motto
Bernard OF Lapwai, Sergeant Dunsir
of Fort Walla Walla, and Mr.. Sulliva,
the former captain of the Mill Creeker
The money required has already bee
placed in the hands of the secretary
the Blue Mountain club. 1t will be I
memhered that the Blue Mountain clu
challenged the Walla Walla WEitecal
some weeks ago, but they did ne
see tit to accept the same.
Since the above was written secen
letter from the Wala Wallas has bee
received, stating that any sSreemel
made in accordance with League rul
will be satisfactory. AS this gives Il
challenged party the choice Of groun
there will be no difficulty about arran
ing minor details. The Walla Wal
nine will be chosen from the tollowi
gentlemen: Messrs. Chi,wood, Lloy
Williams, Dunsing Smails, Raud, A
dcrson, Bernard, Toohey, SuiIiva
Butter, Slime and Gregory. The Bl
Mountain nine viii be chosen from t
following members of the club: Mess
Shields, l.. Beam, Williamson, Nelso
"A. Beam, Froome, Still, Powell, N
Ailis'er, Green, Logan, Powers, Nor
son and Kirkland
The LEADER regrets to annour
that the deadly "biack-leg" has ma
its appearance among the cattle in +
neighborhood. Mr.. Richard Reynel,
our informant, who lives on w
Horse, and who has been engaged
the cattle business for ranv wears
already lost two calves, aud at t
writing four more are beyond recovc
lhe hrst symptoms noted was the d-o
ing, drowSy. stupid condition of I
diseased cattle. Then some part wo;
rapidly become swollen, generally
fore legs, neck, shauder or brishet
disease terminating fatally in from
to twelve hours from the time first
heed. Upon examining the alice
part after death 1t was found 70
quite black. Some days aco Mr !
King lost calf, but no examina
was made, as he supposed it nad |
accidentally poisoned. Upon mott
those of Mr.. Reynolds he became g
fed that the cause of death was
same in both instances. Mcssrs.
nolds and O'Dell. who have seen
disease before are fully satisfied tn
is the justly dreaded ''biack.leg."
contagious disease is supposed to or
ate from tie efTncts of irrnnrn NJ