Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-05-08

LOCAL LEADERS.

The l. y. l., stere.
-Mias Lou Reynolds, Of "aha
wsIla has bosn visiting friends IN the
city.
in this dry weather you need
force pump and the man TO buy 1t rem
isl. r. Shsemaser, Peadieton.
A private letter from F. W. Johns
s.... May 3rd. assures US that "the
crops are all right vet" in Yakima
county.
A mas from Milton was selling
s.r,yhsrrie. here last Tuesday, the
first Of the season. They start Of At
twenty cents per pound
Mr.. Esbert, OF the Wslla Waila
Journal and Hatcitman, spent about
week in this city in the interest OF his
double headed newspaper. He seemed
to make hosts OF friends and ne doubt
was crowned with the success his rust
ling deserves.
The closest and most interesting
game of base ball pla, ed this season at
Weston was that Of last Saturday be-
tween the Mugwuaps and Rangers.
At the end OF the sixth inning the
score stood Mvswumps %, Rangers
20 The seventh inning made no change
in their relative positions the score be-
ing % to 81. But on the eighth and
ninth innings the Rangers made o
tremendous squirt scoring l6 and lS and
thus winning the game. The following
is tns scare: Mugwumps, Wm. Gra-
ham, C, 4; Ad. Star, p. and cap, 5; J.
G. Epperson, 8. g., 3; j. FL. Cannon,
lat b., A; Geo. Hartman, 2nd b., Q; P.
Montgomery, 3rd b., 2; j. N. Taylor,
|. f., /; d. d. Earp, C. f., 0; Geo. Rey-
nolds, r. f., 3; and NJ. Marshall, End c.,
3, total 81: Rangers, J. M. Morrison,
c. and cap, 5; Jne. Reynolds, p, 4;
Frank Sailing, s. s., 6; Frank Beam,
lst b., :; Menrse Miller, 2nd b., 3; Ed.
Sailing, 3rd b., A; VIM. Price, /. f., 5;
Jas Woods, C. f., 6; Jas. Price, r. f.,
6; Ed. Weaver, End c., 6, total 30.
Coed double plays were made by Epper.
son and Montgomery and by Graham
and Hartman, while the finest catch oi
the season was captured BY P. Mont
gomery. The Rangers seem to think
that they could make ii interesting tol
the Blue MsuntaiA boys.
Once mere it is being demonstrated
beyond doubt that, for withstandin:
drought, this country is unsurpassed
A ride along the wheat fields between
Pine creek and Wild Horse, reveal
the fact that the grain is healthy in sr
peArance and iull Of promise for bsnr
tHul yield. Many OF the fields of IA
wheat present most luxuriant growth
and none Of them give much evidence {
having suffered severely from eiths
frost or drought. Indeed the perms
nsut damage done by frost in the local
ties visited is too small to merit an
consideration. Much of the sprinl
sewn grain appears in backward col
dition, but it must be remembered tn.
we have had an early sowing az
that it is hot yet late One psculiarii
worthy o: netice is the fact that in spi
Of the continued dry weather all IL
crops look greener and healthier this
they did two weeks ago. Ii may be r
marked also that the farmers have
feeling OF greater confidence in the pro
peetive yield than they did at tn
time. Upon the various ideas upon Il
subject given by these most directly !
terestsd, VIC base the opinion that the
is very little that is Encouraging in t
present prospects OF our wheat field
That good rain now would be sf IL
msnse benefit no one doubts, but tia
we can ret along without it fer son
time yet, and still have COED Grol
seems 10 be the general opinion. I
LEADER would be pleased to hear fra
all parts si the county upon this a
kindred tepics.
Last Monday Prof. E. z McElr;
State Superintendent of Schssls del
cred lecture in the Normal ScAt
building to a very fair audience. 1
lecture was not announced until +
hours prisr to its delivery. The sper
e. prsiaced his address on ''Pernicis
Literature" by = brief outline Of
work in this part of the State and to
occasion to compliment the busin
men OF Weston upon their enterprise
building up the town SO rapidly {
substantially from the bed OF ashes
winch it lay at his previous visit, I
remarked ii the same energy and
operation were directed to building
the Normal School its success would
assured. In Eastern Oregon he S
there were At least 800 live distri
requiring $50 teachers. In these a:
Ill schools the primary department
the most important and should rece
the greatest attention. To supply g
teachers for these schools is the oh
OF the Normal School. In the z,
States ei the East and West it has t
prsven THAI ne factor has been go
cessful in building up the interest
public education as the Normal Schc
hence the necessity OF encouraging s
Institutions in Oregon. Besides tai
other enterprise would do more to
vance the business and financial J
Perity Of place as the permanent
Enlistment Of n hrst-class Nol
School. The speaker then proce'
with the regular address on ''Pern's
Literature. Want of space for
more than the notice that The sui
was handled in = sensible and prac
manner showing that beth time
thenght had been devoted to the th
Prof. McEiroy win he present 3
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