Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-02-27

JUMPER, Feb. 20, 1885

40 ttie LultCF VI tle LEADER.
Snow is ali gone; very early spring;
but look out, old Boreas is liable to
blow his breath across the country again
before the winter months are gone.
Wheat fields are fast recovering from
the freezes of last winter, and are loom
ing up in such manner as to send
thrill of joy to the heart of the farmer
whose all depends on the crops next
fall. Grass is growing rapidly and
spring work is commencing in earnest.
Some of the young men of Juniper
are complaining on account of the snow
going away too early, as they had just
got their sleighs in trim.
We are pleased to announce that the
son of Mr.. John Brown of Cold Spring,
who has been very low with typhoid fe.
yer, is convalescent.
Thos. Nicley is confined to his room
with sore eyes.
st. Valentine doesn't have much eff.
feet on the youag people of Juniper, but
his sly and timid messenger, Cupid,
seems to be working wonders.
Charlie Sanders has disposed of his
farm to Peter Christensen, of North Ju'
niper, for consideration of $4,000.
The public school closed February
18th, after u very successful term Of
four months, under the auspices of Mrs.
Robey. Mrs Robey distinguished her.
self while here, in teaching the young
J idea how to shoot, and added greatly to
her well-known reputation as a teacher.
, Sunday School getting along nicely,
with an average attendance Of thirty
i've pupils. Church-well, we don't
have any church at all. There are
, standing appointments for three Sun
days in each month, bat we havep't
heard sermon since the second Sunday
in December. We have been promised
series of protracted meetings twice
' but have been disappointed. Why il
is, the people cannot understand, unles;
| we have fallen beneath the preachers
I notice or have been forgotten by then
= since the commencement of winter.
: Our Literary and Debating Society il
: in fiourishng condition, and judging
: from the crowds that attend, 1t must b.
: amusing and entertaining. The litera
4 ry performances are good, and cues
| 6 u Inh tnH h,I
L there is more ignorance exposed, gener
e ally, than argument produced. 1t vii
b., close for the geason on February 9th.
e Born, to the wife OF Il. c. Brannin
g February 7th, IL daughter; weight. much
r. ly big. Judging from the way Rober
n steps around since.
!. 1t becomes our duty for the first tim
:. to communicate to the LEADER tn
: news of Il row which took place on j.
u niper on February 10Th, on the prem
ses of j. B. Davis, between Nillar
D. Wallen and Alex. and VIM. Renick,
III pistol being used, but fortunately L
le one hurt. The trouble first originate
e, between W allen and the RenlcS boy
IN father, A. Il RenicS. Wallen was do
Is yino Renicks hogs, when Renick Ill
at dertook to stop it by interfering perso
Id ally, but was greeted by Walien with
ar good "cussiug." Mr.. Renick discovers
nG that several OF his hogs had been bad
an mutiated by the dogs, and had " alii
tn arrested on charge of cruelty to al
mails. He was taken before Justice u
Wis for trial, but was acquitted. Ait
IS, the trial was over the Rcnlck bo
IL approached Wa'len and demanded ~
VS. reasons for abusing their father. W;
'h' len began to draw his revolver, but
he ex. dealt him blow and Will told h
he to put away that pistol; but Wal'en,,
NIB stead of doing 50, fired at him aud tn
as at Alex. and started on the run. folio
Ike ed by the boys who succeeded IN e
Aes ting the pistol from him. He was tn
arrested on a charge OF assault with
Ken tent to kill, and taken before the Ju
viii ice, who bound him over in the sum
ms. five hundred dollars to await the act
nee OF the grand jury. but being unable
give bail he was taken to Jail.
his CAPTAIN JINKS