Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-06-05
UhATILLA CosNTY.
From the Perdleton Tribune,

Ium tiie EsEuletDn 1rlDune.
Bishsp Morris of6eia.ed at coafirma-
ton services at the Episcopal Church
in this city, on Sunday last, when the
following wer. confirmed: Mrs. Ber.
tha Green, Mrs. Kitty McMullen and
Miss Minnie Woodruff.
The Protestant indians on the Una
tilla reservation have a new preacher
to look after their spiritual welfare.
He comes from the Indian Territory,
where he had been teaching and psssch-
ing to Jsseph's Indians.
At a regular meeting Of Damon
Lodge, No. 4. X. of P, held on
Wednesday evening, the following off,
GERS were elected: H. F. Jshassn, C.
c.; II. Carl, V. c.; J. NJ. Yates, Pre-.
late and H. j. Collins, M. at A.
Mr. S. T. Lisle, of Umati.la, aad
Mrs. Nancy E. Greenfield, of Multno-
NAH, were married at the residence of
Mrs. A. NJ. Strausberry, Columbia
Slough, near Portland the goth inst,
Rev S. P. Wilson, of the NJ. E. church,
officiating.
A campmeetins will be held at Nolin,
commencing on Sunday, June 7th, and
will continue one week or more. 1t
will be held in a beautiful grove where
an abundance of good water is to be
had and altogether it is a delightful
place for camping.
On Tuesday night last Chief Joseph
and his tribe passed through town en-
their way from the Indian Territory to
their old home ia northern Idaho. There
were IN all 264 Isdlans and they we're
under Immediate charge of special agent
Faulkner, and escorted by the military
30 privates, two captains and one ID
lieutenant.
Z. d. Stillman, living ON the Walla
.Walla river just below Milton, last
Sunday evening put bis two he-ses in
the stable preparatory to getting r.
early start for Pendleten whittier he az
tended coming the next day. Early
next morning when he went out to the
stable he found his horses had been
stolen during the night by some one,
since which time nothing has been
heard Of them.
The following marriage licenses were
issued by the county clerk for the
month of May: L. H. Powell and Jen.
ME Pintler; c. H. Olcstt and Ida B.
Beal; VIM. T. Beynton aud Maggi.
Olds; Wm. E. King and Ella A. Rhin
hardt; L. A. Vegal and Lydia Tanning
Nelson Rogers and Austria Dinwiddle
j. 3. Linnville and Ida Emrie; II. Tay
lor and Emily Cross, VIM. Starkey ant
Hattie A. Weston; 2. Houser and Mel
yina Mendenhall; Lee Kee and p,
Kim; Thos. Calvert and Mary Kaklins
The other mornisg tive small Boy
took a satehel belonging to some on,
from the platform at the depot and car
rying it off, cut it open. The father o
ens OF the boys found it out, and, con
stituting himself judge and Jury, pro
ceeded to try the case, resulting in th,
boy being found guilty and senteacet
to two days incarceration in the
barn. The sentence was carried out
to the letter, and at last accounts tn,
boy was doing as well as could be ex
pected OF j boy who was being deprived
Of his liberty fer forty-eisht hours.
r. w. Pritchard, of whom naentis,
, was made not long ago Of his havin;
, been adjuaged insane and sent to th
insane asylum, returned last week, hav
} ing been discharged from that instltu
: tioa as cured. Since his return he ha
appeared to be downheartcd and de
jected, and last Monday giving all hi
money to lady friend of his, signific
his intention Of putting an end to him
self, saying he was tired of living an
departed down the railroad toward tn
3 river. Parties were Gent after Kim t
, bring him back, but although the
hunted tor him all over they could nc
I find nim, and it is feared that he hs
: put his threats into execution and mad
away with himself by drowning in th
river