Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-05-15
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Prot. John Ediagton is visiting the
schools at this end of the county.

PROT. John Ediagton ls visiting the |
schools at this end of the county.
john Hartman was among his old
friends here on Saturday and Sunday.
-Preebstel Bros. are shipping large
quantities of their celebrated Weston
-four.
-pendletea has levied general tax
of five mills and street tax Of two
raills.
Hollis & Cleve of Centerville invite
Inspection of their fine stock of general
merchandise.
The amount of fines collected in
Peadleton during the month of April
was S2io.50.
Tho Summersille and Walla Walla
wagon road across the mountains is now
open for travel.
The finest strawberries we have
seen this year we got from Mr.. w. E.
Taylor of Milton.
Mr.. Thos. Bay has left at this Office
the biggest hens egg of the season. 1t
weighs 81 ounces.
Last Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Dupuis
and Miss Cora Lansen were baptized
by immersion in Pine creek, Rev. Tres
earider of Centervllle officiating.
H. B. Nelson, the brick man, has a
kiln of l25, GOO brick under good head
way. The fires were lighted last week,
and the brick will be ready for use next
Monday.
The Normal Institute at this place
will commence OBJ the first Monday in
July. Teachers and those intending to
become teachers sheuld make it a
point to attend.
Chasing salmon is now one of the
princlpal piscaterial pastimes. The
creeks in the vicinity of Milton and the
Umatilla are the scenes of this ''sperts.
manlI!ie" pleasure.
Mayor White came back from his
aheep camp the other day. From the
effects of dipping he lost fifty sheep out
of band of l400. Coming on the heels
of a severe winter this seems like hard
luck.
Ayers Hair Vigor restores the orig
inal colsr, by its stimulating action at
the reefs, produces a vigorous growth,
and gives the hair that beautiful lustre
which results only from a strong,
healthy condition.
-Wilse Coyle was found gaiity, al
Cheney, of assault with a deadly weap
or and sentenced to two months i'm
prisonmenL in the county Jail, $500 fn'
and bound to keep the peace ia the sun
of $1,000.
The cast-iron pillars and Intel fe
F. Nj. Pauly's new brick store are nov
on the ground. TIE former weigh lj0
pounds and the latter 5000 pounds
This is somewhat heavier than the ma
terial for buildings on paper.
Last Friday the Weston publ
school came to an abrupt and unexpect
ed termination. The ostensible reaso
given is the prevalence of sickness. Pei
. haps the directors have superior facil
, ties for securing such information, br
!. if there is much more sickness in tn
!. district now than there has been at an
time during the eight months school,
. is not noticeable to the ordinary ohse
% yer.
" Prank McAIlister, Johnny Re.
= nolds aud two Fletcher boys went fisl
\ ing last week over on the Umatilla ri
er. Their luck was mixed. Tht
caught plenty of fish-so they say, b1
in fordiug the stream on their way hon
they got into deep water and lost {
their Ssh, blankets and camping ute
sis. They paid an Indian to swim {
+, ter the property, and recovered all b
. the fish and one pair of blankets.
seems very difficult to get string
trout to town that will bear inspection
AT the 'pow.wow" held at t
Agency last week, the Umatilla India
did not give their consent 70 the act
Congress providing for the ops
ing to settlement of part OF
- Reservation. This result was antieil
ted. Whatever may have been the ,
biased opinion OF the Indians SO
!, months ago, it seems certain that s
ticient influence has in the meantl
ist been brought to bear upon them to
rst sure tie defeat of the measure. 1
a, sources of this opposition have alrea
ng been noticed in these columns.
Dr. Rev. C. C. Bateman, the Grs
Lodge l. O. G.. 7. lecturer, delivered
address on temperance last Thurs'
- evening at the Baptist Church.
spoke again Oh Saturday evening
organized lodge of Good Te'nplar
.. thirty-six members. The following
rr. the officers: Jas. W. Stotts, w. c.
II Caliie Rothrock. WV. T.; j. L. Be
at. W. Addie Willard, w. 4. s.; c
nm Campbell, ". T.; Frank McAllis
M W. i. S; jasper Hunsaker, W. NJ. !;
~ - la Morrison. ". \. NJ; Mamie Nc
ess son, |. g.; Alex. Skee, o. c.; Tho
Lieuallen. l.. d.
er, -. -.-
to In Time of Peace Prepare for war,
oo. M Scarcely any doubt exists in
minds of scientific men about
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