Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-06-12
FRIDAY, JUNE II, 1885.
0ER AGENTS
LOCAL LEADERS.

Mr., c. Il. Livermore OF w ana war
Ia was in the city during the week.
"A fine line of cigars and tobacco at
J.. j, Banta & Co. 5, Centcrville.
New potatoes, green peas and beans
are plentiful IN the Weston market.
When in need Of drugs don't fail
to call on j. j. Banta & Co., Center
vile.
Mr.. j. A. Downing returned yes.
terday from three months sojourn on
Willow creek.
N. L. Diamond took a spin to Wal
la Walla the first of the week, csmbin- |
Ing business with pleasure.
Mr.. B. F. Raley, Of Meadows, was
in Weston this week on business. The |
LEADER acknowledges pleasant call.
-Messrs. II. Dusenbery of Walla
Walla and /. Stencil of Dayton were
visiting friends in Weston last Thurs
day.
attending st. Paul's School at Walla
Walla for a year past, returned home
last Wednesday.
"A small field of barley east of Broad
street, belonging to "Grandpap" Nell
son, and just cut for hay, yielded near
ly Eve tons to the acre.
--Seme subscriber writing from Wal
Ia Walla requests us to change his pa
per from that postoiiice to Milton, but
neglects ts sign his name.
Mr.. j. B. Frazier, OF Milton was in
the city last Monday and reports crops
in his neighborhood as being "way up"
better than ever was known there.
Sailing & Co. have received large
number Of bran.new sacks, importation
OF 1885. Farmers should supply them
selves from this firm and save money
thereby.
The strawberry season has nearly
ended and the old-fashioned festival
and promenade has not yet made its ap-
pearance, fer which let us be truly
thankful.
On Saturday last, while turning q
street corner in Pendeton, Hank
Vaughn was thrown from his buggy and
sustained severe injuries about the head
and face, his nose being broken in tive
places.
"A heavy shower of rain visited
this section last Wednesday night
Spring grain was somewhat benefited
thereby, but fall grain would produce .
better crop if no more rain fell until af
ter harvest.
Our citizeRs are anxieusly await
ing news from Waitsburg and are conf
dent that our boys will come eat on top
Bets were freely offered on the street:
during the week in faver of the Blat
Mountain nine, but met with no takers
Our old friend "Gov." Berkeley, @
Centerville, has associated himself will
the Cox brothers of PendletoB, aud tn
three have purchased large ranch oil
Camas prairie where they intend to en-
gage extensively in the stock-raisin;
business.
The attention of wheat growers i
called to the advertisement Of A.
Rouanzoin, in another column, MI
Rouanzoin will not only furnish sack
at the very lowest rates, but will pa
the highest cash price for wheat deli,
cred at any station on any railroad.
The graudcst ball ever given
on the cvcaing OF the 3rd of July. Ca
reds string band of Milton has bee
engaged for the occasion. The ball
being gotten up under the managen,el
of the Fourth Of July Committee. ,
Proebstcl and q. A. Hartman ccmpos
the reception committee, and Fred r.
sonzweig, AL Reeves and Frank McA
lister will be floor managers.
On Sunday, June 2lst, the Umati
Ia Indians will begin their annual wee
OF horse racing. Foet-racing, knit
throwing and shooting will also be i,
dulged in. ladians rarely ruu the
horses shert distance, the races gene
ally being from one to ten miles. I'll
race track is situated at the head
Spring HsllSw and is level stretch
about four miles. To those who new
witnessed an Indian horse race tt
sport is truly exciting.
One day last week three cowboy
'risht from Montana" rode into Ce
tsrville and announced their determip
tion to take the town." They procce
ed to ride up and down the sidewal
and commit other nuisances when Ji
Die Stamper organized himself into
committee of one, choked one of the
until he yelled enough AND placed
bay-window over the eyes of the 9th
two. The Montana cowboys" conclu
ed that Centerville was bad town
take and made quick time towards t
reservation.
Several buggies filed with you
people from Weston attended the can
meeting at Milton last Sunday. Th
hav,npr hal rrnnl ti,,.n
camp GROUND is on the farm of W
Nichols, in a beautiful grove by t
river side. The services were held in
large tent aud about forty or fifty sun
er tents were scattered through [
grove, presenting quite a pictureso
appearance. The meeting closed
"Wednesday.
-Breachy csws are creating sad h
oc with yards and gardens In West
On Wednesday night Prof. Owens y;
was broken into, and besides rum
his rose bushes and shrubbery, a (
raspberry patch was completely dem
allied. Mrs. Beeler's garden also, v
terday morning, presented the appe
ance OF stock corral. People v
know their cows are breachy and ,
continue to turn them out to prey q
their nelghbors, should be made to
the strong hand OF the law. They a
consider themselves the pattern OF Ch
tiAnity, but they have certainly neyl
cd the Golden Rule.
The procession on the Fourth ,
be headed by the Weston Cornet Il
and Liberty Car containing the c
dsss Of Liberty, thirteen young la,
to represent the thirteen original St
and twenty-five girls representing
additional States. The Fire Comp
to the number of fifty will turn on
full uniform, followed by ladies
gentlemen on horseback, these t
followed by buggies, hacks and wag
In the afternoon there will DE foot
and sthcr games on the grounds,
which appropriate prizes are offered