Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-02-27
Notes from Adams.
ADAMS, Feb. 25.

ADAMS, Feb. 25.
To the Editor of the LEADER:
Times are improving. The change is
scarcely perceptible as yet, but the
state of affairs has arrived at so low an
ebb that the slightest change is
perccptihle The improvement is no.
ticeable in the amount of work going on
! in our blacksmith shops, wagon shops
and carpester shops. T!iarp Bros. are
busy from morning to night, with three
men employed. They inform me that
they have two months work on hand.
Next week they will have another man,
making four in all. Jimmie Leuallen,
acrous the way, is constantly at work
with one smith besides himself, making
six blacksmiths in town with more work
than they can do. Vining Bros. and
Harvey Cook, wdgon-makers, are just
as busy. They are building two spring
wagons, one for the butcher, Mr.. Cal
vert, and one for a gentleman in Cen
terville, both as good as the finest i'm
ported hacks. The carpenters are joy
Gus in anticipation OF good times and
plenty of work in the near future. Mo-
ney has been raised by subscription and
otherwise to build fine church here
this summer. Iaean another church,
for have already informed you of the
fact that the Episcopslians were going
to build one here the coming summer
Reese & Redn.an will build brick or
the site Of their present store. The Re
t serve will soon be thrown open for set
q tlement, which Ito paraplrase an ex
preston of the E. o. means 2500 inhab
itants insAdams in few years.
The wheat in the surrounding coun
try looks-oh! just splendid. Better ol
!. an average than it usually locks in til
last of April. One thing is noticeable
J. and that is that it all looks we'll, not a
!. occasional crop here and there, as
in commonly the case. 1t strikes me tina
ns II the wholesale merchants below coul
Know exactly the prospects of this ye;
= there would be u better feeling cxlstin
W between debtors and creditors tha
rs seems to exist. | was conversing wit
tv prominent merchant in Pendleton
y few days since lie entertained
w gloomy view OF the condition of thing
re-. and said there would be the same di
d. ference between the ensuing ninety da,
and the preceding ones that the Iri.l
Gu man described as existing between II
he toothachc and the gout He said Il
toothache was like placing Your thuu
in wise and turning it just as long
lat you could turn it. ard the gout was ii,
Id turning the wise three or four tim
I'd. more.
al. S. P. whitley aud family have tax,
:. up their residence with us aad W
W make q permanent home in Adam
icy Doc is going to build brick resideu
ed this summer.
ard A prominent young gentleman of ii
is place took a flying trip to Cold Spri
this week, some of the particulars
ave which l will give you next week.
A. .nu DR.. McCoIl was in town Wednesd;
the A man who would start out collecti
'rk. at this season of the year ought to
wu. kept under friendly surveillance, for
.nd time at least, until it is certain that
nu Is only mild form.
'1S "Old Father Wilbur" was in to
'aks TINS week. Talk about your 10
t is preachers: he made more friends in
cd. Two days he was here than some
!, ~ them would in six months.
~ /. Hanson is improving His lots
mas setting out shade and fruit trees
and has beautiful! site for his future ,,
for. dcnce, and erinces good judgement
commencing thus early to 5eauty
i's' adorn it. His example is worthy of !
i,ulation. M. s, LEE