Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-03-13
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


ID. D. carp has painted conspicu-
Gus sign on Geo. Hartman's warehouse.
Mrs. Nye and daughter from Pen
dleton were visiting friends i'll Weston
last Monday.
Sailing & Co. haye been receiving
large quantities of merchandise. Their
assortment is now complete.
Mr.. J. I. Redman and family and
Mrs. Reese of Adams were visiting
friends in Weston last Friday.
Rev. +. G. johnson arrived here
| last Saturday. He will have charge Of
the parochial work here and ut Admins.
-Messrs Proebstel Bros. of this place
shipped to Portland five hundred bar.
rels of their excellent flour this week.
This is merely the first installment.
Mr.. Wm Gould, who came here
from Kansas last fall, has purchased
the Crofult place in Mountain precinct
about four miles east of town. 1t con
slsts of lG0 acres of decided land ant
was bought for $250O. MIR. Gould mad
a good bargain.
Squire Powers says he has ''sof
: racket" whatever that means) on tn
: sheriffs now, as the line between Una
! tilla and Morrow counties divides hi
: land into two equal pieces. He also re
ports the crops Of that part OF tn
ceuatry as giving promise Of an immens
- yield.
} Last Saturday arrangements wei
completed for tie building of ia bric
church on the south side of Main stre'
i'll Hartman's Addition by the M.
Church South. MIR. Geo. A. Hartm;
generously donated the lot, 6Oxl00 fee
, upon which the church is to be bull
- 1t is estimated that the structure W
, cost about $4,000. Presiding Eld
Oglcshy will be here to look after t
management and funds. He is he
III himself. With substantial support
the solid men of that denomination,
is already an assured success.
AL Last week some of the students
the Eastern Oregon Normal School
ganized literary society. 1t Is nam
the "Atheniau." As Weston is kne
, :, as the .'Athens of Eastern Oregon
name is quite appropriate. Miss Ca
Rothrock is president and Miss Ed
rst Wood secretary. 1t meets on Iueso
tn, of every week. The present menu
at ship is fifteen. Such an organizat
.ne NAV be made both instructive and
" tertaining. Success to the 'Athenia
The coyote hunt came off last s
- urday. About twenty honsenep t.
part. There were parcels OF fun
! plenty of coyotes. The ground was
pretty good condition for running
at and each one of the five coyotes sta1
r. made splendid time. The horses
,at. hounds did not do quite so well. III
ON were no accidents or mishaps; no
ny; was hurt-not even a coyote.
less ground is not level enough for cha;
by sight. Gray hounds are not E
ter cient. Tomorrow it will be tried I
to ;r ho ;,+roau
For again. tai 'io"no'
ices Tally, no!
:" Pursuant to call in last we
LEADER, a meeting of the citizens
held last Saturday evening to orga
- fire company. A motion to process
organization was unanimously ado
iii iii and the following signed the re
s. membership: Messrs. Jacob Wa
sale blast, Fred Rosenzweig, James I
for Geo. Hayes, J. NJ Taylor, Thos. Cr'
snJ Fl. B. Nelson, A. A. Purcell, w. ;
ey. aker, G. 4. Hartman, w. IL. Getc
ink, II. E. Garnett, VIM. Beckett and +
I lun Pauly. A melton to appoint con
roro ,oo tee of three to draft constitution,
nail bylaws and solicit membership,
,eipt carried. Messrs. j. NJ. Taylor, I
near Hartman and F. NJ. Pauly were
m pointed. Meeting adjourned to
n day evening at o'clock.