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


Tomorrow the meet will be at j.
r. Kings on Wild Horse at s a. m.
(sharp). Huntsmen, be on hand.
All those interested in the organlza
tion Of a fire company at this place are
requested to meet at the City HAL next
Monday evening to consider the constl-
tuition aud bylaws that Will then De
presented.
The City Marshal has quite force
at work upon the streets. The ap-
proach to the bridge on Water street
has received a needed improvement, as
has also the street in that vicinity. This
part has Just recently been admitted |
within the corporate limits.
-Messrs. Mills & Witt, of Walla
Walla were recently attached and the
local papers refer to it as small,
spiteful action. Frsm the LEADERS
knowledge of the firm the action would
haYe to be very small indeed il it was
smaller than their style Of doing buai'
ness.
--Pctcrson's Magazine for April
comes to US with lovely steei-engrav-
ing Of "Adeline," one of TennysOn's
heroines; a beautiful, double size, steel,
colored faslion-pl and half humid
| g. l.
| table fashions, ETC., etc. A noselct by
new author, "a Tale of Louisiana
| Pine Lands" opens with great yigor, is
full Of local color, and promises to quite
rival Gable, in it's pictures OF creols life.
| Specimens are sant gratis, if written
! for, to those wishing to get up clubs,
Address Chas. j. Peterson, 30G Chest
nut St., Philadelphia. Pa.
Good health is of more Importance
than financial prosperity. Health IS
the highway to happiness. To secure
and retain il is of the utmost impor-
tance. With the advent of the warm
weather disease may come if the proper
precautions are not observed. Cieanii.
ness ranks first. The winter accum-
mutation of filth in the alleys and back
yards should be promptly removed
Stable yards should be thoroughly
cleaned and all manure heaps removed
from every town before the warm
weather arrives. Don't wait for the
city marshal to remind you. Do il
now.
An interesting point for traveler'
has just been decided by the Suprem,
Court of California. The case wa
that of Rufus w. Lundy, of Cowle
City, Kan, vs. the c. P. r. R., repre-
senting the U. p. L. r. He wrote TO
: and purchased ticket at Omaha for Sa
Francisco. 1t was stamped 'gaod fe
nine days" from tho date of issue
The ticket was two days in the mail o
the way, and, although he used tn
ticket as soon as received, the limitatio
; expired while he was en- route. Th
conductor expelled him from the trai
:. at kelton, on the ground that til
ticket had expired. The court belo
n decided that the plaintiff must not onl
). commence, but complete his journe
: within the nine days from the date
the ticket. The supreme court reverse
this aud decided that, if the bearer pre-
sented himself on the train of the U.
a to take passage at any time within Il
>, nine days from the date Of issue,
o was all that was required.
- just at this time when so mai
U" people are parading the prominent pa
they played in electing Cleveland al
As are boasting of how long ago they Il
Id ticed his peculiar fitness for the positi
n he now occupies. the following may Il
I'd seem inappropriate: One Of Mr.. l.
n coins annoyances was the claims {
vsnced tor having suggested his nomil
l. ton as President. One of these clai
ants, who was the editor Of weekly
to per published in little village in NJ
:; souri,, called at the White House u
-. was admitted to Mr.. Lincoln's preseE
,o He at once commenced stating to
Lincoln that lie was the man who i
suggested his name for the presiden
he and pulling from his pocket an old, W
he and dcfaced copy of his paper. exhibi
ce, to the president an item on the subj
40 "Do you really think" said Mr..
IL. coin, that announcement was the OF
INT sion of my nomination." Certain
rer said the editor, ''the suggestion Wa
. opportune that it was at once taken
nm. by other papers, and the result
llly your hoR''''A'ion anu e'oe'i'n
bv WE'LL" said Mr.. Lincoln, with a s
,rce and assuming a rather gloomy cou
nm nance, II am glad to see you an
MI. know this, but you Will have to ex
ar. rne. l am just going TO the War
:. partment to see Mr.. Stanton" Nv
III, said the editor, Il Will Walk over
YOU" Tile president, with that
GOOD nature so characteristic of
was took up his hat and said, Come alt
we When they reached the door of the
WIN retary's office, Mr.. Lincoln turn'
rees his companion and said: 81 shall
very to see Mr. Stanton alone. and you
'rms excuse me-" and taking him b.
erry hand, he continued: Goodbye. l
pro- you will teel perfectly easy about
frost ins nominated me, don't he tro!
ably about it. | forgive you"
ears. --.-.---
mise VEAL
There seems to be little doubt ;
the finding of a vein of bituminou
'"'"' on the ranch of Mr. Livingstone,