Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-07-03
LOCAL ISTELLIGExcE.
Harvest is at hand.

Mac McClary q clerking for Mr..
Hager of Heppner.
Fresh candies and Fourth of July
goods at +. NJ. PauiJ's.
--Hazlett, the tramp printer, paid rs
his annual visit last Saturday.
"A nice line of candies aud nuts at
j. j. Bauta & Co., Centeryille.
--Pendleton will not celebrate. The
people are respectfully invited to Wes-
ton.
The nasty, pestiferous fly has come
again. But perhaps you have noticed
him.
AT this writing Dr. G. w. King is
suffering from severe attack of rheu-
matism.
Prof j. NJ. Taylor has received a
life diploma from the State Board of
Education.
Everybody and his wife are expect
ed in town tomorrow, together with
their children.
DO you want frst-class goods at
reasonable prices: Go to Hollis &
Cleyes, Centerville.
The open air concerts given by the
Weston Cornet Band are highly appre.
ciated by the people.
Don't fail to call on J. J. Banta &
Co., aud get their prices an Machine
Oils before you buy.
--Doble's saw mill is in full blast and
there is in the yard for sale all kinds of
lumber and plenty of it.
Rev. j. B. Chamberlain of Dayton
was in the city last Monday and called
rcund to see the LEADER.
The game of base ball between the
Milton and Weston clubs to be played
here tomorrow, promises to be very
interesting.
Voters of school district No. 10 are
to have special meeting on Monday
9Th of July to elect one director for
term of three years.
The Weston Hook & Ladder Com
pany has received fine truck with the
usual accompaniment of ladders, hooks,
axes, buckets, Sc, &c.
Watches cleaned $3.50. Main
springs 81. Case springs 81. Clocks
cleaned 81. All work warranted by
Frank Manning, Centeryille.
During dry weather there is much
danger to property in the burning Of
6recrackers. The proper authorities
viii prsbabisy take AL G.eesssr pre-.
cautions on the Fourth of July.
j ohn Donovan who lives on the
Young mountain, was burned out of
house and home last Jaly. But he
has since built nice house, is now
ready to receive his friends and has
plenty of cordwood for sale.
When the blood moves sluggishly
in the veins because it is loaded with
impurities, an Alternative is needed, as
this condition of the vital fluid cannot
last long without serious results. There
is nothing better than Ayers Sarsapar.
lila to purify the blood and impart en-
ergy to the system.
Last Sunday Mr.. l. V. Lynch's
little boy fell ont of a window ard
struck his knee against the sharp edge
of a broken saucer, cutting great cash.
The wound which bled with alarming
profuseness was attended to by one of
our doctors who fourd it necessary,
ewing to the location of the injury, to
put splint and bandage on the leg to
keep it in position favera Bile to union.
Last Saturday, a young man named
Smith, who came froAa Cold Spring te
work during harvest fer Mr.. J. S. Nor.
gan, was standing with his hand on
one of the wheels of threshing ma
chine, when some one turned the belt,
drawing Smiths hand in between t We
coaced wheels, The result was bad
ly mashed hand and lacerated fingers
| Ths little finger was found SO severely
crushed that the surgeon considered il
advisable to amputate it at the secone
JOINT. This finishes Smiths harvesting
for day or two.
Two men, named Kearney ant
Shaver had been working for MIR. Rich
ards near .Centervllle. They roome'
together. Last Friday kearney an
nounced that his money had beel
stolen. This induced Shaver to lool
after his coin. 1t also had disappears
to the tune of s3l.25. Suspicion point
ed to Kearney as the tEief. He wa
arrested, tried and bound over to az
pear before the next grand jury. j
misunderstanding arose as to the prope
person to take him to Pendleton, BE
fore it was satisfactorily arrange
kearney skipped, vamoosed, vanished
fed. His abiding place has not ye
been definitely ascertained. MI
Shaver, our informant, feels indis
nant at the escape of Kearney, an
J insists that it looks too much like
"put up job. as Kearney after havin
been convicted and placed uader S25
bonds was turned ever to the constab
who in turn turned him over to som
one else, who turned him loose, or a
, lowed him to escape. As We only ha,
one side of the story we are unable
: say where the blame lies, but it seen
.. certain that the prisoner is at iber'