Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-03-06
LOCAL gNTSLLfGENCE.
Blacksmiths all busy.

DR.. +. C. Campbell, the dentist,
| has returned to Weston.
| Bad colds are common at present.
SO much for gentle Spring.
-Drummers and insurance agents are
gettin. monotonous in numb
Mr.. Jacob Proebstel went to Port.
land on business last Thursday.
The new hotel will be ready for oe-
cupancy about the 18th of this month.
Plenty OF sweetness: Messrs Dusen-
bury 5; Co. received whole carload of
sugar last Saturday.
Mrs. j. r. Miller and family left
on Monday fer an extended visit to
friends in the Willamette valley.
Mr.. Jno. Mays, one of Weston's
pioneers, but now residing at Dayton,
W. T., was in the city last Monday.
Twenty-Five taxpayers out of enc
hundred and ffty-s is rather a small
percentage of attendance at the school
meeting.
A tramp preacher struck the town
last Saturday and he has been making
Rome fairly howl with his fervor and
eloquence.
The auction sale of furniture last
Saturday was very poorly attended.
Money is yet too scarce to indulge in
! "bargains."
Mr.. H. B. Griffin and family re-
+ moved this week to their farm in Cold
Spring to become permanent residents
of that place.
Some bad boys went fishing lxst
Sunday. They did not use hook and
line. They used rifle, and captured
:. several salmon.
= Geo. A. Hartman has found plenty
? of water at reasonable depth on the hill
Z side east of town. This will be fin,
4 location for residences.
MIR. J. A. Downing, one of DR.
. Creeks thrifty farmers, anticipatin
!. bountiful harvest has already ordere
q a new threshing machine.
:. s. The Heppner Gazette goes round b
Q. Alkali to reach Weston and does NJ
.. get here until the Monday following tt
IS Thursday after which it is published
ID Mr.. j. o. Meoreheuse came prett
IS near having big fire in his barn la
90 week. A fire which perhaps orig mate
from the stub of a cigarette was notice
in time to be easily controlled.
"a Everybody is busy making garde
Now look cut for your neigh chic
ems and remember the city ordinance {
ths subject stands right in with you,
YOU resent their annoying you.
The LEADER regrets to iearu tn
0 one of Mr.. James Leach's boys met wi
- an accident while playing, by whi
= one of his legs was brok en-. MIR. Leacl
place is on Black Horse, beyond Hep
ner. A brother of the injured b
started for Heppner in search of SUR
cal assistance, but before reaching t
town his horse threw him and ran ava
AT He however succeeded in walking i'll
town and found doctor. At last ;
counts the little fellow was doing well
From the repert Of MIR. +.
L." Pauly, clerk of school district No.
we learn that there are in the distr
t;s+ of school age 1913 males, l40 fenal
inst total 333. This is gain III one year
III, 30, the tota! last year being 2S3. I
at number of pupils enrolled Is 2lS. Nu,
.or7 Der of pupils enrolled in private scho
!. 80. Number of legal voters in distri
;. l56 Total amount of school fund
. ceiyed during the year. SlS72
Amount expended, sl305.22. Bala'
= : on hand, s567. .34. Estimated value
school house. grounds and furnitu
at $4,000.
ier-
L. Last Monday at the annual sch
pat meeting, Mr. o. Mosier, the senior
.on' rector, being absent, the meeting
q 'n .,f called to order by Mayor White. d
less utes OF previous meeting were read
approved. The report of the clerk
e. =. read and referred to the following Ct
For mittee: DIR. McColl, Messrs. h. Nc
aces thur and S. A. Barnes, who, att
or short recess, reported fsvorably, big
compiimenting the clerk upon the n
;. ness and correctness of his records.
report o: the commi.tse was unanlm
ly adopted. Meszrs. I. }. Price
,reh proebstei and O. Mosier were piacee
,lis nomination for Director, Mr.. Georg'
-. Hartman declining. The tfst h'
, for stood: Price ), Mos'er - ffoeos'ei
use. Dr. King /. No electloa. The sec
and ballot stood. Price 9, Mosler l, Pr
.es- stel Il. Mr j. Proebstel was decl
fun duly elected to serve for the next t
able years. Messrs. f. Nj. Pauly and
rom II. McCoy were nominated for CI
| ,s;n. The first ballot stood: Pauly IL, Me
hear s. Mr.. Pauly was declared duly .
ed Clerk for one year. On motor
NJ. meeting adjourned.