Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1890-01-21
Wild aerse sseun..in.

Wild Herse Mountain.
EDITOR WESTON LEADER-As I'll
never ses anything in your esteemed
paper fren this part Of the Blue
Mountains, and fearing that the rest
OF the world will cese to thu conclusion
we have abandoned this fertile section
Of Umatilla county, ] take up nay pen
to write ysu few items to dispal
any dsu5ts as To our existsnse IN the
land Of the living. But where are the
iteass2 They are as scarce as hons teeth !
and so | aa eoHpellsa to write on tho
weather for change. Caange, well !
yes, believs we msuataineers wsuld
all vote the straight ticket On that
line if by SO doing We could induce the
ssntls chinook to cems, and dissolve |
thsse snas drifts mLich are sbstructIng
travel. Tha snow on lavel i. ab.ut
80 inches, bat eh, my! tbs snew drifts |
are something lass than that many
fathens. Your humble cores
pendent has bean taking daily sbssr
vatisn of the mercury every day since
the present year began and writing
then aswn fer future reference. Janu.
rary % mercury stosd l6 above, Jaau
AIRY Sd 2 above, January 4th 5 selew,
January 5tA bolsw. January 9th s
abevs, January 7th 2 abavs, January
9Th l6 above, January 9Th 26 abeve,
(aaa snswing) January 10th 20 above,
land snswing) January lith ab.ve.
January 18th % above land snewing)
these ehservatisns are taken from the
top sf the Wild Herse Mountain every
msrHing at the hour Of I eclsck and
are sonstimes very bra cling cold fasts.
The health record Of the .neishber-
hoed and vicinity is extra COED, ne
sickness prevailing here, save cold.
which ara plenty. Mr.. Hank Tanning
has been somewhat uadsr tAe weather
fer soss tins caused by the contract
iss Of a severe csld while attending
enc OF eur tri weekly dsnces. which are
never postponed on account of weather,
but like the louisiana State Lottery,
bslds its dra wings regularly. But
Hank is being tended and cared for by
these kind aad whols-soulsd psspis
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Taylsr at thsir hsEa
and with such kind and careful nur-
ses it is emily a matter ef shert tim.
uEtil Mr.. Fanaing Will be himself
gain.
BY the wsy Mr.. Editor what
has became Of that pork -packery estab-
llshmsat at Westsn? Tie Weston
LEADER kept hammsriag away until
Weston get her Nater-w erks The Wes-
tsn LEADER kept Ga knocking until
Weston gst gsed substantial side W alks
etc, ste, Now Mr.. Editor the farmers
wants the Weston LEADER to keep the
bail rolling until this pork -packery is a
/ solid substantial fact, such ar establish
: mert would be ef uncalcula ble
! bsnefit to both city and ceantry. Here
Is an Illustration; little while age. a
near neighsor Of mine whe had a ecu.
pie Of hundred hogs, had to ship the.s
to Seattle la order TO fad marks ct
for them; asw naxt summer all our
merchants will be importing lard and
bacsn flea Chicago. Wisconsin and
other eastern peints, and werst ef al
neither the merchants nor patrons ars
Ia the laast certain that the article
taoy buy is pure or healthy. Bu
what is the use Of dwelling any longs
sa this subject? Any sane man know
, the fact that worry larga beck eoule
be written IN favor Of the building Q
q pork>packery at Weston v, a
regards the financial interest of bot9
faerchazts aEd farmers. Lot the far
mars all wake up to their ewn inter
est in this matter ana strike while t.,
iron is hat.
Oar scassl in the western and e1
this district No. SS) has bssn runains
IN fall blast new for nearly five month:
: and will ssen close ths present term
: Miss Winais Hasting is the teacher
d a more zsalsus, painstakipg, earaes
and successful tsacher or ens whs gives
bstter satisfaction in tks s"hesl roam
as teacher wsuld indeed b. hard t,
: find. Miss Winnie Hastisg, has in
t deed e,rned the most earnest and sin
$ ears thanks Of all parents whss,
ch: d ca attended her schssl whore
ever she goes her scholars will Away.
held her in grateful remamberancs.
Dir. and Mrs. J. X. Sailing ar,
having qaits a number sf their re
lativss and friendS visiting them hsr,
I, this wintsr, soss ef thsm frAm Kansas
, r. T. Jon> son,