The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1892-08-12

Justice R. M. Powers has been cited
to appear before the circuitcourt, on
a writ Of mandamus, on Monday
next, and show cause why he chang
| ed the case from his court in Wes-
TOT to Milton. 1t is claimed by |
plaintiff that Adams is the nearest
| judicial district, to which the case
should have been moved upon mo-
ton of plaintiff. Judge Powers
claims that Milton furnishes the
nearest and most convenient justice
of the peace.
Jessie Cough. aged nine years.
was badly burned at Dayton on
Sunday afternoon. With several
other children she was playing in
Mr.. Bailey's yard when her cloth
ing took fire from a small stove.
She started at once for the house
and Mrs. Bailey threw a piece of
carpet about her, smothering the
blaze, but not until her lower limbs
were badly burned. Incredible as
it may appear she then walked to
her home a distance of several
| blocks. She is in a serious condi-
ton.
The citizens of Wallula are work
ing hard for the construction of a
canal leading from the Walla
, Walla river for the purpose of irri-
cation. A party of St. Paul capit-
!: alists have agreed to build a ditch
and have it completed by the first
of June, 1898, in consideration OF a
bonus of 1000 acres offered. The
ditch, which it is proposed to con
struct, will water an area of about
1,OOt acres of at present almost
; worthless land.
The renowned and only original
5 Happy Jack" was among the dis
tingu;shed visitors to Weston on
: Wednesday. He was given special
f accommodations in the Hotel d.
5 Weston during the night and ac-
companied to the city limits by the
, marshal on the following morning,
where he took the road for Athena.
a Samples of wheat at the offices OF
J. D Israel, agent for Hamilton &
Rourke, and S. F. LaRue, of the
, P. G. Elevator Co., SHOW a general
average Of good wheat in the noun
. tain district above Weston, but
considerably wilted below town
Wheat will yield an average of q
: bushels to the acre in this precinct
1t doesn't require an expert te
; tell whether diamond is genuine
or not. With lead pencil make {
dot on piece of paper, then look a
n it through the diamond. Ifyou se'
Z but one dot the stone is genuine. l
n the dot is scattered, Or appears NOR
o than one, the stone is bogus.
:. Mr.. E. Abrahamson on Tuesda,
" purchased a u0w Walter "a. WUt,s
= self binder from GEO. w. Prmpste]
= which works like charm. 1t i
!, one Of the new style binders witt
u truck for transport, being as easil,
moved as a buggy or hack, withou
6, noise or jar.
ofI
II Frederick Znrn will hang a
q. Pendleton on Friday next, Prov
b; dence or Governor Pennoyer nc
preventing. A LEADER reporte
will be present and obtain full de
or tails. Twelve witnesses are allowe
~ to attend the execution.
20 An envelope addressed thus wa
~ received at the dead letter Office re
# Gently:
Jack Smith, the webfoot scrub,
ne To whom this letter wants to g
u Is cutting cordwood for his grub
H. In Boise City, Idaho.
or Milton Brown was taken sue
n denly ill on Monday while paint
. ing the residence of Joseph Zigmal
IN and for time there seemed dangt
Oh of serious results. On the followi,
lie day, however, he recovered suffic
}" emily to resume work.
he At a regular meeting of Co.
Third Regiment, o. N. G., on Sa
urday evening, M. A. Baker W;
'h' elected captain to fill the vacane
ng made by the resignation of J.
n Israel.
hel The Athena Press issued vel
M creditahle harvest edition of 15(
ev copies last week. 1t is mainly d
= voted to a description of Athel
% Vi and surrounding neighborhood.
ng. F. M. Pauly shook hands wi
he his many old-time Weston fricn
nd on Monday last. His family is
his the Sailing camp, above Weston.
to The two large furnaces for heq
gh ing the new brick school house a
rived ON Thursday and are bel
en- placed III p ,sition.
ers The Farmers Bank of Weston
ur- moving into its new and elega
has quarters.
Gu Stationery, large variety to SCI!
eo's :roIn at L. s. Wood, post-otfice.
iuu Disastrous Record.