East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29

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tlye-pisabled by Kicks of a Horse.
Weston, March 29.-At the recent
annual meeting of the stockholders Of
the Farmers Bank of Weston, the
following directors were elected for
the ensuing year: R. Jamison, G. De-
Graw. T. ]. Price, George A. Hart
man. George W. Stages, G. w. Proeb-
stel @. C. Turner. Mr.. Turner sue
ceeded ]. F. Killgore, who resigned
on account of i'll health, this being
the only change in the board.
Pioneer Reunion.
Last night at the office of Mayor
Barnes a meeting of the several COM
mittees having in charge the 18th
annual reunion of the Umatilla county
pioneers at Weston, was held to per-
feet the organization and Mayor
Barnes was elected chairman of the
organization. Work is now on in
earnest. and efforts will be made to
make it the leading reunion in the his
tory of Umatilla county.
=. L. lHt Ntll hhONh
and architect of Weston, left Sunday
for Wichita, Kan, to construct a
$4,000 residence for Frank G. Tanner.
Miss Margaret Proebstel is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Turner at their
home in Silver City, n. NJ.
A Son Was Born.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Badde-
Eureka Assembly No. "a, held a
special meeting Monday evening,
March 26, several candidates being
initiated.
Chyk Wood, the genial editor of
the Weston Leader, returned Tuesday
evening from a trip to the Gardena
country, where he is interested. He
reports that work is going on there in
fine shape, and Gardena is getting
lively.
Miss Kate Kirkpatrick has accepted
a position as bookkeeper and steno-
grapher in a department store at Pres
colt, Wash.
Graduate Nurse.
Miss Lydis Fletcher, daughter of W.
from the st. Vincent's hospital train
ing school, from which she has grad
uated.
]. 7. Lieuallen, democratic candi-
date for the legislative nomination,
was in town the early part of the
week from Adams. Mr.. Lieuallen is
making a vigorous campaign, and a
large vote is predicted for him.
Wheat Conditions.
Farmers who have investigated the
wheat conditions in the Weston neigh
borhood, report no damage whatever
from the recent freeze. Several hun
dred acres are being resown, how
ever, because of the use of formalda-
hyde in the treatment of seed wheat
to prevent smut, 1t is believed thai
the directions were not carried ou
properly by those using the prepara
tion. Seed should be planted within
"a hours after being treated with for
maldehyde, else it is apt to rot.
The Weston brick yard is shippin.
100000 brick TO Kennewick, Wash.
a point far out of its regular terri
tory. The regular run for the season
will begin shortly.
The local campaign committee o
the woman suffrage association me
at the NJ. E. church last night.
An entertainment will be given a
the Weston opera house Saturday eve
ming for the benefit of the Westoi
public school. Miss May Stevens viii
be the director of the program.
The last dance of the season will
be given at the Weston opera hous
Friday, March 80. 1t will be one o
the best country hops of the season
large number of young people form
the surrounding country and from of
the mountains will attend. Suppe
will be given at the Weston hotel
r. Jameson, president of the Farm
ers' Bank of Weston, is temporari
disabled, having been kicked by
horse. after which he fell and brok
his wrist. He will be on duty in
few days, however.
A daughter was born to Mr.. an
Mrs. Scott Banister at their home Il
Genesee, Idaho, March IS.
An amateur baseball nine has bee
organized in Weston, TO be known a
the Weston Wonders. Saturday tn
Wonders will play Weston mountai
on the local diamond and Sunday the
will have game with the amateu
nine OF Athena, the yellow Kids hav
ing declined game until they are l.
better practice.
Ex-Governor Geer, who Is a candl
date for governor in the coming elec