East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-21
Days HAPPENINGS
AROUND WESTON
Especial correspondenceD

tSDtCldl correspondence
Weston, Ore, July 20.-Mrs. Laura
Knox left yesterday for a short visit
with her brothers family. Mr.. Charles
OF Pendlston.
Mrs. e. L. oliver, sister of Mrs. e.
X. Dawson, is visitor at the latter's
home in the city.
Mrs Wesley Carter has returned
from a pleasant and extended visit
with friends in Seattle, Wash.
The Misses Angelo and Hortenese
Baker, returned on last evenings train
from a visit with their sister, Mrs.
Clarence Wright, of Athena.
Ira Kemp, after few days fishing
on the Walla Walla river is again
behind the cashiers window at the
bank. As to his success Ira is very
silent but being an experienced an
gler 1t is presumed that he had at
least the fisherman's luck.
The stork left a fine boy at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Eagleton's
one day during this week.
Yesterday was pay day with the
laborers on the railroad near Blue
Mountain station, and money ap-
peared to be plentiful with them,
judging from the patronage given the
local merchants. The post-office al
so came in for a share. the postmast-
er being kept busy for while issuing
money orders, and registering letters,
mostly foreign. Several hundred dol
lrs We're sent off through the office
presumably to relatives in Italy. Most
of the men are nationally Italians,
with a few Greeks. Extensive I'M
provements are being made by the
railroad company in and about Blue
Mountain in the way off filling and
perfecting the road bed.
Water superintendent Frank Sni-
der, with help yesterday had a clean
lng-up day at the city reservoir, thor
oughly cleaning the interior after
emptying the same. The city pumps
were kept busy in the meantime to
keep UP the needed supply of water
and to hasten the filling of the empty
reservoir. The pumping was kept up
through the night and this morning
the supply of city water is again nor
NAL
Results from the harvesting of the
grain on the Jos. Key place north OF
town indicates an average yield Of at
least 35 bushels. Grain No. l In
quality.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Phillips were in
today from their home on Dry creek
bringing in farm products and trad,
ing with the city's merchants.
In some portions Of the mountain
sections where the grain is not as ad'
vanced as this vicinity, the hot days
Of last week did quite some damage
thereby cutting down both the yield
and quality Of the grain.
Miss Rose waddingham is at Ad
ans visiting among some of he'
many friends in that burg.
Alex Walker. n former resident q
this section. and still an owner Of
fine quarter section OF wheat land
IS up from his home in Montavilla
Oregon. looking after his grain crop
having rented his farm.
Mrs. Nicholson Of Spokane Wash.
Is here visiting her sister, Mrs. John
Ross.
From 200 acres on Dry ereek. jess
York will get over 1900 sacks oi
wheat. and all Of good quality. or
some parts of this field where tho
soil is heavy 1t averaged easily Sc
bushels per acre
Contractors from Walla Walla were
here today TO look over the propo'
sition for laying of the concrete dam
at the head Of the city's water sys-
tenn. and will submit bids for the
work later on.
\ baby boy was born to the wife OF
Ralph Tucker on the 18th inst.