The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-12-25

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by Sim y. cullcy. The yarmint chased
Mr.. culiey'H stock all over his field.
and BIT two dogs which sought 10 In
terfsro with ila activities II also
slaughtered eight or ten chickens. He
took several shots at ~ bot owing 10
the darkness the bullets failed 10 find
their mark. when day broke he was
more successful, and tbs coyote met
Its death. II II thought 60 have been
undoubtedly afflicted with rabies, nH
u paid no attention 90 the shots that
were fired or 10 the other efforts mnde
10 drive II Off the ranch. A. a meas
uro OF precautioa the bitten dogs had
60 be killed. much 20 the sorrow Of
the Culley household. The farm stock
showed no marks OF tho coyote'a
teeth. and II IL though, that they es-
capped H.
Despite the fact thai considerable
sentiment was encountered 20 the ef.
feet that charity begins AZ home"
and that the warning nations of Eu-
rope ought 10 care for the hungry
Belgians. the local committee sue
ceeded In raising t2b for Belgian re-
lief. This amount was forwarded Sat
urday by draft 10 the state commits
sion appointed by tho governor. The
subscribers were: L. u. Van Wrinkle
$3.50. Clark Wood 1850. J. A. McRac
81. Earl Dudley 1850. J. N. .Banistcr
$3.50. p. T. Harbour 81. J. H. Price
1850. l.. !. o'Harra 81. w. r. Woods
81. A. J. Mcintyre $3.50. Joe Key 81.
II. Goodwin 81. Watts a Rogers 81.
Local people who wish to give but
were not seen BY the. committee may
forward their contributions TO the
Oregon Belgian Relief Commission.
Samuel Hili. chairman. Portland. Ore
gon.
After lying idle for centuries and OF
late years being the subject Of numer-
ouA controversies. Lakes Summer and
Albert. in the central part OF the state.
have been leased TO a New York Syn
dicate for a term of IS years. Mr.. J.
e. Moore. head Of the syndicate. states
that his company will spend is.O00. 900
for development work within the next
two years. and that n the results meet
expectation from 5000 20 5000 men
will be employed. Under the terms Of
the lease the state Will receive royal |
tteN Ut HoA AtNH hnAH NAssNVW pNF gt9tf
the royalty 10 be based on the tonnage
OF salts extracted from the lakes. The
present development plan includes the
construction OF a pipe line down the
Deschutes valley 10 some point on the
Columbia river. where plant for ex-
tracing the salts win be erected.
There will be big doings In Odd Fel-
l.. a. Enh 9E aGNE /
when the county convention of the or
der will be held in this city. II is cx- |
pccted that between three and four |
hundred visiting brethren will be here, |
and Weston Lodge No. IS will don It's
best bib and tucker for their enter
tainmcnt. There will be competition |
In first degree work between three |
teams. representing Enterprise Lodge
OF Pendleton and the Freewater and
Weston lodges. The local three
ilnkcrs" are practlcing Gsslduously for |
this cyeat and hope 10 make a credita-
bic showing The Grand Master. the
Grand Warden and other Odd Fellows
OF state wide prominence are expected
to be prtocnt The convention will
cioso with an elaborate banquet
Mrs. Melissa Price, wife OF Hon. A.
r.. Price. former state senator from
Umatilla county. died December p at
her home near Pullman, Wash. Mrs.
Price was formerly Mrs. Rogers, and
lived for many years near Weston.
She was among the most highly re-
spected pioneer women in this part OF
the state. aud the Umatilla County
Pioneers Association loses an honored
member. Mrs. Price was born in Illi-
nois in lS49. and crossed the plains by
OK team with her parents as early as
1852. She Is survived by her husband
and seven children. Lowell and Frank
Rogers OF Pendleton, Mayor Fred Rog-
ers OF Colfax, Il. G. Rogers OF Weston,
]. l.. Rogers Of Lewiston. Mrs. George
OF Pullman and Mrs. Ed.
Sauze Of Walla Walla.
Weston High school lost both OF Its
basket bali games TO waitsburg High
tho boys at waitsburg. SIS to s, and
The boys admit that they were hope
lessly outclassed. but say that they had
\ splendid time. nevertheless. and that
Il was some distinction to lose game
in waitshurg's 34i.0o0 hall. They say
that they went against team of hu-
man thunderbolts, perfected by con-
slant practice. At Weston the Waits
burg girls took long lead In the first
half, but in the second the locals would
likely have passed their opponents
with few more minutes to play. All
Of weston's points were scored by Its
star forward. Miss Gladys Smith.
Mrs. J. NJ. Ashworth OF this city has
received news of the death OF her
father, Mr.. J. Whit Price, an aged
and highly respected citizen of Stone
Vile, North Carolina. Mr.. Price, who
for two years had been sufferer from
heart trouble, was found dead in his
bed. He Is survived by q widow, five
sons and three daughters. The Stone
vile Observer pays tribute to his
The ladies OF the United Brethren
Church have issued handy cook book (
,f about 40 pages, containing numer-
rus recipes from the best cooks In the
Weston neighborhood. The wise hus- 4
band will buy one as Christmas pres
snt 10 his wife.
The Pendleton, Adams, Athena and
Weston auto stage leaves Weston
vice daily for Pendleton at 8 a. m,
md 5 p. m. Round trip, Sl.75 Head
quarters at Goodwin's drug store. A.
u. Boyden, proprietor.
Dainty little birth cards announce I
he arrival of Lynn Driskell Fontaine {
1t the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. !
near Dayton, Wash. 1
Among the visitors who thronged
he busy streets OF this metropolis dur