The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-12-11

An action for alleged damages fol
defamation Of character brought b.
lc n. Walters against ., X, buchanan
editor OF the Garfield Bntsrprise, VA
dismissed Monday at colfax, wash
at the instance Of plninilfrH attorneys
Walters got no damages and pait
nearly all OF the costs because OF ~
incorrect paragraph In the Garfield
paper. saying that he had been sen
fenced 20 the pen, walters sued Bn'
ubannn for as, 900 damages. The de'
fondnnt however, was we'll provided
! with witnesses To show that the plaint'
hrs character could not be mnterlall,
damaged. Walters once ran a saloon
and lodging house at Weston, wher'
he was known nH "sllm" Walters be-
cause Of HIS abnormal eorpulency, H'
figured here quite often IN the local
courts for violation of the town ordi'
nanees.
I'm n game replete with interest the
girls OF Weston high defeated the girls
OF Echo High at basketball Friday
evening IN the local court by a score
OF 10 10 7. The score stood five all
ri the end OF the first half. with the
audience on its toes with excitement
In the second half Miss GLADYS smith
wrntonS' star forward. found less dlf-
ficuity In locating the goal and the
home team rapidly drew away from
their opponents. MiAs Smith scored
all of weston's points. and Miss
srheer stnrred for Echo. The Wes-
ton llne.up consisted OF Smith. Price.
Anderson. Read. Duncan and NC
Bride. Friday evening the boys ana
girls teams OF Weston High viii play
a double header at Milton In the coun-
~ high school schedule. saturdAy
evening they will perform at Vincent
A a great many OF the farmers OF
Oregon find Il impossible to attend
tho short sessions OF the o. A. {. nj
Corvallis. school will be loaded upon
a special train and taken over the
state In order TO distribute important
instruction almost at the farmer =
door. The first sessions OF this travel
ing school will be held at Molalla and
Estacada beginning December H. A.
though the complete schedule has not
been definitely arranged. Il has been
decided that there viii be - sessions
in 20 different parts Of the state. each
ncnsion lasting five days, the school
term ending March 81. Six members
Of the staff of the extension division
Of the college work will give up all
their time 10 this instruction.
Engineer LaurgaArd. In charge Of
the Tumaio irrigation project. has an
nounerd that this project II now com
plelc and that applications for the
lands are being received In great num-
beru. The entire project embraces
22.bOO acres OF irrlgable land. about
5000 acres of which has already been
contracted for. The lands are being
sold In 4O-acre tracts at $40 per acre.
one.tcnth OF the price TO be paid nj
once. the balance In ten instailmenh.
The settler. by irrigating one-ihird OF
his land each year for three years. can
defer the annual payments for those
three years. enabling him TO apply the
money to the Improvement of the land.
Storage OF water In the big reservoir
was commenced December s.
Mike Toner, who once had the dis
,tnctlon OF serving Umatllla county in
the Oregon legislature. was elected
mayor OF walla waila over a. j. Gil
lis after a hot campaign. by vote OF
ssi6 20 ifts. A. X. Dice and H. III.
crampton were elected commissioners.
wAila walia takes its politics serious
~. and is said To have mirly seethed
over this election.