The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-01
BREvITIES

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Dr. ana Mrs. y. y. Watts we're yls.
ltora In Portland during the week.
A son was born sunday TO Mr.. and
MIRA James Hodsson at their home 10
Athena.
Mr. add Mrs n. J. Drisksll OF Day.
ton. wash, are visiting relatives ena
friends In Weston and Vicinity.
Ernss. March OF Weston has regis
tered AT Hot Lake sanitarium 20 take
a course Of baths and treatment
|. Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Turner were
visitors In Weston Tuesday. having
motored over from waIla wsiia.
!. NJ. Johns. president OF the Hart
man Abstract company, was up from
Psndieton Monday watching Weston
grow.
The RIchard Morrisons have leased
the Mrs. wheeler residence on water
street, which will be occupied soon by
AIRS Morrison and daughters.
Mrs. sophronla Campbell. now
resident OF Spokane. renewed her
friendships at Weston during the week
while looking after the dlspoeai OF her
residence property here.
Tho following services are apnounc-
cd for next Sunday at the Baptist
church by Itev Milo q. Bentley. pas
tor: Sunday school nj 10 n. MI
preaching At 7iso .. M; subject. The
Light OF the World
A pronounced Improvement IL re-
ported IN the condition OF Mrs. n. j..
NorDean. who was very ~ during last
week. Miss Sadie HorDean. who
came from spokane 10 attend her
mother. will remain for three weeks
visit,
The Baptist church II reahingiing
the parsonage adjoining the church
building and otherwise improving u.
The porchen will be renewed and new
walks built. and the premises over
ha uled generally. when the repair
work 10 aninhed the house viii be Of
fercd for rent
Ross King and Joe Cannon have
finished their harvest run on the
mountain and have housed their ma
chine. They report the mountain
barley yield 10 have been generally
around 40 and ts bushels per acre.
w. l.. RAyborn had a small tract OF
oats that averaged about 100 bushels.
George Rchnitaer arises TO remark
that concrete hasn't altogether re-
placed rock for building purposes In
this neigh hborhood--eHpeciaiiy when q
competent mason IL available. George
has Just finished building two rock
foundations north Of town--one for
Mrs. ". ". Greer and the other for
Frank ureer--and n ready for more.
J. M. Aahworth and Henry schroe-
der left Tuesday for Weston noun
tain 10 build n fiye-room bungalow
for Roy Hyatt. II will be modern and
attractive. and In every respect
errdltabie mountain Improvement.
After finishing this work they have .
large farm residence 10 build on
Spring Hollow for a reservation
raneher
Jack Carpenter inat the decision at
the end Of his twenty-round bout at
pendleton Friday night with Bill
Wright OF Seattle. who ouielassed him
heavily In weight Carpenter. how
ever, was strong at the finish. and IL
aaid by both Pendleton papers 10 have
had the better OF the final round. An
other meeting between theae two ring
exponenta In said TO be In prospect.
contingent upon Wright making
weight for Carpenter
Harvey J. ts'cub"l Driskeli, who Ia
In town this week while laid up with
a damaged foot. II qualifying as
potato King near ceyeilo. Wash. He
Ii associated with HIS brother Royal
IN the cultivation nf a Fsventecn-acre
tract OF potatoes that promises a yield
OF so sacks OF more per acre. The
brothers narrowed their potatoes.
eight times until the vines were about
six inchea high. after which they
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tiyator. The result is a splendid stand.
and an spuds are worth around si.2s
a sack nc Covelio. little arithmetic
will demonstrate that they have fairly
remunerassvc profits In sight.
Professor J. II. Stanley. . pioneer
Oregon educator, died Saturday night
at hla home IN Portland as the are OF
81 years. Mr.. Stanley was principal
of the Highland school In Portland.
In early years he was principal Of the
Weston school, and IN well and favor
ably remembered by not few people
here who were among his pupils. He
later served for six years as snperin-
tendent OF schools for Umatiiia coun-
~. and was afterward principal at
Heppner. Upon locating in the VIII
lamette valley he was elected superin-
tendent OF the Yamhill county schools,
lie had been a resident OF Portland
for eighteen years. Mr.. Stanley IL
.,,,vlvaA Nv n widow and five children.