The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-19

A baseball league consisting OF tn
towns of Helix, Athena, Weston AM
Milton-Frecwate was organized Bat
urday al Athena, ana u, ~, Richard
0f that city was unanimously ehosei
as itn president. strict amateur play
Ing rules we're adopted. and II IN ex
peoted that the players shall be boni
flde residents Of the several towns
The schedule provides for fiftsef
gamaa, and the season opens March
~ with HELIX at Weston and Athena
at Milton. .Frsewater. As the old Blut
Mountain league was disrupted by thli
move. Pendleton and Pilot Rock viii
unite with HerIniston and Echo In an.
other four.team circuit. 4 match be.
tween the league champions would be
nm interesting event with which "a
wind up the season.
The public school campus has un-
derKone quite a transformation during
the week by reason OF the good liekH''
! put In by Mr.. r.. n, oeikn and the en-
| ItcrprlslnE youngsters under his charge.
All Of the shade treeA--aome Of which
were In a dlStrcsslngiy ''scragKly'
eonditlon--have been trimmed, brush
and debris removed and broken down
fencing repaired. Nor In this all that
will be done. The boys have promised
Mr. Gelss that they will help him re-
pair the baseball grand stand. thus
tightening 10 that extent the burden
OF care which weighs down the local
manager
Ground has been broken for the con-
IAtruction OF the great Interstate
bridge which r. 90 connect the city OF
Portland with Vancouver. Washing
ton. and which Will be an important
link in the Pacific Highway. one Of the
most remarkable thoroughfares IN the
United States As far as possible all
contracts for the work have been let
TO local firms and preference VIII be
given TO locally produced materials
and 20 local labor. Necessary funds
are available for driving the work to
early completion.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mclean. Mr.
and Mrs. George Phillips and Mr.. VIII
Mclean returned Monday from an au-
tomoblle excursion 10 Waahtucna.
Wash. They made q quick trip from
Milton. driving the distance. 81 miles.
in four and one-haif hours. They re-
port good crop prospect In the WASH
tuena country. Grain IL backward. but
looking we'll Mr.. Phillips rented $40
acres ten miles from washtucnn. and
win begin farming Il In April.
At chnmpoeg. on May /. viii be eel |
ebrated the Heyenty-second nnniver-
sary OF the organization OF the first /
civil government west of the |
Rocky mountains. This will be the !
celebration OF the event, the
first having been held in 1901, on /
June II. at Portland. will be held the {
annual reunion of Oregon
who came to. or were !
born In. any part OF the original Ore /
Ron country previous 10 1853.
While out walking Sunday In the
Wild Horse district south Of town. Mr.. I
and Mrs. George Emerson were fol- /
lowed By rabid coyote which bit their /
small dog. necessltating Its death SEN
Icnce. Mrs. J. r.. Serimsher afterward /
shot several times al the coyote. but
missed Il. II later appeared at the !
home OF Arnold Woods and drove 7
Mrs. Woods from the yard into the /
house. Mr.. Woods thercupon shot and
Killed II.
Juvenile baseball teams Of Weston
and Athena ciashed upon the local
Saturday afternoon in the
first game OF the season. The visitors
led up to the seventh inning by a score
u four to zero. but were then beaten
ny the locals in a fierce batting rally. 1
he final score being six to four In
favor. Ray Gould and bob
we're In the points for the
home, team.