The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-07-09

Weston people will say Goodbye
with much regret 20 Ohmart A
Abrams, who close their photo-studio
here tomorrow and will make their
next stand at Athena. These be
agreeable gentlemen and expert pho
Itoguapbera. whose work hers has been
OF the highest order OF merit, Equip
ped with the very best and latest OF
photographic appliances, and fer,s-
fled with the knowledge that comes
from many years OF successful expert
ence, they have been ablc 20 turn out
for the benefit OF their Weston pa
irons a grade Of work that IN not ex-
ceiied IN the largest centers OF pOpu-
liatlon. Appreciation OF their worth
and ability has been attested by such
generous patronage that they have
been kept busy up 10 the hour OF
their departure. Should they ever
come again. they VIII be assured OF
finding many frlenda and well wlsherS
In the Weston community.
While returning with his family
from the mountain celebration Batur-
day afternoon. J. NJ. Banister lost
control OF his Ford car on the rocky
grade east OF town and the car turned
over. spiiling liz occupants on the hill
side. Mr.. Banister sustained a broken
collar bone: Mrs Frances Perry. n
sister OF Mrs. Banister. who has been
visiting here from Portland. was quite
badly bruised. and Miss Rene Banis-
ters arm was injured. The other oc-
cupantH OF the car. Miss Edna. Miss
Gladys and Master Raymond Banistsr
escaped with no hurts whatever. and
all concerned feel grateful that the
casualties were no more serious,
while not n few automobiles assembled
and descended the hill. this was the
only accident 10 mar an. otherwise en-
joyable occasion.
Frank Fawcett n Co. OF Pendleton.
are now busy dIgginE the trench for
the six-inch steel water pipe connect
ing the reservoir lake with the Intake
above Weston. and are making good
progress. II n said that four men
with picks and shoyels dug about 500
feet OF ditch In three days. nj which
rate the work will soon be done. The
contract calls for completion by Aug
unt iHt. Although these contractors
put in what was generally regarded
AZ very low bid. they claim that they
will be able 10 make wages on thc
Job.
Weston anglers report poor trout
fishing on the Umatilla river but an
unprecedented run Of salmon. AFFORD.
ing great sport with q grab hook.
The faveriJe method Is for n hall
dozen fellows 20 wade through the
stream and drive the salmon into the
shadows, where the more expert grab
hook operators yet the hsh. The
views Of the salmon rs 70 the ethics
aud beauty OF this sort Of pastime
would be interesting, II obtainable.
w, ]. Martin. n well known farmer,
escaped Saturday night from the Nil.
ton Jail, and Mt last accounts was stiil
NJ large. He was nrst arrested ~
walla Walla on the complaint OF bis
wife. who charged cruel treatment.
He was then turned over 20 the au..
thorlties at Miltons- being wanted
there for an alleged offense against
girl.
A drixxlinR rain here yesterday
frcshened the atmosphere and will
help, it Is thought. 70 iill the grain.
More pronounced benefit was done in
the mountain districts, where the
crops are late and needed just such q
shower 70 help them along.
Eas, oreRonlan: w. II. Porter, who
Il now farming the old Douglas Belts
place near pilot Rock. Is threshing
harley and IL getting 30 bushels 70 the
acre. MIR. porter's wheat was dam
aged 10 some extent hut he will have o
fair yield nevertheless.
Near Irrigon. q mad coyote attacked
n camp Of sleeping men, biting four Of
them, Two dogs, horse and colt
we're also bitten. The men viii 70 70
Portland for the Pasteur treatmens.
Reports from La Grande say that
Lester Carliie WAS found guilty there
Yesterday at his trial on = statutory
charge, aud win be sentenced today
Zane Lansdate has returned from
his visit TO southern Idaho, and will
seek vacation recreation IN the Wes-
ton harvest fields.
Miss Stella Puckett, teacher OF the
Basket mountain school, has gone 20
her home at Mansfield, Wash, for the
summer.
Mrs. /. II, Sailing returned yesterday
from visit 70 her sister, Mrs. Cope
land, who Is III At her home In Walla
walla.