The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-01-15


neadny. accompanied ~ ]. a. YeaGer,
rural school supervisor. and addressed
the children of the local school. Mr..
Griffin In anxious 20 interest the boys
~ this neiEbborhOod ~ the colleges
plan ~ agricultural education. which
has brought forth good fruit wherever
tried. Especially would he like 60 see
the boys try out with wheat and po-
tatoes the samo system of seed Helec-
tion that has resulted IN such wonder
ful Yields OF corn made by ambitious
boys in the states" Just the usual
varieties Of wheat and potatoes grown
In this section will do to start with.
he says. and few years OF selection
viii result In remarkable crop bettor-
ment.
Masona 10 the number Of 80 or moro
assembled Tuesday evening In the hall
Of the local "bus lodge" TO meet and
greet the Most worshlpfui Master Of
Oregon. william G.. Bristol. The
brethren aver that he gave them an
eloquent and mnSterly address. inHplr-
Ing them profoundly with the true Ma
sonic spirit. Large delegations were
present from PcndlstOn. Athena and
Helix. The Pcndleton visitors were
headed by Grand Junior Warden VIII
C. Moore, and the Athena visitors by
worshipful Master Sam Pambrun. A
big feed and a smoker wound up an
AuspiciouH evening. Mr.. Bristol was
formerly United States District Attor-
ney for Oregon. That he b a speaker
OF marked ability and power all OF his
Weston hearers declare.
A.confcrence OF fnr-reaching Inn
portancc 10 the livestock Industry Of
the Pacific Northwest was held nj the
Portland Union Btockyards few days
ago. As result OF this conference.
have been made where
by Il will be possible 10 send out 1000
Or more brood sowB 10 the boys and
girls Of Oregon. these animals being
treated for. and guaranteed against
cholera. The sows are not to be
given away. but are to be sold at
prices ranging from iis 20 S25 each.
and In payment the s,ockyardB people
will accept a note running from TO
10 months at 6 per cent interest, the
note TO be Indorsed by the father or
guardian Of the boy or girl and ap-
proved by the county school superin-
tendent
A largo gang OF unemployed men
has been cncamped during several
days this week In the ''Jungies" on
Pine creek below town. They do not
wear the earmarks OF the tramp
brotherhood, and are apparently
workingmen with no work 10 do.
They say they are the vanguard of an
Idle army drifting out from the cities
and that when they move on others
viii undoubtedly take their place in
the local jungles. II b not unusual
for Weston housewives 10 have four
or five back door callers In one day.
and the situation is beginning to look
unpleasant While willing in other re-
spects to take on metropolitan airs.
Weston would prefer 10 dispense with
the problem OF the unemployed"
A Scotch collie belonging TO Z. Z.
Zehm. the local baker. went mad We'd
ncsday morning and alarmed the en-
tire household. The afflicted animal
chased the chickens around the yard.
swapping and paving at them until a
number flew out of the enclosure. II
was seen TO be frothlng at the mouth
and TO be mlnifcsting other symptoms
OF rabies. Mr.. Zehm notified City
Marshal Wilson, who sho; the collie. a
female. and all OF her remaining pups.
Three of them had previously been
sold and taken away. This Is the first
we'll authenticated instance OF rabies
ever known within the city limits OF
Weston.
Replying TO a criticism that his pa
per Is a "knockcr." Col. r. C. Julian.
who now runs the Helix Advocate, re-
plies that he is really a reformer and
Is chiding Helix for its own good, He
says: Helix is In a rut: is practically
at standstill. In other words. there
Is too much favoritism and dictator
ship in evidence; too much old
fashioned fogyism; too much Great-I-
Am policy. and this Is what we are try
ing TO overcome" Here at Weston.
Brother Julian. we long ago decided
that II would be more salubrious just
to snuggle down comfortably into tho
rut.
Miss Bonney Royal. daughter Of
the late NJ. G. Royal. president of the
Eastern Oregon State Normal School
In early years, has won fame as an ar
tist. cartoonist and designer In New
York and Chicago. When a young
girl Miss Royal pluckily pursued her
art studies in Chicago alone and un-
aided. and she has become head de-
sIgner of the Herter Looms In New
York City. After an absence OF seven
years she Is now visiting her mother
at Olympia, Wash, and Is engaged in
decorating the interior OF her moth
er's home. Miss Royal Is remembered
at Weston as a quiet and studious girl.
Miss Lille Walden, 25 years old. the
daughter OF Ben Walden. a pioneer
resident OF the Dry Greek neighbor-
hood, died Sunday afternoon of tuber-
eulosis at the Eastern Oregon hospital.
Her father, who was with her during
her last hours, says that she seemed
to suffer little and sank peacefully to
rest. The remains were shipped to
Weston, where interment was had
Tuesday afternoon In Masonic ceme-
teTS' ruHetai scIhceS "Sie SohuuSt-
ed at the United Brethren church by
Rev. w. S. Payne.
The recent school census OF Una
tilla county shows that 1t contains
70l0 boys and girls of school-going
age. Pendleton leads with 1853 chill
dren and Milton-Freewater is second
with SS1. Ferndale Is third with 2S2
and Weston Is in fourth place with
27S. Hermiston has 27T, Echo ass
and Athena 229, The several districts
will receive sl.S5 for each pupil from
the state and $40 each from the coun-
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