The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-19
BREvITIES

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Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence wriSh, Of
Athcna were visiting Sunday with rel.
atlyes In Weston.
Miss Edna DanIater left yesterday
for Corvallis 10 resume her studies ai
the Oregon Agricultural College
The family of !. n. FarrenH arrived
Ithi. week from Milton and have taken
cottage on East Main street hill.
H. NJ. Sailing. formerly Weston
Iboy. was up from Forest Grove this
week on a business and social visit.
L. L. Rogers. extensive Adams far
mer. has gone 10 Alberta to look AT
ter his land holdings In that province
Mr., and Mrs. samuel Bradshaw Of
Prescott, wash. were recent visitors
at the home of their daughter, Mrs
! w. E. Woods. near Weston.
Taxes are really and truly smaller
mi. wear, according 10 ono big Weston
farmer, who says that he was required
TO contribute 400 less than In 1914
Manager Miller announces that the
renminnd motion pictures nj weston
opcra house will be omitted for two
weeks. beginning again the first week
In March.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Wilson. late of
Athena, have gone 60 Port Angeles
wash, 20 make their home. MrH'
Wilson was formerly Miss Edna LIN
VILE Of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. u. E. Turner accom-
panied Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Price on an
auto trip Sunday to Wnlla WaIla'
whore Mrs. Turner remained hS
guest Of Mrs. =. T. oore.
Farmcrn or others needing work
horses. vehicles or implements. VIII "
able 20 find what they want at the w,
u. Woods sale. Friday. Feo' 90 :"
the Price ranch on Dry creek
The quarterly report Of the Oregon
s,ate Board OF Health shows that
there were ss births and only ~
deaths In Umaiiila county during the
months Of October. November and De-
ccmbcr. 1914,
According to the Athena Press. Matt
Mongrove has decided 10 remain In the
mercantile business at Athena. MT.
Charles Belts. formerly connected
with the Mosgrove establishment wilI'
however. retire.
CLAYTON Strain. son Of County As
aessor c. p. Strain. will be among the
rs q. A. e. students who Will serve aH
guides In the Oregon building at the
Panama Pacific Exposition. He was
chosen In competitive examination
OF 400 students.
gB. Couch. who has been a resident
OF Weston during the past year greet
ed his old-tlmc Weston friends Satur-
day and Sunday while up on a vaca-
ton visit. Mr.. Couch lately severed
his connection with the Commercial
Barn at Pendleton.
Mr. and Mrs. George J. wadding-
ham expect to return TO Weston soon
from waIa walia. and will again oc-
cupy their home on Water street. Its
present occupants. Mr.. and Mrs. J. II.
Gordon. viii move into the u. q.
nrehm residence on Broad street.
=. c. Martin. formerly resident OF
Weston, died recently at the home OF
his son In Tygh Valley. Oregon. at the
80, 49, a. ar ,nr,gbt and es,Imabie
old gentleman. and the news OF his
aaa,h i. hoard with general regret.
A. II, Woods was over from Walla
walia during the week. and made a
pleasant call at The Leader office,
Mr. Woods saws that he has grown
quite fond Of waiia Walla, but would
,t,..,,.,h ora =, ws.,op,s fertile fields.
Mrs, Anna O'Harra and Mrs. Lulu
HIte returned Tuesday from week
end visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Kinnear at their couse creek farm.
Mrs. Hi,e expects TO leave tomorrow
for Portland TO resume her work as
accountant In the office OF a medical
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Gilbert Minthorn, one OF the best
known Indians on the reservation and
n prominent figure at round-ups and
broncho busting contests, has been in
die,cd by a federal grand jury on
charge OF poiygamy---as though the
number of Gilbert's wives were any OF
Uncle sans business.
The fact that bitter factional fight
between Portland Methodts5s has been
taken into the courts perhaps Inspired
the following paragraph In the Mon
day Crawfish: Earnest prayers were
put up In both OF the leading Metho-
dist churches yesterday that peace
.s,Imh. ~ Ana,,wht ahnnt hafwehn the