The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-07-30


the pipe line extension above tovn
was complsted IN lees than contract
time BY the contractors. Frank Faw-
eett a 60, OF Pendleton. The newly.
laid steel pipe. running fof nearly .
half mile along the bed Of Pine
creek and connecting the new rener.
Ivoir lake with the established system.
was Inspected Sunday By the mayor
ana council. IN company with a NUM-
bsf of other eltis~n~ Not leak
could be found under heavy pressure,
No carefUily had the pipe been con-
nected ana caulked BY the workman.
and the Job Was duly accepted. The
conscientious and thorough work of
the contractors IL much compiimented
and they are said 10 have made fair
wages at 20 low a bid ~ t4zi, al
though the highest of Eix bidders put
In proposal Of $1,000 for the same
Job 1T has been n nice outing for
u.s." aaid Mr.. fawcett. whose family
eamped out beneath the mountain
pines while the work was In progress
Three leading officials OF the Pa
cific Telephone A Telegraph com-
pany were visitors Saturday OF the
local manager. n. o. DeMoaa. while
Inspecting the Weston plant. The
party included .. R Davies Of Port
land, district superintendent of plants:
George N. Noltner. district Inspector.
also of Portland; e. y. Anderson OF
wAlia Waiia. general foreman. The
gentlemen inspected the Weston plant.
which is among the very beat Of the
smaller plants embraced IN the com.
pany's system. A few minor improve
menin. including a new booth. are
HAid 20 be planned for the local ex-
change.
Reports from the harvest fields
hereabouts indicate that the Weston
crop viii be better than was expected
n few weeks ago. Nearly all OF the
farmers are In the midst OF harvest
Ing and do not know as yet their ex-
act avrrage per acre. but about forty
bushel9' IL the usual response 10 the
inquirer, Much OF the wheat In test
ing 80 pounds. and Charley Price
brought In a sample OF very clean
grain that tested o. pounds. which "
the best so far reported from the Of
fees OF local dealers
Athena Press: Firth street has been
barricaded 20 travel this week pre-
paratory 10 oiiing with the county
sprinkler A. first ropes were stretch
cd across the street. but after the Rus
sell and LeGrow' machines had run I
into them and narrowly escaped aeri- |
oua damage. lumber barbados were
s.,h.sfs..t.A rsk. .sstaA.hl.la mK sh. I
Russell car was broken, and Mr. Rus |
sell sustained q severe cut on hts right |
hand from the broken glass
All over the United States the news
went by wire that the Liberty Bell had |
been stoned by young yandais while |
travelling between Pcndieton and |
walin walia. An Investigation nov |
diaclosea the fact that no rocks were
thrown. but that a few OF them rolled |
upon the bell from the top Of a cut
through which the train was passing.
william J. Peebler. - years old.
died at Pendieton Monday OF typhoid
fever, following an operation for APP /
pendicits which left him too weak to
withstand the disease. The young /
man was ~ HNW VI 1foIhS ~ EFFAttts 1
prominent pioneer. and was born In
this county. lie leaves a widow and
two small children.
II. W. Copeland. former teacher on
Weston mountain. has filed o contract
10 teach this year In the Pilot Rock
Junction school. Contracts have niso /
been filed by Maud Johnson 10 teach
In District n. south Of Weston; Anice
Harnea In District ~. west OF Athena;
Daisy wnddlngham in District 50.
near Athena.
Robert Hopkins has been deprived
for a time OF HIS place In the harvest
field by the effects OF a broken rib.
whirh he lately sustained while driy-
Ing an automobile near Helix. After
crossing bridge the machine ran
into a ditch and turned over. spilling
Robert upon the adjacent landscape.
Gus Wyrick is getting Is bushels 10
the acre from a TS0-acre field of
wheat west OF rendicton. which was
thought to have been ruined. While
shriveied. the wheat win be marketa-
BILE. Before harvest began Mr.. Wy
rick Is said 20 have offered his crop
at dollar an acre.