The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-08-20

TOT He hHht AuuuM DoHool Fhif ~
Umatilla County 10 be belt at Win
cent September 10 and ~. The pur.
pose OF the fair II 10 give emphasis
10 the work In the schools along IN.
dustfial lines. ana large list oi
money prizes 10 offered. Two boyI
and two girls who make the best
showing in this county VIII b. GsBt "a
the State Fair Camp fof Boys and
Girls nj Salem. One boy and one sirl
viii be chosen AT the Vincent fair
and the other boy and nri from sec
tions of the county not exhibiting
there. The youngsters 10 fortunate "a
10 win the State Fnir trip VIII leave
Pendleton for Salem September 70.
PTre broke out Saturday evening in
Ralph Kinneara barn on couse creek,
during Mr.. Kinnears absence. His
wife tirelennly fought. the flames.
carrying water from trough some
distance away, and had them nearly
subdued when neighbors began 20 ar
rive. For time both house and barn
were In grave danger of destruction.
Earl Kinnear. helpless with crippled
leg could only drag himself 20 the
window and watch his slster-in laws
desperate struggle against the red
demon. II Ii said that with her indi-
vldual bucket brigade" she emptied
the trough. which contains $50 Enl-
Ions. and only succeeded IN controlling
tho fire until after Il had reached
within a few inches of the hay.
Weston growers were tempted by
1 al a.. 80 a. A. eat !. Il
barley during the past week. Some
1000 sacks were bought on this ba-
HIs by o. A. parnes. Weston agent OF
the Pacific Coast Elevator company.
heid-oyer barley going at so cents
less than the above figure. About
5000 sacks were purchased by Frank
Price. manager OF the Weston Ware
house company. Last Saturday Mr..
barnes bought 5000 bushels OF wheat
on basis Of 90 cents. this being the
only recent transaction reported IN
this cereal. Wheat IA now quoted At
gs cents, with none offering. Barley
IL lower and quiet since Its little
aplurge
A very pleasant birthday surprise
party Was given Saturday evening to
MiaH Hortense Baker at her home on
Broad street. her 10th birthday ami
vcrnnry being thus commemorated.
After a delightful evenings diversion.
pursued with the rest OF youth and
health, dainty refreshments were
served. Guests were the Misses Rena
nanister. Hope Beeier. Dorothy and
Ruth Proebntei. Blanche Cooper. Min
ME johnson. Hazel Duncan. Ada Bea-
mer. vida 0eer. Gertrude Van Wrinkle; I
MeasrA, Herman Staggn Worth Watts. /
Lewis and William Van Wrinkle. Ted l
dy Barnes. Kendall Smith. Frank Law !
ender. Nell Graham. George Banlster,
Rev. n. d. Wood went 20 Milton !
Monday 10 meet Bishop walter n. |
I.amhmih. who gave an interesting Ad- |
dress that evening nj Columbia Col
iege on Eight Hundred Mites on |
Foot Through the Heart OF Africa"
Tuesday the bishop presided at the |
laying of the cornerstone OF the new I
aonih Methodist church Mt Waiia I
waila. Bishop LAmbuth was born IN I
china, his parents being the first mis-
asonarics Rent to that country by the |
NJ, r. church, South. When he grew /
up he also became miaa.onary. and l
established the African missions OF 1
the same denomination.
condon Globe: one OF the iarRea,
raah real estate deals ever closed In
this county was made last week by NJ.
when the Sam McGilvray
farm OF $50 acres was sold to John
Harder OF Milton, Oregon. for $4,000.
T'hIs farm Is In the Maysliic country
and ID practically all fine land, only 80
acres being unfit for farming. Mr..
Harder Is farmer and owns 400 acres
in the Milton country. He Is unde-
rided aa 20 whether he Will move here.
he says that the land here looks bet
Ter 70 him than the land In his home
neighborhood.
Milton Eagle. The Milton city (.
council at its meeting last Monday !,
nlght, authorized the second applica-
iion OF oil for Main street. and or
icred a car from Portland. which Is ,
expected 10 arrive nj ANY time. The ,
npnnty sprinkler II now In the city ,
waiting for the car OF oil 10 come.
rhls ear viii be larger than the first /,
,ne which held about 6000 gallons. ,
lHI FFBEMMNtN VIII hsANN n AEW NhsA1 A
ired gallons OF the oil IN the second i
ar, leaving about 5000 or 90ee gal
ons for use on Milton streets.
A. G. Allen OF Davenport, Iowa, an
,ld-tlme friend and former partner of
Contractor s. 7. Gore. dropped In upon
Mr. Gore at Weston Monday while
making trip through the west. In
'nrly years MIR. Gore and MT. Allen J
we're associated together in Iowa In
and building, having pre-
'iousiy studied architecture at the
anne college.
Nearly $4,000 worth OF wheat and i
arm machinery burned mp Monday a
light on the Hungate a Son ranch I
'etween walla walla and waitsburg. b
sartlng supposedly from sparks from a
he thresher engine the flames wiped O
ut more than 10000 bushels OF sack
a wheat and destroyed two headers, e
,our mules were also lost In the fire.
George r.. Roberts, leading Birch 4
reek farmer. Is being boosted by his !
eighbors for appointments as county IN
to succeed the late II. b
/. Waterman. Mr. Roberts was a can 4
idate last campaign for the repuh- =
can nomination as county Judge, but 4
ilthdrew to support Douglas Belts !,
gainst T. p. Giililand.
The .I.eader Is requested to am
ounce that the Church OF the Breth- : :
en- viii begin series OF meetings In : Z
Weston on the nth of October. Its
iembers are also arranging for the /,