The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-01-29

neason in the local court. will cavort
tomorrow (Rnturdayls evening In OPP
10 Weston HiEh, u II the az
rreRntl0n of waitEburK HiKh. the peer
on any high school team ~ the Pacific
according u some Of W.
enthusiastic admirers. The locals an
tieipato defeat. but will DO their beat
10 hold the visitors % a closer seore
mar thai by which they were beaten
M wnitnbuTR. Weston followers ~ the
sport vi want 10 ner a classy rEhl-
bition r. advised not 70 mics thN
Ha me. which ls tbs last % the Heahon'
BESIDES. the home team WIZ need
loyal and demonstratiNe band of root
cra.
Secretary Friedly advises the LEAD
ER that the regular monthly meeting
of the Umaiiila County TASpa,ers As.
.ocinilon will be- held ~ the roons vl
the pendlctOn Commercial ASst'c iatipil
Eebruary I.t, 1913, At two o'clock p'
m. Certain proposed hws VIII he dis
russed. and the road and bridge com
mIttoe will have an interesting report
an tbe expense Of each rOnd district,
Tie c0st of the maradsn roah' the
cost ~ the right Of way, the cost vl
the different bridges built In Imatlila
county during lsl2.lbl3, and the
amount ~ road money collected and
.,ent during these years. MI taNphy-
,,n are invited TO be present ana take
part In the discussions.
Milton ia 10 have n Carnegie library
ne council having enthuiaAtieaily
voted 20 accept the $500 donation OF
frred by the Laird o. skiboo on MS
uaual terms. The council viii provide
a good site for the building and 1880
annually for maintenance. We won
der by the way, II Carnegie knows
mai Weston Is stilI on the map and u
,n.t about the finest little burg N
seventecn states. We already have a
county library branch, but more OF
good thing won't be any too much.
II present plans do not miscarry.
oregon will In a short time be LISTED
among the important producing
states OF the union. Approximately
1000 acres have been signed up WITH
In the past few days IN the vicinity OF
M.dford and Grants Pass. an acreage
sufficient 10 warrant the erection Of
heel sugar factory. A corporation
backed by Oregon. California ana CtAh
On pltal has been formed TO carly
through the project. which VIII re-
aulre an Investment Of 4s5O.O0O.
The Weston Brlckyprd has brought
suit against the PendictOn schooi dis-
trict for the recovery Of t5zl'il Oh
legged 10 be due and unpaid on biIi
of brick nold by the yard for the ne"
high school building at Pendicton.
The plaintlffs aiiegc that the district
/. responsible for this unpaid balance
for The reason that Il failed TO obtain
from the contractors n bond. as re-
ontrcA by law. for the protection OF
Iaborcrs and dealers IN material.
JP Parrish, n liyeryman OF Clarkh-
ton wash, wns here saturday to re-
cover buggy stolen last November
from his stable and abandoned by the
,h,,f ON the county road near the j. &.
Turner place. He recovered neither
~ his horses. one Of which had been
literally driven to death by the culprh'
Who then used the other as mount.
The thief was afterward apprehended
at Baker. oregon.
1t. Mary's hospital at Walla Walla.
bullt ia 1850, WAS destroyed Nednes-
an, morning by lire which started In
the attic. All the patients were re-
moved in safety, and'a surgeon VINO
@as operaiing had time 10 nnish ms
work, The loss Is estimated NJ SD
nn Rebuilding Is planned.
| Abe Abrahamson. residing on Reed
and Hnwley mountain. suffered bad
liy bruised hand In recent fall wni'e
traeling on snowshoes near the Mar
kauS place. Blood poisoning cnsued'
and the injured member has become
painfully swollen.
sixteen hundred acre Adams county
wheat ranch, all cultivated and lm.
,uOy.d, one-thirl OF crop delivered
Ito warehouse free. Owners income
1914 was $500. Price including l9lt
ciup, $2J per acre. Chas. >. bassett
/ Washtucna, Wash.
Fire In zero weather at Baker Mon
day morning came near 20 wiping ou
4 business block and caused loss o.
slsssO. John NATL and Earl Lans
ford the owner and cook OF small
Icafc. have been arrested on charge
OF Incendiarism.
! o. A. Hadley. 50 years old, known Z
old timers at Weston, where he Gu
wnod in pioneer DAYS, died "Wednesday
nj ths county hospital. The remains
4 were brought here yesterday iof IN
terrnent.
The preston-Shaffer Milling com
pany has issued handsome souvenl
| booklet, with cover design embosse'
in pold, cummemorating the hitieti
anniversary OF its foundation.
An offer Of $1ia per bushcl for neS
crop wheat. with an advance OF 20 pc
cent cash on the contract, was recen'
~ made and refused at Walla Walla
II is reported.
After weeks visit at her mother
home In Weston Miss Matte Carili
returned today to The Dalles, wher
she is employed in the telephone ONCE
Mrs. Victor Shick, sister of Mrs. J
HodYson. was among the patients ear
i. ried out of ST. Mary's hospital durln
. its recent destruction by fire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Dawson Q
, Heppner and Mrs. Richard Thompso
of Athena were recent guests OF Mrs
]. kirkpatrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Morrison an
daughters were Sunday guests OF Nj
and Mrs. ]. o. Hales at their nom
, near Adams.
T.. C. Rogers and Herman Goodwli
Weston business men, were I-Ortlan