The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-04-30
BREvITIES

Secondhand furniture bought and
sold. E, V, Zchm.
Mrs. Lizzie Mansfield Of Athena Il
visiting her sister. Mrs J. =. Harris.
Dreamiand motion pictures at wes'
ton opera house next Monday and
Tuesday evenings.
Watts 4 Rogers are hoilering now
about fixing up the streets. Others
started H. Read biz ad.
Bes ". n. Zehm at the Weston bak.
cry II you want neat workmanHhip In
shoe and harness repairing.
Mr., and Mrs E. c. Rogers have
gone 10 washiucnn. Wash, on a busi-
nrsa visit. expecting TO return tomor-
row.
A small force OF men were at work
this week under the direction OF city
Marshal Wilson AT the new water
works dam. stopping the leaks.
For sale--The o. T. Douglas home.
grounds 2soEgt0 feet II all goes.
For terms. see owner. or Geo. carmi-
chHei. Gio University street walla
walla,
Bert winn. weIl-known young far
mer Of the Helix district. hobnobbcd
With Weston friends this week while
conyaiescinE after tho loss OF his ap-
psndiI,
Miss Ida J, Narkaus has begun
teaching In district No. S5 for the sum
mer term. and has Is pupils. This II
her fourth consecutive term In her
home district
owing 10 sickness Il was impossible
for Drn Lowe n Turner Co be In wcE-
ton Thursday. April 20: but they will
he here Thursday. May 6. instead,
Wal, for them, (AdvD
How many teams and days would
II take TO put the gravel that N under
the street tbridgel on top OF the
street. and then car OF oil over
sand layer7 Waits a Rogers.
Jim Jones killed very obese bear
last Sunday near hls home on Weston
mountain. Clay Smith. rural malt
carrier. got n piece OF the meat. and
says that he never tasted a better bear,
Floyd Smith, Clay Smiths four
yuar-old boy, was brought back from
walla waila this week. The young
pier'n case has been progressing very
favorably since the operation upon his
skull for the relief OF brain pressure.
vernic o'Harra drove In the other
day with an automobile load of young
coyotes which he dug out Of their
nest They numbered eight In all,
which means sgs at current rates.
During this month the county has
paid out $4,000 for coyote scaips.
The Preston -shaffcr Milling COM
pany. weston's large suburban enter
prise In the Athena district. Is reported
TO be grinding on an order for 10000
barrels OF flour from the National Bis.
cult company. Thus doth industry
flourish In this particular commercial
center.
Mrs. NJ. J. Marsh. Mrs, w. h. Mays
anu MFn. AAlUW III otuNkNn W.
ton motorcd TO Weston Sunday and
were dinner guests OF Mrs. l.. s. Wood.
Mrs Lillian McMorris accompanied
them TO Pendleton for few days
visit prior TO returning to her home
ut Portland.
George Kinnear lost hob-nailed
shoe on the road the other day and
hurried 10 this office with an an-
to that effect. He recov-
cred the shoe before the paper got out.
but needn't think he could rob us OF
nm item, and win be charged five cents
per limo as usual.
Services will be held at the Baptist
church at two-thlrty o'clock pext sun
day afternoon by Rev. Milo~G. Bent
ley OF Athena, and cordial invitation
to attend IN extended the people OF
Weston and vicinity, what Baptists
and Why They Believe It,"
will be the subject OF the sermon.
Mrs StIllman Dempsey. formerly
Miss Bessie winn. was operated upon
for appendicitis last Sunday at Walla
Walla by Drs. Suttner and Smith.
The result was favorable. and her
early recovery Is expected. J. V. Bell.
who sustained similar operation last
week. Is also reported to bo getting
along nicely.
Three general camps have been es-
tablished by graders on the county
road leading out OF Weston down Dry
creek to Milton. and % men are on
he pay roll. The work is proceeding
grading having been finished
nearly to the top of the hill beyond
Dry creek along the new route select
I'd for the highway. which is much
more favorable than the one so long
N use,
with both paid and volunteer labor
he Saturday Afternoon Club Is max
ng a beauty spot out Of the little pub
io park in the center OF town. 1t has
been plowod and cultivated and sown
20 blue grass and clover. while bridge
md arbor frame have been painted
white. The arbor frame win be COW
,red with wire to support a roof of
rrecn boughs Much admiring COM
nent has been heard as to the good
york of tho iadles' club