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

for 0 visit with friends near Adams
Mis-. Florence March was a recent
vllllOr With friends IN WAlla NalIa
and Milton,
Fulton Hafner of nend. oregon, was
a yisltor this week at the home 0f hlH
sister. Mrs ~. a. Brandt
aer n. E. zchm Ri the Weston bak.
cry N YOU want neat workmnpHhip IN
ahoe aud harness repairing.
Mis-. Ida Rush of Athena. was
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Turner
DURING the fret of the week.
Emery worihington. one of Athenh's
popular young men. has gone To Port
land 10 take business college course
W. A. McCorkell and family were
In town Monday, trading with local
merchants, from their home on issea
and Hawicy mountain,
Peter Narkaus. weli-known pioneer
farmer uf Heed and IInwicy mountain,
came to town Wednesday and disposed
~ 500 sacks of barley ut fancy
price,
viii call for you In any part Of
town and haul you 70 and from the
depot In my neat rubber.tircd cab at
twenty-five cents for the round trip.
Lafc Mcbride.
Fred Henderson was IN town wed
nrndny from the Blue Mountain saw
mill whore. he reports, the snow v
now packed "a depth Of about TWO
and one-hnlf feet.
l.. g. Proebstei. formerly of Weston
and now leading hardware merchant
of Burley. Idaho. In reported 10 be
seriously ill with pneumonia Mt MS
home In that city.
Among President Wilson's recent
Recommendation to the senate II the
sppoln,mcnt of Charles o. Henry 20
be postmaster Of Athena. succeeding
u. o. worihington.
A most enjoyable dance was given
Saturday evening nj the home Of Mr
ana Mrs George Phillips on Dry
creek aome IS young people Of the
neighborhood were present.
Earl Wood returned Saturday from
McMInnyiile. where he lately part"a
from his appendix without any fervent
degree Of sorrow. He leaves soon Tor
Redmond, oregon. To look after the
Wood land holdings In that locality
Coos and Curry counties have raised
n fund of $4,000 10 meet the expenses
| of a comprehensive display az the
| Panama Pacific exposition this year
land within few days the material VIII
be Ahipped to San Francisco and ln-
stalled In the Oregon building.
carl Brandt now has his wireless
mast fully equipped. and has Joined
/ Loren Mnybcc In receiving eth"rial
p,rsrasrs. Twice daily he is able TO
e., the correct time--nt IL noon from
North Head. wash. md at 10 y. m.
from Mare Island. near San Francisco.
White helping mantully 10 load
box car a, the depot i.afe Mcbride
local bus driver fell out Of the car
backward onto the sidewalk Those
who witnessed the incident say that
ne landed with n dun. sickcning thud'
bu, Tint the sidewalk escaped with
out any particular damage.
f.. q. DrMass complained Of gettine
Lonesome. upon being interviewed To-
day by one Of our bright young re-
porters, All he knew. he said. wai
Ina, the local statesmen, anarchists
and war college experts who formetH
absorbed thc heat from his big klon'
dixie stove had moved over TO Pctt
o'Harra's
s. r. Gore. an old and valued friend
OF The Leader. now a Walla Waiia
contractor. writes the following en-
eouragins lines In renewing his sub
scription: "As the high cost of liNinl
Il 40 high we have cut out all eN'
penses but necessities, and as Th'
Leader is one of the necessities ] en-
close my remittance for the same.
The Milton Eagle reports that
Walla Waila firm has Installed a bou
watt automatic light and power system
al the Lou Harder place on Dry creek
The plant is one OF the latest known
and is absolutely automatic. furnishihl
light for the Harder home, the BARI
and dairy houses. beside furnishing
powcr to run the churn, washing ma
chine and pump.
Uniformly cold weather continue
around Weston. with hut little snow
! on the ground to protect the gram
However. local farmers are OF IN
opinion that the wheat has as YET SUI
. fered no damage, nor Will II surfer uh
,css the mercury should sink pe'oN
zero and cold winds prevail Fron
six inches to foot OF snow would
: welcomed In this locality
Members OF the Saturday Afternoo
cn6 met Saturday last at the home Q
Mrs w A. Barnes. Current event
,ycre cited in response to the roll cal
A brief program was given and IN
eluded a most interesting paper, y
+ view of ''The Bridge OF the Gods, o
7 Mrs. r. Morrison. The hostess we
/ assisted In serving refreshments
I Mrs. Morrison and Mrs, w 5 Price
movement was recently inauguI
ated to establish big wool warehous
in Portland to handle the clip from a
flooks In It's territory, thus eliminaun
the speculator and broker who nav
!. heretofore cut deeply into the an
= hual receipts of oregon sheep mel
Under the new plan all wool VIII
graded there and the producer VIII =
advised exactly what his wool Is wort'
II is estimated that tins plan VIII n'
the wool men from 3 to cents pc
, pound over former prices
The recent double header bask'
ball game between Weston and WI
cent high schools was won handiiy Q
y the locals. The boys puzzled their OF
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