The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-07-02

that about 300 people in all were pres.
ent. The program was given In the
afternoon In Aehneider's grove, where
a iins picnic dinner was also served.
There were songs and exercises by the
school, "a welcome from Ermn May,
and recItntIOns by Maggie D0wd, Paul
HOPKINS, Gene Schneider, Miss Good,
Rbeuamy D0wd, Cecil Nichols, Vano
Compton aud Hugh DOwd. Preaching
services were held In tbe forenoon,
with sermon by Rev. N. ID. Wood OF
" eston.
ST., Gore, the well.known architect
and contractor from Walla Walla,
il In Weston again 10 remain for con-
siderable period ~ time. Mr.. Gore
has draw n the plans for and will direct
the construction of the new home OF
the Weaton Mercantile company,
which will replace the Marshall House
NJ the corner Of Main and Franklin
streets. Operations were begun Mon
day and will be hurried 20 completion.
Mr.. Gore also has the contract for
building a warehouse l5xbO feet 10 Ill.
,nensiuns, 10 be located ON the railroad
spur below town, for the Weston
! Warehouse company.
The mountain lake about three miles
above town, created as u waterworks
reservoir by the city. IL o beautiful
boIy OF water, and should be seen TO
be apprecIaIed The lake IL again
fall and Is dischargipg surplus water
through the splIlway, the slight leak
nve having occaAioned no material
loa., In fact, the new dam seems ~ he
IL. f.l La. fnnnHHnRR
Of ia builders. Recent photographs
were taken Of the lake by Mrs. j. y.
LIcuAlien, and portray IL 70 e1celienC
advantage.
Reports from the grain fields indi'
cate that there has been some damage |
north and northwest Of Pendleton and
In certain districts on the reservation. |
Cold rather than hot winds seem TO
have bliRhted the wheat. and will cut
down the yield considerably In the sec
tIons affected. II IL said that the Yield |
from TO0 acres OF the DIR. &. j. Smith |
lands farined by Gus wyrick will be
cut TO 10 bushels per acre or less.
some damage frum the prevailing hot
wave Is reported around Weston.
SympathIzIng with the desire Of his
Young son, Master Marion O'Harra, TO
acquire a cub bear A. pet, doe
O'harra drove "Wednesday 10 the Una
tilia river to consult an old Indian who
il known To have captured few OF
these playful little animals and is OF
fering them for sale. One OF them was
lately secured from the same Indian 10y
Kenneth Mackenzie. and has berome
an object much admired and coveted
by Weston's Young America.
The following hours have been set
for lawn irrigation by the Weston city
councll Normal Heights, Bto p. M;
remainder OF the city. to bp. M. lr-
rigatlon ls unlawful At any other hour.
and In case this rule In broken the
water will he turned of NJ the mains
II. l.. Wilson, superintendent.
An auto stage line IL about TO be es-
tablishet between WallR Malla and
pendieIon, IL Is said, also serving the
towns at the same as rail-
way fare. IL Is also reported that Se-
a,tle people are back Of the enterprise
aud that string Ot winton Skies will
be put on the run.
Mr.. and MrS. Ransom Lieuallen left
Sunday for Lexington, Oregon, fiom
which place they will accompany the
]. H. padhergs and other Morrow
county people on an automobile trip
into Grant county. visiting the Granite
mining district and other places of In
tervst.
e.. M. Price Is the latest among Wes-
TONS representative farmers 70 acquire I
An automobile. having purchased a I
1915 Overland from j. NJ. Price, the |
Weston agent. For u five-passenger I
.ar Of the latest type the cost was very ,
moderate, being only 1855 I. o. b. Pen 4
ileton.
Clay Smith will next week take his 4
annual vacation from duty MS rural 4
nail carrier by camping out In the i
with his family. His relief i
: ]. II. Baker, who will again essay =
he hazardous job Of holding the rib
IONS over span OF government mules. h
Mcbride brothers lately disposed Of Y
3 beef steers and one COW TO NJ. Bren-
ian OF Walla Walla for 1891. AL
huugh the animals were fresh from !,
no grass and had not been specially y
ed for the block, is OF them weighed
letter than 1900 pounds each.
The following party Of recreators a
eft Yesterday In three automobiles for 9
weeks sojourn At Bingham Springs: !
irs. z. e. Price, MIR. and Mrs. j. NJ. Il
'rice, MIR. and Mrs. j. II. Price, Miss "
Ruby Price, Miss Josie Lavender, j. q
J. Price, Frank Lavender. j
The baseball championship OF Una N
lila county will be decided In series L
4 three games between Athena and
'ilot Rock. The dates proposed are II
friday, July o, al Athena; July II Mt j.
he Rock and Liberty Bell day. al
uiy IL, At Pendleton.
Mrs. Speaks, an elderly resident OF v
Weston mountain, had the misfortune
saturday to lose $50 bill while trad
nR In town. Anyone finding the
money will confer q favor by restoring
TO It's owner, TO whom the loss Is of
erious consequence. I,
Lewis Geiss was in town Wednesday a.
rom his farm six miles east OF Pendle- a
On. Good crops are yet In prospect Q,
a his neighborhood, he says, the grain n
aving apparently suffered but little o.
rom unfavorable winds.
For the convenience of patrons liv- Il
nv at a distance who desire sittings Il
nd cannot get in sooner, we have de- ii
ided to remain in Weston until July le
D--positively no longer. Ohmart Il
brams. 81
DIR. Smith was called Monday morn
AZ to the Blue Mountain sawmill to
ttend young man named Welcher, :,
'ho sustained u fracture OF both bones =
the left leg In = logging accident.