The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-08-13

tor hna caused considerable regretfu
comment about town OF late. and mol
few families are resorting 20 WE'LL
for their drinking water. Pipes and
reservoirs were cleaned out by Super.
I intendent Wilson, but nothing OF q
auspicious nature was found. Ths
J. tnint IL ancribed 20 the oakum used
Ia cAulkinE the new steel pipe laid IN
the creek bed three miles above town.
and viii harm soboay, although from,
4 three 10 six months may elapse before
ita effect upon the water disappears.
Consumers may nj least console them.
: selves over the fact that Tor the first
: time IN years they now have plenty OF
water for lawn irrigation. Harvesting
outfits have also been supplied from
the mains. thanks 20 Weston'a new
storage reservoir
A remarkable yield for this season
and an unusual one for any season.
was obtained by william r. Ferguson.
one OF the East Ends largest farmers
from a quarter section Of the reseryn-
tion land he IL handling south OF Athe-
ma. lie had ii6 acres OF this tract IN
German red wheat which yielded 5s0B
sacks or approximately 90 bushels 10
the acre. Prom total Of 500 acres
In the same neighborhood he had an
layeraEe Yield OF between "a and ~
sacks per acre, the remainder being
Jenkins club. Mr.. Ferguson says
that the German red stands up as
straight ~ pine pole and cuts beau
ufuily. ". A. Dudley planted more
than 500 acres of u. and II also naid
70 be getting big Yield.
J. M. BanIster h getting good crop
this year from HIS East End holdings
Although pretty badly down" rs
acres on the old home place west Of
town. threshed by Art coppock. yield
ed i707 sacks OF club and red chaff
! While this Ia by no means n poor
showing. the same traet two years
ago produced no less than 1870 sacks
He had satisfactory yield from the
Ginn ranch, and so acres of the Mrs
Taylor place averaged about so bush
ela 10 the acre His own outfit Ia now
threahing on the Richmond place nd-
Joining town. which IL yielding we'll.
ON the reservation he had An aver
ago OF IS bushels per acre from 2to
neEus.
]. N. York has h0usel his harvesting
outfit after a successful run OF ~
days In his own grain. With n 2s-inch
separator and one li-foot header he
covered considerable territory. 20
acres being his best days run. Mr..
York cropped 400 sacks OF No.
wheat from 23s acres on the east side
OF Dry creek. k4s sacks from 30 acres
A. L. ala H.
from. fss acres on the Bob KillEore
place. fie also had IS bushels 10 the
acre from so acres OF spring-sown |
barley. while he has had n better
average in other years. he is by no
means dissatisfied with his 1915 har-
vest.
Thomas Calder n brother Of Jack |
Calder Of this city, was drowned
few days ago while bathing In the FL |
bow river near Calgary. He was n
member of the seth Canadian voiun- |
teer Infantry. enlisted for service In |
Europe. and was given a military |
funeral. More than 1000 people are
said to have attended. including one
battalion OF troops. numbering 500 OF
the dead soldiers comrades. Mr.. Cali /
der was a native OF Scotland. n years
old.
A grain fire on the reservation
Monday morning destroyed about 1876 |
acres belonging TO II. +. kirkpatrick
and so acres belonging TO George Per-
niger. An artoombiie which had been L
driven rapidly for extras for the Kirk
patrick combine and became very
IAa ts.a L.. al. ffaAA
and caused the fire. IL was also de-
siroyed. but the combine was saved.
Roth farmers carried insurance on
their wheat.
The Epworth League win be ad-
dressed next Sunday at 7sS0 p. m. at
the Methodist church by Mr.. Mccall
land. who will speak OF his missionary
work among the Mormons. There
win be preaching morning and eve
who has returned from his trip 10
Redmond. oregon. The usual union
services viii be held In the evening.
Benjamin Franklin DuPuis. who
came to town the other day TO gain n
few metropolitan impressions. is
rather inclined to congratulate him
SELF that he possesses homestead In
the Oregon hills. From leo acres OF
the Tight land" near vanaycle he had
2s bushels TO the acre OF good wheat.
But for the burn his place would have
averaged ten bushels more.
Mr.. Stanley 1Neeland OF Albany. 4
Oregon. and Miss Iva A. Nolte. dauRh-
ter OF Louis Nolte of Weston. were I,
united in marriage Saturday at PEN
dleton. where the bride has been em-
ployed la the restaurant annex of the
Golden Rule hotel. After a brief visit
with relatives OF the bride In Weston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neeland left for Albany
to make their home,
The following motor car party was I
In Weston Sunday while on a trip {
through the East Ends Mrs. Jane I
Mrs. NJ, J, Marsh. Mrs. Lima !
II. sturgis. Miss Mason tcounty IL I
brarian) and County Judge c. II. 4
Marsh OF Pendleton: Mrs. 8. p. Purdy +,
and Miss Jessie Purdy OF Medford, '
Oregon. TX
Fire broke out In slashing at the
Dr. Kern place on Weston mountain
last week and ragged for ~ hours. II
About 500 cords OF wood was endan- '
gered for time. but the fire was 4
finally subdued by George Ferguson. i
sho conducts the Kern place. and I
neighbors whom he summoned TO his I
aid. Ii
n G. Lucas returned Tuesday from
across the mountains, having taken
Albert James and family to Wallowa
sounty In his Maxwell, He reports a
pleasant and successful trip, and fine
IiahinR In the XalloWa river. Mr. =