The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-06-25


tween the reservoir lake On Pine eresl
three miles hboge town and the preHen
intake. The distance IL about Ono.hal
milo, and the cont ract will include the
oxcaynting, the laying aud calklnR o
the pipe and renlllnK u the ditch eK
cayated. A ear load of Alx.lneh stee
pipe for the work has already been re-
! celyed by the city, and ths contrac
viii be lct june - nc 1870 p. IN. Till
work will complete the extensive In
proyement In Weston'H waterwork'
aystetn. The new dam Is holding we'll
the slight leakage through the con
crete core being insufficient 10 cause
any appreclable waste. The lake la,
Iilled again, after having been emptlee
several times this spring 10 hoat on
the accommodations Of driftSood and
debris.
Preparatlonn are about completed for
the Fourth of July celebration Satur'
day, July 3, ON Weston mountain,
where the eagle will scream In very
truth. The several committees have
been At work under the direction vi 4.
X, Bryson ms chairman, aud q humber
Of interesting features have been
planned, Among these IL q barbecue.
at when "a. Mas will officlaie As cbiei
cook and caterer. Appropriate exer-
cises will he held Rt BfysoD's grove, To
be followed by dlyerting sports. Among
the latter baseball game has been
scheduled. George II. Bishop, the
well.knOwn freewater attorney, VIII
probably be the orator Of the day. All
the people. and especially those living
in the VALLEY and the hot towns, are
cordially invited 10 spend the day In
the cool shade of the mountain grove,
which " AN IDEAL spot for picnic.
III. Pructt, a former Weston boy
who was graduated from McMinpville
college IN 1910, has since been making
a success of the teaching profession In
the Willamette valley. He taught
three years In the Newberg High
school, and for the past year has been
a member Of the McAiinnyille High
school faculty. Mr. Pruett lately won
a scholarship In the Ogden Graduate
School Of Science, University Of Chi
cago, In competition With other stu.
dents In every part of the United
States. He leaves for Chicago Septem-
ber 10 10 study for the degree Of Master
Of Science, which he expects 10 secure
In one year. One other scholarship
vas awarded In Oregon, having been
won by Roy r.. Miller, president OF the
student body Of the Oregon Agricul.
tural College.
William Mackenzie and family left
"Wednesday In their big touring car on
an extended excursion along the coast
and into California, taking their Ford
runAl,out along also 10 carry the camp
ing outfit. They will make the journey
by easy stages, camping out nj their
pleasure. aud expect 10 do their first
iishing In the Dcschuttes river. They
will visit both the San Diego and San
Francisco fairs, and will return by way
Of Ogden, utah-thus seeing much
country Ia n most delightful way. AT
Wasco, Oregon, they will be joined by
MIR, MacKenzis's brother-in.law, Geo.
Coyey OF Seattle. who is also motoring
With his family. The Mackenzie ranch
interests are left In charge OF Kenneth
Mackenzie.
Al the annual school meeting OF
Weston district, held last Monday, j.
". Banister was r'-elected TO the
board. which thus remains the same In
personpel. William Mackenzie be.
comes chairman ~ the board. and the
third member is joe Nnrzer. Frank
Price was reelected Ia the school
cIerkship. The annual school tax was
not voted. rs has been customary, as
under the new law n budget must first
lJc prepared and advertised 10y the d.
rrctors. The meeting was slimly al.
tended, as the work OF the school t'oard
is quite generally regarded with salts
faction and no contest was expected.
One OF the largest farm deals on rec |
ord In the Weston neighborhood was
/ { Ii completed by F. G. Lucas, local
realty operator. The Harry Turner
" heat ranch Of $50 acres north OF town |
wa. sold by MIR. Turner TO William
Ferguson, an extensive farmer OF
Athena, at a consideration not made |
public. Mr.. Ferguson Is already In
possession OF the place, which will be
iarmed under his direction. MIR,
Turner and his two sons have gone 70
Walla Walla 10 reside.
The bout scheduled for July D at
pendleton between Bobby Evans and
IIud Anderson has been called OF be.
cause OF an injury 10 Evans hand
which he sustained while sparring
with Billie Mascot. He thought II
was merely sprain, but growth
formed on the back Of the hand and an
X-ray examination disclosed the fact
hat the bone had been broken. Ev.
ans has gone into hospital In order
10 have the hand broken again and
reset,
]. W. Smith, n former business man
u Athena and Helix, was a Weston
visitor this week. OF late years MIR.
Smith was proftably engaged In con-
iucting several lumbery yards In eastern
Montana. He sold these not long ago,
md has acquired land interests In New
Mexico. where he will probably locate
with his family. He found pleasure
while here in renewing his Weston
having come TO look after
iis mountain land holdings.
Tho recant animal meeting OF district