The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-11-26

the close score of 81 20 30. Atheni
took an early lead. but was nearli
0yerhauled by Weston In a whiriwini
finish In the second half The Westol
girls brought home measure OF con
ISOLATION, having defeated the Athens
giris by a score Of % 10 , on the sam.
floor. Donald n. Rice Of pssaistoi
refereed both games. The first bas
ket ball OF tho season at Weston will
he seen next Frldhy evening, Decem
Der .. when Athena will play a returf
game here.
Returning last week by team from
Southern Idaho. sclay Smith bumped
into four or five feet OF snow 'yor
side" OF the toll gate. Being a rura
mail carrier. Clay IA accustomed q
snow-filled roads. but this time hs
WIS almost flabbergasted. Toiisomei,
breaking n road with his body. he wai
three days In making fourteen miles
and one day had nothing much 20 eat
lie felt very relieved when he finally
won through 10 this side of the noun.
talnH. Mr.. Smiths family remained
on his homestead In Washington coun-
~. southern Idaho.
We are IN receipt Of very agreeable
tidIngs from fam Morgan, former
westonite. who sends us three dollars
and his compliments from Lind. wash
ington. Sam has a very clear and
|comprehensive understanding Of the
sort OF communication which will
please a country editor. incidentally
A.. auuauAa q lffsla eran aausa a.. ehta
effeeti I'VE have just had q good
rain. but II IL too late for fall seeding.
Consequently We viii have 10 depend
upon spring grain for our 1919 crop"
George l.. Huffman, q rancher OF
Prairie City, Oregon, called his three
llttle daughters Into bedroom and
gase each fatal dose of cyanide OF
potassium. He then took poison him
self. and when Mrs. Huffman rushed In
irOm nnoiher part OF the house al four
were In their last agonIea. Hultman's
three ioys we're In school. He had be-
come despondent over business re-
verses.
Tho Weston brickyard IL still ship
ping fertilizer 70 walia Walia territory
.'S rSm ". "1so" 49, .ah,na snp m."A - 49,.
product that has been more or less Of
a nuisance hitherto. During the last
month or two the Yards shipments of
fertilizer have aggregated fifteen cars.
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%esson s,n..., ~ . M 80. p.. me-" ,..n In
be missed from the Weston country
side. which only last spring welcomed
him home from the Oregon Agricul-
turai college. whore ne completed the
In pharmacy.
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has an abundance 6f water. relieving
the Ions period OF summer scarcity.
The reservoir lake three miles above
town was filled 10 capacity and then
emptaed---whieh process WIN De re-
peAtfd severai times during tne VIM
For the first time In the last two
months. q. 7, Douglass was able 10
ret down town Monday as far M Main
street. The old gentleman is daily
soon 10 resume Mis- accustomed daily |
Falk."
Eophns Nelson. brother OF Mrs.
soren Thoraon. who has been making |
.o,,,n. y, ~, sron, Denmark left last
yrek sor Hurley south Dakota. He
n,enas "a ,ook mai country over.
Alex Walker. weli-known Weston
EARS mas been residing In MontavIlla.
,en- Portland has ronA Ia California
y snsna ,na winter Mr. walker has
AIKEN An apartment in Oakland.
. Nel.on arent Of tho o.-w. r. |
4 X ~ ~ weston has gone 10 spo-
~. sor I vacation yinlt. accompanled /
y Mrs Nal.on ne ms been succeed |
d until December BY a. p Less. re-
ief agent M
., mar. a...,,.r w.,vh,
= la,mn. v. .'s.s | ~, rr,d.y Novsm.
YER 20. to Mr.. and Mrs, Dick Bush OF
dcKay. Oregon, a. the nome of Mr.
md Mrs. Joe Ldeualien IN weston.
- o..at. /. 49,. ,..n
rip to Portland, which good old burg
10 found ~ he still doing business IN
'nnsersative and reNpectAhie way ON
he banks OF the Willamette.
An operation for cxcision Of the ton
ils war performed Saturday on the
hree-year-old daughter OF Mr.. and
FRS. Ralph Tucker by prs. smith ana
Repair work neatly done a. the Wes- |
on shoe and harness shor. Wheeler 4
utei hutIdtng. New MANAGEMENT, II