The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-11-24
BREVITIES

Ordcra taken Tor potted flowers, Al
the DeMoaa Furniture Store.
Lost = Long-baircd Persian Angoa
cnt. Reward. Fred NcGrcw.
Team, harness, hack and span of
mares with colts for sale. n. W..
Boyts,
IL II fair that you hold your hay.
grain or potatoes for higher prices at
our expense. Watts a RogeS7
A pnriy Of friends were pleasantly
entertained Tuesday evening by Mr.
and Mrs. X. G. Blomgren at HiIlvale
farm.
Frank Graham, popular grocery
aalosmnn with the Weston Mercantile
Co.. is quite seriously III with the pre-
yailing epidemic.
Banks are full Of money for you that
you owe us. Why not pleasc both the
bank and w and be 1T ease with a sat
ishcd conscience? Watts 4 Rogers.
MIR. and Mrs. J. II. Gordon have
mbycd TO Deer Park, Wash, where
Mr.. Gordon will conduct the pastoral
work Of the Church Of the Brethren.
The Farmers Bank OF Weston has
bought under foreclosure the Blue
Mountain Sawmill company property
consisting Of the mill plant and lls0
acres Of land.
The current statement Of tho First
National Bank Of Athena shows cash
and exchange OF s245, i95 80, and de-
posits Of s67e. 7eT. rs =. which reflects
East End prosperity.
Harry Workman Of Medford. grand
chancellor Of the knights Of Pythias.
and W. G. Gleeson Of Portland, grand
keeper Of records and seal, paid an
enjoyable visit Wednesday evening TO
Stevens Lodge No. 20.
Hen Walden is now the proud owner
OF "ranch here In town." having
bought the Mrs. p. j. Purcell proper
~. Now that the cage is ready we
suppose that Ben Is watchfully waiting
for the bird TO ay in.
The annual union Thanksgiving SER
vice OF the Weston community will be
held this year at the United Brethren
church at 1880 p. m. November 80.
The sermon will be given by Rev. w.
B. Smith. Methodist pastor.
The remains OF Mrs. Jack Lutes,
who died recently at La Grande, were
brought 20 Weston today for burial.
aud services viii be conducted at the
cemetery BY Rev. W. s. Payne. Mrs.
Lutes Is survived by husband and
four children.
A miscellaneous shower was given
Miss Gladys Banister Monday evening
at her home on Water street by the
Bachelor Girls. Many beautiful and
useful gifts were received by Miss
Banister in token Of the regard Of her
girl friends, twenty of whom were
j. u. Kirk. who lost his drugstore
and pool hall in the fire, has pur-
chased a building from Bert Andrus,
which he will move onto the lots
where the drugstore formerly stood.
He expects to have his new building /
ready for occupancy in short time.
I
Mr.. and Mrs. John Williams of No.
4 motored to Weston Sunday for a I.
visit with relatives. Mr.. Williams is
an extensive farmer Of the Nolin
where he has 500 acres d
yet TO seed for next years harvest. I
Mrs. Williams is niece of Mrs. 2. :
c. Price. r
A check for 100000, said to be
the largest amount ever received by
a Garfield county farmer, was handed
to NJ, c. Beale for wheat last Satur- y
day, a. Pomeroy, WASH, BY Fred Mat
Ihies, representing NJ, H, Houser, of 4
Portland. Mr.. Bealo's wheat repre- :
sented crops for three years and the
price ranged from SI,45 to $3.50 for
club and red Russian. Purchases of Ii
wheat by Mr.. Matthies last Saturday
aggregated more than S250,00o, Ii