The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-05-19

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IN marble and granite that mark the
resting places of the loved ones gone
before. Contrasts are educational.
and when the people come together
there on Memorial Day perhaps the
need of improving the city section will
be felt and some move made to that
end In the near future. The flowers
now seen In the cemetery include mar
eiaaun. tulip. myrtle. lilac. wallfiower.
rose. lily. flags. Wild iuplne. sunflover,
Indian pink. pink creepor. blue bell
and bachelor button.
A. ita recent meeting the Saturday
Afternoon Club voted go toward tho
building OF a pavilion In the city park.
this sum 20 be available In the event
that the city council VIII provide the
remainder Of the expense. u IL ex-
pected also that townspeople In gen.
ernl will cooperate with small dona-
tlons of cash or labor. The pavilion
Il 10 lie provided with benches and q
reading table. and Will serve NJ a
pleasant resting place for the public
during the warm summer afternoons
IL IL thought that II viii prove 70 be
convenient place. also. for summer
band concerts. In view OF the ef-
fectlve work done IN behalf Of bet
ter Weston by the Saturday Afternoon
club. It's latest plan VIII doubtless
meet with popular support and ap-
proyal
clark y. Nelson. district manager
OF the Equitable Life. was up from
Pendieton during the week Clark II
In line again for his fourth successive
year for the Eauitablc'a Century club.
which win BE- held In New York City
in August. His writing for the year
will. in fact. run far above the $780,
600 mark required. Not long ago he
wrote two $4,000 policies In Pendie-
ton in one afternoon. Henry w. Col
ilnS well known grain buyer and
warehouseman. and james ". Rturgis
Of r.. L. Smith q Co. each took out
n policy for that amount. With per-
haps one exception. these are the
largest policies ever written In Pen
dieton.
A band OF seventeen gypsies travel
ing In three big touring cars--two
cadiilaca and one Bulck-passed
through Weston Saturday on their
way from the place where they had
been 20 the place whore they are 60
inR. they stopped long enough for
their dusky women 10 work Main
street. but II they do no better else
where than they did here they will
never get gasoline money. Even gyp-
sizes IN automobiles are regarded here
as less OF novelty than nuisance
The Bachelor Girls Club met Mon
day evening with Miss Odessa Kirk
patrick. and spent an enjoyable eve
ming In chatting and sewing. The
refreshments were dainty and appe-
tlxing. and were served in the dining
room Of the kirkpatrick residence.
which had been attractlveiy decorated
in the club colors. Ten members
were present. The clubs next meet
ing IL set for May 20. when Miss Ferol
Mcbride and Miss Ora Martin win en-
terrain with . "slnmber party"
The Pendleton Bucks. although
heading the percentage column in the
Blue Mountain baseball league, have
been dlshanded by Manager McGarri-
gle Lack OF financial support is
given as the reason Pendieton WIFI
drop out OF the league unless 5000 H.
provided from some source with which
10 finish the schedule. This leaves
PILOT Rock. Echo and Weston ''up in
the air. unless they want 10 carry on
a three cornered fight. with one team
lying idle each sunday.
oregonIan: There Is man up the
valley who came to Oregon few
years awo determined to succeed by
He bought ten acres
and the first year cleared more than
$500 in onion sets. The second year
he trebled that sum and this year ex-
poets TO make all kinds OF money. He
saws he works only six months In the
year. but that Is humorous: for man
with his ability is working all the
time with his head.
Alvin. the seven-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. l. c. Hopkins. died May
10 OF diabetes at their home on wes-
ton mountain. Funeral services were
conducted at the Methodist church by
Rev. N, ID. Wood. and the remains
were laid to rest In the ]. o. Q. f.
Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins de-
sire to give expression OF their sim
cere thanks to the neighbors and
friends who aided them during their
bereavement
The final meeting OF the Saturday
Afternoon Club for the season was
held at the home OF Mrs. Wilbur u.
Woods, Many interesting plans were
discussed In outlining the work for
next year. The usual program was
set aside and the club ladies spent a
long and delightful afternoon. closing
with a delicious lunch.
Mrs. J. N. Scott OF Athena has re-
ceived encouraging news from Hunt
ington Beach. Calf. rs 10 the condl-
tion ar her brother. WIN Preston, who
was run over and injured by a jitney
bus through the carelessness OF Its
driver. II Is expected that with the
healing OF his broken shoulder he VIII
soon recover.
The local W. c. T. u, met Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. q. w. Keen Out
of-town visitors were Mrs Wood
worth, county president: Mrs. Rugg.
county vice-president, and Mrs. May.
county secretary. All are OF Pendle-
ton. A number of new members were
received into the society.
All the singers Of Weston and vicin-
ity are invited and requested TO come
to the Methodist church on next
Wednesday evening, when charuses
will he rehearsed for the pioneers re-
union.
Fire Tuesday night DESTROYED the
greater part OF the Milton ice plant,
loss of $4,000. Insurance
Of $4,000 was carried. Defective wir-