The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-07-21

I
ton Concert Hand was highly success
fui both from . financial and social
standpoint The sum Of tfa.io was
turned over 90 the band BY the ladies
aa a starter for lts uniform fund. and
ali present seemed TO have the bsst OF
/ good times listening Co the band con-
cert, eating Ice cream and cake, chat
ting on the benches or rompIng on the
EreenHward Of the city park. In fact.
II was generally rsgarded an n divert
Ing community affair that VIII stand
for repetition. Monday evening at tta
rehearsal the band extended vnani.
m0usly and with much enthusiasm a
vote Of thanks 20 the club.
Reports from the grain fields say
that pronounced benefit resulted 60
lsprlnR-sown wheat and barley from
the recent raIna. FalI-sown barley
was already well fiiled. and-the rains
Increased les tendency toward falling
and lodging. Much alfalfa hay was
caught lying In the fields and more or
ieas damaged. However. the rains are
regarded M bringing much more Of
good, than OF evil. FalI-sown wheat
looks good from the road. but far
mers do not seem 10 be especially
hopeful about II. They say the wheat
IL thin and spotted and may not Yield
up 20 the normal standard. On the
other hand. the outlook for big bar
ley crop is considered very promising
indeed.
A party OF westonites who motored
last week TO Spokane 10 register for
the land drawing. also went 20 Occur
d'Aiene. Idaho. where they went out
on the lake with George Williams In
his motor boat. Harry surdam was
another former oid-timer Of Weston
whom they visited there. In the par
" were three OF the Price boys--wiil.
Frank and ciaud--Albert James. Roy
Read and Ernie Blomgren. Barring
two slight biow-outr. the round trip
was made without accident In ciaud's
Hudson car.
William Zimmerman. a wealthy He
Tx farmer. has sued his wife for d.
vorce. He claims that she chased him
with n butcher knife. cutting his hand.
and has threatened his life with an
axe and a razor az different times.
He also says that she IL addicted 70
the use Of morphine and has run bills
at Pendieton drug stores for him to
pay. when she could think Of no
other way in which TO squander his
money. he asserts. she bought taicum
powder and poured II over the hogs.
AZ a union meeting Sunday morn
ing OF the Christian Sunday school Of
Athena and the United Brethren sun
day school Of Weston. held in the
Weston church. more than 800 peo-
pie were present A most enjoyable
and fruitful session IL reported. The
respective aupersntendents. Geo. w.
Stages OF Weston and George Gerking
OF Athena. were appointed as COM
mIttee TO formulate plans for organic
ing cooperative work among all the
Sunday schools OF the two towns.
BOYD pays The Leader man . very
handsome editorial compliment In his
recent issue. but we are particularly
appreclaiiye OF small personal re-
ferrlng to Kernel Wood OF Weston.
the famous fungoist." This shows
that the fungo-hitting ability OF The
Leaders baseball editor. who claims
the local championship over all COM
, petItors, Is known outside his imme-
dIate bailIwick. Running a country
paper Is a profession, while batting
fungoes la an art
A party OF Weston upland people
were encamped for several days last
week on the south fork OF the Uma-
tiiia river. about seven miles above
Bingham Springs Their ''hunch''
that the farther up the stream they
. went the better fishing they would
find proved TO be based upon canny
] Intuition. and each days catch was
entirely gratifying. In the party were
Mr.. and Mrs Zane Lansdale, 8. @.
Price. v. L. Marr. win Hall and J. r.
English.
From a single hill OF American
Wonder potatoes near Hood River.
Oregon, which had not yet finished
their growth, X. p. Anderson dug IL
tubers. the largest Of which weighed
Is ounces and the smallest six ounces.
This constitutes local record at Hood
River for one hill's production. Mr..
Anderson plants only the eyes OF the
seed potatoes. He Is n farmer OF the
old school and makes his paintings
strictly In accordance with the moons
phases.
Mrs, Il. M. Warren and Miss Fay
Warren are back from their visit 20
Mr.. and Mrs, ]. f. Warren at Baker.
Oregon, and Miss Fay has gone TO the
Frank Rogers farm near Adams for q
fortnighrs stay with -Mr. and Mrs,
Harry Warren. The J. r. Warrens
contemplate motor car trip soon tc
Portland. John having been elected as
one OF Bakers delegates to the Pyth-
Ian Grand lodge They will be guests
OF Walter @. Gleeson.
Barley threshlng will begin through
T out the Weston countryside about the
4 first OF August Joe Hodgson may
i start at Meadowbrook farm a few days
4 prior to the first. if his barley 4
4 found to be ripe enough. His com.
bined harvester has been placed In
4 ship-shape for the seasons run. with
! the assistance of Charles Booher. and
Is already in the field The wheal
harvest Is expected to begin about the
10th OF August.
The Athena Press reports that Hen
+ ry Barretts hay crew went on STRIKE
!, for the reduction OF the number o
# working hours from eleven to ten PEI
Il day. Mr. Barrett says that the mel
were informed before they begaI
3 work that they were to put in clever
hours. The wage paid was two dol
lars.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. o'Harra return