The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-09-08


ON while hunting IN unlon county
While he waa lying IN ambush Cor deer
tho elk. twenty or morp IN numbef.
came upon hls hidius place and ehafe-
ID through the ttmbsf IN an effort "a
locate him. Thef did not succeed. al
, though one came 10 Gloss that he
could have poked II with hls rifle bar.
ri. They dldn'f seem 20 like Jlm's
sm~ll pr something. and were appar.
entity desir0us Of Graduating him
forthwith He thinks there should be
a game law protecting lnnocsnt hunt
! ers from reckless elk, Hs didn't want
their iestbi he just wanted to be LET
alone. ~.
"uncle George, webb. an honored
pioneer of Easisrn Oregon. who serv.
cd as state treasurer 80 years ago has
just celebrated his s1d birthday an
nivernary NJ the home OF his dauEh.
ter, Mrs. Frank Frazier. In PsndIeton
This reminds us that Weston has q
pioneer citizen. Uncle Jense' Reeves.
who is % years old and n stllI reason.
ably active. Mr.. Reeves voted for
James X. Polk IN isst. and has been
a lifelong dsmOcrnt. He lives quietly
with his wife IN their cottage home on
Water street.
Two stacks Of barley which consti-
tnted Huiett Marrh's crop from 80
acres were burned 20 the ground Sat
urday night al his place on the Bas-
ket upianda The origin Of the fire q
mysterious. and II Il thought possible
that some incendiafy may have touch
cd n match 20 the stacks In order 10
satisfy n srudgc against the young
owner. No threshing outfit had been
at work In the vicinity. and the stub
bic between tho stacks was unburned.
Following the lead OF Chicago ana
Portland the Weston wheat market
was affected favofably BY the settle
ment Of the threatened railroad strike.
Monday being Labor Day. no quota
iions were received. but the market
opened Tuesday with a firm under
tone. By Wednesday the local quo
,ation on wheat had risen 20 t1.zo per
bushei. Some little activity ID reported
BY the dealers.
Emery. the thhss-yeaF-oid son Of
Mr.. and Mrs E.tC. Rogers. fell over
Ia bank Tuesday while at play with
other youngsters and disiocated his
elbow. The diHlocation was reduced
by DIR. Smith and the little patient was
tnen taken TO Waiia Walla for an ex-
animation 70 Sc n there was any evil
dence OF fracture This was happily
found not 10 be the case.
l. !. o'Harra and Fred March have
been called TO do jury service at the
September term OF court from the |
Weston country. Lester says that n
Intelligent Jurors are wanted he fears
the county has made sad mistake.
~ he 10 entirely without experience
and doesn't know eery much nohow.
Milton will be represented BY II. b. |
Lee and c. w. steen.
Anna Y. Bledaoe. an Albany woman.
has sued the o.-w. Il. q n. Co. for
ti0.S0o damages because Of the death |
of her son. John Milton Morgan, the |
is-year-old boy who was fatally i'm
jured BY train near Freewater July |
10 last II is claimed that the boy |
was riding between two cars and was
kicked off by brakeman.
After helping 70 take care OF wes-
tons harvest Ole sWestfail left this
week Tor North Yakima ia. see what's
doing there. and expects Afterward TO
vislt his home In Portland. With great
ptrspicacfty. he ordered The Leader
sent 70 him In order to keep informed
as TO Wcston's progress. as he may
want 70 come back.
Mira Laura Shahks n moving this
week 10 her newiy-remodeied cottage
near the Methodist church, where she
will conduct small boarding and 4
rpoming house. .'The LAnreis'' on the
normal school grounds vacated by
Mrs. Shanks. WIN be conducted as a
rooming house by Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Porter.
Miss GFeta McIntyTe. a 1916 gratiu-
Ate or Athena High. has received
good for Reed College.
University. Pacific Univer-
sity or various other schools on the
coast. She viii make her choice and /
attend one OF them. reports the Press.
Ladies' you Will find that Ideal Tall |
bring means correctness OF style and 1
OF pattern. You select
he cloth from 400 patterns. and by
giving us your order your tailored suit.
made TO your measure. win lit you
perfectly. Weston Mercantile Co.
DR. q. s Newsom has again located :
"a Athena. having purchased the Of
'ice and practice OF DR.. A. b. Stone
The latter will take charge or his Z
,ather's farm near Thornton, Wash. =
Dr.. stones parents contemplate spend
ng the winter In Honolulu.
Rev. II. c. Marshall or Portland. v
the educational depart I
nent and membership bureau or the h
Worlds Purity Federation. gave an s
address at the Methodist church last
sunday evening on phases OF the white Y
lave traffic.
Jake Narkaus. the well known !,
Toung stockman OF the Reed and
Iawiey uplands. has purchased y
quarter section OF timber and pasture
and from T. Rata. He lately turned \
~ rs head or beeves 20 the Walla
Valla Meat Co. at five 10 six cents. y
One OF the big shade trees on Main
treet was cut down Wednesday and =
Ifter many trials Lafe Mcbride finally :
ucceeded In hauling II away with his