The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-01-28

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saturday was a bid dAy ln ths
wheat marts throughout the Inland
iemplFe, by reason of the substantial
advance In price ana the active buying
OF AZ. N. H0user. the bis Portland
buyer. Even prior 20 last saturday,
IIouaer h orsdltsd with having bought
five million bushels since the first of
the year, Tho purchases of hls PEN
ldieton agent saturday aGEreGnted
fee, ,eee bushels ~ one dollar per bush
lei. ON the same day Weston farmers
disposed OF about 1900 bushels at the
dollar rate through Frank Price.
manager of the Weston Warehouse
company. Several of the large local
holders were persuaded 20 LET 80 by
the tempting price offered, but one Of
the largest stili has his wheat last
year he nearly hlt the top Of the mar
ket. and IL evidently ambitious 20 re-
peat
Rural Mall Carrier Clay Smith and
his faithful government mules did
some merry gliding the other day near
lthe Henri March place on Dry creek.
whore there h a very steep grade.
when Clay and his outfit started down
the grade q snowslide started with
them and carried them for a distance
Of 100 feet TO the bottom. The sleigh
and mules we're nearly buried In the
snow but Clay was on top, and with
characteristic energy he began 20 dik
them out. In this he succeeded, and
finding his rig undamaGed. came on
into town without further mishap.
walia waila's first raid under the
WanhinKton dry Law was made batur-
day nlshf By the police. who found
an unlawful quantity OF whisksy In
soft drink emporium conducted by
Charles Potter Potter claimed that
he had left the booze In his place pre-
paratory 20 taking II on a trip which
he and his wife were 10 make. and
had no notion OF dlsposinR OF u un-
lawfully. He was put under $500
bonds 10 appear IN the superior court
The defendant In = son OF the lac
Charles Potter. the veteran stage
driver who was a familiar figure In
Weston In pioneer times.
Weston cattlemrn report that their
herds are keeping fat and frirly and
will evidently come through the win
ter In good shape. despite the pro-
Ionged period OF snow. Feed ls said
10 be holding out well. and no anxiety
IL felt on this score. J. y. Lleuailen
and Ralph Tucker are feeding NJ their
respective ranches In the foothills,
Mcbride brothers and Jake Narkaus IN
the Hudson bay district. and John
Thompson AT his home place on the
umaiIlla river. In the aggregate.
these stockmen are winterlng nearly
one thousand head.
There u talk IN baseball circles OF
the revival Of the Western Tri-siaie
league for the coming season. 10 coa-
tain the towns OF waiia Waila. Ba-
ker. Pendieton and la 0rnnde. These
same towns made up the old Inter-
state league about rs years ago. when |
professional ball was first introduced
IN the inland Empire. Then and
since professional ball In this section
has never been able 20 pay Its own |
way. and has depended for support
upon the generosity Of fandom.
Mr.. James n. sturgis OF waila Wal
Ia. elder aon ~ Mrs. Lima II. Rturgis Of
frnaleton. ana As Ie.,o n"s
Hoyo. uhnsn'sr OF ant. Ano mIs y
hoyd OF Atneha, were uhi'eu ~ 1nA
ding was quietly solemnlEed at the
Benson hotel. Both bride and groom
are prominently known, and have |
many friends TO wish them happiness.
Mr.. and Mrs Sturgis viii be at home
In Waila Walla after February Is.
THIS from the Milton HaEle y aoou.
the most patheuc cola snap item We
nave had the sorrow OF rehaines ihe
tho weather has been the fact that
aevcrai Miitonltes have been unable 10
eat breakfast until 40 late In the morn
ing, owing 20 the fact that their false
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