The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-04-14

~ commissioner. Oliver Dlcksnson Of
Athena for treasurer. =, n, Scott of
Athena for state senator 60 succeed =.
n. Burgess. w. Thieves of stanfield
and Louis iiodEfn Df FEasuatsf for
the loser house. q. H bishop of Free
water for district attorney. W. ID.
Chamberlain sf Pendleton for Clerk.
w. e. Howard Of Hianfield for school
supsrintsndent. and Dr. Henderson of
Pendlelon for coroner, Prominent IN
the iiat. also. are those two old stand
bps and tried and true officials. +. u.
Taylor for sheriff and G. y. Strain for
assessor.
A distressing accident on the main
street Of Freewatef sunday resulted IN
the death of . f0-pear-oid boy named
Fred Lance. who nhiie riding a mans
bicycle which he could not handle
well wheeled In front Of an automobile
slowly driven by J. ". coffman. a
prominent Dry creek farmer living
near Weston. The auto passed direct
~ over the boys body. and he died a
half hour later from Internal hemor-
rhage. Both Mr.. coffman and hih
wife. who was with him. are said H.
have tainted. and " was some tim
before the former could be restored {,
consciousnesa Although In no way
responsible for the accident. Mr.. coff-
man IL said 90 have given the boys
parents $500 10 defray the funeral s1-
pense&
oamer E Smith. candidate for the
republican nomination for district at
torney. who has been pretty we'll over
the county and was here Friday. says
that he finds the sentiment strongly
in favor OF the very strictest enforce
ment OF the prohibition law and also
many OF the other laws on the stat
ute books which have been neglected
In The past. The people everywhere.
REGARDLESS OF past preferences. are
now strongly In favor OF the most
rigid enforcement OF the new law and
they want to see u carried out In both
the lester and spirit. u II the one big
item. he says. In the present campaign.
The dead bodies Of Mary Hawn. Is.
student OF ~. vincent'H academy.
and OF G. A.. Frazier. IS or %. the
step grandfather Of the girl. were
AUuu0 vi NV DNh AA n TWIN ~
the Grand Hotel. walia Walla. Mon
day night. The man had shot him
self. muffiing his revolver with a
blanket. and the girl IL supposed TO
have taken poison. Both left notes,
shedding no light on the mystery.
which Is thought TO have been the re-
suit OF a suicide pact, On the pre-
eedinR Sunday night. Alice Wells COM
mltted suicide at walla walia by taxi
ing carbolic acid.
The Ladies' ouild held It's April
meeting at the home OF Mrs Il. NJ.
Warren. After routine business had
been disposed OF the members passed
the time very pleasantly with needle
work and social chat. and a delectable
collation. was served by the hostess.
The guilds next meeting will be held
the first Monday after Easter. when
the annual election OF officers will be
held. Mrs, Harry Beashe and Mrs
Frank skinner win be the hosteRses. at
the home OF Mrs. Skinner.
Weston has It's local carpenters
back again. much TO It's relief--as
there Is work for them here. Headed
/ by J. NJ. Ashworth. they returned Sat
urday from the, neighborhood OF
washtucna. whers they built story
And-a-hnif farm house. a large barn
and concrete cisteru for Watts 4
Rogers on the land occupied by Win
Ross Aside from Ashworth. the
party included Charles Van Hoy. Hen
ry Schroeder. win Graham and Ralph
Stages.
Weston people may be interested In
knowing that the Information has been
received here In a letter from w J..
RRbington, county clerk and recorder
at Missoula, Montana. that Joseph
st. Dennis OF Roman. Mont. aged IS.
was issued marriage license 10
marry Nellie Mitchell OF Weston, Ore,
aged IS. on the sth day OF December,
1915" Nellie Mitchell was formerly
Mrs Nellie Kiligore.
J. NJ. Ashworth, weston's only entry
this campaign in the political arena.
now has two opponents for the repub-
lican nomination an county commits
sioner--T NJ. Hurlburt OF Stanfield
and w. NJ. Slusher OF Pendleton. An
"Jim" lis rather fond OF campaigning.
/ he IL In no wise cast down by this OPP
position, and Is going out after votes
with his usual alertness.
The Epworth League held their
monthly business and social session at
the church last Friday evening. The
Misses Read. Barnes and Price enter
tained at the piano and James Kirk
patrick gave two readings. The Junior
League rendered very pleasing pro-
gram or music. songs and recitations
and served a lunch. The little folks
cleared s5.70.
Headed by DR.. Y. C. Blaiock. one OF
the most prominent Masons in the
Northwest, Masonic delegations visit
ed the local lodge Saturday evening
from walla Walla and Milton. Fred
NJ. Panly, a Weston business man In
early years. was among their number.
An interesting talk was given by DIR.
Blalock concerning the York and Scot
tish rites.
! Bayles Baker. one OF the several
sons OF Merritt A. Baker Of this city
who have met with considerable sue
cess after striking out for them
selves" has been promoted TO the po-
sition of dispatcher on the Mlssoula
division OF the Milwaukee. with head
quarters at Missoula. He was former
ly agent at Saltese. Montana.
Rain fell here all OF Monday night
with exceeding copiousness, but as the
farmers now have most OF their grain
In no one was heard to grumhle. It
does seem, however. as though the
weather man is determined 70 bestow
all OF its annual rainfall upon the
Weston country during March and
April