The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-10-27
BREvITIES
straw for rals. Fred MeGrow,

dificult. II. II. Hill, Weston, or
Senator Chamberlain will speak Il
Weston ut 1850 p. m. next Monday
October 30.
Having recovered from bis illness
Contractor y. r. Gore resumed WORK
last week at Athena.
Two 1914 model fordH, just over.
hauled and IN excellent condition, foi
sale. Weston Garage.
County Clerk Frank Sailing was up
from rsndlston Wednesday syening
and attended tbs band play.
I have two splendid mich cows for
sale. They are half Jersey and half
Durham aild make the smaIkable tests
Of iI.3 and 1913 percent. Make me an
oGcr. L. ". Zehm.
"Ish" Watts Of Athena is reported
10 be going hunting today IN the wiIds
Of kamelA with his new high-power
Newton rifle. Fred boyd, Gem Dun
can aud Bill Dobson are gong along
with their little old thirty-thirlies to w
ready for emergencies " the Newton
dIesn't shoot straight.
Miss Odessa Kirkpataick has purch-
Rsed the confectionery store Of her
brother. 4. b. kirkpatrIck, and will
take possession November lst. After
= few weeks Fare will leave for visit
with friends at Anatjne, Wash, where
he was formerly IN business. Miss
kirkpatrick will be succeeded ~ local
telephone operator By her present as
sistant, Miss Ruby trice.
At meeting Tuesday at the U. d.
Church the following officers were
elected BY tne local union OF ths W. 4.
4. u: Mrs. T.. A. Dudley, president;
Mrs. Ethsl Snlder, vice prVaident; Mrs.
Clarissa Price, recording Sec etary;
Mrs. Letha King, corresponding sscre-
tHry: Mrs. ). l.. ksnnard, treasurer.
A good report Of the state convention
was given by the delegates who at
tended and ths years work was inter.
estingly discussed. The union win
meet again November Il Mt the home
of Mrs. Aennatd, where social after
mon will b. spent and refreshments
served.
Judge Thomas II. Brents, ono OF
walla Walla honored pioneers and
widely known throughout the North
west. died Monday morning at his
home In that city after n lingering
illness. Judge brents was born in
Illinois In is40, and twelve years Ia
ter accompanied has parents with an
OK team train across the plains. He
had since been cowpuncher, pony
express rider, lawyer, congre, smay
and iurit OF the 81 years ns spent
in tina Northwest, 66 were devoted
% the study, practice and adminis-
ration Of law.
Saturday, October a, was observed |
W tha saturday Afternoon CluD as /,
Reception DAY tor the teachers Of the !
'ubhc schools. Mrs. Joseph wurzsr
citing ~ hostess. The short musical
rogram included a song by Mrs, h. M. I,
,nlth and piailo duets py Miss Ruth
lead aud MISS Gladys Smith. Refresh
lents were served Dy the membership /.
ommittee, Mesdamas X. W. brown,
. A. barnes, =, h. Smith, frank Ora.
am. A. J. Mclntyre. fhs guests were
Iisses klntoul, Cogswall, Noren, kil-
Ter, Workman ana Dryden OF the Wes- :,
N school faculty, and Mrs. Ray Of :
Jrtland. house guest Of Mrs, l.. X. u
an Wrinkle.
Milton Eagle--Mel Turner, who ac- q
J. w. Davis on his trip to /,
evada. had the misfortune to let the :
White Bug" get away from him in
reewater Wednesday morning. He
'anked it and evidently left 1t in low.
he bug, after climbing the supports G
. roof in front Of barber shop,
I'd walking through window next
'cr found an immovable object in the
rm Of an electric light pole; and af- \,
r climbing half way up the pole and :
aging peek-a-boo with the wires II ',
ased It's fruitlsss efforts having dis a
yured its left front wing. No other Y
ricus damage was done. :, y
Gross receipts from the play We'd :, y
sday evening were sl2A.sO. aud the Of
.arai s,,rnorf time srsvs.,, l.sss thy..,., fp