The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-02-04

summer Dut were uuuHfn INST SUNNI
20 contract 10 advantage. One farme
lJeo. u. Carmichael. was wise enous
90 buy the actual sacks, left over froF
harvest. and now has soto Of thor
which stand him nc only seven cent
The present price IL twelve cents. an
contracts contain a war clause whie
renders delivery very uncertaiI
Nevertheless. there viii probably b
sacks enough at some figure for ~
1913 harvest One firm of Portian
exporters II said 10 have four miiiio
ON hnBd. and win probably msks
good cleanup on lie investment Tn
strength Of the sack market A. ascribe
90 the war demand for juts from Eur
opean countries.
The rural route mail carriers braves
the elements and made their round
during the unprecedented SHOWS o
January With a large quantity Of mai
on route onc Clay Smith carried sf7
ana 10 ounces. on route two HsIber
Baker carried more pieces. ssiS u
number. but heir aggregate weight WA
less. being s7o pounds and ~ ounces
40 the two faithful representatives .
Uncle Fam are just about even. In IN
good old summer time twin u eve
come aKninfD they have more mail q
deliver. but ihrir work IL much eaniel
Of accomplishment Tho brand o
weather that II being handed out a
present makss their mountain routei
especially diffiruit. but the mail hal
been delivered daily in good season.
The Weekly RuIidosGer tells a tai
of Andrew HarnhErt. reservation In.
dian. and n starving jackrabblt. whiri
he fed and turned loose. although yer,
fond ~ rabbit meat Rabbit too pooi
10 ent 20 ! fred him." hald this red.
skin philosopher. "Bimeby he get fai
and come hack. Then he feed me-
The winter IL no jnke for the Indians
however. ~ they are said 20 be iosina
hundreds % cayuses which they ar'
unable 20 feed ono report reaching
The Leader says that twenty-five dead
cayases were counted In one canyon
and standing forlorniy on the bills
we're many poor ponies silii alive but
reduced almost 10 skeletons.
Rev, Guy Fitch Phelps. ID. d.. viii
arrive IN Weston tomorrow evening "a
conduct the revival services at the
United Rrcthren Church beginning
Sunday morning. Dr. Phelps IL pastor
OF the United Brcthren College church
NJ Phiiomath. oregon. but comes %
Weston from Portland. where he has
been conducting union services. A few
years aKo he was prominently before
the public along the Pacific cnast
while iecturinE upon the white slavery
question. Dr. Phelps devotfa consld-
erahle attention 10 writing. and az
present a series of his stories aro be-
inR published by denominational pa
pera.
Weakly BulldogEer: Henry Laxinka.
known far and wide aa a grower %
kinc. predicted long cold winter by
Ten different sigma among which may
be enumerated the boards OF nuts
raehed by the squirrels. the quality or
lard fRt on his hog. and the hiR hay
iron on Cnmss prairie. We CHIN no
siirh powers 10 interpret the future.
hut by equally ~ many signs we are
,ele 10 tell that his propheay was full
He'd. Among these we might mention
lhe dwind.inR stores nf our coal bin.
pur plumber bill and the frayed edges
n our overcoat.
Mrs. Y. NJ. Smith was hostess 10 the
Afternoon club at It's last
meeting. and In spite OF unfaynrahle
conditions a large number Of
aides were present. Art and Modern
Artists were The subjects discusse I.
sh'ic late IN the afternoon q dsIntv
'cpast was served. The reRniar pra-
sram has heen slightly rrnrranced,
md the next meeting. February sth.
ssll be held with Mrs. n Proudfii.
While enjoying visit with relatives
n bia fathsr's native state OF North
pneumonia. and much alarm Is felt
'ver his condition. His father y. N
Fork. prominent farmer north or
rcston. has engaged by wire a physi-
ian n remain In constant Attendance
il his bedside. A trained nurse IN a.s
With him.
Arnold Planting. a welt known resi-
lent Of Helix. went to his closet n
nf- a NIP OF whiskey and hv mistake
frank from bottle containing wood
'lcohoi and muriatlc acid. He was
conveyed 70 Pendiefon hos
'ital and reatcratives were applet tnl
'cunteract the poison. He WIN re-
over.
While remarkably entertaining and
'apular before the footiights. Joe
5odgson OF Meadowhrook Farm ISL
ven more successful as sausage
maker. The Leader'a gastronomic ex-
lert knows. because he has just sam
lied some OF the Meadowbrook saus-
ge.
One section of their land holdings in |
he neighborhood of Nhshtucna.
wash. has been leased BY watts q
,ogers TO win Ross. MT. and Mrs.
toss will move 20 their new home
o0n 20 take possession and begin
arming operations.
Notice IL hereby given TO the wom-
a OF woodcraft that Fedora Circle
o. lag OF Weston has changed its
'gular meeting nights from the first
nd third Tuesdays to the first and
lird Fridays In each month. Alice
Fitzpatrick. @. N.
Credit patrons OF the Weston Meat /
iarket are notified herewith that we
III hereafter charge Interest at ten