The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-04-07


son Was re-employed together with ali
his assistants with one exception. IN
which case election Was deferred. Ma
applications had been received from
any OF the teachers and u may be
that there will be a few vacancies q
fiil later In the year. The salary Of
Mina Emma Johnson as assistant
teacher IN the hlab school was raised
from SEQ 10 si0o Dsr month. That Of
Miss Louise Rlntoul. primary teacher,
was raised from $50 20 SIS per month
.. o. Russell has accepted the super
intendeney Of the Athena schools a.
the successor of G. A. Guerne. who re-
signed IN order 10 attend college IN
the eant. Mr. Russell IL 40 educator
of wide experience. and for the past
three years was superintendent Of the
Wasco schools lie WAS member Of
The Weston Normal faculty at the
close Of this schools career IN 1909
He IL a graduate OF the Monmouth
Normal and Of the University Of Ore
gon, and has taken post graduate work
al Columbia university. New York
DR.. c. H. Smith and Dr. Alfred y.
sempert have moved their respective
offices 90 commodious and we'll
LIGHTED rooms In the Watts building.
above the Weston Mercantile Conn
pany's store. Our local medico and
local dentist harmonic 10 nicely that
they have fitted up a common waiting
! room. or perhaps Il would sound bet
ter 20 say that II IL by no means n
common waiting room. but will be
used in common by their patient pa
tients.
The parcel post was utilized this
week By O. Deoraw In sending
quantity OF young shade trees 70 Mrs.
II. u. Ferris. residing near subiett.
Idaho. who wrote that she DID not have
A tree on the place and felt Lonesome
without them. Mrs. Ferris viii be
well remembered BY the pioneer resi-
dents OF Weston as Miss Cassie Helm
er. Together with her husband. che
recently moved 10 southern Idaho from
eastern Washington.
April first being the date OF the
I reguiar meeting OF the SATURDAY After
noon club, q afforded the ladies the
opportunity for n unique program
which was carried dnt In keeping
with the day. The afternoon was filled
with many surprises and a delicious
lunch wan served. The Club ladies
had AZ their guest Mrs. warfield OF
Milton. who was house guest Of Mrs
r. c. Rogers.
A potato II an edible. nutritious and
deseryediy popular vegetable OF the
common garden variety. but has It's
Limitations. Properly carved and re-
posing In a shaving mug Il looks all
right, but Is wholly Incapable and In
competent. Charley Keen found this
out. 20 the great amusement OF the
initiated. while acting as assistant BAR
her TO Shorty James on All Fools day.
Forest Ranger Horton reports an
average depth OF snow of three feet In
the Blue mountains. with a depth In
some instances OF fifteen feet where
drifts occur. The snow lE well packed
aud melting slowly. and Is not expect
ed 20 disappear until the latter part
OF June. The outlook for grass on the
mountain range is reported 10 have
never been better.
While en- route TO the opera at Wall
/ Ia wana a car from Pendletou con-
tanning several young men and women
skidded and turned over near Athena.
throwing them out Miss Breeding sus-
| fa,ned a broken rib and Harvey Han
ayan an injured arm. while Miss Nell
lie Chamberlain was badly bruised.
The Umatiila County Good Roads
association. known a. the Original
| good roads organization. met In Pen
! dIeton Saturday and opposed the
bonding riaa. II favored special
| road tax OF two mills per year Tor five
| successive years. this being the plan
submitted by Senator Barrett
Professor James Austin OF Pendle
I ton Is teaching the clarinet and saxa-
nhnne sections OF the Weston Concert
Rand. and comes here to give lessons
every sunday Professor Austin Is a
weii-known pioneer musician OF the
county. and more than twenty years
ago directed the Helix band.
tnarles vonderahe OF Weston has
e.,eA Drs O.. r.. Gowen OF Milton and ].
- ~anderpool OF Freewater for $4,000
damages He claims they were re-
sponsible for the death OF his four
year old boy through the unnecessary
| administration OF chioroform for a
minor operation.
Milton and Freewater dealers are
making strong efforts to Introduce
movable grain tanks holding one
thousand bushels each, among the
farmers. II Is expected that a num-
ber of the farmers will try this sys-
tenn unless the sack situation gets bet
ter shortly. .a
Weakly Bulldogger: They say that
Carl Cooley. rode IS miles and paid
five dollars for few hours sleep in
the Keylor Grand theater In Walla
waila the other night. We know that
IL ~ easier to sleep In Waila Waila. but
we believe in keeping the money at
home.
Brickwork is completed on the gro-
Gerry store room OF the Weston Mer-
camille company, and this week the
masons gave way to the carpenters, II
is expected that all will be In readi-
ness for the opening of the company's
new grocery department by May ist
Miss Muriel Sailing. deputy county
clerk. has been elected as Pendleton's
candidate for queen OF the Rose Fes-
tival She will now receive the sup
port of Pendleton and OF Umatilia
county In the statewide contest clos
Ing In May
During a visit in Weston Wednesday
Lowell Rogers said that the soil in his
fields Is unusually hard this season.
following the heavy rains. He has
| o,,lx, haan ohla m dn his snripnr culti-