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The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-01-05

follows: Commencing at the north
west corner Of Lot II. of Block 2
OF the Original Town Of Weston
Oregon, running thence south ten
feet, thence east eighty feet
thence north ten feet. thence Yves,
eighty feet. to the place Of be-
ginning.
2. Lot No. Ten in Block No,
Two fronting ON Water Street
eighty feet and on Main Street
forty feet. rs will appear ou the
original plat uf the City Of Wcs.
ton. UmatIla County. Oregon. now
on file in the Clerks office in said
County.
.. The East half Of Lot mum.
bercd Eight. in Block numbered
Five. Of the original Town Of Cen
tcrvillc. luow called the City of
Athcnal. uniatilla County. Ore
gon. according 10 the plat thereof,
now on record in the office Of the
Recorder of Convcyanccs for said
County.
4. L0. numbered Seven in Block
numbered Five Of the Ociginal
Town Of Centervillc, also Lots mum.
bcrcd Four and Five in Block mum.
bered Three Of Kinks First Ad.
dition to the Town Of Ccntervillc.
said Town Of Ccntervillc being now
known as the City Of Athena in
Umatilla County, Oregon.
s. Lot numbered Twelve in
Block numbered Fifiy.five in the
Town Of Frecwater, (n0w city,
N the County Of Umatilla. State
If Oregon. as shown by the official
,lat Of said town.
LULU SCHWAR2,
Plaintiff.
EVANS & WATSON,
Attorneys for Plaintiff,
60l-603 Baker Building,
Walla Walla. Washing ton.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-01-05

Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Avery of III,
Weston uplands were guests during
the week of the ]. Z. Stanfields.
Miss Anice Barnes. who is teach,
ing at Stanfield. spent the holiday
va atitn at her home in Weston.
Miss Daisy Waddingham has re-
turned to her 81 hool wo k near
Adams. after spcndi, & the holidays
with her parents.
Charley Brothcrton was hero
from Waitsburg this week accompan-
led by w. w. CasSaday. Alberta
farm land representative of the
Canadian aciiic.
T.. G. Rogers. Sim Barnes and Joe
Key, good men and true from the
Weston ncighborhood. have been
drawn on the jury and summoned
to appear next Monday at Pendlc-
ton. Fred March is serving on the
grand jury.
Miss Stella Wurzcr, daughter
of Councilman J. Wurzcr Of this
city. recently became the bride Of
Mr.. William Kay at American Falls.
Idaho. They will make their home
near that city, where the bride
groom is engaged in farming.
The Wright & Wilcox leases IN
the reservation have been sold TO
Glenn Storie and Roy Ritncr for
of $4,000. The
land involved in the deal amounts 10
1870 acres, and part Of it was tax, n
by Lawrence Lieuallen. One thou
,and acres in crop was valued 1t
b22. so an acre.
The Weston band gave a delight.
'ul concert at the opera house FIJI
lay evening, and showed remark.
Die progress after less than yesr
# practice by playing a grade of
music that an amateur band ordir.
Irily requires several years of hard
work. to handle with any degree Of
uccess. In full uniform and with
he stage prettily decorated and
Illuminated, the band presented a
andsome appearance. One num-
er which met with especial favor
'as the "Westonian waltz" com. !
osed by the director, A. w. Lun- |.
ell, who holds a college degree in !.
lusic. The band will give a series !
{ similar concerts during the win. (
r, presenting new program on :
lch occasion. :
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-01-05
WESTON MERCANTILE CO..

complains that certain strong sur
porters like Roy Read and BIZ
Gould deserted him at the last m,
ment. He hints that Bill at leas
was subsidized. declaring that b,
saw Bill smoking the new pip
that went with the outfit. JOIN
says that anybody can see with hal
an eye he is handsomer than And,
and that he certainly must hav,
been jobbed somehow.
Guy Allen Turner, city treasurer
of WaIla Walla and widely known
as gifted baritone singer, was
horsewhippcd in his office Wcdnes-
day by woman who claimed that
he had circulated defamatory re-
ports concerning her. The woman
was accompanied by her husband.
Mr.. Turner denied the charge, but
did not seek to defend himself otli-
er than to ward off the blows.
The streets Of Weston look natur-
al once more with +. II. (PhiD
Bcathe adorning them. He came
over from Seattle recently to visit
his brother, w. III. Bcathe, who is
recovering from severe illness.
Now that he is here where hc b.
longs, the chances are that a COL
certed effort will be made by his
fellow citizens to prevent him from
leaving again.
With bells jingling merrily, jess
York junior took sleigh load Of
young people to Pendlcton and re-
turn last Sunday. The roads were
then in prime condition for a sleigh
ride, and the outing was greatly
enjoyed by all.
Sim j. Culley went to Corvallis
this week To attend the meeting of
Oregon grain growers held under
agricultural college auspices in that
,ity. The important question of
grain in bulk is under
Robert G.. and Leonard A. Blom-
yren have purchased Hillsdale farm
rom their father, Joseph Blomgren,
md will conduct it ION their own"
n future. The place consists Of
10 acres of foothiIl and pasture
and.
Mrs. J. R. Killgore of Los An !
eles was at Milton Sunday attend I
ig the funeral of her grandmoth- /
r, the late Mrs. Hopson, whose q
cath occurred recently in Mon
INA.
Leonard Blomgren and Elmer G
ucker were dinner guests New {,
ears day of MIR. and Mrs. Curran D
GLADDEN. at Athena. n,
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-01-05

Portland-To reduce high taxes the
city and county government is to be
consolidated. The school district and
port district are 70 be added to reduce
expense.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-01-05

lAfE ARE PREPARED for the cold weather Our stock
wv full of wool blankets rubbe mttens gloves sheep lined
coats overcoa macknaws for boys and men, sweaters heavy
underwear caps toques REFER SETS wool Shirts pantsa
priced for the frosty weather. :: :: =
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-10-04
Red Cross Election Approaches

The annual election of the Hood
River Chapter of the American Red
Cross will be held on the afternoon of
Monday, October Is.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-10-04
4-Minute Men A
ION TO VICTORY "
H. A. MacDONALD
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT
ELECTRIC. THEATRES
LARAWAY PRAISES
COOS HOSPITALITY

Just back from Marshfield, where
this years session was held, W. F.
Laraway. retiring Grand Commander of
the Knights Templar of Oregon, de-
clares that the annual coDclave one of
the best he ever attended.
1.-THE Marshfield people entertained
us royalty" says Mr.. Laraway, who
was accompanied by his wife. 81 have
never eaten such luncheon as they
placed before us one day, luncheon
with Coos Bay fish as the chief item on
the menu, and at the annual banquet
venison and all of the sea delicacies
obtainable were served. The wives of
visiting Sir Knights were given every
attention and were carried on boat
rides and motor trips through the fer
tile areas.
"And have never had more pleas
ant surprise than when / was notified
that the personal representative of
Grand Master Lee S. Smith, of the
United States Commandery, to the
conclave would be Edward W. Craven.
Forty years ago at Glenwood, Ia, /
helped to initiate Mr.. Craven into a
lodge of Master Masons. | had not
seen him in many years and our re.
union was most pleasant event. "
Mr.. Laraway, who was succeeded as
Grand Commander by E. E. Kiddle, Of
La Grande, has been participating as
an active officer in different Masonic
bodies for the past 45 years.
Hood Rivers representative at the
Grand Council of Royal & Select Mas
ters held at Marshfield simultaneously
with the conclave of the Grand Com.
mandery, was Chief of Police Carson,
who was elected Grand Marshal of the
organization. While in Marshfield Mr..
Carson was the guest of ]. M. Wright
who was formerly mayor of HOOD
pivar
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-10-04
YEARS IMPROVE
MENTS ARE HEAVY

The grade of the new Hood River
boat road has been completed and the
road is open for traffic. The county
court announces that gravel surface
ing will be placed on the new road at
once. The new road, about third of
mile IN length. connects the city with
boat landings on the east side of Hood
river. The road is also used to an in
creasing extent each year by apple
growers in shipping their low grade
stock to Gamers and professors in
Portland and The Dalles.
After the Transfer & Livery Co. had
begun the excavation of deep cut OF
the route freshet waters of the C0lum.
bia washed out the old grade, which
also acted as a dixie in the protection
of the lowland farm Of F. H. Button.
Because of the destruction of the food
waters an additional 700 yards of fill
was made necessary in completing the
boat road. The new fill, broader and
heavier than the old dixie, will be per-
manent.
The contractors declare that this has
been one of the busiest seasons they
have ever put in in Hood River. A. c.
Lofts, president of the concern, reports
that his crews of men have handled
excavations totaling 1900 yards. since
spring.
I'VE have just completed the exca-
walton for the new structure of the
Pacific Coast Products Co., of which
R. H. Ullrich is manager and which
will make jelly materials from apple
refuse from the cider mill," says Mr..
Lofts. Carpenters are now rushing
the building to completion in order
that Mr.. Ullrich may begin his work
of reclaiming the waste product inn
mediately."
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-10-04
SECOND LIBERTY
| LOAN OFFERED
100000 AMOUNT OF new ISSUE
Local Committee Ready to Conduct Cam
paign for Hood River County's
Subscription to Great Fund

Monday the United States Govern.
ment began campaign for the sale of
the second Liberty Loan. which will
total SO, ,OOO, 900. The new bonds bear
four per cent interest and valuable tax
exemptions. They will be issued in
such denominatins and such terms that
every citizen will be able TO partici-
pate in the purchase of them.
The bonds will be issued for the fol-
lowing purposes:
Equipping with arms, clothing and
food our gallant soldiers who have
been called to thesfield.
Maintaining our Navy and our vail.
ant tars upon the high seas.
Providing the necessary means to
pay the wages of our Isoldiers and sail
ors, and, if the bill now pending in the
congress passes, the monthly allow
ances for the support of their depend
ent families and to supply them with
life insurance.
Constructing great feet of mer-
chant vessels to maintain the line of
communication with our brave troops
in France, and to keep our commerce
afloat upon the high seas in defiance of
the German kaiser and his submarines.
Creating a great feet Of aeroplanes,
which will give complete supremacy
in the air to the United States and the
brave nations fighting with US against
the German military menace; and for
other necessary war purposes.
With Truman Butler as chairman the
following committee has been appoint
ed to take charge of the sale of the
second Liberty Loan Bonds in Hood
River county, E. o. Blanchar, r. B.
Bennett c. W. McCullagh and A. d.
Moe,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-10-04
LIVE News FROM
TWELFTH COMPANY

The 18th Co. boys have finally gotten
down to real army drill during the past
week and the good work will continue
during good weather. The men are
getting practical instruction IN engin-
eering and in the more advanced phases
of artillery maneuvers by Lieut. Col.
Lawson, the fort commander.
Because of this intensive drill no
passes or furloughs will be issued until
about October 6, or soon thereafter,
and at that time the system will be
different than in the past. A furlough
differs from a pass in that it allows a
man full ration money after the first
"a hours that he has left the army
post. Hereafter no passes will be is
sued for longer period than "a hours.
Every leave of absence for longer
period than that will be a furlough,
but no furloughs will at present be
granted unless a legitimate excuse is
given.
Many of the men have been journey
ing to Hood River to have urgent
dental work done. DR.. VIM. M. Post
has kindly consented to move his
equipment to Fort Candy an repair all
the teeth of the men of the 18th and
9th Companies who desire such work
done. 1t is expected that Mrs. Post
will accompany the Doctor and arrive
about October z or 8. Their son,
Harry Post, is member of 18th Co.
The boys were paid practically all of
their National Guard money over a
week ago when next pay day comes
around on Oct. 6, they will be practi-
cally even with Uncle Sam.
First Sgt. Baker is again on duty
after being laid on the shelf for a
month with dislocated shoulder and
caused from wrestling.
Private Cecil Cutler has been off
duty on account of rheumatism which
has developed in his legs.
A number of the soldiers at Fort
Candy had quite thrilling adventure
several days ago when they were trav-
cling on the launch Fairmoant from
Ilwaco to the fort. The captain lost
control of the boat at about II o'clock
| p. m. and drifted onto sand spit in
The bay. With a receding tide thev
laid until early morning when the
Coast Life Guard men pulled them out.
Considerable excitement prevailed
around camp during their absence.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-10-04
THE 1917 APPLE
HARVEST HERE
SEASONS QUALITY IS EXCELLENT
Two Hundred High School Students win
Spend Two Weeks Vacation at
Work in Orchards

! Fruit c0loring on trees, rich red or
golden apples, and boxes, three and
four in q bunch, scattered down the
orchard row vistas evidence the arrival
of the Hood River valley apple har-
vest. Indeed, last week growers began
picking small quantities of Jonathans
and Winter Bananas. The harvest of
these early varieties is on in earnest
this week and by next Monday, the
harvest of the million boxes of fruit,
the valleys estimated yield for the
season, will be in full swing.
| Weather conditions, throughout the
summer and fall months have been
ideal for the maturity of perfect
apples. The percentage of fungus, a
troublesome pest in local orchards
when the seasons are characterized by
too much rain, will be negligible this
year. In some sections a larger per.
centage of worm-stung apples than
ordinarily is reported. The cool nights
and warm autumn sunshine are now
putting vivid color in the apples.
After frost has fallen, the work of
Mother Nature will be complete, and
growers will hurry as fast as possible
to get the fruit into refrigerated stor.
age houses or rolling to distant
markets.
! While considerable alarm is being
| felt in some quarters over the labor
situation, sales agency officials, with
whom r. P. Bonham, who is in charge
of the Portland Office of the federal
bureau of labor, is cooperating, be:
lieve that help will be plentiful, if
growers make adequate provisions to
care for their pickers and harvest
help. 1t is apparent, however, that a
larger portion of the pickers will be
women this season than ever before.
A considerable factor in the harvest
this year will be the students of the
Hood River High School. Arrange.
ments have already been made by the
city school board for two weeks
vacation. This will release for the
apple harvest 200 boys and girls,
Young women and matrons of the
city, many of them elderly women,
have already made arrangements tC
participate in the apple harvest
Some of the business places of the
city will be entirely closed when the
picking season is at its height, and II
is stated that only minimum clerical
force will be kept on duty by other
stores and business institutions.
/ While on former seasons, hundreds
of Indians from the neighboring Indian
reservations have been her to partici
pate in the strawberry harvest, the
work of picking apples has never
seemed to appeal TO the redman and i
has been rare sight tu-see IndianI
here during the autumn harvest season
An effort will be made this year tt
enlist the services of the Indian mer
and women.
The cold nights and warm, sunshiny
days are rapidly maturing the apple
crop and scores of growers yesterday
visited the government employment
agency in charge of C. B. Greene, Of
the Portland office of the United States
Department of Labor, in rush fol
pickers.
"From what | am told" says Mr.
Greene, 1--WE will need at least 5O(
pickers today"
MIR. Greene has opened his Office ii
the old photograph gallery on Thirt
street just opposite the Heilbronnel
building.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-10-04
GERMANY HAS LONG
BEEN AN OFFENDER

Although he was born in Denmark,
Hood River has no citizen who is more
Loyalty an American than j. P. Thom-
sen, an East Side rancher and orchard
ist. The naturalized citizen is not to
be found exploiting his patriotism by
word of mouth, but his daily actions
bespeak the practice of loyalty to
American ideals and the principles
that Americans are called on to adopt
in winning the great war against Prus-
sianism.
Two sons of Mr.. Thomson were
among Hood Rivers first contingent in
rallying to the colors of the country of
their fathers adoption. While it is
true that America is their native land,
their action was fostered by their
father and he speaks of their service
with pride. Fred Thomson is at Fort
Candy, WASH, member OF Twelfth
Company, Oregon Coast Artillery,
while Alfred is with a company of
Engineers at an eastern cantonment.
The appeal of President Wilson to
the farmers of America has been
answered by the father. For the past
few months, no man of Oregon has
been buster than J. P. Thomson.
With his sons away in service and no
ranch help available, Mr.. Thomson has
been doing the work of two men, har-
vesting grains, filling big silo with
ensilage corn and preparing for the
harvest of big crop of apples.
Circumstances of my birth and
where spent my early YOUTH" says
Mr.. Thomson, tshave given me the
privilege, perhaps, of having an un-
derstanding of what the Prussian con-
ception, or | might say misconception,
of honor is than most American born
and reared men and women. The case
of outraged Belgium was by no means
the first time Germany considered a
treaty as scrap of paper.
"In 1864 Germany and Austria to-
gether engaged my native country.
their little neighbor, in war. OF
course Denmark suffered defeat. But
| in the treaty, solemnly signed by Ger
man and Austrian diplomats, and with
Napoleon ii, of France, party to the
treaty to see that the terms were en-
forced, it was agreed that the prov.
ince of Schleswig, part of the spoils,
would be permitted to return to Den
mark, provided the residents at ar
election to be held FIVE years from the
time of making of the treaty SO voted
"Right on the heels of this treaty
followed the war of 1866 between Ger
many and Austria, brought on by 1
quarrel over the spoils in the war OF
! Denmark. Bismarck told the Aus
trians in effect that he would Civ,
them no spoils but licking instead
and he did.
In 1870 Franco Prussian war involved
Europe. Germany won Alsace- Lor
| raine. The Revolution followed ant
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-10-04
HOOD RIVER BARTLETTS
TOP AUCTION MARKET

While shipments of the larger per-
centage of northwestern Bartletts sent
to eastern markets have been going to
slaughter on the auction market, Bart
let's shipped by the Apple Growers
Association, according to advices have
set a new record for local fruit of that
market, having sold on the New York
auction at more than $3 per box,
Another carload of local Bartletts sold
on the New York auction for $2.H per
box. Four cars were shipped to the
metropolis. Each days offering topped
the auction.
Local growers are jubilant over the
record. The returns, it is claimed,
result from the careful packing and
handling of the fruit While Bartletts
from other districts were arriving
overripe, the Hood River pears were
sound and firm. No grower was al
lowed to pack his pears this season.
The Bartletts were hauled direct from
trees to cold storage rooms. They
were allowed to remain there for three
days, thus becoming preceded thor
oughly. The fruit was then packed in
refrigerated rooms and placed directly
in refrigerated cars.
The Association also reports a record
price this season for carload of
Gravensteins, shipped to Alaska. the
fruit bringing $l.75, f. o. b. Hood
Rivar 3
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-10-04

Dorothy Dalton in 1.-THE Flame of
the Yukon" at the Electric Sunday
and Monday, October Ia and l&
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-10-04
Odd Fellow News

The annual district convention of the
Odd Fellows of Wasco, Sherman and
Hood River counties will be held Mon
day, October Is, at Grass Valley at
$50 p. m. A special train will likely
be run from Hood River leaving about
p. m. and returning same night.
Definite information about this will be
given later. Columbia logde, Of The
Dalles, will confer the first degree and
Idlewilde lodge, of Hood River. the
second. These conventions are looked
forward to by hundreds of Odd Fellows
all over central Oregon and are big
events among members Of this order.
All members in this locality are
urged to attend and are assured a fine
time.
Idlewilde lodge will hold practice in
the second degree this evening and all
members are requested to be on hand.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-10-04
BURGLAR MAKES HAUL
AT PORTER HOME

A burglar who made speciality of
the theft of keys entered the East Side
home of j. c. Porter Sunday while all
members of the family were away.
Every available key on the place was
taken. Included among them was a
key to the Commercial club and local
bank. A small amount of money and
watch belonging to L. c. Baldwin, a
contractor engaged in building an ap-
pie house on the Porter place, were
also taken.
The burglar visitor made himself at
home. Cigar ashes strewn over the
floor and two cigar stubs on the dresser
were found in Mrs. Porter's room.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-10-04
Napoleon II was compelled to fee his

Napoleon II was compelled to fee his
country.
"No one was left to see that Ger
many carried out her treaty with Dem
mark as to the Schleswig election.
And the terms were abrogated. With
stroke of the pen, Section 8, that
section of the treaty guaranteeing the
right of the election to Schleswig, was
obliterated. 1t was only a scrap OF
paper. -
you, have never forgotten Germany g
act, one of ruthless might just as was
the sinking of the Lusitania. | am
glad that ! am able to help do some
thing to win the great war against
Prussisnism, which, in the words OF
President Wilson, is not for conquest
or spoils but to make the world safe
for democracy and to guarantee for
the future the rights of the small az
well as large nations.