The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-02-23
BREYITIES

Residence for rent. Inquire at
drug store or Of G. y. Bulhnch.
George Walden has gone TO Wal.
Ia Walla 10 work again ON the
Hughes farm.
Hey Winn has ordered u belf-pro'
pellcd combine for use next summer
In the harvest field.
Lloyd Ritchcy came up from the
Willamette valley the other day to
see what a good country looks Ike
Pianos tunod and repaired at rea.
sonablc prices. FirSt-class work
guaranteed. A. w. Lundcll. Mus.
Bach.
Have you seen the Horton Motor
Washcr-thc best made. smoothcst
running and easiest TO operator
w. g. X.
| have for sale for client 500
shares Of stock in the Weston Mer-
camille Company for $3.50 cash.
Andy T. Barnett.
The II. G. Sailngs are doing over
the interior Of their cottage. which
will have a built In china closet and
book and music cases.
Mrs. Efie Perkins Of Palouse,
Wash, niece Of w. II. Booher. was
n guest Saturday at the Boohcr
farm. Shu has also been visiting ut
Athena.
The Mothers Meeting" will be
held at the opera house Saturday.
February "a, ut 2:30 p. m. All the
ladies Of Weston and vicinity are
cordially invited TO attend.
w. r. Alexander, the magazine
and road man Of Walla Walla. was
in town Tuesday. "Alex" thinks
that the prospects Of fine highway
across the Blues are growing bright
er every minute.
The city pound contains ten head
Of horses. six Of which will be sold
today by the chief Of police. Four
colts were taken in last Tuesday,
and will be sold later unless re-
deemed by the owners.
John Edwards and his sons Oscar
and Ernest were here from Morrow
county Tuesday while on a motor
car trip to Walla Walla. Mr.. Ed
wards was one Of the earliest pio-
neers Of the Weston country.
A driving snow in small flakes
descended here Tuseday and showed
that Winter is not yet ready TO re-
linauish his reign, but after seeing
the Mawson pictures Of Antarctic
billiards. Weston folk felt fairly
comfortable.
Daily Journal: President Moser's
stenographer was paid $il0 for the
session. Ten dollars day for
stenographer who in private employ
receives little If any more than SO
is n small but significant example
Of waste when the public foots the
bill.
The East 0regonian Of Tuesday
reports that "the case Of Watts &
Rogers, Weston hardware dealers,
versus +. G. Lucas was settled out
of court this morning. the defend
ant permitting judgment to be TAX
en-. The case was set for trial this
week.
Henry S. Westbrook Of Portland,
grand master of the Odd Fellows,
will be in Weston Tuesday, February
81, and will visit the local lodge.
An open meeting will be arranged
for, to be attended by Odd Fellows
and their wives and members of the
Rebekahs.
Sylvan Kennard and Cyril Proeb-
stel have finished the banking course
in the Los Angeles business college
where they have been students for
several months. Sylvan will remain
in Los Angeles, where he has Sc
cured a position. Cyril goes to
Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he
will be employed by his uncle,
Charles proebstel.
Lou Bulin of Bingham Springs
went fishing last week, and IN
jumping across a stream slipped and
fen, breaking his leg. He was two
miles from camp, with five feet Of
snow on the ground. He broke up
his fish pole and made splints for
his leg. After he had crawled a
mile and half over the snow. For.
est Ranger Baker and w. W. Hoeh
rescued him, and he is now in PEN
dleton hospital,
George Tonkin, deputy game war
den, visited the Finland settlement
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