The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-12-07
BREvITIES

Beef by the quarter, ia cents
per pound. A. /. Perry.
DR.. +. -. Watts was in Portland
this week on n business visit.
Lowest prices on cigars and to-
baccO at The l'astimc. Nice CHRIST
mas lars of tobacco. II. II. Ichm.
n. NJ. Jones and family Of Milton
were recent guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. T.. Jones on The Weston up
lands.
n. J. Wilson has returned from
dubois. Idaho. where he has been
experimenting the construction OF
an elevator.
J. A. Stolp, who is now farming
In the ncighborhood Of Worlcy.
Idaho. was here this week for n
few days visit.
Mrs. lasb"lla Taylor of Pullman.
Wash, Is visiting in Athena and
Weston while looking after her
interests IN this section.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Ben Buehkic Of
Lexington. Morrow county. are Wis
iting at the home Of Mrs, Busch
kic's father. j. S. Licuallcn.
a daughter was born November
25 to MIR. and Mrs. Clarence Prem
tcc. formerly Of Weston. at their
home Hear Coffee Creek. Montana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Farquah and
daughters of Portland arrived We'd.
ncsday for a visit with Mrs. Far.
quah's sister. Mrs. X. l.. Rcynaud.
K. w. Brown left Wednesday for
a second visit TO the~trandc Ronde
valley. which section he has been
looking over with view TO invest
ment.
The local temple of Pythian Sis
tcrs will meet the second Monday
evening in December. and full
attendance is requested. BY order
Of the NJ. +. {.
Estray Came to my place about
two weeks ago one iron gray tilly.
no visible brands. bunch on left
SPAWN joint. Owner can have same
by paying expenses. i.C. Hopkins.
Picked up near Weston Wednes-
day man named James Nolan, ~
years old. is in custody at Pendle-
ton. He has heavy growth of
beard. acted quccrly and is thought
Ia b. insane.
The people of the Weston upIands
are building n community barn near
the school house in order to provide
shelter for the horses of children
who ride To school,
Ed. l.. Wood. Weston soldier
with the Fifteenth u. 5. Infantry
at Ticntsin. China, has been pro-
NOTED 10 be- first class private. He
was lately assigned to the position
of assistant printer in the regiment
al job office.
What he calls his unexpected
money" Lester 0'Harra has been
investing in war certificates
at a time. He made four trips to
the postoiiice in three days. and
came away each time the proud
owner of II $500 certificate.
Assessor Strain has assessed Uma-
tilla county property at $40,467
33l and public utility property
at $l1 1,l39,446.ll making a to-
tai Of $51 SOC. .7s0.ll. This is an
increase over last year of nearly
three million dollars. and is largely
accounted for by the higher prices
of wheat land.
Davis & Ellis, the well known
and highly popular draymen, have
bought S5 feet Of frontage on
Water street at "A figure bit less
than New York prices per front
foot. The property is located near
the Snider blacksmith shop, and the
building thereon will be fitted up
for storage and office purposes.
d. +. Powell defeated Mike Toner
Monday for the mayorship of-Walla
Walla by majority of 1000. The
issue was sharply joined between
the Catholics and anti-Catholics rs
a result of the Bulman affair, and
the Catholics were decisively beat
en-. The incumbent commissioners
were retained in office.
Hande's greatest oratorio, Mes
siah, will be given by the Milton
and Frcewater Choral Society in