The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-04-20
BREVITIES

Fresh baker'B goods at Ieliii 4
.lioifman's.
Link" Swaggart, the portl,
pork producer. saw the sights %
Weston Tuesday,
After a visit with her mother anc
sister near Weston, Mrs. Matt Fri
left Sunday for her home at Greer,
Idaho.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Fox 0i
Walla Walla were guests over sun
day Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. V. IIcll and
Mrs. Lena Van Slykc.
The ladies Of the missionary 5oei-
city Of the Methodist church will
hold n special meeting Sunday Ut
40 y. m. Subject. "Woman's
Work"
After having recovered from an
operation for appendicitis. Doc"
0'iIarra junior is again having his
troubles this time In the shape Of
"a painful attack Of pleurisy.
The following delegates to the
grand lodge Of Odd Fellows, which
meets this spring at Eugene. have
been elected by the local lodge:
$. A. Barnes. W. a. Graham. Frank
Snidcr.
lIiawatha Rcbekah Assembly, |.
o. o. f., has elected Maud STAN
field. Anna 0'Harra and Mabel Gra-
ham AS delegates 10 the grand as
scmbly. which conycncs June 10 at
Eugene.
Try Lustro for your auto. II
will make your car look like new,
will not injurc the varnish and Is
not affected by rain or mud. A.
Phillips. Lustro agent for Walla
Walla and Umatilla counties.
Mrs. Clay Smith and family left
last week for the Smith homestead
near Midvale. Idaho. Mr.. Smith,
who has been there looking after his
place, is expected back in few
weeks To resume his route as mail
carrier.
The Stanfeld Standard reports
that X. N. Stanfeld has bought
from Ellis Ragan of North Yakima !
the largest individual wool clip TO {
be sold this year. II consisted OF
100000 pounds, and the price is
said to have ranged from 80 to IL
cents u pound,
Mr.. and Mrs. james McCorkell Of
llo. Idaho. are visiting Mr.. McCork-
ellis parents in the Reed and Haw- ]
ley uplands. Mr.. McCorkell was !
one of the first settlers in the Ito |
and has been farming '
there since leaving Weston some d
fifteen years ago. l
In addition TO the regular Sun :,
lay morning service at the Christian J
Science meeting room on north :,
Water street, near Main, there will y
Dc a gathering each Wednesday ev- , :,
ming between eight and nine !. !,
,'clock, at which lecture will be !.
cad. All are invited to attend '
10Th the Sunday and the Wednesday
meetings. o
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A badly disappointed young man u
$ Carl johnson, son Of Alick John p
ion, one Of the substantial farmers
# the Weston country, Cari ieft his
'ather plowlng in the field and went Sc
o Walla Walla to enlist. He found 9
hat while eligible in every other d
way, the fact that he had only
hree fingers on his left hand was dI
uiiicient to keep him out of the j.
rmy. -
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ, Clark have \
rived from Hood River to make
heir home in Weston, and have I
AIKEN the Moser cottage on Wash I
ngton street. Mr., Clark has leased I
he Phillips garage, which he will I
onduct in future. He was former
= employed in mechanical work for I
he Oregon Lumber Company in /
Iood River county, where he also
nrved four years as deputy sheriff. !
George Bradley, former county I
was in town Tuesday y
emonstrating for an eastern fac
Dry which manufactures new
reads for old tires, 1t looks like
proposition which viii pay George
lot better than the county treas
rer's office, and we are almost in
lined to congratulate him on his de-
,at by Miss Gillian, He has just I
egun to work his territory, which 1
,cludes Umatilla and Walla Walla &