The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-02-16

course in gas engineering at the
Y. NJ. G. a.
have for sale for a client SOC
shares Of stock in the Weston Mcr'
camille Company for $3.50 cash
Andy r. Barnett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff Culley are
moving from Walla Walla 10 the
Cullcy ranch south Of town. where
cliT will assist his brother Sim in
farming operations.
Frank Price. manager Of the
Weston Warehouse Co.. is at Port
land this week attending a eonvcn-
ton OF Northwest grain men at the
Multnomah hotel. Their meeting
has TO do with the new grain grades
established by a federal commission,
which is meeting with them.
Ed DcMoss was seen to be eaper.
ing around on his office floor the
other day with all the grace and
liveliness Of n pachyderm, When
asked the occasion Of his JOY he re-
piled that the town was rid Of its
worst pest for awhile anyway.
Anybody ought to be able to guess
who," he added.
Robert Michael has gone TO the
Spokane neighborhood 10 take charge
Of an eight acre orchard for G. S.
Howlatt, and will be followed by
his family at the close Of the school
year. MIR. Howatt is field repre-
sentative Of the National Builders
Bureau of Chicago, with hcadquar-
ters at Spokane. and was here Mon
day making contract with Mr..
Michael.
John Sheets, at one time q foot
ball warrior Of the old Weston
Normal, has taken job in Snider's
blacksmith job. Even before going
TO school here Mr.. Sheets had been
n blacksmith-which helped some
on the gridiron If not in the class
room. He expects the arrival of his
family soon from Pendleton. They
will occupy the Powers residence
on Water street.
Frank Snider has added to his
blacksmithing equipment 1926
pound triphammer bought of Cal
ifornia firm. 1t will strike $50
blows a minute with 75-pound
hammer head, and saves lot of
muscle in plow sharpening and
heavy forging We recommend that
Snider try II out on Kernel Boyd's
adamantine cheek IL he isn't afraid
Of busting" the hammer.
A dozen or more Weston Camp"
men went to Athena Monday even-
ing and saw the Royal Purple de-
gree conferred upon six candidates.
They are enthusiastic over the clam
bake served by the Athena brethren
saying that ii was in all respects
gastronomic triumph. Eighty
men are said to have eaten 300
pounds of clans, and Mayor Best
of Pendleton is credited with hav-
ing individually assimilated three
heaping plates full of the delicious
bivalves.
Miss Ethel Waddingham writes
from San Francistco under date of
Fepruary IL that the Tribune ex-
cursionists are having the time of
their lives, and have been royalty
treated everywhere, The last day
of the boat ride, she says, all the
girls enjoyed. but were not so en-
thusiastic concerning the earlier
part of the voyage. Possibly the
ocean fishes enjoyed it more than
the girls, but as to this Miss Wad-
bingham is eloquently silent. On
the day the letter was written the
party went out to the Cliff house
and the beach.
A st, Valentines party was CIV
en- Wednesday, February Id, In the
Masonic hall by the Bachelor Girls.
The evening was spent in playing
games, after which a dainty two
course luncheon was served-the
last course following out the club
colors, pink andwhite. Those pres
ent were: Misses Ruth Read, Josie
Lavender, Ruby Price, Manic
Barnes, Leola Duncan, Blanche
Beamer, LOttio Brandt. ThslWa AN