The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-08-10
BREVITIES

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A baby girl was born Sunday u
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Hall nj their
home IN this city.
Frank VIM, COuse creek pioneer
affiliated Saturday with the old
timers of Weston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor II. Chastaln
Of Lewiston m0tored through "
Pcndleton Monday.
G. A. Il. McGrew is here from
Portland on one Of his occasional
visits 10 the McGrew ranch.
Mrs. j. W. Porter and daugh-
tcrs ARE at Camp McDougall for
the remainder Of the summer.
Whole Wheat Flour contains the
vitamins an essential food element.
Try Il sack. Weston Milling Co.
]. II. Williams. manager Of the
Weston Mercantile Co.. is m Port
land for Buyers Week. and is reg
istcrcd at the Portland hotel.
Charles Nelson, Weston boy who
belongs to well known railroading
family. left this week to take a
job Us O-W. brakeman out Of Walla
Walla,
: ]. A. Mclsae has sold his cottage
property ON Washington street to
William McCorkcll Of Briggson.
Mr.. and Mrs. McCorkcll will move
tn Weston to reside.
The beauties of Light Four
Overland proved too tempting to
resist for lvcn 0'Harra, and he
bought one this week from the To-
cal agent, DR.. Kcnnard.
G. W. Stages initiated his self
propelled combine at his lower
place on Dry creek, and found 1t
capable Of excellent work. The
Stages barley down there averaged
about 20 sacks to the acre.
A party of Westonites consisting
Of +. G. Lucas, Nat Hale and Fred
Voght left Tuesday TO help in. har-
vest operations on the +. J. Beale
ranch in the vicinity Of Denhart,
Alberta. They expect a run Of 10
days.
After threshing the X. &. Sailing
crop, which is making around S5
bushels, J. NJ. Banister will move
his self.propeIlcd combine to Adams.
Finishing there. he will bring the
machine back TO his home place
near town.
J.R Killgore, former cashier Of
The Farmers Bank of Weston. ar
rived this week from Los Angeles
to loss after his land and crop in
tcrests. He is accompanied by
Mrs. Killgore. and they are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Price.
DR.. c. II, Smith received his
commission recently as first licu-
tenant in the Medical Corps of the
United States Army, and at once
forwarded his acceptance. He rs
now awaiting the call, but has as
yet made no arrangements with re-
gard to the disposition of his local
practice.
MIR. and Mrs, NJ. Seward, for
mcrly of Portland and late Of Stan
field, have moved into the residence
ON south Water street bought by
MIR. Seward OF Geo. l.. Horsman,
It's former occupants, l.. PEN
nington and family, have moved
into the rooms once occupied by
Mrs. Shanks in the girls dormitory
building.
Rev. A. l.. Thoroughman, p. F.,
will preach at the Methodist church
next Saturday ct s p, M, and hold
the fourth quarterly conference at
the close. He will also preach IN
the church Sunday at II 4, m. and
nj the park in the evening at eight
o'clock, when the union meeting
will be held. A cordial invitation
Is given to all. w, b. Smith,
pastor.
A pretty wedding occurred in this
city at the home OF John Howard
August s, 1917, at p. m, when
his daughter, Matte Belle Howard; !;
was united in marriage to Eugene
Pratt. The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. Il. I. Wriggle, pastor
of the United BrethSen church, in
the presence of relatives and friends
of the happy pair, who wish them
a prosperous journey along life's
pathway. The bride was tastefully
gowned in white.