The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-03-02
BREVlTIES

Heavy 2G inch hog wire fencmi
at q cents cash per rod. Watts 4
Rogers.
w. l.. Robbins, the Weston miller
was absent during the week on
business trip 10 Everett.
pianos tuned and repaired at rea
sonablo prices. first-class worl
guaranteed. A. W. Lundell. Mus
Bach.
have for sale for client 500
shares Of stock in the Weston Mer'
camille Company for $50 easl,,
Andy y. Barnett,
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. +. Chaplin left
last week for their home at Indian
Valley, Idaho, after an extended
visit at the farm Of their son, j. W.
Chaplin.
The local library board will hold
lis monthly meeting at the library
next Monday at 2:30 p. m. and all
the members are requested TO be
present.
Miss Ethel Waddingham was back
at her desk Tuesday morning in
Watts a Rogers store. having re-
turned from her California cxcur-
sion with the Tribune party.
Accompanying Emery Stages and
Il. L. futile, Dr. and Mrs. S. L..
Kennard motored TO Walla Walla
Saturday In an enclosed Dodge car
70 sec the automobile show,
Until further notice we will allow
all patrons who pay their bills in
cash before the 10th Of each month
n discount Of three percent. This
applies TO all bills contracted after
February LIST. Weston Mercantile
Co.
Chance Rogers has been excused
from jury service for the reason
well. We will not so so far as TO
say that Il was because Umatilla
county wants intelligent jurors,
Mebbe the court didn't want TO
take Chance.
Marion, the young son of Marion
0'Harra. was operated upon for
appendicitis at Pendleton Monday
by DR.. Parker Of that city and DR..
Smith Of Weston. The trouble was
of long standing and had reached
such critical stage that the boys
condition Is very serious.
Miss Artonia Davenport, formerly
of the Weston teaching corps. is
now in charge OF the primary work
Of the Lee Summit, Missouri,
schools. and will have a position
next year in Warrcnsburg college.
Her mother. Mrs. Lucy Davenport.
who was with her at Weston. is con-
ducting a boarding house for stu
dents at Warrensburg.
Rev. w. s. Payne returned Mon
day from Richland, Wash. where
he conducted two weeks revival
resulting in II conversions. For
the preceding two weeks he con-
Quoted meeting at Echo. where
80 converts were brought into the
fold. During the winter Mr.. Payne
had Ii calls for evangelical work
which he was unable TO accept.
z. A. and T. L. Mcbride added
this week TO their land holdings
on Wild Horse by the purchase of
so acres from J. E. Scrimsher, and
now own 800 acres in that locality.
Their newly-acquired tract is very
choice, and cost them little better
than $4,000. Not long ago the
boys sold an eighty near
Weston TO Lester Wilsey. This
piece corners on and will round out
the Wilsey holdings. The McBrides
intend living on their Wild Horse
place this summer,
The right of way agent Of the
0-W. r. & N. Co. was here last week
securing rights Of way for filing
the Dry creek and Pine creek tres
ties. He conducted negotiations
with G. w. Stages, whose farm res
idence is under the Dry creek tres
ties, and with the Mcbride boys
and Hezekiah Key. who own ground
needed for the Pine creek fill. 1t
is said that the company will secure
the material needed for the work
from its right of way along Dry
creek. The highest trestle between
and Spokane, that at
Alto hill, will also be filled. The
cost of filling this one trestle. it is
said, is estimated at $4,000.
Handsome new coupon bonds for
the City of Weston have been re-
ceived at the local bank from the