The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-03-23
BREVITIES

s. I. Gore, the well known co
tractor. was In town from Wal
Walla Friday.
The local chapter Of the Easter
Star has installed a handsome ne
lIlWius piano In Masonic hall
Pianos tuned and repaired at res
sonablc prices. First-class wOr
guaranteed. A. w. Lundcll. Mui
Bach.
George Schnitzcr will go to am
from his work hereafter in "A Max
well runabout. bought Of n. l.
llcdrick.
II you need new frames OF mount
ings for your glaHses. call and se,
DIR. French nj Mrs. Whecler's
March q and 2s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Schroeder, who
have been visiting Mrs. Schroedcr's
parents. Rev. and Mrs. w. B. Smith,
left Monday for their new home
at Calgary. Alberta. They former.
ly resided in Coos county.
Sam Phillips. pioneer Dry creek
farmer aud the first white child
born in umatilla county, has shown
by the purchme Of an automobile
that he holds no prejudice against
modern methods of transportation.
Mrs. Laura Shanks is leaving
next week for Glendale. Calf, TO
keep house for an elderly couple
whose acquaintance she made dur
Ing her former California trip. She
expects TO remain at least year.
and perhaps permanently.
Braving enemy submarines, Com
modore Roy Tompkins sailed in
Monday from the Dry creek region
in his trusty Cadillac boat on a
trading voyage. He exchanged one
and a-half kopecks for another year
Of the Weston Leader and got all
the best of the bargain.
Robert Proudft has bought the
former Bryson residence on Normal
Heights from Ben Dupuis and is
improving II with the addition Of a
bath room and lavatory. The prop
erty consists Of a seven room house
and six lots, and has been bought
as home by its new owner.
DR.. S. l.. Kennard is driving an
Overland touring car, 1917 model.
which he recently purchased. and
expresses the conviction that he
has quite n nifty car. Strange il is,
however. TO see the doctor at the
steering wheel Of a buzz wagon in
stead Of behind span Of fancy
steppers.
Mrs. Martha Whitman. widow of
A Weston pioneer, died Friday at
her home In Pcndleton. After fun q,
eral services in the Christian church ,
1t Pendleton, the remains were 3,
brought to Weston for interment in
KEGS cemetery~-where sleep so
many departed pioneers of this v
/
Weston has been remembered by \
Bishop Paddock by the presentation
o its public library of two valuable b
md interesting works-Letters and +
Addresses Of George Washington
md Letters and Addresses of Abra- ..
lam Lincoln. The books were sent r
o Mrs. Lillian Fredericks for pres
ntation to the library, and the gift
S much appreciated by its board II
# managers. o
c. +. Nelson continues to progress
n insurance work, having been pro- I.
noted to the position of assistant |.
gency manager of the Equitable I
or the State of Oregon. This is in I
of Clark's record as the I
argest individual producer of COM I
any business in this state for the !
ast four years, during which peri I
d he has written about $500, 900. /
lark came up Saturday for a visit 7
o his old home town~-not having I
cen born here long enough ago to /
ave forgotten the place, I
Perhaps the largest single sale OF I
and implements ever l
lade in Weston was consummated I
ne other day by Watts 4 Rogers, I
Tho disposed of nearly $4,000 worth l
goods to Nicholas Blanchet. Bet
sr still, Mr.. Blanchet came clear I
rom Pilot Rock to buy in Weston I
(which shows that goods and pric-
5 here must be attractive. His I
urchases included farm tractor.
Ir. Blanchet has been engaged in 1
.rming at Pilot Rock, and also 1
wned the electric light plant there.
e is now moving to Montana, I
here he will farm the land hold I
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