The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-06-15
BREVITIES

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Weston from Walla Walla during
picnic week
Sfx.room homc in frecwpter to
trade for Weston property. W.
l.. Robbins.
G. w. Avery has 20 far recovered
as to be- able occasionally lo take
a walk down town.
The Prcston-ShhiTcr mills Of Ath-
cna did nciRhborIy act Saturday
in closing down for tn" Weston
picnic.
MIR. +. NJ. Warren is improving
her cottage property on Franklin
street with a new porch and fresh
paint.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. +. Ticrncy and
party of Pcndleton were reunion
guests at dinner Of Mrs. Sim j..
Culley
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dowd and
daughter Hazel Of Washtucna,
Wash. were among Weston's for
Nor residents who attended the
reunion.
Weston was practically deserted
Tuesday. most Of It's people having
gone to Milton to attend the Red
Cross picnic. This they found To be
both patriotic aud enjoyable.
A little son Of A. j. Mcintyre WAS
kicked by horse Saturday evening
and suffered severe cash in the
In. He Was taken to Or. Smiths
Office. where the wound was stitch
cd up.
Professor A. X. Draper, who
was school principal at Weston IN
early years. died Sunday at his
home in Portland. He was proml-
ncnt there for years in educational
circles.
Upon her return home 10 lone
from visit with her parents at Mes-
ton. Mrs. Blanche Juday was ac-
cumpanicd by her sister. Miss Hope
Beelcr. who will remain there for
fortnight s visit,
Rev. Father Hagen of Pendieton.
MIR. and Mrs. j. c. Walters and
family and Miss Josephine Clarke
Of Athena motorcd to Weston Sun
day and were guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe WurZer.
Roy Read came down from La
Cross. Wash. last week 70 attend
the reunion and visit home and
friends, prior to seeking enlistment
together with Earl Olson in the
aviation branch of Uncle Sans
service.
Athena has decided to celebrate
the Fourth. Committees have been
appointed for every detail, and the
eagle will scream so loud that its
defiance will be heard in Potsdam.
The Weston Concert Band has been
engaged.
Picnic dinner guests Of Mrs. /.
f.. Sailing Saturday were Mrs. Rose
Boyd. Mrs. l.. NJ. Funk and Miss
Virginia Funk of Walla WaIla; MIR.
and Mrs. c. F. Bulfnch and the
Misses Bulinch, Mir. and Mrs. K.
G. Sailing and daughter Lois.
Albert Gould, upland farmer,
who came down the other day, said
that he expected to finish seeding
his grain this week. but would not
have his potatoes planted before
the 4th of July. Similar conditions
obtain throughout the upland dis
trict.
Charles Bultinch has written home
on a post card passed by the censor
that he Is now a member Of the
United States Marine Corps a
splendid body of men which has
often demonstrated It's worth to the
nation. His address is Marine Bar
racks. Mare Island. Vallejo, Calf.
Mrs. Jane Hartman, Mrs. Lima
II. Sturgis. Mrs. NJ. J. Marsh, Mrs.
Walter Ely and Mrs. CresSy Stur-
gis motorcd up from Pendleton Fri
day for the reunion. With the eX-
ccption of Mrs. Marsh, who was en-
tertained by Mrs. j. j, Beeler, the
visitors partook of picnic spread
at the l.. S, Wood residence,
The remains of Mrs, Anna Ander-
son, wife of William Anderson of
Milton, were laid to rest Sunday in
10. 0. +. cemetery. A brief SER
vice was held at the grave, and an
auto load of flowers was placed upon
the bier. Mrs. Anderson died in
Oakland, Calf, while under treat
ment for cancer of the stomach.
Uershrl paD Henderson, nopu-