The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-04-13
BREVITIES

Pendlcton Monday to serve as
juror.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Barnes and
infant son were visiting IN Weston
Sunday from Athena.
G. A. X. McGrcw came up from
Portland Saturday % commune with
nature and visit his children at the
McGrcw ranch.
j. X. English will leave next
week for the Cascades Ia begin his
work as government surveyor IN
the o. q e. land grant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Reynolds be
came the parents Of baby boy
April 2 at the home Of Mrs. h.
Reynolds on Broad street.
Mrs. Henry Copeland. a pioneer
resident of Walla Walla and sis
ter Of Mrs. !. Il. Sailing Of this city,
died Monday after protracted
illness.
A daughter was born recently 10
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Rose at Portland,
being the second girl in the family.
Mrs. Rose WAS formerly Miss Paul
inc Simpson Of Weston.
j. T.. Stanfeld has succeeded Joe
Blomgrcn as sexton at the Masonic
and Odd Fellows cemeteries and
janitor of Society hall, Mr.. and
Mrs. Blomgrcn having moved to
their farm above town.
l.. Il. Davis left yesterday for
Walla Walla with the av0wcd pur-
pose Of investing in Ford auto
truck for the local draying firm Of
Ellis g. Davis. Lou is pretty well
satisfied that tin Liz" will not
lay down on him and die Of spas
modic collie.
Jack Sheets began blacksmithing
ION his own" in Athena this week.
having secured the old Boiling
stand. He h2s been succeeded at
Snidcr's blacksmith shop by John
Harper. who is also mechanic of
skill and experience. Mr.. Sheets
will maintain his residence in Wes-
ton until next fall.
Mrs. $. Morton. widow of the
late General Morton of the United
States army. was in Weston Tues
day in the interests Of the Red
Cross. Mrs. Morton is actively
identified with the Red Gross move
mcnt in this county, and was one
Of the leaders in the recent patriotic
demonstration at Pendlcton.
According to the Echo News the
Jacob Wattenburger shearing crew
the season Tuesday at the =.
big Echo plant. Twenty-four shear
ing machines and a full crew Of ,.
operators are employed, and be- !:
tween 5000 and 1000 sheep will be
handled daily by this plant, which
is the best equipped in the North
west.
Watts 4 Rogers mobiliZcd one q
Titan and three Moguls Saturday .
and made grand assault on the
field of Bud Nelson near town. Bud
Fabian policy, and rs a $
reward for his non.resistance got a )
big strip of plowng done for moth
ing. Rain and mud did not bother
the tractors, and they walked right =
along with gang plows and disc |
that horse feed is rather a
A poor investment in these days of !,
modern farming methods. Many
farmers came TO town in automo- y
biles and witnessed the successful
demonstration. The big Titan was :
borrowed for the occasion from !
Frank Greer. l
The Ladies' Guild held its annual ]
election of officers on Easter Mon I
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. !:
r. Proudfit. The incumbent officers I
were retained, as follows: Mrs, l.. !
5. Wood, president; Mrs. L. |. l
o'Harra, vice president; Mrs. A. /
James, secretary; Mrs. +, NJ. War !
ren, treasurer. In addition to the l
membership Mrs. j. r, Snider and I
Mrs. r. l.. Reynaud were present l
as guests. The hostess was assisted l
in serving an excellent and bounh- I
ful luncheon by Mrs, c, II. Smith l
and Mrs. Frank Graham. The next I
meeting will be held the first Thurs /
lay afternoon in May at the home !
IF Mrs. +. M, Warren. /
The w. c. I. U. held its regular l
.a:,,.. ot iha bnpno nf Mrs &