The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-08-17
BREvITIES

has been visiting relatives and
friends in this city.
Our Whole Wheat Flour is made
Of selected wheat. We guarantee u.
Weston Milling Go.
Clarence Hand has returned from
Belt, Montana. having decided that
Weston. Oregon. Is preferable as a
place Of residence.
Ernest Fehr, late with the City
Auto Co. at Pendleton. is insisting
Homer Hedrick as buzz wagon vet
at the Weston garage.
j. W. Porter, the Weston Mercan-
tile Co.'S benevolent salesman. rs
spending his annual vacation with
his family at Camp McDougal.
After a pleasant visit with old.
time friends and neighbors in Wes-
ton, Mrs. II. Il. Nelson left Tuesday
morning on her return home TO
Lewiston.
J. NJ. Ashworth and w. A. Gra-
ham left Tuesday for the Oliver
Dickinson farm near Athena. where
Mr.. Ashworth has the contract for
building a ten room residence.
For prompt service when in trou-
bic call at Mendwell Garage or
phone No 81. Rent car and service
car. New equipment. Autos wash
ed and polished. l.. Pennington.
Mrs. Marie Cashatt and Miss Sa-
die NorDcan left for Walla Walla
Wednesday for weekend visit.
They expect to return the first of
September To their home in Spokane.
There will BE- preaching at the
United Brethren church Sunday at
II a. m. on The Belief in Prayer
Other services at the usual hours.
Union meeting at the park Sunday
evening.
A. ]. Mcintyre has received a
letter from II. c. Price. who farms
Mr.. Mclntyre's holdings near Clares-
holm, Alberta, saying that an en-
tire night Of rain has practically
assured the crops in that section.
Having completed their work ON
the new barn and granary at the
Anson Woods place. S. 7. Gore and
Henry Schroeder left Monday for
Athena. Mr.. Gore has the contract
for a large residence there for Alex
Kirk.
Mrs. $. A. Barnes, Mrs. j. Kirk
patrick, Mrs. Frank Graham and
Miss Odessa Kirkpatrick went TO
Boise barracks Saturday TO visit
the Weston boys who are serving
Uncle Sam AS members of the Sec
ond Idaho.
J. G. Turner had 100 sacks of
wheat from 70 acres at his farm
north of town. This is three or
four hundred sacks less than Jim's
usual yield from the same acreage,
yet he can stand in his doorway
without hearing the bowling of the
wolves.
Ray Gould and Max Neil, who
have been helping John English TO
survey government land in southern
Oregon, have returned from Para
disc. Nevada, after several months
Of pedestrianism under a hot sun.
They are as brown as Hindus, and
feeling pretty TT. Mr.. English has
gone into California on another
assignment.
Loren Maybec, former Weston
boy. recently took the examination
at Spokane MS wireless operator in
the navy. He was accepted, and
has gone TO Portland to report for
duty. For a number of years Loren
has made a special study of wire
less telcgraphy. While at Weston
he maintained private station,
which he "rigged up" himself.
Walter Hercher, elected as teach
en- of the eighth grade in the Weston
arrived Saturday from his
home at billiard, Oregon, and at
once went to work in the harvest
field as member Of the Blomgren-
Anderson crew. He is trombone
player, also, and was enlisted by
the local band. Mr.. Hercher
taught last year at Myrtle Greek,
Oregon.
While working ON the fiat house
of the Weston Warehouse company
a few days ago, J. 0. Wood fell %
feet to the ground, and reports that
the force of gravity has not been
A scantling fell with