The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-11-09
BREvITIES

Miss Mildred Smith Of Bickleton,
Wash, Is visiting Miss Eunice
Wilny.
Single rooms or rooms suitable
for light house keeping for rent.
Ladies' Dormitory. Mrs. j. w.
Porter.
The l,cn Walden truck farm 10
the Dry creek ncighborhood has
been leased for another year 10y
Bert Iioylen.
John McliiIe aud Geo. Carmichael
were over from Walla Walla Sat
uriay and very wisely invested
again IN the Weston Leader.
Mrs. II. II. Tinker and sOn Ralph
of Cottonwood creek and Mr., and
Mrs. Raglan and son Herman were
recent guests at the Wilsey farm.
During the month Of November J
will give free with every cash pur-
chase Of so or more. one Of those
beautiful Weller jardiniercs. DE.
Moss.
At the Church Of the Brethren FL
der S. +. Decker is preaching the
Word with power---in It's simplicity
--- each evening. Come and hear
him. J. Bonewitz, elder.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Barnes were
visiting Sunday at Helix. and spent
the day in an enjoyable motor tour
Of the district In company with
their hostess, Mrs. Minnie Walker.
At McBride's barn. Weston. Sat
urday, Nov II, at one O'Clock p. m.
sharp, my farm stock, implements
and chattcls will be offered for sale
at public auction to the highest
bidder. J. II. Rockhill.
A car belonging 10 Walter Me-
Cormick Of Pcndleton skidded into
u fence on the Dry creek road near
Weston and was left in a wrecked
condition. Later il was stripped Of
everything movable by thieves, who
even took the magnetic to pieces.
There will be preaching at II a.
m. and 1880 y. M. next Sunday at
the United Brethren church. Morn
ing subject. ~ Pleasant Walk"
Evening subject, 1.-TWO Open
Doors" All other services at the
usual hours. We kindly invite you
to church. h. +. Wrigglc, pastor.
The parents and friends of Miss
Edna Ilanna's piano pupils were
entertained by an informal recital
nt the Payne home on Saturday at-
tcrnoon from four until five. The
pIano selections were very interest
ing and the songs by Mrs. X. G.
Sailing and Miss Hanna further ad.
icd to the pleasure of the evening.
In remitting for the Leader,
which he says is Indispensable, Fred
Gcrberding writes from Halfway.
Oregon. that that fertile district
had prosperous harvest season.
All crops were good and there was
bumper crop of spuds. Spring
wheat went 30 bushels to the acre.
I'VE all did our bit on the Liberty
Loan" says Fred.
Victor Coffman said good bye to
Weston friends few days ago, prior
to his departure for American Lake
20 serve under the banner of Uncle
Sam. His parents, MIR, and Mrs. J,
II. Coirman, came down from Lew
iston their present home--to see
him go. The Cotfman farm in the
Dry creek neighborhood will be
conducted hereafter by Floyd Cotf-
man.
The price record of East End
land was again broken the other
day, when Henry Kocpke sold the
c. NJ. Brotherton place of 100 acres
near Athena to J. W. Hunter of
Milton for $3.50 an acre. Mr..
Kocpke in turn bought of &. II.
Nelson 100 acres on the reservation,
paying $2l5 an acre. This latter
tract was acquired by Mr.. Nelson
in a recent deal with Joe Key, who.
took over the Mackenzie place. Il
Luke Read, prominent Athena
farmer and son of Mrs. Martha
Read of this city. died at his home
there Wednesday afternoon from
tuberculosis of the throat, After
his return from Portland, where
he was under treatment for time,
MIR. Read fingered several weeks in
a dying condition, He was highly
regarded. and many friends join
in the sorrow of the bereaved fam
;lv The funeral services will be