The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-12-14
BREVITIES

home by illness during the week.
Ruford Price. young man Of
the Weston uplands. enlisted Tues
day in the army.
j. M. Swaggart has bought a
fo0thill stock ranch six miles from
Baker. and expects 10 move thereto
IN the spring.
Nat Hale goes 10 Portland this
week for visit with his daughter.
and will probably remain there dur.
ing the winter.
Joel Davis. formerly superin-
tcndcnt Of the Weston schools, has
accepted position as accountant in
the Echo -four mills.
II. l.. lIcdrick. the local agent,
has sold Ford touring car to Watts
4 Rogers and "A Ford roadster TO the
Weston Mercantile Go.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Thompson Of
Pcndlcton were Sunday guests at
the home Of Mr.. Thompson's sister,
Mrs. G.. w, proebstcl.
Miss Norma Smith of Salt Lake
City is visiting at the home Of her
parents in Weston. and will remain
until after the holidays.
Dr r. u. Watts and +. NJ.
Smith have been appointed rs Wes.
toms members Of the Legal Ad-
visory Board for Umatilla county.
Neat little cards received by
Weston relatives land friends an
nounce the arrival Of Dean Alvin
Driskcll at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Craig DriskcIl in IIighwood.
Montana.
Mayor Ranistcr. Joe llodgson,
RUFF Brown and their respective
wives were entertained TueSady
evening by the Montana Ranches
Company at a banquet at the Hotel
Pcndleton.
DR.. Low is leaving this week ,
for the Willamette valley to engage !
in hog raising and dairying. He :
is on deal for trading his Port I
land property for suitable ranch /
in Tillamook county.
MIR. and Mrs. August Scmpert h
are here from Portland for n visit Z,
with their son. Lieutenant Sempert, Il
and daughter, Mrs. Frederic Nc $
Grew. They will remain until after y
he Christmas holidays. n
Lieutenant Herman +. O'Harra b
eft Sunday TO join his regiment. a
he Eighth y, s, Infantry. at Camp v
fremont. California. A farewell j.
lancing party and farewell dinner
'arty were given in his honor. "
T.. W. Fehr. formerly with the tc
Weston garage, was in town this NJ
week saying good bye to his friends, W
rior to his departure for his future al
ield of work in the United States or
rmy. He has enlisted at Pendlc-
on ms a mechanic in the automobile oh
ranch of the service. CT
Robert Foster, engineer of the
Warren Construction Co.. was al
lost instantly killed Monday by
cing caught in the belt Of the en-
inc at the company's paving plant nc
ear Havana station. He was 3S l6,
nars old. and is survived by no
idow and little daughter.
Lowell Hyatt, one of Weston's $40 $40
,pular young men, son of MIR. -, M
I'd Mrs. Joe Hyatt. has enlisted III. J..
the navy and left Tuesday for A.,
,rtland. He will serve as fire. W. Wv
an. Two of his chums. Bob Hodg- p"' m
II and Virgil Lundell, accompan- m "a"
d him as far as Pendleton. ~" :,
Athena Press; MIR. and Mrs. on
nest Walden, farming near Pres atl
tt, Wash, were guests Tuesday No
the home of Mr., and Mrs, d. H. tua
Mrs Walden, who be- l
re- her marriage was Miss Nellie hay
Irdy, is a cousin Of Mr.. Mans the
Id and formerly lived near Ath- zon
n with her parents. whit
sid,
Milton Eagle; J. IL. Coffman, g
10 a few months ago purchased has
teen hundred acre ranch near Ion,
wiston, Idaho, recently disposed nv
same, including all stock and ma,
ming machinery, to Asa Demaris Is ,
4 j. l., Rogers, The considera- tiou
n involved in the deal was $780, mer
D. The new owners will take row,
session Of the ranch at an early ava
e and the Coffmans have return -
to Milton to live. &><
!. 4. Jones, rural mail carrier,
u span of government mules"
i he will stack up against Ford